Podcasts by Fake Presidents
Remember when you could talk about politics without it being hazardous to your health? We think we’ve found a loophole. Each episode, we’ll take a deep dive into a fictional American president from film or TV, to see just how much fiction there really is. It’s a podcast sorta about politics and kinda about pop culture, hosted by two former politicos turned TV writer/producers who’d much rather talk about real movies and fake politics than fake movies and real politics.
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Fake President from 2023-12-11T20:08
A "Hallmark-style" holiday rom-com featuring a fake president? Of course we had to watch it! (So you don't have to!)
CHRISTMAS AT THE HOLLY HOTEL is a fictional movie about a real hotel t...
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Pulp Fictional President (RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE, 2023) from 2023-11-23T00:41
Uma Thurman is the faux potus in Amazon's romantic comedy RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE. Taylor Zakhar Perez is the young, handsome First Son whose public feud with a young, handsome British Prince...
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Political Hacks (CHUCKY, the TV series) + Some BARBIE talk! from 2023-10-26T21:26
A special doll-centric Halloween episode!
Did you know that the latest season of CHUCKY, the TV series based on the CHILD'S PLAY horror movies, takes place in The White House? Did you kno...
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POTuuuuuHs (IDIOCRACY, 2006) from 2023-09-03T04:34
IDIOCRACY, co-written and directed by Mike Judge, barely got a theatrical release in 2006, but has it persevered enough to become a cult classic since then? Or is its biggest c...
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Missionary Position (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING and SECRET INVASION) from 2023-08-09T09:03
Eric and Ben are pretty sure there's going to be a fake president in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART TWO when it comes out next year, but they're less sure who it's going to be. Ben th...
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Tom Clancy's Nick Fury (JACK RYAN, Season 4 and SECRET INVASION Eps 3&4) from 2023-07-17T06:57
Dermot Mulroney's fake President is back in Disney Plus's MARVEL'S SECRET INVASION, and so are we! After covering episodes 1 & 2 in our last look of this series...
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My Best Friend's President (SECRET INVASION, Eps 1&2 + more FOR ALL MANKIND) from 2023-07-01T03:29
Ben and Eric are doing something they've never done before -- covering a TV series as it airs in (near) real time!
But first, they got some more FOR ALL MANKIND stuff to ...
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You're the POTUS now, dawg! (THE ROCK, 1996) from 2023-05-29T15:07
Michael Bay's THE ROCK has peak Nicolas Cage, silver age Sean Connery, and a shockingly effective (if completely unnecessary) fake president. Best summer movie ever? Could be! Best fake presiden...
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President Jerry Springer? from 2023-04-28T20:32
A special episode!
From mayor to television legend, few people are as representative of the cross section of politics and pop culture as the late, great Jerry Springer.
And did yo...
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See Jack Run (TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN, Seasons 1-3) from 2023-03-23T00:45
Our first trip into the Clancy-verse!
Amazon Prime's TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN stars John Krasinski as the titular CIA analyst turned field agent. In season one, he saves a presiden...
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Fake Fake Presidents (PRESIDENTS DAY SPECIAL 2023) from 2023-02-19T18:29
It's Presidents' Day!
Which means we're back with another very special episode for this very special holiday. This time we're asking the question: What already exist...
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POTUS Almighty (DEEP IMPACT, 1998) from 2023-01-17T07:43
After an unexpected hiatus, we're back!
And so is Morgan Freeman!
This time, Olympus isn't falling. It's the sky that's falling. 1998's DEEP IMPACT features an iconic fake presiden...
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The POTUStronaut (FOR ALL MANKIND, Seasons 1-3) from 2022-09-08T18:20:16
Eric is a big fan of Apple TV+'s sci-fi drama FOR ALL MANKIND. Ben has a never seen an episode. Will Ben want to watch the series after Eric tells him all about the alt-history presidential poli...
