The Almost Presidents Podcast

Come and subscribe to our new podcast: Pissed Over Politics, the podcast where we talk about 2 stories pissed us off in the world of contemporary American politics! Shows will be released every other week and we would LOVE to have you come join us! * On the first episode of Pissed Over Politics, Ryan and Kevin talk about: The murder of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson and what the glamorizing of murderer Luigi Mangioni tells us about the cultural moment we're in Compare coverage of Mangioni's vigilantism to the coverage of Daniel Penny's trial for the murder of Jordan Neely on the NYC subway in 2023 And due to the lack of a clear answer about the drone phenomenon, we do the next best thing: rank the most unhinged comments/theories about it by members of our government in a segment called: A Game of Drones * Thank you for listening to our first episode! You can find us on all podcasting platforms as well as on Instagram @pissedoverpolitics and email [email protected]

It's the second installment in our Pre-2024 Presidential Election Coverage! In this episode, Ryan and Kevin talk about: The closing message for the Kamala Harris Campaign The state of the race in 2 swing states: Nevada and Pennsylvania And the Senate Race in Texas and Nebraska! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

The election is almost here! Ryan and Kevin are here to share your angst and get you informed and ready to make a decision at the polls! In part 1 of a 2 part MEGA Show, we talk about: Highlights and lowlights from the 2024 Election Cycle Each candidates potential pathways to 270 Votes in the Electoral College The racist, xenophobic, shameful and all-around disgusting Trump rally at Madison Square Garden that will hopefully serve as the closing message for the Trump campaign Part 2 comes out tomorrow! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

The scariest day of the year is almost upon us! That's right, November 5th is Election Day! ...Oh, and Halloween is coming up too. Ryan and Kevin get you ready for both with a spook-tastic Halloween 2024/Presidential Election Fun Show! On this episode, we share 10 political Halloween costume ideas to remind everyone out Trick or Treating that the Presidential Election is coming up! Returning to the show are special guests Tim and Andrew from America! The Podcast. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

In our final (hopefully) episode on RFK Jr., Ryan and Kevin are joined by special guests Oona and Dusty of Gadfly Podcast. We discuss RFK Jr.'s whale story and offer up some final thoughts on his failed presidential campaign and his new role as Trump surrogate and the father of MAHA (Make America Healthy Again). * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance took to the debate stage at the CBS Broadcasting Studio in New York City on October 1, 2024 and if you're a political sicko and/or a glutton for punishment like us, you tuned in to watch it! Join us as we process what happened. We discuss: -whether the debate even matters -how the candidates performed -who claimed the title of most Folksy Mid-Western White Guy -the implications of having a civil, cordial debate during such a costly election -how each candidate came across on the important issues -And More! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Tonight at 9pm EST, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take to the debate stage in Constitution Hall in Philadelphia, PA for a highly anticipated presidential debate in the closing weeks of the 2024 Presidential Election cycle. Join us as we talk about the stakes of the debate for each candidate, make debate predictions, and think about what this debate could mean for the race going forward. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention, Donald Trump announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his Vice Presidential pick. The announcement came in the wake of much speculation about who Trump would pick and clearly demonstrates his desire to pick an intellectual successor to the MAGA agenda. But aside from a Trump bootlicker and a shrewd, power-hungry political novice, who is J.D. Vance and what does he offer to the Trump-Vance ticket? In order to better understand the moment in American politics that led to the rise of J.D. Vance, we're replaying an old episode that was recorded in the lead-up to the 2022 Ohio Senate Race. In it we discuss his bio, his 2022 political platform, and the close race he ran against Democrat Tim Ryan. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

