Fake Presidents

About Fake Presidents

Remember when you could talk about politics without it being hazardous to your health? We think we've found a loophole. Each episode, Ben and Eric take a deep dive into a fictional American president from film or TV, to see just how much fiction there really is. It's a podcast sorta about politics and kinda about pop culture, hosted by two former politicos turned TV writer/producers who'd much rather talk about real movies and fake politics than fake movies and real politics.

Publisher

Buchman and Oren

Category

news · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Oct 2020

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 77 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Boys II Man (THE BOYS and FOR ALL MANKIND, their fifth seasons)

   Hosts Ben and Eric discuss the fifth seasons of "The Boys" and "For All Mankind," exploring their surprising thematic connections and differences.

2. 

   30 Apr 2026

   Species Victims Unit (SPECIES II, 1998)

   Richard Belzer -- comedian, author, legendary TV cop, famed conspiracy theorist -- plays the POTUS in this very R-rated sequel to 1995's very R-rated sci-fi frightener SPECIES.  After playing Det. Munch on various Law & Orders, Homicide, The Wire, the X-files, multiple comedies, and a few other shows you've never heard of, how does Belzer's fake president fit into the "Munchiverse"?  Could he secretly be... President Munch?!? We report. You decide.

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   11 Mar 2026

   Fake Presidents at the Oscars

   How well do movies with fake presidents do at the Academy Awards?  Let's find out...

Inside a recent episode

Boys II Man (THE BOYS and FOR ALL MANKIND, their fifth seasons)

Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is a presidential favor. Okay, so quick recap for the fake presidential history of this show. 1969, Richard Nixon is president just as he is in our timeline. But as the U.S. now loses the race to the moon, it begins to dog him for his first term. So in this timeline, Nixon... He doesn't get a second term. He loses to Ted Kennedy in 72 by a wide margin. Then in 76, Kennedy loses to Ronald Reagan, albeit by a margin of 713 votes that swung the state of Ohio to Reagan. So basically they're doing – in 76, they're saying it was kind of like a Gore v. Bush thing except substitute Florida for Ohio. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,169

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

90

YouTube

65

Engagement

77

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