Very Presidential with Ashley Flowers
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Very Presidential with Ashley Flowers
Commander-in-Chief. Head of State. Chief Executive. The most powerful title in the world can come with hidden secrets. Audiochuck presents Very Presidential with Ashley Flowers, a podcast that shines a light on the dark side of presidential legacies, including shocking corruption and true crime in t...
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George Washington: (Almost) Our First Zombie President
As a military general, Washington lost more battles than he won, obsessed over his salary, and launched a mission that exploded into an international...
Ulysses S. Grant: The Butcher on the Battlefield… The Mouse in the House
He arrived at the White House without experience or a clue… But that didn’t stop Grant from secretly doubling his salary and accepting extravagant gif...
Gerald Ford: Underrated, Or Over His Head?
He pardoned a disgraced president, was nearly gunned down by a member of the Manson Family, and once taped a polarizing SNL introduction… And yet, Ger...
Andrew Johnson: The Drunken Demagogue
He was the follow-up act no one wanted: Johnson took office after Lincoln was assassinated, and spent his presidency making every sloppy, chaotic move...
Richard Nixon: Tricky Dick
He was a paranoid president who wiretapped the White House, kept actual lists of enemies, popped pills, shoved aides, and might've secretly been in lo...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 12 Years In Power
FDR was president for over a decade — plenty of time to curate a rotating cast of love interests, including the Princess of Norway and his own daughte...
John Tyler: The President Without A Party
He wanted to be a low-key VP, and instead became one of the most disliked presidents in history. John Tyler was booted from his own party, burned in e...
Teddy Roosevelt: The Bull Moose President
The youngest president to ever take office was full of tough-guy machismo, and famous for his vigor. Where’d he pour all that energy? Breaking up his...
Andrew Jackson: The Firebrand
He rang in his presidency with a legendary kick-off party that ended with free-for-all punch bowls on the White House lawn. But really, the celebratio...
Thomas Jefferson: The Hypocrite
He promised his dying wife he would never remarry, then turned around and forced 14-year-old Sally Hemings—whose family he enslaved—to be his concubin...
Warren G. Harding: The Erotic Poet
Seemingly every politician has dalliances they (try to) keep in the dark, but Warren G. Harding took his affairs to another level—writing wildly steam...
Woodrow Wilson: The Polarizing One
Was Woodrow Wilson even really president while he was president? After using hush money to help get elected to a second term, his health became so fra...
Grover Cleveland: The Beast of Buffalo
A wicked assault, a bride 27 years his junior, a secret surgery at sea... Cleveland's extracurriculars ranged from creepy to straight-up criminal. His...
Lyndon B. Johnson: The Controversial One
LBJ was catapulted into the presidency by tragic circumstances, but his goal was clear. On a diet consisting of women, cigarettes, and booze, he would...
John F. Kennedy: The Playboy
The youngest president ever elected had a golden boy aura, but his legacy is down-right salacious. Sex, drugs, near-fatal illnesses… JFK was a womaniz...