RFK Jr. suspended his campaign last Friday and endorsed former President Donald Trump in the latest WTF moment to come out of the Kennedy campaign. That night, he appeared on stage at a Trump rally to kiss the ring and bring MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) to MAGA. What do RFK Jr. supporters think of him now and what are we all supposed to make of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "free thinker" campaign now that the Kennedy outcast has gone from declaring his independence from the 2 party system to declaring his dependence on Donald Trump for a job? * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On August 6, 2024, at a campaign stop in Philadelphia, Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris introduced her Vice Presidential Pick, Tim Walz, to a cheering crowd of people who definitely weren't AI-generated, to Donald Trump's great dismay. But who is Tim Walz and what does he offer to the Harris-Walz ticket? Join co-hosts Ryan and Kevin for an informative, fun 2 part conversation about the man behind "weird." In part 2, we break down Tim Walz's legislative record as Governor of Minnesota, the GOP's attacks against Walz, and close with a game we're calling "Walz or White Dad?" * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On August 6, 2024, at a campaign stop in Philadelphia, Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris introduced her Vice Presidential Pick, Tim Walz, to a cheering crowd of people who definitely weren't AI-generated, to Donald Trump's great dismay. But who is Tim Walz and what does he offer to the Harris-Walz ticket? Join co-hosts Ryan and Kevin for an informative, fun 2 part conversation about the man behind "weird." In part 1 we share our reactions to Harris's VP selection, go into Tim Walz's bio, and give our takes on the merits and possible pitfalls of calling Republicans weird! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Did you wake up this morning to a weird headline involving RFK Jr., Central Park, and a dead bear and wonder to yourself: what the hell is going on? Well look no further for an explanation of RFK Jr.'s weird bear story, his iconic meeting with the Hawk Tuah Girl and much more! On this episode: (0:00)-(34:45): The Environmental Protests on Vieques (34:48)-RFK Jr. News Topics: RFK Jr. and the Bear RFK Jr. poses for a picture with the Hawk Tuah Girl The Polls Some updates on Ballot Access RFK Jr. shows some love for one of Conservative America’s favorite autocrats And while Kamala Harris has been having a Brat Summer, we talk about what kind of summer the RFK Jr. Campaign is having * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

In a historic moment, Joe Biden drops out of the presidential race and endorses his Vice President, Kamala Harris. We talk about the poor timing and patriotism behind Biden's decision, Kamala Harris's candidacy, and a brand new round of veepstakes. We also discuss Harris's problematic taste in pizza toppings and imbibe some hope-ium from Aaron Sorkin's proposed Harris-Romney ticket! It's a fun episode, so hop down from that coconut tree or quit trying to get that Let's Go Brandon sticker off of your truck and join us! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be breaking from the Democratic Party to run as an independent candidate for president. With no clear path to electoral victory, Kennedy instead will act as one of the biggest third party spoiler candidates in recent American history. In this series we explore who RFK Jr. is and what is currently going on with his campaign. In this episode: (0:00)-(24:50) - The falling out of RFK Jr. and Hudson Riverkeeper founder Robert Boyle (24:54)-(1:11:06) - Ryan and Kevin discuss current RFK Jr. headlines Topics: RFK Jr. gets Secret Service Protection Trump and RFK Jr. leaked phone conversation NC Approves We The People Party RFK Jr. eating a dog Sexual Assault Allegations * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it! * THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE RUNNING FOR A SECOND TERM.

Ryan and Kevin talk about the facts and significance of the attempt on Trump's life and use it to discuss the danger of political violence going forward. Then, the man who called Trump "American Hitler" is nominated for Vice President! Get to know the inspirational rise of JD Vance from poverty and despair to becoming one of Trump's most cunning bootlickers! Finally, it's time to say goodbye to Doug Burgum. From unknown presidential candidate to thirsty vice presidential candidate, Burgum leaves the stage with nothing but 2 final Burgum rants from the pod bros. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be breaking from the Democratic Party to run as an independent candidate for president. With no clear path to electoral victory, Kennedy instead will act as one of the biggest third party spoiler candidates in recent American history. In this series we explore who RFK Jr. is and what is currently going on with his campaign. In this episode: (0:00)-(25:48) - Ryan tells the story of RFK Jr.'s early involvement with Riverkeeper, an environmental organization with a mission to clean up the Hudson River and sue those polluting it. (25:50)-(1:25:55) - Ryan and Kevin discuss current RFK Jr. headlines. Topics: Aside from not qualifying for last Thursday’s debate, apparently there’s even more trouble for the Kennedy campaign RFK debates…himself Ballot Access The Democrats fight to keep Kennedy off the ballot in certain states Conspiracy Theory Mad Libs * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Last night Former President and convicted felon Donald Trump and President Joe Biden met for the first of 2 scheduled presidential debates. While Trump shocked with his (relative) civility and (kinda) managed emotions, Biden's performance upset and horrified the nation, and put on display what many Americans were concerned about. Ryan and Kevin recorded their reactions to the debate in its immediate aftermath. Tune in for some opening jokes to take the edge off, followed by a sifting through the wreckage. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Ryan and Kevin celebrate The Almost Presidents Podcast turning 2 years old with a special bonus episode! Join us as we play political games, reflect on the Republican Primary Field, the 2024 Presidential Election, and recommend movies and podcasts! It's a fun, light-hearted show, so come hang out with your favorite pod bros! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be breaking from the Democratic Party to run as an independent candidate for president. With no clear path to electoral victory, Kennedy instead will act as one of the biggest third party spoiler candidates in recent American history. In this series we explore who RFK Jr. is and what is currently going on with his campaign. In this episode: (0:00)-(29:55) - Ryan explores the question of how RFK, Jr. came to view himself as anything other than an ALMOST president (29:56)-(1:40:53) - Standup comic and historian, Dawn Brodey of hilfpodcast comes on the podcast to discuss current RFK Jr. news Topics: Where things stand with the National Polls for the 2024 Presidential Election RFK Jr. continues to cry foul about the criteria for the first debate (what else is new?) A lawsuit brought by RFK Jr. against the top election official in Nevada 2 WTF moments for RFK Jr. and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan (these are dark stories, but we’ll still try to have fun with them) Conspiracy Theory Mad Libs * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

