Presidential

A podcast by The Washington Post

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58 Episodes

  1. The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: ‘Somebody knows’

    Published: 11/22/2023
  2. Introducing “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop”

    Published: 10/13/2023
  3. Listen to the first episode of “Field Trip”: Yosemite National Park

    Published: 6/28/2023
  4. Introducing “Field Trip”

    Published: 6/14/2023
  5. A sneak peek from Lillian

    Published: 6/6/2023
  6. BONUS | Happy Presidents’ Day! Or … not?

    Published: 2/21/2022
  7. Joe Biden: Triumph, tragedy and the fate of the center

    Published: 11/8/2020
  8. BONUS | What books about Trump say about America

    Published: 10/23/2020
  9. BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency

    Published: 9/24/2020
  10. BONUS | When a VP pick changes history

    Published: 8/7/2020
  11. Binding up the nation's wounds

    Published: 6/19/2020
  12. BONUS: 'Unprecedented Presidents' live from WBUR CitySpace

    Published: 3/6/2020
  13. Introducing Moonrise

    Published: 7/19/2019
  14. Donald Trump: Division and union

    Published: 11/9/2016
  15. Barack Obama: The pursuit of identity

    Published: 10/30/2016
  16. George W. Bush: Changing course

    Published: 10/23/2016
  17. Bill Clinton: The good and the bad

    Published: 10/16/2016
  18. George H. W. Bush: Restraint

    Published: 10/9/2016
  19. Ronald Reagan: Myths and truths

    Published: 10/2/2016
  20. Jimmy Carter: Keeping the faith

    Published: 9/25/2016

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The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current moment. Hosted by Lillian Cunningham, the series features Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers like David McCullough and Washington Post journalists like Bob Woodward. [When you're done, listen to Lillian's other historical podcasts: Constitutional and Moonrise]