{"podcast":{"title":"An Old Timey Podcast","slug":"an-old-timey-podcast-6888779","podcast_index_feed_id":6888779,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5130139.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5130139","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41607609.jpg","author":"An Old Timey Podcast","episode_count":103,"summary":"History class just got hilariously inappropriate. Kristin Caruso, co-host of the true crime comedy podcast, Let’s Go To Court (16M+ downloads), and Norman Caruso, creator of the Gaming Historian YouTube channel (1M+ subscribers), team up to deliver a history podcast that is well researched, wide-ranging, and deeply silly. In other words, this is a podcast for intellectuals. Intellectuals who make fart jokes.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779"},"episode":{"title":"90: James Garfield Fights For The Presidency (Part 2)","slug":"90-james-garfield-fights-for-the-presidency-part-2","published_at":"2026-02-11T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779/90-james-garfield-fights-for-the-presidency-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8859146","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8859146.mp3?modified=1770678035&sid=5130139&source=rss","summary":"As James Garfield’s surprise presidential campaign got underway, he knew he didn’t have it in the bag. The Republican party was divided. The Democratic party was united. And there was some weirdo third-party candidate campaigning for an 8-hour workday. *I guess people don’t wanna work anymore!?* The fact that many members of his party — including his own vice president — were, at best, mildly enthusiastic about his candidacy made his road to victory even less likely. And yet? A strange little man named Charles Guiteau campaigned hard for Garfield. He was convinced that he’d be rewarded for his efforts. Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from: The book, “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President,” by Candice Millard The book, “Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield,” by Kenneth D. Ackerman “Murder of a President” documentary and additional resources from PBS.org Are you enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Then please leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Are you *really* enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Well, calm down, history ho! You can get more of us on Patreon at patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast . At the $5 level, you’ll get a monthly bonus episode (with video!), access to our 90’s style chat room, plus the entire back catalog of bonus episodes from Kristin’s previous podcast, Let’s Go To Court.","meta_description":"As James Garfield’s surprise presidential campaign got underway, he knew he didn’t have it in the bag. The Republican party was divided. The Democratic pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5158,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779/episodes/90-james-garfield-fights-for-the-presidency-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779/90-james-garfield-fights-for-the-presidency-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}