The Election of 1876 is decided: Samuel Tilden is now officially an Almost President! Embittered partisans from both political parties, as well as the people of the (Newly) United States must face the election's outcome. For the Democrats, it's facing down yet another Republican administration with the upside of an end to so-called "bayonet-rule." For the Republicans, it's abandonment of Reconstruction in the South and the safety and liberty of the newly freedmen with the upside of Rutherford B. Hayes winning the election. But as Trump demonstrated in the wake of the 2020 Election, is an election every really over? Not according to the Potter Committee, founded to investigate the 1876 Election with surprising results. Then we lay Samuel J. Tilden to rest and reflect on his legacy. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be breaking from the Democratic Party to run as an independent candidate for president. With no clear path to electoral victory, Kennedy instead will act as one of the biggest third party spoiler candidates in recent American history. In this series we explore who RFK Jr. is and what is currently going on with his campaign. In this episode: (0:00-22:27) - A Kennedy with a Death Wish and a Segregationist Governor walk into a bar (RFK, Jr. biographical sketch pt. 4) (22:29-1:11:34) - RFK, Jr. News - joining us is the hilarious political satirist and comedian, Maggie Reed! Topics: Is there a chance we’ll see RFK Jr. on the debate stage?  An update on where Kennedy is on the ballot and where they’re “getting close” A look at the latest national election polls RFK proposes a running mate for Trump Conspiracy Theory Mad Libs * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be breaking from the Democratic Party to run as an independent candidate for president. With no clear path to electoral victory, Kennedy instead will act as one of the biggest third party spoiler candidates in recent American history. In this series we explore who RFK Jr. is and what is currently going on with his campaign. In this episode: (0:00)-(21:40) - RFK Jr. and Vaccines in Samoa (21:45)-(1:15:30) - RFK Jr. News - joining us are Oona and Dusty from Gadfly Podcast Topics: The Kennedy Campaign’s Ballot Access Hack New states where RFK is on the ballot Latest polling data “Who’s denouncing RFK Jr. this week?” RFK shows obscure polling data Conspiracy Mad Libs! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

It's time to decide the 1876 Election! But with multiple states sending 2 sets of electoral votes nominating different candidates, the chaos of the election being felt in the states suddenly arrives at Congress's doorstep. As partisans on both sides rally behind their candidate and their reasoning for why he is the duly elected next President of the United States, the countdown to Inauguration Day adds even more pressure to finally determine who exactly that will be: Rutherford B. Hayes or Samuel Tilden? * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be breaking from the Democratic Party to run as an independent candidate for president. In this series, we will explore who RFK, Jr. is, what his policies are, and keep you up to date on all the current headlines surrounding his presidential campaign! In this episode: (0:00)-(27:26) - The Troubled Childhood of RFK Jr. (27:50)-(1:21:19) - RFK Jr News * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be breaking from the Democratic Party to run as an independent candidate. Since then, people on both ends of the political spectrum have been losing their minds about RFK, Jr. acting as a spoiler for one of the 2 major party candidates in the 2024 Presidential Election. As a man who's already lost his mind, RFK, Jr. openly embraces his role as "spoiler." But who he will spoil the election for remains an open question. In this series, we will explore who RFK, Jr. is and keep you up to date on all the current headlines surrounding his presidential campaign! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Samuel Tilden and his Campaign roll into Election Day with confidence that he would win the presidency. It seemed like such a foregone conclusion that he would win that most newspapers jumped the gun in reporting a Tilden victory. So how did things go wrong? How did Rutherford B. Hayes wind up winning the 1876 Presidential Election? Why did the newly founded state of Colorado matter so much? The answer to that question is an ugly, crooked, bloody, and divisive election process that would ultimately set the course for an end to Reconstruction and lay the groundwork for the Jim Crow South. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: Joe Biden gives a lively State of the Union Address Katie Britt gives a horrifying response to Biden's speech We talk about some potential Trump VP picks: including Elise Stefanik and Krazy Kari Lake We check out what recent Almost Presidents Mike Pence and Vivek Ramaswamy And feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: Nikki Haley drops out of the race and low key endorses Donald Trump Super Tuesday was boring Joe Biden is challenged by the "Uncommitted" vote in early primary states Dean Phillips drops out of the race and endorses Joe Biden The Swifties head to the polls!  And feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

