Podcasts about thom woodley

There tends to be a certain template that presidential candidates follow - and I don't mean simply getting elected as Senators or Governors first. There are some larger commonalities at play that seem to align most of them, in many cases from an early age. From family background to profession to political choices to some truly strange coincidences, the road to victory (or second-best to victory) says quite a lot about who we are as a society. Don't forget to BUY MY BOOK: VOLUME 1: https://www.amazon.com/Fail-Chief-1788-1928-Thom-Woodley-ebook/dp/B08WLD5CMG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=L315PVLL3J2L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-E3QKrGDabl1MEQhDFXfDiAf1i3chIWZtimU1Wa5ACYPFPes6SrBW6IMznU-Z4JGEWKU1tG0ltvkfVA3c43iceQK2hPLcfFN0857atN47MRzgiQbWWejpf1lFZACDNIJD7vTrpkYx4dUBVumX4tDu9U_d5OEUtmqEquArUUCeaSG4W0E1qfdQofNZ5lUyb0Uz3nkRdznI_Wl4GH6dUOBHOZG-ywlhrBMLzx8lCFbde8.2vMeIvP6rFODd_nmPj5i_X_2gYO5TFb04RiDDLOA39A&dib_tag=se&keywords=fail+to+the+chief&qid=1729532703&sprefix=fail+to+the+chief%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-1 VOLUME 2: https://www.amazon.com/Fail-Chief-1932-2020-Thom-Woodley-ebook/dp/B09159ZDBF/ref=sr_1_2?crid=L315PVLL3J2L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-E3QKrGDabl1MEQhDFXfDiAf1i3chIWZtimU1Wa5ACYPFPes6SrBW6IMznU-Z4JGEWKU1tG0ltvkfVA3c43iceQK2hPLcfFN0857atN47MRzgiQbWWejpf1lFZACDNIJD7vTrpkYx4dUBVumX4tDu9U_d5OEUtmqEquArUUCeaSG4W0E1qfdQofNZ5lUyb0Uz3nkRdznI_Wl4GH6dUOBHOZG-ywlhrBMLzx8lCFbde8.2vMeIvP6rFODd_nmPj5i_X_2gYO5TFb04RiDDLOA39A&dib_tag=se&keywords=fail+to+the+chief&qid=1729532703&sprefix=fail+to+the+chief%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-2  

We're not just talking about losers anymore! This episode, join amateur historian Thom Woodley on a tour through the vice presidents of history - those mediocre, second-rate men who were a heartbeat away from the presidency. Those who never served as Commander in Chief (or who were nominated as candidate of one of the major parties) gets discussed today - and rated! (Please forgive the audio quality on this one - I was without my pop filter and you can hear every single 'p' nice and close!) I discuss in this episode: George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry, Daniel Tompkins, John Calhoun, Richard Mentor Johnson, George Dallas, William Rufus Devane King, Hannibal Hamlin, Schuyler Colfax, Henry Welson, William Wheeler, Thomas Hendricks, Levi Morton, Adlai Stevenson I, Garrett Hobart, Charles Fairbanks, James Sherman, Thomas Marshall, Charles Dawes, Charles Curtis, John Nance Garner, Alben Barkley, Spiro Agnew, Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney and Mike Pence! (And special mention goes to some interesting THIRD-place runner ups, like David Rice Atchison, John Hay, Samuel Southard and more)... (Tertiary special mention goes to some interesting loser veep candidates - like Sarah Palin, Thomas Eagleton and Curtis Lemay, among some dubious others...)

