In this episode of the podcast, Ryan and Kevin explore:

-Congressman Ron DeSantis, the 2017 Congressional Baseball Shooting, and DeSantis's gloomy outlook on legacy media

-Book Bans: the fight for what America's Public Schoolchildren can/can't read in their classrooms and school libraries. Joining us in conversation is literacy advocate and former Board of Education President of her local NJ school district, Annette!

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-Congressman DeSantis, the 2017 Congressional Baseball Shooting, and DeSantis's take on legacy media - (starts at 0:00)

-Book Bans with guest literacy advocate and former BOE President, Annette (starts around 20:36)

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In our ongoing series on Almost President Samuel Tilden, we

In this episode we track President Johnson’s ever-changing

How did Democrat Andrew Johnson come to be on Abraham

Find out in this episode!

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In this episode of the podcast, Ryan and Kevin explore:

-Ron DeSantis's time in the NAVY as a JAG officer with a focus on his time stationed at Guantanamo Bay (TRIGGER WARNING: Descriptions of torture and violence contained in this segment)

-The state of the 2024 Presidential Field

-Discuss recent DeSantis related headlines with Brian Eskow of "Searching For Political Identity With Brian Eskow)

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-DeSantis at Guantanamo Bay - (starts at 0:00)

-The State of the Field - (starts around 17:32)

-Conversation with Brian Eskow - (starts around 35:00)

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Ryan and Kevin celebrate The Almost Presidents Podcast turning 1 year old with a special bonus episode!

We'd like to thank all of our listeners, whether you've been with us since the beginning or are a brand new listener, and we look forward to another year as we continue this journey to shed a light on America's Almost Presidents!

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0:40-23:35 - Opening political banter, including current events in Republican and Democratic politics and a breakdown of Almost Presidents who have interacted with the pod!

23:36-31:48 - We nominate 2 #2024hopefuls for the presidency on the Democratic side

31:50-1:02:45 - Trump NFT Suggestions

1:02:47-1:30:23 - Podcast Recommendations

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Almost Presidents Podcast, a podcast about American politics told through the lens of the loser!

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Season 2 of the podcast will be about Almost President Samuel Tilden and the Disastrous Election of 1876. On this episode, co-hosts Ryan and Kevin start things out at the end of the American Civil War. After Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Grant's Army of the Potomac at Appomattox Courthouse, the American Civil War is essentially over. But civil wars don't just end after the final shot is fired. A formerly divided country has to find a way to come together again, and embittered former-rebels, men like John Wilkes Booth, aren't about to accept defeat lying down.

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A period of Reconstruction begins, but not just physical reconstruction of American cities and infrastructure decimated by years of gruesome warfare, but a reconstruction of hearts and minds on both sides, and that may be something that will take much more time, effort, and bloodshed to achieve...

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Season 2 of the Almost Presidents Podcast comes out June 1st!

For our next installment in history as told by the loser: Almost President Samuel Tilden and the Disastrous Election of 1876!

It's a series you won't want to miss. Subscribe to The Almost Presidents Podcast so you can listen the moment it comes out!

In this episode of the podcast, Ryan and Kevin explore:

-the prospective origins of Ron DeSantis's "woke culture warrior" ideology through the lens of right wing ideologue Christopher Rufo

-catch you up with all the latest news surrounding who's running in the 2024 Presidential Race so far for both parties

-and chat with Tim and Andrew from America! The Conversation about how Ron DeSantis, although fighting many of the right culture wars and aiming to implement the right conservative agenda in Florida, just doesn't have "the rizz factor" necessary to win over the Republican base who remain firmly entrenched in Donald Trump's camp.

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The Christopher Rufo Theory - starts at 0:00

The State of the Field - starts at 21:26

The latest news on Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party with Tim and Andrew from America! The Conversation - starts at 45:02

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On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Ryan and Kevin reflect on the first season of the podcast by discussing:

-Starting a podcast about almost presidents

-Doing a retrospective on the life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy

-Drawing out many of the "what if's" surrounding what might have happened had Bobby Kennedy's life not been cut short by an assassin

-Attempting to envision what an RFK White House would look like in contrast to the Nixon White House America got in 1968

Join us for an informal, alternate history chat as we officially close out our 1st season!

And just as an FYI, the podcast will be going on hiatus through May. We will still be releasing shows on related topics, but you can look forward to Season 2 coming to your ears in June 2023!

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We're here because why wouldn't we be here at this moment in American politics?!

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday March 30 by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for his alleged role in covering up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, with whom he had an affair. We break down the ins and outs of the indictment and its unprecedented nature and potential ramifications.

We also delve into the other investigations of Trump, how all of this looks for Trump's rivals for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination, and even sop up the tears shed by a few of your favorite Whackadoodledandy Republican legislators and pundits who all have their own takes on the indictment.

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Ron DeSantis's year spent teaching in Georgia is a part of his career you rarely hear about. Why is that? Donald Trump brought it to the nation's attention when he accused DeSantis of "grooming high school girls" and partying with students while a teacher at a private boarding school. Is there any truth to these allegations? And what can DeSantis's former students tell us about Mr. DeSantis?

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Following this we survey the state of the field in regards to who's declared for the 2024 Presidential Race for the Republicans and Democrats.

Then, we discuss current events surrounding Ron DeSantis and the G.O.P.

Topics include:

-CPAC

-Ron DeSantis disclosing his candidacy for president to 2 anonymous individuals

-Ron DeSantis's book and subsequent book tour

-The substance of DeSantis's speech at the Reagan Library

-The start of the Florida Legislative Session and what Florida Republicans hope to accomplish

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