The head of the SuperPAC Primary Pivot, Robert Schwartz, joins the podcast for a conversation about: -the mission of the Primary Pivot -the threat Donald Trump poses to American democracy -the utility of getting Independent and Democratic voters in open primary states to "pivot" to voting against Trump in state primaries -state party reactions to this strategy -whether or not it's possible to damage Trump politically by doing what Primary Pivot is doing -what, if anything, we can learn from Nikki Haley supporters when it comes to the general election THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED BEFORE NIKKI HALEY DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Today's episode starts with both Almost President Samuel Tilden and Future U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes participating in a time honored political tradition of their day: writing letters accepting the nomination for President from their respective political parties. Then, in keeping with a time honored political tradition of OUR time, the Republican and Democratic press and campaign surrogates begin character assassinating both candidates, with accusations of tax fraud and corruption leveled against Tilden sticking. Meanwhile in the Southern States, extreme political polarization results in violence and illegal actions as members of both parties attempt to gain prominence not just in Washington, but in their state's respective capitals. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: The GOP Primary results are in from South Carolina! CPAC attendees weigh in on their pic for VP. Find out who made the list!  Ezra Klein (and others) call for an open primary because of Biden's age. Get the inside scoop from the Principles First Summit! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: The GOP Primary head to South Carolina NY Judge orders Donald Trump to pay over $350 million in penalties for fraudulently inflating value of business assets.   Trump launches expensive new sneaker line at Sneaker-Con CPAC is going on this week! :D We talk about the speaker lineup and the VPOTUS Straw Poll!      Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum Joining Ryan to discuss all these things is Nick from the great podcast Half Baked History! You can find a link to their Spotify page in the show notes. Be sure to subscribe to never miss an episode! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it! * Check out Half Baked History with the link below! https://open.spotify.com/show/14n88mrQkA33Uxz9oXxVls

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: Nikki Haley loses to None of These Candidates Biden is old! According to a new report Kennedy Family Chaos And Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: The South Carolina Democratic Primary results Electoral weirdness in Nevada Nikki Haley's appearance on SNL And Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

It's the run up to the 1876 Election! A vengeful and embittered Democratic Party and a Republican Party mired in scandal meet at their respective nominating conventions. For the Republicans, Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes demonstrates the impact of "the Joe Biden Effect" by winning the nomination for being "offensive to no one." On the Democratic side, New York Governor Samuel J. Tilden wraps up the nomination with relative ease, and accepts the nomination like an absolute boss. Meanwhile, the country prepares itself for one of the most brutal, fractious, and violent election cycles in American history. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: We discuss the results of the New Hampshire Primary Nikki Haley decides to remain in the race, gets excommunicated from MAGAWorld  Celebs avoid RFK Jr.'s birthday gala like he avoids vaccines Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Ron DeSantis suspends campaign to return to bullying trans kids and resume his losing battle against Disney The New Hampshire Primary (this was recorded the day before the primary, takes may be a bit too spicy...sorry, Nikki) Dean Phillips receives key endorsement from Sasquatch! And Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: The votes are in! The Iowa Caucuses were not rigged…because Trump won! There are 2 new Almost Presidents! We talk about how Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy dropping out of the race! We look forward to the New Hampshire primary!  And finally: Feeling the Burgum, in memory of Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Previewing the first states in the union to vote for their candidate for President CNN hosts a Republican Debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Republicans want to rewrite history on the anniversary of January 6th We reveal the WINNER of the 2024 Election! Feeling the Burgum: In Memory of Doug Burgum. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election! In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Courts and election officials in Colorado and Maine cite 14th Amendment to make a case for taking Trump off the ballot in their states Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign cuts TV ad spending Nikki Haley won't say slavery was the cause of the American Civil War Feeling the Burgum in memory of Doug Burgum. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