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The X-President (X2: X-MEN UNITED, 2003) from 2022-07-27T04:52:31
This week, Ben and Eric head back into world of Marvel comic book adaptations with the 2nd entry in 20th Century Fox's long-running X-MEN movie franchise. Not only is there a fake president in i...
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The Ameri-Caan President (GET SMART, 2008) from 2022-07-13T23:58:26
We're back! Hiatus over! Thanks for your patience!
Based on a TV show created by comedy legends Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, 2008's GET SMART has some pretty big phone-shoes to fill. Does ...
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Programming Note! (We're going on hiatus, but we'll be back!) from 2022-03-21T19:15:08
Just a little note on our upcoming schedule. Are Ben and Eric taking a spring hiatus? Yes! Will they be back this summer? HECK YEAH! Should you unsubscribe? HELL NO!
Take a listen to find...
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PRESIDENTS' DAY SPECIAL: Movies that don't have fake presidents...but should! from 2022-02-17T04:34:10
In honor of the upcoming Presidents' Day holiday, Ben and Eric veto their usual format to elect some fake presidents into movies that don't have one.
Which movies without a fake presiden...
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J-Law and Order (DON'T LOOK UP, 2021) from 2022-02-01T10:36:58
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play astronomers who make a thrilling discovery in the feel-good holiday movie of 2021!
Meryl Streep is a fake president that's all "Lady Biz." Listen
Beating John Malkovich (IN THE LINE OF FIRE, 1993) from 2022-01-17T08:28:44
Before Wolfgang Peterson directed AIR FORCE ONE (where the Secret Service completely craps the bed), he directed IN THE LINE OF FIRE (where the Secret Service ...
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Dueling Clintons, SNL, some Succession chat, and more (Buh-Bye 2021, Hello 2022!) from 2022-01-01T09:48:09
We take one last look back at the fake presidencies of 2021 before looking ahead to 2022. Topics include:
- Our favorite fictional presidents of the last 12 months
- Succession...
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Downey In The Polls (IRON MAN 3, 2013) from 2021-12-25T09:45:16
Tony Stark has PTSD, Don Cheadle has a new superhero name, and the President of the United States is going to need a new plane. That's right, it's Christmastime in the MCU, which means it's time...
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The Polar Ex-Pres (THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, 2004) from 2021-11-15T08:20:09
After introducing the world to one of the greatest fake presidents in INDEPENDENCE DAY, director Roland Emmerich is back with not one, but TWO fake presidents in 2004's climate-themed d...
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The Spoof Stops Here (SCARY MOVIE 3, 2003) from 2021-10-26T05:56:41
Just in time for Halloween it's a SCARY MOVIE. The third one! The one that introduced Leslie-freakin'-Nielsen as an American president!
What happens when uber-re...
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Scales of Justice (SPLASH, 1984) from 2021-10-11T01:42:36
Who knew there was a fake president in this 80s mermaid rom-com?
Directed by Ron Howard, SPLASH made, um, waves at the box office. It also made Tom Hanks a movie star, Howard an ...
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Where's the Brief? (THE PELICAN BRIEF, 1993) from 2021-09-27T18:03:29
When an assassin targets the SCOTUS, it's up to Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts to expose a POTUS.
Robert Culp is the nameless (but not blameless) President in this 1993 adap...
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Fake First Ladies (A dip into the mailbag!) from 2021-09-04T16:03:45
Ben and Eric will take another dip into the Fake President's mailbag to answer questions about...
- Who are their favorite fake first ladies?
- What is the beef between Gerard Butl...
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Fake First Ladies (A dip into the mailbag!) from 2021-09-04T16:03:45
Ben and Eric will take another dip into the Fake President's mailbag to answer questions about...
- Who are their favorite fake first ladies?
- What is the beef between Gerard Butl...
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Fallen and Can't Get Up (ANGEL HAS FALLEN, 2019) from 2021-08-16T01:32:43
Today we take a look at a fake president played by Morgan Freeman. No, not that fake president. The OTHER fake president played by Morgan Freeman, in 2019's ANGEL HAS FALLEN, t...
