Presidential Fight Club

A podcast by James Early & Scott Rank

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Society & Culture History

46 Episodes

  1. Epilogue: Is There a Connection Between Fighting Ability and Being a Great President?

    Published: 7/21/2018

  2. The Final Match

    Published: 7/20/2018

  3. Final 4 - Washington vs. Eisenhower

    Published: 7/19/2018

  4. Final 4 - Teddy Roosevelt vs. Abraham Lincoln

    Published: 7/18/2018

  5. Midwest Regional Final- Gerald Ford vs. Abraham Lincoln

    Published: 7/17/2018

  6. Midwest Regional Semifinal 2- Gerald Ford vs. James Garfield

    Published: 7/16/2018

  7. Midwest Regional Semifinal 1- Abraham Lincoln vs. William Henry Harrison

    Published: 7/15/2018

  8. Midwest Regional 7- James Garfield vs. Rutherford B. Hayes

    Published: 7/14/2018

  9. Midwest Regional 6- Gerald Ford vs. William Howard Taft

    Published: 7/13/2018

  10. Midwest Regional 5- William Henry Harrison vs. William McKinley

    Published: 7/12/2018

  11. Midwest Regional 4- Abraham Lincoln vs. Grover Cleveland

    Published: 7/11/2018

  12. Midwest Regional 3- Barack Obama vs. William Howard Taft

    Published: 7/10/2018

  13. Midwest Regional 2- Warren G. Harding vs. William McKinley

    Published: 7/9/2018

  14. Midwest Regional 1- Grover Cleveland vs. Benjamin Harrison

    Published: 7/8/2018

  15. Western Regional 1- Richard Nixon vs. George W. Bush

    Published: 7/7/2018

  16. Western Regional 2- Ulysses S. Grant vs. Bill Clinton

    Published: 7/6/2018

  17. Western Regional 3- Lyndon B. Johnson vs. Herbert Hoover

    Published: 7/5/2018

  18. Western Regional 4- Dwight D. Eisenhower vs. George W. Bush

    Published: 7/4/2018

  19. Western Regional 5- Zachary Taylor vs. Ulysses S. Grant

    Published: 7/3/2018

  20. Western Regional 6- Ronald Reagan vs. Lyndon B. Johnson

    Published: 7/2/2018

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Historians have ranked U.S. presidents on leadership, economic management, and pursuing justice, but they have never asked themselves which one could beat up all the others. This show will change that. Hosted by two history professors—James Early and Scott Rank—this is an NCAA-style tournament in which all presidents fight each other one-on-one until there is one champion. You'll see Barack Obama fight William Howard Taft (who literally weights twice as much), Abraham Lincoln try to knock the wooden teeth out of George Washington, and several other rumbles among the commander-in-chiefs.James and Scott narrate each of these 44 fights by comparing the physical abilities of each president, military experience, and special abilities that would help them win. Did they have combat training? Were they generals? Were they ex-wrestlers? The presidents are also ranked how well they would do in hand-to-hand combat at about the age of 35 (no, FDR won’t be fighting as a polio-riddled man in a wheelchair).