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Howard & Jessica Dorre
Plodding Through The Presidents
Join history blogger Howard Dorre and his wife Jessica Dorre for a deep irreverent dive into lesser-known stories of the early American presidents. They dig into the myths, mysteries, scandals, and drama of the founders and their families, with a dash of marital banter.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.5 stars from 224 ratings
Repetitive “cool” words
Started with the Aaron Burr podcast. This would be good. But the amount of times they were obsessed with saying their hip term “rizz” (for charisma) was distracting, then annoying. Trying too hard to be funny and hip wasn’t landing. Too bad because their story telling is good.
PngwenTX57 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/07/24
I'm obsessed!
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...Read full review »
Rainy Day Shea via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/04/24
Great topics, audibly unpleasant
Love the subject matter, what a great idea. Though why not start with GW, did I miss that episode somewhere? I’d binge this whole series if it wasn’t so unpleasant on the ears. He has persistent vocal fry while hers fluctuates. Their mics are so close that I can hear her mouth breathing while...Read full review »
BD8437 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/03/24
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