In this episode of Better than Washington, we resume our discussion of John Adams Jr.'s first year as President of the United States. And we mostly talk about why his personal failings as a father might foreshadow his approach to civil rights. Please, please make sure to check the content warnings below. This episode is going to be heavier than normal.

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Content Warnings: this specific episode spends a great deal of time discussing homophobia, specifically the type of hatred that might cause parents to break off a relationship with their own children. There is also brief cursing, but nothing that would require an "explicit" label. Additionally, this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States of America has been involved. There will always be frank discussions of slavery, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.