With the Benefit of Hindsight...

With the Benefit of Hindsight...

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Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 2h 56m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.4 (465)
Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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The true story of corruption, greed and self interest that destroyed Penn State, its iconic coach Joe Paterno and an alleged monster. This series follows the nearly ten year investigation of this case conducted by journalist John Ziegler. Ziegler has uncovered a massive amount of evidence that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about this case.

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S1E22 Episode Twenty Two: The Lottery Winner

Oct 20, 2025 2h 47m Transcript

Jasmine, the wife of Sandusky "victim" #10 Ryan Rittmeyer, shares her story about her life with Ryan and the revelation that he was never abused by Jerry Sandusky.

S1E21 Episode Twenty One: Knocking On Victims' Doors

Jul 18, 2025 2h 1m Transcript

A special interview with an anonymous guest who's been working the Sandusky case behind the scenes.

S1E20 Episode Twenty: Costas Returns

May 19, 2025 49m Transcript

Zig has a special brand new interview with Bob Costas regarding the Penn State / Joe Paterno / Jerry Sandusky scandal.

Episode Nineteen: The Pulitzer Reprise

Jan 03, 2022 1h 48m

Sarah Ganim was a 24 year-old cub reporter when her coverage of the Penn State scandal "earned" her a Pulitzer Prize. Zig has demonstrated throughout our series how prosecutors consistently leaked…

Episode Eighteen: Silent No More

Nov 04, 2021 4h 14m

Graham Spanier was the President of Penn State, under Spanier's leadership the university had a pristine track record for following NCAA regulations. He was one of the most influential educators in…

Episode17 Sandusky For Life

Nov 02, 2021 2h 59m

EJ Sandusky was the first of six children adopted by Dottie and Gerry Sandusky. EJ and his family were certain that his father could not have committed the crimes of which he was accused but they…

Episode Sixteen: Vindication

Jun 27, 2021 5h 3m

Zig and Liz summarize the story and the evidence presented in this series. Zig updates us with the latest developments in the case and Liz has some fun hitting John with a bunch of questions about…

Episode Fifteen: The Perfect Storm

Jun 22, 2021 3h 15m

After nearly ten years of investigating the Penn State Scandal John Ziegler explains WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

Episode Fourteen: Secret Agent Man

Jun 18, 2021 4h 36m

AJ Dillen is a former Second Mile kid who saw Jerry Sandusky as a benign father figure. He didn't believe the "victim's" claims of abuse and decided to find out how the system worked for himself by…

Episode Thirteen: The Media

Jun 15, 2021 5h 23m

Liz and Zig dig deep in episode thirteen to explain the nature of today's media and the prioritization of narrative over news. Pack a lunch because episode thirteen is packed with more than five…

Episode Twelve, Part II The Settlements

Jun 10, 2021 2h 23m

Zig and Liz take us deep inside the Penn State Board of Trustees and the decisions that were made regarding the "victim" settlements. While Zig steadfastly sticks to his belief that the entire Penn…

Episode Twelve, Part I: The Settlements

Jun 07, 2021 3h 38m

Zig is leaked documents that outline the victim' complaints against Penn State and the financial settlements they receive. He and Liz introduce us to the "Lock Haven five", and you won't believe…

Episode Eleven: No Good Deed

Jun 03, 2021 3h 7m

In Episode Eleven we learn about John Ziegler's efforts to get Dottie Sandusky another opportunity to declare her husband's innocence in front of a national audience. All she has to do is call his…

Episode Ten: Freeh As A Bird

Jun 01, 2021 2h 59m

Jerry Sandusky was convicted on June 22, 2012, just seven months after he was charged. In keeping with the torrid pace of this case, just three weeks later the results of an "independent"…

Episode Nine, Part III: A Few Bad Men

May 27, 2021 2h 19m

As the Sandusky Trial concludes Liz and Zig analyze closing arguments from both sides and Zig plays defense attorney, delivering a critique of Amendola's defense and presenting his own closing…

Episode Nine, Part II: A Few Bad Men

May 25, 2021 2h 57m

In Episode 9 Part II we meet the last of the prosecution witnesses and get introduced to "victim" #9, Sebastian Paden. Paden's accusations against Sandusky are the most egregious of all and they're…

Episode Nine Part I: A Few Bad Men

May 18, 2021 4h 17m

The fun really starts now as we enter the courthouse in June of 2012 for the trial of Jerry Sandusky . It's been just seven months since his arrest but Sandusky is already on trial. Prosecutors sped…

Episode Eight: Known Only to God

May 13, 2021 3h 25m

Episode 8 DescriptionIn episode eight we learn about "the boy in the shower" from the Mike McQueary episode. His name never went public and prosecutors were intent on making sure his story never did…

Episode Seven: Wicked Tuna

May 11, 2021 2h 32m

With Aaron Fisher locked in as an accuser and the 1998 case with Zach Konstas resurrected prosecutors turned their attention toward finding additional accusers to add weight to their case.In Episode…

Episode Six: Family Affair, The Aaron Fisher Story

May 06, 2021 3h 11m

This is the story of Victim #1, Aaron Fisher. Aaron Fisher had a very difficult childhood filled with abuse.He never knew his paternal father and the stepfather he endured for five years abused his…

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