Raise The Dead Podcast
1) The Man Who Got Everything He Wanted
Lyndon Baines Johnson is now the president of the United States. How far will he go to keep it that way. Thanks to tapes LBJ made of his own phone conversations we get a view into history like we’...Show More
2) The True Believers
Barry Goldwater and Bernie Sanders are exact opposites. One is the father of Conservatism and the other heralds the modern rise of Democratic Socialism. Yet beyond their visions for the country, t...Show More
3) Kennedy ‘64
John F. Kennedy is preparing to run for re-election amongst heightened racial tensions and the defection of support from Southern Democrats. He and his brain trust decide to begin the Kennedy ‘64 camp...Show More
4) Raise The Dead: Johnson vs. Goldwater Trailer
The new season of Raise The Dead arrives October 4th, 2020
5) Mailbag
All of your lingering questions are answered. Was the series intentionally biased toward Nixon? What connections between Dick and Hillary didn’t make the cut? How did the narrative come together? P...Show More
6) Episode 6 - It Was Invisible As Always
Election day arrives in 1960 and 2016. In 1960, Richard Nixon is about to begin his journey as humiliated laughing stock to redemption. In 2016, Hillary Clinton hopes she’s at the end of her own e...Show More
7) Episode 5 - Campaigns Aren’t Won
The grueling road to the White House leaves tolls emotional, mental and physical on Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. The misunderstood 1960 televised debates, the role of LBJ in settling the Sou...Show More
8) Episode 4 - Knife Fight In Tuxedos
It’s the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. Can the Kennedys pull of the impossible and upset the entire party power structure? What about two-time nominee Adlai Stevenson who just arrived fla...Show More
9) Episode 3 - Pray Change Doesn’t Come Too Soon
Richard Nixon is about to make the Republicans the party of civil rights and it could cost him his career. The origin story of the most notorious American politician in modern history eventually s...Show More
10) Episode 2 - You Have To Win First
The Kennedys have a plan, but you have to win first. They will run in the primaries, thought to be a death trap for serious candidates who normally wait for the convention. They face Hubert Humphre...Show More