Comedy

Fail to the Chief

Thom Woodley

Fail to the Chief is the podcast where comic historian Thom Woodley talks about the men who became President... almost. Romp through the losers of presidential history, laugh and marvel at h...

Episodes

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FINAL EPISODE: Ranking ALL of the Presidential Losers

We've come to the end. Here I give you the canonical list and ranking of EVERY SINGLE LOSER of all time, including many who never even ran....

57:17Nov 5, 2024

The Presidency: HOLLYWOOD EDITION!!!

Why have so many actors and celebrities been considered for the Presidency, despite having almost no experience? WHO CARES, THEY'RE CELEBRIT...

31:29Nov 4, 2024

The Man Who Would Be President 9 Different Times: Harold Stassen

As we close the corner on our presidential losers, I'd be remiss not to discuss the Governor of Minnesota, friend to Dwight Eisenhower, and...

14:16Nov 1, 2024

Marshalling the Presidents - John Marshall, George Marshall and Thurgood Marshall

Today I'm taking a look at three very different men with one identical last name - the Marshalls. Each one of them was critical to our natio...

12:50Oct 31, 2024

President Kennedy (Robert), President Kennedy (Teddy), and President Kennedy (John Jr)

This time I lightning-round-rank the 3 titans of the Kennedy family... um, not counting 2024's brainworm bearkiller version. How would Bobby...

17:36Oct 30, 2024

Tipping the Sacred Cows of American presidential elections

There are a lot of myths in American elections. "As Maine goes, so goes the nation." "Missouri, the bellwether state." "The taller man wins....

27:59Oct 28, 2024

BONUS! President Kingfish Huey Long and the Sharing of the Wealth

He was a Louisiana progressive populist wannabe dictator who wanted to redistribute all the rich folks' money forever and ever. And he might...

07:38Oct 26, 2024

BONUS! President Butler... SMEDLEY Butler. (WTF?)

Yes, his name was Smedley. No, he didn't let that stand in his way. What would have this Marines Major General and hero of the Bonus Army do...

08:23Oct 25, 2024

BONUS! Presidente Generalissimo Douglas MacArthur

Continuing with micro episodes, here's the Hero of the Philippines (and not, as it turned out, the Korean War)... Douglas MacArthur was a tr...

06:42Oct 24, 2024

BONUS: What do all the Losers have in COMMON?

There tends to be a certain template that presidential candidates follow - and I don't mean simply getting elected as Senators or Governors...

30:03Oct 22, 2024