Jerry Springer’s scandalous backstory laid bare: best podcasts of the week

An excellent dig into the life – and sex scandal – of the controversial chatshow king. Plus, a new podcast on the Titanic … made by the nephew of a survivorLong before he was a chatshow titan, Jerry Springer was a plucky young politician who held the post of mayor of Cincinnati before setting his sights on the state of Ohio at large. Slow Burn’s Leon Neyfakh goes all the way back to those beginnings for this nine-part series, marrying excellent journalism with some unbel