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The episode ends very abruptly for me while he’s having a letter read to him. Anyone else?
I would listen to Ashley reading a tax manual! Really like her voice and accent so even though I'm not that interested in American presidents I'm going to binge these! lol 😁
It seems likely that most elected people around the world are puppets for rich and powerful people, in which case you have to question if democracy is in name only. The only true democracy is in Switzerland where the people are continually engaged with decision making and even there it's likely there is manipulation behind the scenes.
It would be interesting to hear the positive as well as the questionable actions of these presidents, although if some of them do associate or engage in criminality perhaps the positives for some of them may be few and far between. It seems that a number of them were puppets for powerful people behind the scenes, and those unelected and powerful people might be interesting to hear about. It would also be interesting to hear about the impact of their presidency on modern times.
This podcast felt like an early American Facebook page.
Also, you need to take a closer look at the time period, rather than apply today's standards. White men were not the first slave owners. Slave trade existed WORLD WIDE, and they weren't just black. Can we all focus a little more on facts rather than weak feelings. Africans sold their people to Jews, who transported them here. And by all technicality, Jews aren't white. So your, again, virtue signaling makes you look like a weak fool. Also feel really bad for your husband, who I'm sure, is white.
Explain to me how Washington kissing the bible sparks your comment, "so much for separation of church and state." You are a good story teller, Ashley, but your consistent virtue signaling in your podcasts makes them unbearable to listen to. You seem to always take an jab at people who hold firm in faith, like in the case of Lynn Messer on Crime Junkie. This podcast took a hit because you were more interested in character assasination than the good they did for our young nation.
Hi Ashley..i am familiar with Thomas Jefferson and the enslavement of Sally Hemming and the children they had together. The Jefferson Foundation tried to denied Sally Hemming descendants saying they were not Thomas Jefferson descendants. Thank you for this episode..love your podcast.
And you know this about African Americans because you ARE one? I’m tired of White people speaking on Black people issues.
So glad that the series continued!!!
Washington kissing the Bible has nothing to do with the separation of church and state.
No...not the last one!!!! Will there be a season 2? This is my second favorite podcast.
This is the one episode that I was not pleased to listen to. Yes, all the facts were correct but your reporting looks at this whole story through a single modern lense when what Jefferson did with Sally was completely normal at the time. It would not be appropriate today AT ALL, yes, but I feel you should be informing your listeners that this was considered appropriate and normal at the time.