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Better than Washington
by Duncan Harrison
A Podcast Reviewing Presidents in a Comparison-Based Context Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/better-than-washington/support
Episodes
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John Adams Jr. , 1800 - 1801
In this much-delayed episode, we finally unpack the final year of the Adams presidency. Resources used for this episode include: Signs of economic recovery https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c11737/c11737.pdf https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/bankruptcy-act-1800-5846...
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John Adams Jr., Year 3
In this episode, we talk about the third year of the John Adams presidency (March 4th, 1799 to March 3rd, 1800). He's improved in some ways and become worse than others, but has he stayed the same in too many ways? Or can he finally be...Better than Washington? The song used is "Americana" by Mr....
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John Adams Jr., Year 2 Pt. 4
Oh my god, we finally did it! We finally finished talking about the second year of the Adams presidency, from March 4th, 1798 to March 4th, 1799. We end this discussion with a discussion about a man with a silly name and a desire to keep America awful always. Resources used for this episode...
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John Adams Jr., Year 2
Happy Halloween! To celebrate, we will talk about the scariest thing John Adams did during his second year as President of the United States: signing the Alien & Sedition Acts. This episode may not be scary, but it sure will be frustrating, which is certainly how it feels to have to take down all...
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John Adams Jr. Year 2 Part 2
Some notes about the quality of this episode: I did my best to eliminate it, but you may still hear some background noise throughout the episode. Sorry about that! I make an allusion to the American occupation of Iraq and mistakenly claim that the occupation ended in 2015. While I was thinking...
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John Adams Jr., Year 2 Pt. 1
In this episode, we start our agonizingly long discussion about John Adams' second year as President of the United States: March 4, 1798 to March 3rd, 1799. We barely make it through his economic and diplomatic scores, but this conversation is going to be a doozy. This year might take us 3 or 4...
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John Adams Jr., Year 1 Part 2
In this episode of Better than Washington, we resume our discussion of John Adams Jr.'s first year as President of the United States. And we mostly talk about why his personal failings as a father might foreshadow his approach to civil rights. Please, please make sure to check the content…
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John Adams Jr., Year 1 Pt 1
Remember how I previously stated that I would be posting again sometime in February or March? APRIL FOOLS! In this episode of Better than Washington, we finally begin our review of the Presidency of John Adams...Jr.? Yup, turns out the guy you only know for one or two things had a lot more going...
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Counterfactuals for George Washington
You know how I always invite you to fact check me at the end of every episode? Well, in this very special episode of Better than Washington (which is not at all a time filler while I research the Adams Presidency), I talk about some of the details I might have messed up during my previous…
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Washington: Year 8, Part 2
Oh my god, we made it! This is the final episode about George Washington's tenure as the first President of the United States. Which will determine this year's score: his leonine integrity score or his asinine civil rights score? And how will we determine the score for Washington's entire...
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Washington: Year 8, Part 1
The end is nigh for the Washington Presidency! As we discuss the first bit of George Washington's eighth and last year in office, we get to see if his approach to economics and diplomacy makes him better than himself. Resources used for this episode include: -An article about the Panic of 1796 to...
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Washington: Year 7, Part 2
Today, in the second of a two-part episode, we finish our talk about Washington's seventh year as President of the United States. We'll talk about civil rights technicalities, the littlest Chief Justice, and how idealists almost ruined the Jay Treaty...again. Resources I used for this episode...
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Washington: Year 7, Part 1
We're almost done with comparing George Washington to himself! Today, in the first of a two-part episode, we discuss Washington's seventh year as President of the United States. We'll talk about why bribery is bad, why buying off pirates is good, and why no war is the best score. Resources I used...
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Washington, Year 6
In this mammoth-sized episodes, we discuss one of George Washington's most hectic years as President: April 1st, 1794 to March 31st, 1795. We'll see how he prevented one war and ended a second, how he managed to make Thomas Jefferson an enemy for the rest of his life, and how he said goodbye to…
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Washington: Year 5 Part 2 (Clean)
Hi everyone! the Year 6 episode is taking longer to edit than expected, so here is a revamped version of the Year 5 episode without the objectionable content. So, if you couldn't listen to last week's episode because of the content warning, you can listen to this episode instead. I hope you enjoy...
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Washington: Year 5 Pt. 2
Content Warning: this episode contains a frank discussion of the use of sexual assault within slavery from 9:11 to 12:53. Please click the player to 12:53 to skip this content if you prefer to not hear it. In the second of a two-part episode, Better Than Washington examines the first year of…
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Washington: Year 5 Pt. 1
In the first of a two-part episode, Better Than Washington examines the first year of George Washington's last term: March 4th, 1793 to March 31st, 1794. We get to talk about a few things: why diplomatic success can be messier than you'd think; why I am giving far, far too much credit to Mad...
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Washington: Year 4 Pt. 2
In the second of a two-part episode, Better Than Washington examines the last year of George Washington's first term: April 1st, 1792 to March 4th, 1793. Also, there are a lot of Supreme Court cases to discuss. Note: The intro and outro song used is "Americana" by Mr. Smith. You can find this…
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Washington: Year 4 Pt. 1
In the first of a two-part episode, Better Than Washington examines the last year of George Washington's first term: April 1st, 1792 to March 4th, 1793. Will American-style diplomacy protect the nation? Has Washington finally figured out how to not commit war crimes? And are we going to spend...
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Washington: Year 3
Sorry for the delay, folks! This episode discusses the third year of George Washington's presidency, from April 1st, 1791 to March 31st, 1792. So, let's see whether George Washington can finally be Better than Washington! Although it's not looking too great this year... Note: The intro and outro...
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Washington Year 2
In Better than Washington, we review presidents by seeing how their arbitrary quality score(s) match up to the very first president: George Washington. So of course, we have to know what score George from Valley Forge deserves! This episode discusses the second year of Washington's presidency…
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Washington: Year 1 Pt. 2
In Better than Washington, we review presidents by seeing how their arbitrary quality score(s) match up to the very first president: George Washington. So of course, we have to know what score George from Valley Forge deserves! This episode is the second of a two-part discussion describing the...
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Washington: Year 1 Pt. 1
In Better than Washington, we review presidents by seeing how their arbitrary quality score(s) match up to the very first president: George Washington. So of course, we have to know what score George from Valley Forge deserves! This episode is the first of a two-part discussion describing the…
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A Podcast Reviewing Presidents in a Comparison-Based Context Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/better-than-washington/support
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Duncan Harrison
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