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Sharknado Tank (SHARKNADO 3: OH HELL NO, 2015) from 2021-07-25T15:19:02
You know what they say, "it's always Shark Week somewhere." This episode we take a look at President Marcus Robbins from the third entry of Syfy's SHARKNADO series, played by Mark Cuban...
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A Date That Will Smith In Infamy (INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1996) from 2021-07-04T09:51:53
Bill Pullman stars alongside Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in 1996's White House-exploding, #1 blockbuster: INDEPENDENCE DAY.
You know the president. You know the speech....
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Into The Machete-Verse (MACHETE KILLS, 2013) from 2021-06-17T14:03:39
Writer/director (not to mention producer/editor/composer) Robert Rodriguez is back on our radar with another fake president, this time taking the form of an actor credited only as "Carl...
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The Goodest Shepherd (THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, 1995) from 2021-06-01T03:43:41
Rob Reiner and Aaron Sorkin leave little to the political imagination in their 1995 romantic comedy, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT. Michael Douglas, as the widower POTUS Andrew Shepherd, is wi...
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The Truth Hurts (VANTAGE POINT, 2008) from 2021-05-01T04:14:38
William Hurt is the Fake President in this 2008 political thriller in the vein of Rashomon. Sigourney Weaver is in yet another movie with a presidential body double, Dennis Quaid and Ma...
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President Beetlejuice Batman (FIRST DAUGHTER, 2004) from 2021-03-29T19:21:43
Michael Keaton is the empty nester fake president in 2004's FIRST DAUGHTER, starring Katie Holmes as a first family member who is definitely not Chelsea Clinton going to a college that is defini...
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Cloudy With A Chance of POTUS (GEOSTORM, 2017) from 2021-03-07T20:30:22
Gerard Butler is back to save a Fake President. Or Not. Maybe the POTUS is a bad guy in this movie?
GEOSTORM is a 2017 action movie about weather controlling satellites and the politicia...
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Cloudy With A Chance of POTUS (GEOSTORM, 2017) from 2021-03-07T20:30:22
Gerard Butler is back to save a Fake President. Or Not. Maybe the POTUS is a bad guy in this movie?
GEOSTORM is a 2017 action movie about weather controlling satellites and the politicia...
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President Shooter McGavin (SPY KIDS 2: ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS, 2002) from 2021-02-25T05:27:23
The writer/director/producer of SIN CITY (Robert Rodriguez) casts the villain of HAPPY GILMORE (Christopher McDonald) as a very fake president in a very family-friendly movie.
What really...
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Who's the best SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE presidential impersonator of all-time?! from 2021-02-16T04:56:28
It's Presidents Day!
So we're doing something a little different this week. We're taking a look at a different kind of "fake" president. That's right, we're hosting an NCAA-style tournam...
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Who's the best SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE presidential impersonator of all-time?! from 2021-02-16T04:56:28
It's Presidents Day! So we're doing something a little different this week. We're taking a look at a different kind of "fake" president. That's right, we're hosting an NCAA-style tournament to ...
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The Pac-Man President (PIXELS, 2015) from 2021-02-11T19:47:36
Kevin James is the (fake) president in Pixels, a 2015 action-comedy directed by Chris Columbus and also starring Adam Sandler, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad, and Peter Dinklage.
How does a ...
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When Video Games Attack (PIXELS, 2015) from 2021-02-11T19:47:36
Kevin James is the (fake) president in Pixels, a 2015 action-comedy directed by Chris Columbus and also starring Adam Sandler, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad, and Peter Dinklage.
Ho...
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When Video Games Attack (PIXELS, 2015) from 2021-02-11T19:47:36
Kevin James is the (fake) president in Pixels, a 2015 action-comedy directed by Chris Columbus and also starring Adam Sandler, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad, and Peter Dinklage.
Ho...
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CUBE-Anon (XXX: STATE OF THE UNION, 2005) from 2021-01-19T22:39:37
This is the episode THEY didn’t want YOU to hear!
