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Winning at Losing

Winning at Losing

Written by: David Sadzin
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 A history podcast about failure, telling the stories of people who ran for President of the United States and lost.

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Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Self-Help Social Sciences Success World
Episodes
  • Episode 1: Daniel Webster

    Episode 1: Daniel Webster
    Nov 7 2023
    What's it like to try, try, and try again... only to fail, fail, and fail again? Daniel Webster was many things - lawyer, politician, legendary orator. But despite multiple attempts, he never won the office he prized: the US Presidency.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 2: James G. Birney

    Episode 2: James G. Birney
    Nov 14 2023
    What's it like to lose... on purpose? James G. Birney ran for president twice. He lost twice. But this was the plan, because for him, winning wasn't the most important thing. What was?

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    44 mins
  • Episode 3: John C. Breckinridge

    Episode 3: John C. Breckinridge
    Nov 21 2023
    What's it like when Destiny sets you up to fail? John C. Breckinridge was adored so much, he won a presidential nomination... at the worst possible time. No wonder he didn't want it.

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    51 mins
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