The Orphan Who Became A Globetrotting Mining Tycoon And US President
About this episode
The episode explores the life of Herbert Hoover, highlighting his adventures before and after his presidency.
Herbert Hoover is remembered as a total bozo whose term in office is defined by the Great Depression. But, Herbie lived an insanely eventful and rewarding life before and after his time at the White House that included stops in Australia, China, and England. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Rob Fox https://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regester https://www.instagram.com/danregester/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Rob Fox, Dan Regester
Topics covered
- Herbert Hoover
- Great Depression
- mining tycoon
- US President
- globetrotting
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Australia, China, England
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