(They = Ben and Eric, because it was originally recorded as a practice episode months ago, not intended for wide release)
A Very Fake Presidential Year In Review from 2021-01-05T11:35:23
We look ahead to see what may be in store for the world of Fake Presidents in 2021, but only after we've totally gutted 2020.
In this episode, we cover all the FP developments of...
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No Ordinary Reagan (WONDER WOMAN 1984, 2020) from 2020-12-29T07:17:11
Sure, Gal Godot and Chris Pine are back in the 1984-set WONDER WOMAN sequel along with newcomers Kristen Wiig and The Mandalorian himself, Pedro Pascal, but you know what got Ben and Eric really...
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In Gad We Trust (1600 PENN, 2012-2013) from 2020-12-21T09:50:41
So many firsts this week!
We cover our first fake TV president with 1600 PENN's "Dale Gilchrist."
We have our first guest with 1600 PENN writer, Dan Hernandez (PO...
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Pleasence and the City (ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, 1981) from 2020-12-09T00:32:06
Not since Macaulay Culkin in HOME ALONE 2 has someone so evil gotten lost in New York.
Kurt Russell stars in John Carpenter's classic 1981 action/thriller about a fake president...
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POTUS Is All Around Us (LOVE ACTUALLY, 2003) from 2020-11-27T07:27:57
Has this quintessential British rom-com gone from classic to problematic? Sure! But who cares!?! We’re here to talk about the US President, quintessentially named "US President," played by Billy...
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How To Be A Good Ex-President (WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT, 2004) from 2020-11-19T08:36:22
Gene Hackman is back for his second time out as a fake president...in his last movie role ever? (Yep.) Why did he never act again after this movie? (Beats us.) Was it something Ray Romano said? ...
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D’OHTUS (THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, 2007) from 2020-11-11T07:25:04
Homer Simpson is the ultimate anti-hero, the EPA are the ultimate bad guys, and Arnold Schwarzenegger is the not-so-ultimate (Fake) President in THE SIMPSONS MOVIE.
How might an ...
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The Air Marshall (AIR FORCE ONE, 1997) from 2020-11-05T07:59:59
We take a look at Fake President James Marshall from 1997's AIR FORCE ONE, a popular choice for "all-time favorite movie president." Does he still live up to the hype? (Mostly) Should you notify...
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A President In His Birthday Suit (NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, 2007) from 2020-10-27T05:37:35
This week's fake president not only has a secret book, but also a secret name! Will Bruce Greenwood's nameless, devastatingly handsome president one day wind up on Mt. Rushmore high a...
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OUR FIRST MAILBAG! The Crimes Of DAVE, The WEST WING Reunion Special, And Other Letters From Listeners from 2020-10-22T04:47:20
We watched HBOMax's WEST WING Reunion Special, and we also take our first dive into listener mail, including a message from a former federal prosecutor who writes in with the exact charges he'd ...
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The Butler Did It (OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, 2013) from 2020-10-19T05:56:42
Let's take a look at the fake president from a hit 2013 action movie that's basically "DIE HARD in the White House." No, not WHITE HOUSE DOWN. The other one.
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The Eastwood-in-Chief (ABSOLUTE POWER, 1997) from 2020-10-12T05:59:41
Is Gene Hackman's President in ABSOLUTE POWER the worst fake president ever committed to film? Maybe!
Is future fake president Dennis Haysbert the most psycho secret service agent ever al...
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President Jack Nicholson (MARS ATTACKS, 1996) from 2020-10-04T00:42:41
In this episode, Ben and Eric discuss what happens when a real Joker becomes President in Tim Burton's 1996 cult classic MARS ATTACKS.
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The Inaugural Episode (DAVE, 1993) from 2020-10-02T06:53:21
What better way to start a podcast about Fake Presidents than with a movie about a fake president? Join us as we dissect the politics of the 1993 movie DAVE, starring Kevin Kline as both The Pre...
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