The show explores all 59 presidential elections to discover that there never was a "good ol' days'' and that presidential politics has always been played dirty. From the host of the hit podcasts American History Tellers and American Scandal, American Elections is not a political show; it's a history show that gives needed context to today's politics and a sense of relief that the election cycle we're about to enter might not be the worst in history—when we learn how bad that history has been.