A history podcast about failure, telling the stories of people who ran for President of the United States and lost.
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Episode 5: Victoria Woodhull
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What's it like to be silenced? When fighting back against her critics, Victoria Woodhull - the first woman to run for president - wasn't shy. Today her story often goes untold. Did her critics win in the end?Von David Sadzin
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Episode 4: Horace Greeley
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What's it like to believe you have all the right answers, and then one day realize how wrong you were? Horace Greeley ran for president to fix a broken country. He wasn't prepared to fail so publicly.Von David Sadzin
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Episode 3: John C. Breckinridge
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What's it like when Destiny sets you up to fail? John C. Breckinridge was adored so much, he won a presidential nomination... at the worst possible time. No wonder he didn't want it.Von David Sadzin
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Episode 2: James G. Birney
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What's it like to lose... on purpose? James G. Birney ran for president twice. He lost twice. But this was the plan, because for him, winning wasn't the most important thing. What was?Von David Sadzin
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Episode 1: Daniel Webster
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What's it like to try, try, and try again... only to fail, fail, and fail again? Daniel Webster was many things - lawyer, politician, legendary orator. But despite multiple attempts, he never won the office he prized: the US Presidency.Von David Sadzin
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History by the losers. Each episode explores the life of someone who ran for President of the United States and lost. Within these stories of the past, discover a key insight for the present: how to win at losing.Von David Sadzin
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