American Elections: Wicked Game

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On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, factions warred, and John Adams was dismayed with what he called “the wicked Game.” Americans in 2023 can relate. They still have to endure months of shouting, outrage, and the worst sort of political rancor as the country once again chooses its president. But it’s almost always been this way. And to prove it, American Elections: Wicked Game will review the entire history of presidential elections, from the unanimous and inevitable election of George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016—and his contested defeat in 2020. From the host of the American History Tellers and American Scandal, this podcast will explore all 59 presidential elections to discover that there never never was a “good ol’ days,” and that presidential politics has always been played dirty.

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Introducing American Elections: Wicked Game

On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, factions warred, and John Adams was dismayed with what he called “the wicked Game.” Americans in 2023 can relate. They still have to endure months of shouting, outrage, and the worst sort of political rancor as the country once again chooses its president. But it’s almost always been this way. And to prove it, American Elections: Wicked Game will review the entire history of presidential elections, from the unanimous and inevitable election of George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016—and his contested defeat in 2020. From the host of the American History Tellers and American Scandal, this podcast will explore all 59 presidential elections to discover that there never never was a “good ol’ days,” and that presidential politics has always been played dirty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/31/2023

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2 min

Lindsay Graham

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3,168 Ratings

Best political podcast

Feb 4

Ghddfbh

Great, balanced podcast that tells the history of America. I love how this podcast just truly educates the listeners with no biases.
LOVED it, until…

Feb 15

Carl80

I LOVED this podcast until the last 2 episodes. It was easily 5 stars for me. I gave it 2 now. Listen, I’m not a Trump supporter. I am an Independent with a voting record all over the place. I was really disappointed in how biased this seemed. There was def a slant. Something that I was so happy had not shown up until now.
Very accurate historical depictions!

Jan 10

Astrius01

This podcast is highly recommended. It provided me with valuable insights into the 2020 and 1912 elections, shedding light on previously unknown aspects of these historical events.
A Full Review

12/30/2024

richgrala

First, what I would like to be said is that the recent barrage of reviews regarding the last couple of podcast/elections do not do this any justice. Regardless of your politics and what you think the biases of this podcast specifically the last three elections are slanted towards, I do not believe it shows a true resemblance of the full slate of good work done here. I have listened to this podcast since it’s beginning and have gone through every election episode multiple times. Unfortunately the last couple of elections have tainted any possibility of an unbiased narrative by anyone in my opinion. Even a hint of appearing to favor one way or another leads to heavy drowning criticism back. I would implore people to start this at the beginning where it was meant to be started and work your way through the full compliment of election episodes. You will find that they are produced very well, done creatively that will entertain you in a way most history podcast can’t. There is a very good general understanding of everything that is discussed with exemplary notes for you to read and site on the back end.

On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, factions warred, and John Adams was dismayed with what he called “the wicked Game.” Americans in 2023 can relate. They still have to endure months of shouting, outrage, and the worst sort of political rancor as the country once again chooses its president. But it’s almost always been this way. And to prove it, American Elections: Wicked Game will review the entire history of presidential elections, from the unanimous and inevitable election of George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016—and his contested defeat in 2020. From the host of the American History Tellers and American Scandal, this podcast will explore all 59 presidential elections to discover that there never never was a “good ol’ days,” and that presidential politics has always been played dirty.