Well, we've come to the end. Fail to the Chief started ten years ago in 2014, and now 50 losers later, we are finally at the big boy (girl), the elephant (donkey) in the room = Hillary Clinton.  It took me forever to get here, but thanks for sticking with me. But please still continue to like, follow, subscribe (and of course, listen) because we'll still throw out some goodies! Buy my book(s):  https://www.amazon.com/Fail-Chief-1788-1928-Thom-Woodley-ebook/dp/B08WLD5CMG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=19APH7S49I56Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.65f4SSp-4xGm2NQM5KYXYGn4Hodq4Aqqo8w-oKCVCcAPFPes6SrBW6IMznU-Z4JGEWKU1tG0ltvkfVA3c43iceQK2hPLcfFN0857atN47MRR31KulpCVPm7s94h9WyStpllJ2HZ0ZDGgsnFFIb1fLINY0JLWwR8ZuBkTTz7mWGfXjgwjwoBMYSlYkyUC5oXAn6KtGLTzsgJzt8xw7x863TAGEcn-omn2_Me0xg26kPs.Y0JIuaRNDiQAga6-4nn5XvQIU7sb6WfoNfr8FoTc_aY&dib_tag=se&keywords=fail+to+the+chief&qid=1727115557&sprefix=%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-2 And email me if you like the show at failtothechiefpodcast @ gmail !

Join amateur historian Thom Woodley as he delves into the losers of presidential history - and today, the man who inspired the podcast in the first place, 2012 loser (to Barack Obama) Governor and Senator Mitt Romney. Why did he lose? Could he have won? What would America be like if so?

This episode, amateur historian Thom Woodley digs into the life and politics of John Sidney McCain, Jr. - Arizona Senator and two-time Republican candidate for president, who lost the 2008 race to Barack Obama. 

Every episode, comic historian Thom Woodley dives deep into a loser of the US presidential elections. This time, it's John Kerry, Senator, Secretary of State, war veteran and protestor, surf rocker, and the only Democrat since 1988 to lose the popular vote (and even THAT's questionable!) What if President Kerry had inherited the Iraq War and Operation Enduring Freeom? What if he'd been man on watch during the 2008 Recession? 

Comic historian Thom Woodley looks at Walter Mondale, the landslide Ronald Reagan reelection of 1984, and growing up in the 1980s in general. 

Fail to the Chief THE BOOK? Yes indeed.  Also? Ross Perot. In lo-fi style. Because you've been waiting.  Order the book today: https://www.amazon.com/Fail-Chief-1788-1928-Thom-Woodley/dp/1736697706/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fail+to+the+chief&qid=1631577684&sr=8-1

With Election Day tomorrow, it’s a star-spangled celebration on this week’s episode as we're joined by special guest Thom Woodley of the "Fail to the Chief" podcast to discuss the Italian American "Almost-Weres" of United States Presidential history. Sure, we have yet to see a Paesano or a Paesana take up residence in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but there have been more than a few who have tossed their name into the proverbial hat, and there are a few who have actually gotten pretty close to assuming the highest (or second highest) office in the land. Join us as we explore the lives and careers of some of the men and women who've represented Italian America in the quest for the White House, from the often-unrecognized Italian American Al Smith, to the various Italian American hopefuls of more recent election cycles. We talk about what Italian American candidates have faced in their quests for the Presidency, and whether or not our community still needs or wishes for an Italian American President. Join us this Election Day Eve as we wander into the lesser-known corners of Presidential history, in what might be the only pleasant conversation about politics you'll get to hear in the coming days!

Thom Woodley takes you on a tour of presidential losers of the past. In this episode, the George Bush vs. Michael Dukakis election of 1988. 

Thom Woodley digs into the losers of presidential history - in this case, the independent candidacy of former Republican Congressman John B. Anderson (IL-16), who lost to Ronald Reagan but might have been the architect of a much better future. 

Thom Woodley takes you through the history of the disastrous 1972 presidential campaign of liberal icon and Nixon opponent, George McGovern. 

Thom Woodley discusses the losers of presidential history - this year, the big Democratic loser of the chaotic year of 1968, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who lost to Richard Nixon in the midst of the Vietnam War. 

Amateur historian host Thom Woodley re-releases his 2016 episode on Barry Goldwater, the very conservative-libertarian Republican losing candidate of the 1964 Lyndon Johnson presidential election. 

