4.1 James Madison

American Presidents: Totalus Rankium

Rob and Jamie

Comedy, History

4.9 • 836 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2018

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Slight, small and stiff. This is how Madison was described by his contemporaries (about his personality - get your mind out the gutter). However, those that underestimated him soon learned: sharp things often come in small packages. Find out how Madison overcame his doubts and fear over his health to rise to become the co-leader of ‘Madison’s Party’. Oh, just hide any pets you may have…

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0:00.0	Welcome to Totalis Rankium.
0:10.0	This week, James Madison, Part 1.
0:15.0	Hello, Alex. Hello and welcome to American presidents, so tell us Rankium.
0:27.2	I am Jamie.
0:27.9	And I'm Rob ranking all of the presidents from Washington to Trump,
0:31.4	and this is episode 4.1, James Madison.
0:34.8	Ooh, not that familiar with his name.
0:37.1	Never met a James before, then. I've met a James. Oh, not that familiar with his name. Never met a James before then.
0:39.0	I've met a James.
0:40.1	Oh, more than Madison.
0:41.5	I've heard it, but I wouldn't, if you did mention him, I wouldn't have said, oh, he's a president.
0:45.3	So you don't know much about him, then?
0:47.1	I don't know anything about him.
0:48.0	Okay, well, let's jump straight in, shall we?
0:50.2	Yeah.
0:50.7	Madison, who's also known as father of the Constitution. Oh, why?
0:54.8	He gave birth to the Constitution.
0:57.1	Oh.
0:58.5	Figuratively, I hope.
0:59.6	Oh, no.
1:01.1	We'll find out later on.
1:02.4	I hope that's very literal.
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