{"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":"92: The First Lady is Sick… But What About ME? (Part 4)","slug":"92-the-first-lady-is-sick-but-what-about-me-part-4","published_at":"2026-02-25T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779/92-the-first-lady-is-sick-but-what-about-me-part-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8865075","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8865075.mp3?modified=1771891141&sid=5130139&source=rss","summary":"When James Garfield won the presidential election, Charles Guiteau was ecstatic. He was certain that he’d played a major role in Garfield’s victory. So, fueled by delusion, Charles Guiteau began hounding James Garfield for a political appointment. Meanwhile, New York Senator and political boss Roscoe Conkling threw a temper tantrum. James Garfield had the tenacity to fill his cabinet with members of his *own* choosing. That made Roscoe mad. So? He hatched a plan. A very stupid plan. 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 “‘As a Matter of Fact, I Presume I Shall Live to be President’”: A Brief Biographical Sketch of Garfield’s Assassin” from the National Park Service “Secret Service fast facts,” CNN Editorial Research 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":"When James Garfield won the presidential election, Charles Guiteau was ecstatic. He was certain that he’d played a major role in Garfield’s victory. So, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5262,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/an-old-timey-podcast-6888779/episodes/92-the-first-lady-is-sick-but-what-about-me-part-4/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-6888779/92-the-first-lady-is-sick-but-what-about-me-part-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}