This is a repost as there was an error the first time I posted! Comic historian Thom Woodley digs into the record of Adlai Stevenson II, Governor of Illinois and two-time nominee of the Democratic party, who lost big to Dwight Eisenhower. 

Join comic historian Thom Woodley as we talk about Henry Wallace, former Vice President and the 1948 candidate of the Progressive Party... and also maybe, just maybe, a secret Soviet asset. 

Comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) takes you on a tour through the rogues gallery of presidential candidates who didn't quite make it. This episode, Lewis Cass (Democrat, 1848), who lost to Zachary Taylor. 

Thom Woodley takes you on a tour of the 1948 presidential election, in which 3rd party Democrat Strom Thurmond runs on a platform of segregationist views - and later goes on to rebuild the Republican party in his image. 

Re-release of this 2015 episode; comic historian Thom Woodley takes you through the 1844 election where historical great Henry Clay was defeated by dark horse James K. Polk. 

Comic historian Thom Woodley investigates the losers of presidential history - this time Thomas E. Dewey, two time Republican nominee, the gangbusting man on the wedding cake who lost to FDR and Harry Truman. 

Every episode, comic historian Thom Woodley dissects one of the losers of presidential elections. This time, the discussion is on Wendell Willkie, a proto-Trump figure: businessman who never served in office, former Democrat, famous for speaking on a controversial issue. What would have happened had a completely nonexperienced man had beaten FDR and been at the helm during WW2??

Every episode, Thom Woodley delves into a different Loser of American presidential elections. Enjoy this re-release of diehard conservative (and possible Nesferatu) Hugh Lawson White of Tennessee, one of 1836's Way Too Many Whig candidates. 

in this episode, Thom Woodley discusses the very boring Kansas governor Alf Landon and his landslide loss to Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

Thom Woodley dives into the groundbreaking third party candidacy of William Wirt and the Anti-Masonic party in this rerelease of a 2015 episode. 

In this episode, humorist historian Thom Woodley dives into Al Smith, Governor of New York, first Catholic nominee, a man who might have prevented the Depression even though he never even went to high school. 

Thom Woodley explores the candidacy of Judge Alton B. Parker, the most forgotten of all losers - so forgotten that this democratic nominee has never even had a biography written about him. 

Thom Woodley discusses three-time democratic party loser William Jennings Bryan, and what the world would be like had this preacher-in-chief been elected. 

You've probably never heard of James B. Weaver, but he's the first successful populist (leftist) candidate in American history. His 1896 third party run won five states and helped to change the landscape of politics from then on. In this episode, Thom Woodley tells you about his life, his politics, and maybe, just maybe, you'll come out a 'b.weaver'. 

James G. Blaine combined the politicking of Paul Ryan, the NYC elitist foibles of Hillary Clinton, and the plutocratic corruption of Donald Trump. And he almost became president in 1884.  Hear comic historian Thom Woodley go into what kept this scandal-ridden, political wunderkind out of the White House. 

Thom Woodley dives into the history of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, two-time federalist loser (1804 and 1808).  New episodes coming the first tuesday of every month!

Special Re-Release! Thom Woodley dives deep into the life of the very first presidential loser (and star of the stage) Aaron Burr. Not just the bad guy in Hamilton... he very much played the bad guy in real life. But also the good guy! Because it's history and history is confusing.  Enjoy and let us know by reaching out to us on @failtothechief on Instagram if you are interested in us continuing to re-edit and re-release old episodes (or just get to the new stuff already?). 

Comic historian Thom Woodley dissects the back stories, politics and failures of the men who lost presidential elections. In this episode, epic 1876 loser Samuel Tilden, who had the election stolen right from under his beaklike nose.  

