Presidential - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Overall this is a very informative podcast. The only outlier is the Trump episode. It was published just 3 days after the 2016 election, so it can be forgiven for being so different. However, since the Biden episode follows the general format of the series, an updated Trump episode would be great.

Some of the interviews have audio so poor that you have to adjust the volume between interviewer and interviewee.

As a life-long Presidential hostory geek, I have loved this series. I was, however, disappointed with the lack of any mention of the AIDS pandemic in the Reagan episode. His response (or lack of response and reasons why) to this crisis are still felt to this day as the far right continues to play politics with lgbtq rights in dehumanizing ways.

Absolutely loved this podcast. It was interesting and informative and appreciated the telling of facts we might never have heard before were it not for this podcast.

A friend recommended this podcast to me and I have not been disappointed!!!
Case in point: I’ve listened to the Harry Truman segment 3 times. Kudos for bringing the incomparable David McCollough to provide insight.
Anyway, Lillian Cunningham knocked the ball out of the park with this series.

I’m a tremendous fan of this podcast. But one notorious mistake has damaged its credibility so badly, that I’m giving it a low rating. At the end of the October 2024 episode, the host contends that if Trump were to win, he would only have four years. While legally true today, we’ve seen in other countries around the world how elected officials find ways to circumvent their own laws to stay in power. Presidential is far better at looking backwards (5 stars). When it comes to assuming what will happen in the future, it should probably wait until it has passed.

Great podcast until the Trump episode. Whether you like the guy or not, in the very first episode you stated you would give an honest report even if the president was not necessarily good or bad. You ended by spending 10 minutes bashing Trump in an hour long episode. Otherwise its a decent podcast