Richard Nixon

I know, I know....Richard Nixon?! In the grey?! Believe me, this is a controversial choice, but Jamie set out wanting to know if Nixon's reputation was everything that history has made him out to be--petty, racist, egotistical, willing to win no matter what. Come check out this episode to see if this reputation was well earned or if there is perhaps more complexity to this man than many believe. In the end, we learned a lot, including how he single-handedly designed the first space shuttle (n...

Om Podcasten

Just like history isn’t all black and white, neither are the people who lived it. So who are the ones living in the grey?Welcome to Ambivalent Offenders— where we dig into the lives of people who’ve been called a lot of things: villains, scoundrels, monsters, misfits, or just plain morally messy. But were they really as bad as history says… or have they gotten an unfair rap?In each episode, we unpack the stories, facts, and cultural myths surrounding some of the most questionable  (and sometimes misunderstood) figures from the past — all in a tone that’s more friend-at-brunch (according to one listener review) than lecture hall. No dusty textbooks, no moral grandstanding. Just conversational storytelling, questionable behavior, and a little historical tea.Ultimately, we’re here to do what humans do best: judge the hell out of some pretty interesting people.