Reframing America Podcast
1) Millions Saved, Billions Lost: The Presidential Paradox of Herbert Hoover
Whenever a crisis reared its ugly head, Herbert Hoover was there to resolve it. He was called "The Great Humanitarian," and at one point, he was the most beloved American on Earth. So, why was he so i...Show More
2) American Gangsters: Harding, Coolidge, and a Nation of Scofflaws
America from 1921-1929 was, in some ways, a nation defined by crime. From greasing the wheels of business with bribes to making a fortune selling illegal liquor during Prohibition, everyone was wettin...Show More
3) The World War I Special, Part 2
In the second episode of this two-part season finale, Ryan Rasmussen and Tony Rydberg dig deeper into the implications of World War I. They discuss how World War I impacted America, for better and wor...Show More
4) The World War I Special, Part 1
In the first episode of this two-part Season 3 finale, Ryan Rasmussen and Tony Rydberg sketch out the underlying causes of World War I, why the US tried to stay out of it, and ultimately what pulled A...Show More
5) The Altered States of America: Woodrow Wilson’s Transformative Presidency
A lot can change in eight years, especially if you’re Woodrow Wilson from 1913-1921. Politically, he transformed the economy, strengthened the presidency, oversaw the prohibition of alcohol, and secur...Show More
6) Clash of the Titans: The Taft Era Hits an Iceberg
Thought to be unsinkable, it went down on its maiden voyage after a fateful and fatal collision: this is the story of the RMS Titanic, but it’s also the story of William Howard Taft’s presidency. Tony...Show More
7) The Peter Pan President: Theodore Roosevelt's Eternal Youth
To paraphrase the first line of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan: all presidents, except one, grow up. Theodore Roosevelt started life as the sickly son of a wealthy New York family, and he ended it as an accl...Show More
8) An Empire State of Mind: William McKinley, The Improbable Imperialist
Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte... William McKinley? Does America's 25th president really deserve a place on the list of historical figures who conquered vast regions and establi...Show More
9) Relationship Status... It's Complicated: Cleveland, Harrison, and a Fickle America
From 1885-1897, America didn't know what (or whom) she wanted in a president: she dumped Grover Cleveland for Benjamin Harrison, only to dump Harrison for another go with Cleveland. Why all the dither...Show More
Relationship Status... It's Complicated: Cleveland, Harrison, and a Fickle America
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10) Rage against the Machine: Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and a Spoiled System
Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur: all Presidents who have been dubbed the "lost Americans." On the other hand, perhaps it was not the Presidents who were lost, but the Ame...Show More