Better than Washington

Better than Washington

By Duncan HarrisonHistory
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Better than Washington episodes

  • Washington Year 2

    In Better than Washington, we review presidents by seeing how their arbitrary quality score(s) match up to the very first president: George Washington. So of course, we have to know what score George from Valley Forge deserves! This episode discusses the second year of Washington's presidency, from April 1st, 1790 to March 31st, 1791. So, let's see just how hard it is to be Better than Washington!

    Note: the opinions of this podcast do not reflect the opinions of Spotify, Anchor or any advertisers, sponsors, creators of musical works, or guests appearing within the podcast. The intro and outro song used is "Americana" by Mr. Smith. You can find this song at the Free Music Archive.

    Content Warnings: this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States of America has been involved. As such, there are frank discussions of enslavement, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.

    57 min
  • Washington: Year 1 Pt. 2

    In Better than Washington, we review presidents by seeing how their arbitrary quality score(s) match up to the very first president: George Washington. So of course, we have to know what score George from Valley Forge deserves! This episode is the second of a two-part discussion describing the first year of Washington's presidency, from April 30th, 1789 to March 31st, 1790. So, let's see just how hard it is to be Better than Washington!

    Note: the opinions of this podcast do not reflect the opinions of Spotify, Anchor or any advertisers, sponsors, creators of musical works, or guests appearing within the podcast. The intro and outro song used is "Americana" by Mr. Smith. Other sound effects used include "Hammond Horror" by Kescho and "Kids Play Large Kettle Drum for Holi Festival, Jodhpur" by Samuel Corwin. You can find these songs at the Free Music Archive.

    Content Warnings: this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States of America has been involved. As such, there are frank discussions of enslavement, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.

    30 min
  • Washington: Year 1 Pt. 1

    In Better than Washington, we review presidents by seeing how their arbitrary quality score(s) match up to the very first president: George Washington. So of course, we have to know what score George from Valley Forge deserves! This episode is the first of a two-part discussion describing the first year of Washington's presidency, from April 30th, 1789 to March 31st, 1790. So, let's see just how hard it is to be Better than Washington!

    Note: the opinions of this podcast do not reflect the opinions of Spotify or any advertisers, sponsors, creators of musical works, or guests appearing within the podcast.

    Content Warnings: this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States of America has been involved. As such, there are frank discussions of enslavement, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.

    48 min

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A Podcast Reviewing Presidents in a Comparison-Based Context