Plodding Through The Presidents

If you consider yourself a history buff, or even just someone who wants some lesser known insight into the past, you’ll love this show! Howard and Jessica cover so many interesting topics and stories, you truly learn something new in every episode. One of my favorites so far has to be Mount Vernon’s Stone of Secrets! Can’t wait to hear more!

From the very first episode I was hooked! I need my history to be entertaining, and Jessica and Howard deliver! Not only are the episodes well researched, the production quality is top notch, and the banter and dynamic between them is so fun. It's like hanging out with your fun, funny, (and smarter) best friends. I listen to dozens of podcasts each week, and their show has made it into my top 5 every week. If you want your history lesson to be fun, this is the show for you! FYI, I love the banter between Jessica & Howard. If this were a solo show it would not be as fun.

Howard does a great job presenting, very informative. If he was the only host, it would have been five stars, however, Jessica’s constant, non-contributing, interjections are really annoying and take away from Howard’s presentation. It would be nice to have an edited version of Howard only.

This podcast is an easy and fun take on history. Howard does a great job of explaining and bringing you in to the material. I don’t enjoy Jessica’s banter as it never adds to the conversation. It’s like having an interesting history teacher coupled with an impulsive high schooler who interrupts the lecture with nonsense. I’d enjoy this more if Howard was solo.

Howard is the best. He’s well informed, prepared, and able to view and discuss stories within the historical context. The other co-host, Jessica, is none of those. A solo podcast with just Howard, or an interview style podcasts with other subject matter experts would make this podcast so much more enjoyable.

The stories are interesting. However the interruptions and constant sounds that Jessica make are distracting and annoying. I would enjoy this show so much more if it was a solo endeavor.