The wildly popular Civil War hero, General Ulysses S. Grant, becomes President Ulysses S. Grant in the Election of 1868. His ascent to the presidency only serves to continue the string of Republican presidencies starting with Abraham Lincoln in 1861 that would continue until Grover Cleveland's election in 1885! But pretty quickly it becomes apparent that, while an able battlefield commander, Grant would not be as able and effective a president. While Grant remains honest, corruption runs rampant inside and outside of his administration. Some of the scandals even involving men who served with Grant in the Civil War. The term "Grantism" is even invented to refer to this rampant corruption. Then, in 1873, an international economic catastrophe leads to a great depression that would profoundly impact Americans of all socio-economic classes for years to come. With Republican corruption and an economic depression abound, the stage is now set for a man with a reputation for combatting corruption, even when it took place within his own party: Almost President Samuel Tilden. * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Welcome to our weekly show about the 2024 Presidential Election where we take a lighthearted, funny approach to an election sure to be depressing and scary. This week we talk about: Koch brothers-funded Republican SuperPAC decides to support another GOP candidate  Chris Christie’s campaign may run the risk of doing the exact opposite of what it was intended to do  Democratic candidate for president Dean Phillips wants to smoke Biden in more ways than one Rand Paul is a hero? (Yeah, I know) DeSantis shows off a poo map in a debate against California Governor Gavin Newsom Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgam Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election! In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: New Trump NFTs come with a piece of shameful presidential history if you collect 'em all House Republicans launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden Vivek forgets to mute himself while taking a leak Vivek and the Paul Brothers PAC More trouble for Ron DeSantis Feeling the Burgum in Memory of the Doug Burgum Campaign * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Welcome to our weekly show about the 2024 Presidential Election where we take a lighthearted, funny approach to an election sure to be depressing and scary. This week we talk about: The Rules of Republican Fight Club Vivek Ramaswamy Surfin' U.S.A.! Ron DeSantis debating Gavin Newsom Who the hell is Dean Phillips? And to close: Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgam * * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, I mean Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Trump will be a dictator, but just for one day The 4th Republican Debate Never Back Down backed down from a donor event due to lack of interest in Ron DeSantis Liz Cheney for President? Feeling the Burgum, in memory of Doug Burgam  Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

We talked a lot about Tammany Hall on our most recent episode about Samuel Tilden. But what is Tammany Hall? And how did this strange fraternal organization come to rule New York politics? We brought in an expert to answer these questions. Stephen is the host of The History of Tammany Hall podcast where he talks about all things Tammany Hall, starting from the very origin of this organization! We asked Stephen how Tammany Hall came to be so influential, whether or not Tammany Hall was actually a bad thing, and what influence the political machine had on the Democratic Party. Check out Stephen's podcast, The History of Tammany Hall: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qitOyZMxKLk6Hlpx1xd5d?si=78a2a1023926436e * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Ryan is joined by @kowbellpokes and Dan Carlin superfan Mike to discuss the long awaited latest episode of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Podcast: "The Twilight of the Aesir Part II".  We discuss the show, the influence of the Christian faith on the Vikings, the heinous crimes of St. Olga, Viking settlements in Europe to protect against...well, other Vikings, navigating the open ocean on a longship, among other topics! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠[email protected]⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

In the wake of the American Civil War, Almost President Samuel Tilden ramped up his involvement with the Democratic Party. As we start this episode, Republicans and Democrats of a reunified, but still ideologically fractured country prepared for the Election of 1868. On the Democratic side, Tilden played an important role in deciding on who the Democrats would nominate to run against the seemingly unstoppable war hero, Ulysses S. Grant. Emerging from the contest was Horatio Seymour, who would go on to lose decisively to Grant, thus continuing the long chain of Republican presidencies in the years to come. In the wake of his party's defeat, Tilden turned his gaze inward to an agent of corruption within his own party operating in his home state of New York: Tammany Hall and its powerful head, Boss Tweed. Tilden's anti-corruption crusade, instead of making him an outsider among Democrats, would instead increase his popularity in the party and propel him to national prominence! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Welcome to our first weekly show where we bring you important headlines about the 2024 Presidential Election and the Almost Presidents running in it! We take a lighthearted, funny approach to an election sure to be depressing and scary. We talk about: -Tim Scott's surprise suspension of his presidential campaign -Republican Debate #3-our highlights and lowlights -And our closing segment: Feeling the Burgam with Doug Burgam * * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!

Hello Almost Presidents Podcast Listeners! We're going to be doing a new weekly show where we follow the 2024 election and all of the wacky shenanigans that come along with it. The show will be released on Thursdays and we'll try to keep it humorous in order to counter the increasingly depressing political landscape. But don't worry! Our flagship show, starring Samuel Tilden and other Almost Presidents from history, will carry on as scheduled. The first episode will drop this Thursday! We'll talk to you then!