The Buck Starts Here - A History of Presidents

About The Buck Starts Here - A History of Presidents

The Buck Starts Here—where U.S. presidential history gets a spicy makeover. Join no-nonsense economist Eric Mason and history-obsessed wild card Kyle Hedman as they dig into the messy, mind-blowing, and often WTF moments that shaped America’s commanders-in-chief. This is history served hot, with side-eye, deep dives, and sharp commentary that brings the past to life. From bad decisions and bigger egos to the policies that still echo today, we’re naming names and spilling presidential tea. Hit follow for a hilarious, unruly tour through America's most powerful (and problematic) figures!

Publisher

China Shop Productions

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jan 2025

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

78 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Christopher Columbus: Why Do We Celebrate Him??

   Christopher Columbus proved the Earth was round, discovered America, and opened a brave new chapter in exploration. Except almost none of that holds up particularly well. Kyle and Dan dig into what Columbus actually believed about the size of the Earth, what he wanted from his voyages, what his own writings say about the indigenous people he encountered, and how his rule in Hispaniola became so brutal and dysfunctional that Spain sent an investigator, arrested Columbus and his brothers, and shipped them home in chains. And somehow, that is not even the end of the story.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Everything You Know About Nathan Hale Is Wrong

   Nathan Hale is remembered for two things: getting caught as a spy and declaring, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Unfortunately, his spy mission was a disaster, and we cannot prove he ever said the famous line. Kyle and Rae dig into Hale's surprisingly progressive years at Yale, the doomed intelligence mission that was already becoming obsolete while he was carrying it out, the veteran British operator who tricked him into revealing himself, and the suspiciously familiar line from the popular play "Cato" that may have helped create his legendary final words.

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride: Everything You Know Is Wrong

   Paul Revere rode through the night yelling “The British are coming!” and single-handedly saved the Revolution. Except he didn’t. Revere was one piece of a much larger warning network, “the British are coming” would have made very little sense to people who still considered themselves British, and Revere was arrested before he ever reached Concord. The man who actually finished the job? A 23-year-old doctor who happened to be riding home from his girlfriend’s house. Kyle and Rae dig into the five Midnight Riders, the lantern system, Longfellow’s enormously successful mythmaking—and why Paul Revere got all the credit.

Who has been a guest on The Buck Starts Here - A History of Presidents

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• Rae Faba
• John Adams
• Abigail Adams

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YouTube views

64,368

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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