The Also-Rans
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The Also-Rans is a history podcast hosted by Mark A. Lempke. It has 29 episodes, with the latest published November 2024.
Mark A. Lempke explores what losing presidential candidates can tell us about United States history. There's a lot more than elections here; we'll explore U.S. culture, religion, politics, and society along the way. Intended for politics nerds, history buffs, and all those who have suffered some kind of humiliating defeat.
history ·en-us ·29 episodes
Episode 29: They Shall Run and Not Be Weary
Episode 28: Monument to the Unelected
Episode 27: Kamala Veepstakes
Episode 26: Hillary Clinton, Unsung Methodist (w/ Gary Scott Smith)
Episode 25: 99 Problems and a Ditch Ain't One (w/David Spanagel)
Episode 24: The Animated Feather Duster (w/ Maury Thompson)
Episode 23: The All-Star Congress, pt. 1 (w/ Jon Grinspan and Tom Balcerski)
Episode 22: Here Comes the Judge (w/Bruce Dearstyne)
Episode 21: Unbought and Unbossed (w/ Anatasia Curwood)
Episode 20: The Fifty States Draft
Episode 19: Rock Us, Dukakis (w/ Robert Fleegler)
Episode 18: The Vice Squad (w/ Michael Lovito and Lars Emerson)
Episode 17: Almost Lincoln (w/ Jeff Ludwig)
Episode 16: The Great Compromiser (w/ David and Jeanne Heidler)
Episode 15: Eggheads of the World, Unite! (w/ Scott Farris)
Episode 14: The Nature of the Beast (w/ Elizabeth Leonard)
Episode 13: A Cabinet of Never-Weres
Episode 12: Consigned to the Cabinet (w/ Lindsay Chervinsky)
Episode 11: The Turncoat Vice-President (w/ Tom Balcerski)
Episode 10: The 2022 Presidents' Day Fantasy Draft
Episode 9: Jim Crow's Gentleman Lawyer (w/ Leland Ware)
Episode 8: Liberalism on the Fritz
Episode 7: We Want Willkie!
Episode 6: The Railsplitter's Shadow
Episode 5: The Divorcee Who Struck It Rich
Episode 4: The Closest Election
Episode 3: The Last Federalist
Episode 2: Whatever Became of Hubert?
Episode 1: The Agony of Defeat
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