American Elections: Wicked Game

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HISTOIRE

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

31/10/2023

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2 min

Lindsay Graham

Animation

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2024 Episodes

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c2br1987

Bias is there but it’s fine, the presentation is excellent. There are definitely changes I would have made to the focus of individual episodes, but on the whole I really enjoyed it. 2024 Part 1 was excellent! I loved to hear the history we all lived through in the same format that the I’ve come to know this podcast for. 2024 Part 2 was disappointing, and it’s probably in this one that I had the biggest problem with the focus. The ending was lackluster compared to other episodes, and too much time was spent on things that weren’t relevant. Perhaps those things would have been relevant had VP Harris won, but she didn’t. That said, it’s surreal to see the cover change. Hard to believe Trump pulled it off again.
More a political opinion podcast than a history podcast.

-2 j

AFRabbi

I’ve listened to all the episodes and very much enjoy how history is presented. However, the most recent episode is so clearly a political opinion episode than objective history that it’s become ridiculous. The cherry picking of facts and telling only the parts of the story that fits the author’s narrative is egregious and should serve as a warning to not take this podcast’s “facts” seriously.
Excellent until modern times

-2 j

Random funny girl

The first 175-ish years of our presidential history are fascinating and well told. When we get to more modern times - and especially the last decade - I’d like to remind Mr. Graham that both Biden and Harris are already married, so he should lighten up the love fest and maybe turn off MSNBC.
Fascinating

23 sept.

The_Tardigrade

Good history told in a captivating way. The bias is also relatively weak.

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.