He called himself the champion of the common man—but spoiler alert: only if that man was white, land-owning, and totally cool with slavery.

In this hot-and-heavy second dive into the tangled legacy of Andrew Jackson, Kyle and Eric rip off the rose-colored glasses and get real about the president who practically invented political branding and executive overreach.

From a booze-soaked inauguration that turned the White House lawn into a frat party, to doubling down on slavery while claiming to fight for “the people,” Jackson’s contradictions are as big as his ego. We’re talking abolitionist gag orders, the rise of the Democratic Party, and how Jackson paved the road to Civil War—with a grin and a hickory stick.

It’s messy. It’s maddening. And it’s the foundation for American politics as we know it. So buckle up, history lovers—Jackson’s back on the mic, and this time, we brought receipts.

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Music:

Semper Fidelis by Heftone Banjo Orchestra, Free Music Archive, license CC-BY-SA

Images:

William & Mary, Small Building: Smash the Iron Cage, CCBY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jacksonianism, The Moder Balaam and his ass: Henry R. Robinson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The County Election: George Caleb Bingham, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Andrew Jackson’s Rowdy Party: Louis S. Glanzman, image courtesy the White House Historical Association

Abolition Newspapers: Wm. Lloyd Garrison?, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons