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136: Shoot Your Shot pt.1: Life Long Loser [Charles Guiteau]
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- Well, I Laughed
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- Dec 17, 2025
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Summary
What are the forces that make us who we are? Many people with hard childhoods grow up into adults with fulfilling lives and careers. Others... get kicked out of a sex cult. Charles Guiteau is the latter. A man destined for greatness if he was not so consistently bad at everything. And a liar. And crazed. But in America, even a loser can hit it big. This week on Well, I Laughed the incredible forgettable life of a man who changed the course of American history. A Life Long Loser. 00:00:00 Catch-Up 00:24:04 Life Long Loser 00:51:31 Early Failure Leads to ... Later Failure 01:04:28 But WHY? 01:16:02 New York, Where Dreams Come True 01:2:42 Politics, a Job for a Gentlemen 01:34:58 Election of 1880 01:46:09 A Time to Govern 01:56:28 One Final Job 02:23:52 Ending Connect with Us Love a good laugh? Stay in the loop with the Well, I Laughed Podcast! Hit up wellilaughed.com for all the fun, throw some love our way on Patreon at https://patreon.com/WellILaughedPodcast, and send us your wildest listener stories at [email protected]—because let’s be real, we know you’ve got some! Listener stories, topic ideas, or anything else you think belongs on the show—drop it all at wellilaughed.com/contact. We’re all ears—and laughs! Follow Us On Social Media Instagram: @wellilaughed Tiktok: @wellilaughed Facebook: Well, I Laughed Podcast YouTube: Well, I laughed