Presidential Fight Club

A podcast by Presidential Fight Club

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Society & Culture History

46 Episodes

  1. Western Regional 7- George H.W. Bush vs. Harry Truman

    Published: 7/1/2018

  2. Western Regional Semifinal 1- Dwight D. Eisenhower vs. Ulysses S. Grant

    Published: 6/30/2018

  3. Western Regional Semifinal 2- Ronald Reagan vs. George H.W. Bush

    Published: 6/29/2018

  4. Western Regional Final- Ronald Reagan vs. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Published: 6/28/2018

  5. SE Regional Final- George Washington vs. Andrew Jackson

    Published: 6/27/2018

  6. SE Regional Semifinal 2- George Washington vs. Thomas Jefferson

    Published: 6/26/2018

  7. SE Regional Semifinal 1- Andrew Jackson vs. James Monroe

    Published: 6/25/2018

  8. SE Regional 7- Jimmy Carter vs. Thomas Jefferson

    Published: 6/24/2018

  9. SE Regional 6- George Washington vs. John Tyler

    Published: 6/23/2018

  10. SE Regional 5- James Monroe vs. Andrew Johnson

    Published: 6/22/2018

  11. SE Regional 4- Andrew Jackson vs. James Buchanan

    Published: 6/21/2018

  12. SE Regional 3- John Tyler vs. James K. Polk

    Published: 6/20/2018

  13. SE Regional 2- Andrew Johnson vs. James Madison

    Published: 6/19/2018

  14. SE Regional 1- Woodrow Wilson vs. James Buchanan

    Published: 6/18/2018

  15. NE Regional Final

    Published: 6/17/2018

  16. NE Regional Semifinal 2- Kennedy vs. FDR

    Published: 6/16/2018

  17. NE Regional Semifinal 1- Teddy Roosevelt vs. Franklin Pierce

    Published: 6/15/2018

  18. NE Regional 7- FDR vs. Donald Trump

    Published: 6/14/2018

  19. NE Regional 6- Kennedy vs. Chester A. Arthur

    Published: 6/13/2018

  20. NE Regional 5- Franklin Pierce vs. Millard Fillmore

    Published: 6/12/2018

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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).