Making Teddy

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Making Teddy

Emmy-winning actor and Broadway legend André de Shields narrates Making..., an original podcast from The HISTORY® Channel. Each season takes listeners inside the lives of history’s greatest figures and examines the events that forged these legends. Making Teddy takes you inside the life of a man who went from the big city to life on the frontier, from leading a cavalry unit in the Spanish-American War to leading the entire country from the White House. Each episode will bring together leading historians, authors and journalists to paint in vivid detail the forces that shaped Theodore Roosevelt into the pioneer he would become. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. SEASON 4 TRAILER

    Introducing: Making Teddy

    Making Teddy takes you inside the life of a man who went from the big city to life on the frontier, from leading a cavalry unit in the Spanish-American War to leading the entire country from the White House. Each episode will bring together leading historians, authors and journalists to paint in vivid detail the forces that shaped Theodore Roosevelt into the pioneer he would become. Making Teddy premieres Thursday, July 27. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 min

  2. 07/27/2023

    Episode 1: The Sickly Son

    Teddy Roosevelt is a sickly child born into a wealthy New York family. But he’s determined to seek out physical and intellectual challenges that instill in him a spirit of adventure that will guide his political life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min

  3. 08/03/2023

    Episode 2: The Strenuous Life

    After his wife and mother both die on a single day, Teddy Roosevelt thinks his life is over. He escapes to the Dakota Badlands and the hardscrabble ranching life of the frontier. But the lure of politics brings him back to New York, where he’s determined to root out corruption as the new Commissioner of the Police Department. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  4. 08/10/2023

    Episode 3: The Rough Rider

    As war breaks out with Spain, Roosevelt heads to Cuba with his cavalry, a newly-minted band called the Rough Riders. He returns a hero – and a celebrity –  and runs for Governor of New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  5. 08/17/2023

    Episode 4: The People’s President

    At 42, Roosevelt becomes the youngest US president in history. Breaking with the interests of his own class, he takes on the “robber barons" of the railroad, coal and oil industries to establish and protect workers’ rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  6. 08/24/2023

    Episode 5: The Conservationist

    Roosevelt uses his executive powers as president to create the National Parks, preserving thousands of acres of US land. As his term draws to a close, he regrets his vow not to seek a second term, and sets out to run for president again as the leader of his own Bull Moose Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
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Emmy-winning actor and Broadway legend André de Shields narrates Making..., an original podcast from The HISTORY® Channel. Each season takes listeners inside the lives of history’s greatest figures and examines the events that forged these legends. Making Teddy takes you inside the life of a man who went from the big city to life on the frontier, from leading a cavalry unit in the Spanish-American War to leading the entire country from the White House. Each episode will bring together leading historians, authors and journalists to paint in vivid detail the forces that shaped Theodore Roosevelt into the pioneer he would become. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The HISTORY® Channel
  • Episodes
    26
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022, A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
  • Show Website
    Making Teddy

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