Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Mentioned in 8 analyzed podcast episodes across 8 shows

U.S. President who implemented New Deal policies and progressive taxation during the Great Depression. Podcasts reference him in contexts including the alleged Business Plot coup attempt by wealthy industrialists, false claims made by self-help figure Napoleon Hill regarding White House connections, and historical analysis of how severe illness affected presidential decision-making capacity.

Appears On

Boring History for Sleep Forever Ago Last Podcast On The Left Scamfluencers American History Tellers History That Doesn't Suck But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids Intelligence Matters

Episode Appearances

Boring History for Sleep · Apr 13, 2026

The ENTIRE History of the United States of America — From Colonies to Global Power 🇺🇸 | Boring History for Sleep

“Led nation through Great Depression with New Deal programs and World War II”

Pre-Columbian Indigenous Civilizations and GovernanceEuropean Colonization and Disease Impact on Native PopulationsAmerican Revolution and Constitutional Design

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Forever Ago · Apr 1, 2026

From sickness to sweetness: the story of Candy Land

“Mentioned as a notable historical figure who contracted polio, illustrating the disease's widespread impact across all social classes.”

Candy Land board game historyPolio pandemic and public health response (1930s-1950s)Eleanor Abbott and game design

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Last Podcast On The Left · Feb 20, 2026

Episode 653: The Du Pont Foxcatcher Murder Part II - The House of the Butterflies

“U.S. President who implemented New Deal policies and raised taxes on wealthy; targeted by DuPont-led Business Plot coup attempt”

Leaded gasoline and tetraethyl lead poisoning (loony gas)Teflon and C8 forever chemicals in drinking water and consumer productsDuPont's role in Manhattan Project uranium processing and atomic bomb production

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Scamfluencers · Feb 2, 2026

Napoleon Hill: The Self-Help Scammer Scion | 199

“U.S. President; Hill falsely claimed to be White House advisor and speechwriter; likely fabricated relationship”

Self-Help Industry History and OriginsMulti-Level Marketing (MLM) SchemesFraudulent Advertising and FTC Enforcement

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American History Tellers · Jan 14, 2026

Conquering Polio | Beyond the Microscope | 2

“Recruited Basil O'Connor to lead the fight against polio more than two decades before the vaccine development”

Polio vaccine development and clinical trialsKilled virus vaccine vs. live virus vaccine approachesVirus typing and classification methodology

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History That Doesn't Suck · Dec 22, 2025

195: Holiday Special IX: Chanukah in Warsaw & Christmas in Washington, D.C.

“US President who lit the national Christmas tree and delivered wartime Christmas address emphasizing democratic values and allied unity against Nazi aggression”

Warsaw Ghetto conditions and Jewish resistance 1941Hanukkah observance under Nazi occupationRabbi Kalonymus Shapiro's wartime sermons

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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids · Jul 25, 2025

Chameleons, jellyfish and ballerinas! Check out But Why Bites

“U.S. president elected four times in 1930s-40s, leading to constitutional amendment limiting terms”

U.S. Presidential Term Limits and Constitutional LawBallet Pointe Shoes and Dancer TrainingSolar Eclipse Science and Safety

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Intelligence Matters · Mar 29, 2023

CIA Clinical Psychologist Ursula Wilder on Profiling World Leaders

“Historical example of leader whose health status (severe illness) significantly impacted decision-making capacity”

Psychological Assessment of World LeadersCIA Intelligence Operations and MethodologyNarcissistic Personality Disorder in Leadership

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