Presidential Deathmatch

Growing digital storage capability and instanteous global connection mean that we're forgetting less and less and blaming more and more. Recently there is a movement to recongize a right for all people to "oblivion" or to be "forgotten" that is to say, the ability of people to remove or delist information which they believe no longer accurately represents who they are and which may impede their ability to lead a normal life. 

Jessica Kelly Garrett joins us to discuss this movement, it's pros and cons, how it applies to public figures, and which presidents may have taken advantage of this if it were offered to them. 

Also we talk about a toddler's language skills and views on color theory. 

It's a jam packed episode of Presidential Death-Match that we hope you enjoy! 

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We talk inaugurations! Which turns out to be less fun than we thought. Still though, it's a great night. 

Recorded before Biden's Inauguration (so we're cautiosuly optimistic of the events of that day,) we spend quite a lot of time wrapping up the discussion of the last two episodes before diving into the bland ceremony that is inauguration. 

Dennis pulls some underperforming states out of his hat and we have a special visit from our Obama Inauguration correspondent, Carolyn Cooper (She's very fancy, you know.) 

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After a disruptive week we return to the halycon days of very-early January 2021 to finish our discussion on Presidential rankings with Emily Glankler. 

You can vote in our poll here: https://www.strawpoll.me/42426603 

We parse the difference between defense and security, tell ghost stories, and try to remember what John Tyler did for the country. 

We discuss Ivan Eland's book Recarving Rushmore at length. 

You can find more Glanktastic-views and opinons on the Anti-Social Studies podcast and youtube channel. Get Glanked! 

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Bon vivant and Dorothy Parker turned history teacher Emily Glankler joins us for a two point discussion on methods we've used for our national pastime: ranking presidents! 

In this first part we cover many of the common ways opinion polls seek to order presidents and end by talking about history dude and bad party interlocutor Alvin Felzenberg's The Leaders We Deserved.

You can find more Emily on the Anti-Social Studies podcast and youtube channel. 

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We had so much more 2020 in us we had to give you an extra quarter-hour! (you can thank us at [email protected]) 

The fellows discuss the curious, potentially maddening, but ultimately hopeful period between a new president's election and taking office. 

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Aaron and Dennis are joined by two spirits of Christmas present as Carolyn and Jessica stop by to talk to us about Christmas at the White House! 

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This week we're joined by international pop-sensation SEIG as we talk Shakespeare, what matters in a global pandemic, and whether daddy issues make the man. 

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Never before was so much derailed by so few podcast hosts.

Marcel Merwin joins PDM to discuss Affordable Housing and living in the 19th century. We don't do a game, because we're so very ashamed at our choices. 

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Is there something wrong with Aaron's voice? Sometimes! We hope you'll listen anyway.

We're joined by Carolyn Cooper to discuss emerging contaminants of concern and what's in your drinking water, how presidents died, and whether you're part John Tyler.

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At long last we get to the real meat of the American Presidency: ceremonial showing off. Dennis talks Turkey Pardoning and Aaron talks human pardoning in an exploration of the silly traditionins and unchecked power of America's number one guy. 

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If you want to read more about posthumous pardoning, you can do so here