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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...
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....
Why have so many actors and celebrities been considered for the Presidency, despite having almost no experience? WHO CARES, THEY'RE CELEBRIT...
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...
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...
This time I lightning-round-rank the 3 titans of the Kennedy family... um, not counting 2024's brainworm bearkiller version. How would Bobby...
There are a lot of myths in American elections. "As Maine goes, so goes the nation." "Missouri, the bellwether state." "The taller man wins....
He was a Louisiana progressive populist wannabe dictator who wanted to redistribute all the rich folks' money forever and ever. And he might...
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...
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...
There tends to be a certain template that presidential candidates follow - and I don't mean simply getting elected as Senators or Governors...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
We're continuning to dig into other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were nominated, and maybe never...
It's the Ides of October, and that got me thinking about other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were...
It's the Ides of October, and that got me thinking about other would-be Julius Caesar presidents of American history. The men who never were...
It's the Ides of October, and that got me thinking about other would-be Julius Caesars of American history. The men who never were nominated...
It's the Ides of October, and that got me thinking about other would-be Julius Caesars of American history. The men who never were nominated...
We're not just talking about losers anymore! This episode, join amateur historian Thom Woodley on a tour through the vice presidents of hist...
Well, we've come to the end. Fail to the Chief started ten years ago in 2014, and now 50 losers later, we are finally at the big boy (girl),...
Join amateur historian Thom Woodley as he delves into the losers of presidential history - and today, the man who inspired the podcast in th...
This episode, amateur historian Thom Woodley digs into the life and politics of John Sidney McCain, Jr. - Arizona Senator and two-time Repub...
Every episode, comic historian Thom Woodley dives deep into a loser of the US presidential elections. This time, it's John Kerry, Senator, S...
This is the (lightly comedic) history podcast where we talk about the losers of presidential races. In this one, we're discussing ALL your f...
Welcome to FAIL TO THE CHIEF, the podcast where we rate and rank the losers of presidential history. I'm kicking this podcast off again, and...
Hey hey! We're BACK after a 2-year hiatus, to talk about the upcoming 2024 election, and wrap out the remaining losers. And what better occa...
Comic historian Thom Woodley looks at Walter Mondale, the landslide Ronald Reagan reelection of 1984, and growing up in the 1980s in general...
Sad to hear of Bob Dole's passing this week. In honor of the man, here is the Bob Dole chapter from my book Fail to the Chief Vol. 2 (availa...
Fail to the Chief THE BOOK? Yes indeed. Also? Ross Perot. In lo-fi style. Because you've been waiting. Order the book today: https://www.ama...
Thom Woodley takes you on a tour of presidential losers of the past. In this episode, the George Bush vs. Michael Dukakis election of 1988.
Thom Woodley digs into the losers of presidential history - in this case, the independent candidacy of former Republican Congressman John B....
Thom Woodley takes you through the history of the disastrous 1972 presidential campaign of liberal icon and Nixon opponent, George McGovern.
Thom Woodley discusses the losers of presidential history - this year, the big Democratic loser of the chaotic year of 1968, Vice President...
Rerelease of a 2015 Episode. Just in time for MLK Day, it's our episode on George Wallace, the 3rd party candidate in the 1968 election. Why...
In this episode, we explore ALL of the losers of the 5th Period in American Politics (1932-1968), Alf Landon, Wendell Willkie, Thomas Dewey,...
Amateur historian host Thom Woodley re-releases his 2016 episode on Barry Goldwater, the very conservative-libertarian Republican losing can...
This is a repost as there was an error the first time I posted! Comic historian Thom Woodley digs into the record of Adlai Stevenson II, Gov...
Join comic historian Thom Woodley as we talk about Henry Wallace, former Vice President and the 1948 candidate of the Progressive Party... a...
Comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) takes you on a tour through the rogues gallery of presidential candidates who didn't quite make...
Thom Woodley takes you on a tour of the 1948 presidential election, in which 3rd party Democrat Strom Thurmond runs on a platform of segrega...
Re-release of this 2015 episode; comic historian Thom Woodley takes you through the 1844 election where historical great Henry Clay was defe...
Comic historian Thom Woodley investigates the losers of presidential history - this time Thomas E. Dewey, two time Republican nominee, the g...
Thom rereleases his episode on presidential loser Daniel Webster, the only man to turn down two separate vice-presidential offers (either of...
Every episode, comic historian Thom Woodley dissects one of the losers of presidential elections. This time, the discussion is on Wendell Wi...