What if the biggest stories in American history weren't ancient history at all?
Hosted by creator and political storyteller Amanda Nelson (Amanda's Mild Takes), Executive Dysfunction is a narrative podcast exploring the most fascinating chapters of American political history and why they still matter today.
From disputed elections and political corruption to constitutional crises, government overreach, and unexpected heroes, each 30-minute episode blends investigative journalism, archival research, and cinematic storytelling to reveal how yesterday's dysfunction continues to shape today's headlines.
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Anarchists vs. Cops [ The Haymarket Bombing ]
Aug 27, 2026
In the season finale of Executive Dysfunction, Amanda Nelson tells the story of the 1886 Haymarket Affair, when a massive labor movement in Chicago collided with police violence, a mysterious…
Hateration in the Democracy [ Hamilton vs. Jefferson ]
Aug 13, 2026
In this episode of Executive Dysfunction, Amanda Nelson traces the birth of America's two-party system, from the bitter feud between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson to newspaper propaganda…
Woodrow Wilson's (literal) War on Free Speech
Jul 30, 2026
Who was America's most anti-First Amendment president? It wasn't Richard Nixon. It wasn't Donald Trump. It was Woodrow Wilson.
In this episode of Executive Dysfunction, Amanda Nelson traces how the…
ABSCAM
Jul 16, 2026
What if the FBI invented a fake billionaire just to see which politicians would sell their office?
In this episode of Executive Dysfunction, Amanda Nelson tells the unbelievable true story of ABSCAM…
Bush v. Gore
Jul 02, 2026
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 1 of Executive Dysfunction: a deep dive into the presidential election of 2000, in which a butterfly ballot, a discriminatory voter purge, a staged riot by dorks in…
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Executive Dysfunction - Trailer
Jun 29, 2026
History doesn't stay in the past—it keeps shaping the present.
Hosted by creator and political storyteller Amanda Nelson (Amanda's Mild Takes), Executive Dysfunction is a weekly narrative podcast…
