# Beyond Mount Rushmore A podcast by Podcast Playground. Beyond Mount Rushmore dives into the stories your history teacher definitely skipped. Each week, we explore forgotten presidents and their sketchy scandals, bizarre executive orders, and historic near-misses. Plus, facts so weird you'll think we made them up. From FDR's final words, "I have a terrific headache," to Eleanor Roosevelt's lifelong "companion" in the White House, we're here to prove that history is anything but boring. Whether you're a hardcore history nerd or just love laughing at old dead guys' dumb decisions, buckle up for a wild ride through America's lesser-known past. New episodes drop every week—perfect for fans of dark humor, surprising trivia, and stories that Netflix wouldn't dare touch. Hosted by self-proclaimed presidential historian Stan Nawalaniec (owner of three Warren G. Harding bobbleheads) and co-host Jeff Hickcox (the voice of reason). Feed: https://feed.cdnstream1.com/zjb/feed/download/9a/4f/7b/9a4f7b99-a763-41c9-952e-b372861bea9f.xml ## Latest episodes - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Betrayal of Benedict Arnold](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/309bdff01991) (2026-10-26, 31 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-244be3/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Benedict Arnold Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/a33f99799b42) (2026-10-19, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-be-e14a37/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - David Rice Atchison, President for a Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/864e6aa4df77) (2026-10-12, 23 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-da-590a8f/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - President for a Day Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/eb37da9feb28) (2026-10-05, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-pr-d8d93e/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - James Wilson The Forgotten Founding Father](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/084502f93a91) (2026-09-28, 24 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ja-1c8acb/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - James Wilson Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/61edb419f62d) (2026-09-21, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ja-c8ed11/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Theodore Roosevelt Jr, His fathers Son](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/bc7557902c5b) (2026-09-14, 32 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-3e2fa9/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/a22aa0d3477b) (2026-09-07, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-3dceed/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Aaron Burr, Treason Exile and the Long Fall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/059ce924bc64) (2026-08-31, 27 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-aa-ae635c/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Aaron Burr Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/b1b227c19c31) (2026-08-24, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-aa-57848d/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Hamilton, Burr and the Duel that Shocked America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/45b004124857) (2026-08-17, 28 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ha-0054f0/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Hamilton, Burr Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/537a8c9e6d9f) (2026-08-10, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ha-937af8/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Jefferson, Burr and the Election that Broke America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/34bb939241ba) (2026-08-03, 25 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-je-4b0307/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Jefferson, Burr and the Election that Broke America Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/3f8fb011c472) (2026-07-27, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-je-6d64b9/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - From Frontrunner to Footnote](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/ea22b304ca77) (2026-07-20, 32 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-fr-32356e/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - From Frontrunner to Footnote Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/c5231a97cba3) (2026-07-13, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-fr-30d18f/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - JFK The Brace The Bullets and Dallas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/3bf458244f7c) (2026-07-06, 26 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-jf-3bec14/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - JFK The Brace The Bullets and Dallas Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/168a164340f1) (2026-06-29, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-jf-932760/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Grant and Longstreet Friendship Across the Battlefield](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/b7d82430b93b) (2026-06-22, 29 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-gr-024969/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Grant and Longstreet Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/87e1042207b3) (2026-06-15, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-gr-a09369/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Lincoln Broadswords Insults and Almost History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/6685393dd120) (2026-06-08, 25 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-li-f07ebc/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - President Lincoln Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/f626b625cbca) (2026-06-01, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-pr-39a47b/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The President Elected to Nothing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/0ca43fbdec3b) (2026-05-25, 36 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-a10698/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The President Elected to Nothing Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/95bd31aa317e) (2026-05-18, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-f842fa/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Who's Buried in Washington's Tomb](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/5fd193b6fcfe) (2026-05-11, 26 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-wh-c4b642/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Who's Buried in Washington's Tomb Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/583fed0f10c5) (2026-05-04, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-wh-1f3973/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - James Madison Writing History Twice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/b1ede52ac172) (2026-04-27, 29 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ja-38fb4f/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - James Madison Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/fa409385b7cd) (2026-04-20, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ja-554b41/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Many Strange Habits of Silent Cal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/a57b542d315f) (2026-04-13, 35 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-8540e2/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Calvin Coolidge Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/f0ce3a5e49a5) (2026-04-06, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ca-ec1954/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Broken Presidency of Franklin Pierce](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/8845da836a37) (2026-03-30, 31 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-5cb77e/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Franklin Pierce Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/13738fe000b7) (2026-03-23, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-fr-58b59b/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Presidential Homewreckers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/4101b05bd173) (2026-03-16, 47 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-pr-c074ef/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Presidential Homewreckers Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/1d4eaee1aa81) (2026-03-09, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-pr-6a86da/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Presidential Family Embarrassment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/011fe3fdd45a) (2026-03-03, 36 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-pr-674901/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Embarrassing Presidential Family Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/b1cdf16a718b) (2026-02-24, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-em-0eb750/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Grover Cleveland's Horrible Secret](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/72c916094b8e) (2026-02-17, 24 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-gr-ce28c3/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Grover Cleveland Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/c14499a0afb2) (2026-02-10, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-607d26/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Many Loves of Thomas Jefferson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/57a05703f52b) (2026-02-03, 37 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-c9afe1/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Thomas Jefferson Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/b9c4bc2f7670) (2026-01-27, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-664818/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Robert Todd Lincoln and the Weight of History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/7d8256f15b4f) (2026-01-20, 29 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ro-c5fe49/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Robert Todd Lincoln Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/7fa1a68b7c41) (2026-01-13, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ro-e84803/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Next Chapter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/e7b4567fb798) (2026-01-06, 34 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-53f5b2/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - The Next Chapter Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/239136b9329f) (2025-12-30, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-th-c242c7/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - America Loves a General](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/011afa1ba849) (2025-12-23, 35 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-am-de43ad/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - America Loves a General Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/13f0322f42bd) (2025-12-16, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-am-650417/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Blood Stains on The Capital Steps](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/d5cda4be86dc) (2025-12-09, 27 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-bl-7ddcfd/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - Blood Stains Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/225fabd4fa7a) (2025-12-02, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-bl-3e5336/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - James Buchanan a Secret Life and a Shattered Union](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/84a818ba6570) (2025-11-25, 40 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ja-c69a57/audio.mp3 - [Beyond Mount Rushmore - James Buchanan Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807842941/6074d96e0bd0) (2025-11-17, 2 min): audio https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/radiocustoms/beyond-mount-rushmore/beyond-mount-rushmore-ja-3efabe/audio.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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