Presidents Unplugged
Presidents Unplugged is a lively and insightful podcast hosted by high schooler Ty Svenson, who revitalizes the stories of America’s presidents, whether powerful, forgotten, or fallen. Each week, Ty explores the triumphs, struggles, and pivotal moments that shaped the Oval Office and the nation it leads.
From George Washington’s courage and Theodore Roosevelt’s rugged spirit to the shocking assassinations that forever changed history, Presidents Unplugged examines the legacies behind every U.S. leader, one episode at a time. Ty combines captivating storytelling with quick, engaging lessons that make presidential history easy to grasp and impossible to forget.
Each episode addresses questions like:
• How did assassinations influence the presidency?
• Which leaders left a lasting impact on America’s identity?
• What myths about our presidents still fool people today?
• And what lessons can we learn from their successes and failures?
Tune in every Friday at 1 PM for a fresh look at American leadership, past, present, future, and everything in between.
Follow @presidents_unplugged on Instagram or visit presidentsunplugged.com to listen, learn, and explore the history that shaped our nation.
Presidents Unplugged
#13 Compromise, Conflict, and Canyons
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Millard Fillmore entered the presidency with an enormous task: to hold together a nation being torn apart by slavery and sectional conflict. In “Compromise, Conflict, and Canyons,” we follow Fillmore from his humble beginnings and unexpected rise to the White House to the Compromise of 1850, the controversial Fugitive Slave Act, and his attempt to delay a national crisis that was becoming impossible to avoid. Along the way, we’ll explore political parties with strange names, presidential cherries, Queen Victoria, and why one of America’s most forgotten presidents governed during one of its most important turning points. Fillmore may have helped America stop at the edge of the canyon, but the question remained: how long would it be before the country drove over the edge?
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