'Jeopardy' champ Ken Jennings defends podcast co-host against claims of child abuse, anti-Semitism
"Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings spoke out in defense of his podcast co-host, John Roderick, after he caught backlash for telling a story about his daughter that readers likened to child abuse. Jennings, who has been tapped to be the first guest host of the popular game show in the wake of longtime host Alex Trebek’s death, hosts a podcast called "Omnibus" alongside Roderick.Together, the duo unpacks odd true stories in an effort to create a sort of time capsule for future generations. Over the weekend, Roderick shared a lengthy story on Twitter about parenting his 9-year-old daughter when she mentioned she was hungry.