Presidential Fight Club
A podcast by Presidential Fight Club
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46 Episodes
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Epilogue: Is There a Connection Between Fighting Ability and Being a Great President?
Published: 7/21/2018 -
The Final Match
Published: 7/20/2018 -
Final 4 - Washington vs. Eisenhower
Published: 7/19/2018 -
Final 4 - Teddy Roosevelt vs. Abraham Lincoln
Published: 7/18/2018 -
Midwest Regional Final- Gerald Ford vs. Abraham Lincoln
Published: 7/17/2018 -
Midwest Regional Semifinal 2- Gerald Ford vs. James Garfield
Published: 7/16/2018 -
Midwest Regional Semifinal 1- Abraham Lincoln vs. William Henry Harrison
Published: 7/15/2018 -
Midwest Regional 7- James Garfield vs. Rutherford B. Hayes
Published: 7/14/2018 -
Midwest Regional 6- Gerald Ford vs. William Howard Taft
Published: 7/13/2018 -
Midwest Regional 5- William Henry Harrison vs. William McKinley
Published: 7/12/2018 -
Midwest Regional 4- Abraham Lincoln vs. Grover Cleveland
Published: 7/11/2018 -
Midwest Regional 3- Barack Obama vs. William Howard Taft
Published: 7/10/2018 -
Midwest Regional 2- Warren G. Harding vs. William McKinley
Published: 7/9/2018 -
Midwest Regional 1- Grover Cleveland vs. Benjamin Harrison
Published: 7/8/2018 -
Western Regional 1- Richard Nixon vs. George W. Bush
Published: 7/7/2018 -
Western Regional 2- Ulysses S. Grant vs. Bill Clinton
Published: 7/6/2018 -
Western Regional 3- Lyndon B. Johnson vs. Herbert Hoover
Published: 7/5/2018 -
Western Regional 4- Dwight D. Eisenhower vs. George W. Bush
Published: 7/4/2018 -
Western Regional 5- Zachary Taylor vs. Ulysses S. Grant
Published: 7/3/2018 -
Western Regional 6- Ronald Reagan vs. Lyndon B. Johnson
Published: 7/2/2018
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).