Join comic historian Thom Woodley as he investigates the losers of presidential history. In this episode, Liberal Republican candidate and New York Tribune founder-editor Horace Greeley. He lost to Ulysses Grant, was a titan of media, and a journalistic icon, as well as a brilliant genius and possible lunatic. (History politics presidents worst comedy)

Join comic historian Thom Woodley on a tour through the losers of presidential history - this time Horatio Seymour, Governor of New York, who lost the election of 1868 to Ulysses S. Grant, and has the distinction of being the loser who most sincerely did NOT want to become president. 

Join comic historian Thom Woodley on a discussion of the very Trumplike candidate to lose against Abraham Lincoln in the middle of the Civil War. 

Join humorist historian Thom Woodley as he discusses the men who lost presidential elections. This time he talks about conservative icon and uber-loser Barry Goldwater.  Please subscribe and rate us on iTunes! And follow us at @failtothechief. 

Join humorist historian Thom Woodley on a whirlwind tour through the losers of presidential history.

Comic historian Thom Woodley @thomwoodley dives into one presidential loser each episode. This time it's the sole nominee of the short-lived Constitutional Union party, John Bell of Tennessee.

Join comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) as he explores a losing presidential candidate of the past, and discusses how they got the nomination, how they lost, what life might be like if they had won, and what they might be like if they were on the political scene today.  This episode: Fighting Bob La Follette, Wisconsin Progressive, of the 1924 election. 

This month on Will It Blow, Thom Woodley and Adam DiLeo look back at Creed and The Good Dinosaur before pre-reviewing three upcoming movies they haven't seen (Because they haven't been released yet!): Star Wars The Force Awakens, Hateful Eight and The Revenant. Will they blow???

join comic historian Thom Woodley as he discusses the losers of the presidential elections of the past, and debates what kind of president said loser would have made. In this episode, the 1856 election and the first Republican candidate, John C. Fremont. 

Comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) takes you on a tour through the rogues gallery of presidential candidates who didn't quite make it. This episode, Lewis Cass (Democrat, 1848), who lost to Zachary Taylor. 

Comic historian Thom Woodley @thomwoodley talks about congressional legend Daniel Webster's failed 1836 Presidential bid, and the two other times he could have very easily become president. 

This episode, Thom Woodley talks about Hugh Lawson White, possibly the most conservative candidate ever to run on a major party ticket for president. Also one of the ugliest, and possibly most undead. 

Every episode, comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) details one loser of a presidential election. This time, it's the 1832 third party, William Wirt, sole candidate of the short-lived Anti-Masonic Party... that's right, an entire party dedicated to eradicating the influence of Freemasons. 

This episode, comic historian Thom Woodley talks about the famous villain from the movie SELMA and his quixotic 1968 run for President as the candidate of the American Independent Party. Segregationist, populist, and assassination survivor - just how bad of a President would George C. Wallace have made? Follow at @failtothechief on Twitter and Facebook, subscribe on iTunes, and follow the blog at failtothechief.wordpress.com.

Thom Woodley takes a look at the first 9 terms of American presidential history, decides who the Loser of the Era was, and talks about a few more interesting losers who didn't clinch the nomination. 

Join comic historian Thom Woodley as he discusses the losers of presidential history - this time Senator Rufus King (1816), the last candidate of the doomed Federalist Party, who didn't even want to be. 

Welcome to Fail to the Chief, the podcast where comic historian Thom Woodley talks about the men who became President… almost. First, let’s talk about what this podcast is and isn’t, and get a sense for the wonderful Losers we’ll be exploring.

On this monthly movie podcast, Thom Woodley and Adam Dileo review big movies they haven't seen. This time around, Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, and Into the Woods. 

Adam Dileo and Thom Woodley review movies before they have seen them. This month they wonder whether Interstellar, Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 and Big Hero 6 will blow, and they confirm whether or not the Book of Life, Dracula Untold and Ouija blew. 

Every week Thom Woodley and Adam Dileo discuss three big tentpole Hollywood moveis coming out, and ask the all-important question: WILL IT BLOW? In this episode of their self-acclaimed podcast, Thom and Adam discuss Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For.