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Behind the Bastards

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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

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  1. It Could Happen Here Weekly 217

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd - Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota - Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2 - To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias -...

  2. Part Four: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

    We conclude the story of Saudi Arabia's blood-soaked crown prince, for now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. Part Three: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

    Robert and Dave continue with Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's early adult years and rise to power. Full video episodes of Behind the Bastards are now streaming on Netflix dropping every Tuesday and Thursday! Hit “Remind Me” on Netflix so you don’t miss an episode - Netflix.com/behindthebastards For...

  4. It Could Happen Here Weekly 216

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE - The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot - Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters - Executive Disorder: ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, DAVOS, Iran & Syria You can now listen to…

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  5. Part Two: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

    Robert continues the early history of Mohammed Bin Salman and the House of Saud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. Part One: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

    Robert sits down with David Bell to tell the life story of MBS, the crown prince and ruler behind the scenes of the Saudi Kingdom. (4 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. It Could Happen Here Weekly 215

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - AI Robot Slaves and other CES Miracles - Best and Worst (non AI) Products at CES - What’s Happening in Iran? - What Happened in 2025 with Andrew - Executive Disorder: Portland Shooting, the FED, Visa Pause &...

  8. Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition

    Robert and Sophie continue to answer listener questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  9. Part One: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition

    Happy New Year, Robert and Sophie sit down and answer listener questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  10. It Could Happen Here Weekly 214

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - 2025 Q&A - 2026 Predictions - Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro - Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES - Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update You can now listen to...

  11. CZM Rewind: Part Two: How Cigarettes Invented Everything

    Robert is joined again by James Stout to continue to discuss the Tobacco Industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  12. CZM Rewind: Part One: How Cigarettes Invented Everything

    Robert is joined by James Stout to discuss the Tobacco Industry. (2 part series) -...

  13. CZM Rewind: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult & The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Age

    Part Three: Robert tells David about Ziz's glorious plan to take to the sea and sever the right and left brains of her followers in order to make them psychopaths god that sentence was weird to write trust us the episode is weirder. Part Four: Robert concludes the story of the Zizians with a…

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  14. CZM Rewind: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult & The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader

    Part One: Earlier this year a Border Patrol officer was killed in a shoot-out with people who have been described as members of a trans vegan AI death cult. But who are the Zizians, really? Robert sits down with David Gborie to trace their development, from part of the Bay Area Rationalist...

  15. Part Three: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

    We conclude the story of how Britain ended its role in the Atlantic Slave Trade. Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  16. Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

    In this episode we introduce two great heroes: freed slave and adventurer Olaudah Equiano, and crusading abolitionist lawyer Granville Sharp. Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

  17. Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

    In our annual holiday reverse episode, Robert introduces James Stout to the heroes who fought to end the Atlantic Slave trade. (3 part series) Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

  18. It Could Happen Here Weekly 213

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Tech Fascist Takeover of the Media - Strikes, Walkouts, and Union Busting At Nestlé's Blue Bottle - Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 1 - Grenada with Andrew, Pt. 2 - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #46 You…

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  19. Part Two: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist

    Padraig explains how Lord Haw-Haw became an agent of the Third Reich...and how it all came crashing down for him at the end of the war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  20. Part One: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist

    Robert sits down with Pádraig O Ruairc to learn about a bastard from across the pond who threw his lot in with Hitler during WW2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  21. It Could Happen Here Weekly 212

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd - Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News - Natalism feat. Andrew - The Insurrectionist Running to Replace Nancy Mace - Executive...

  22. Part Five: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

    Robert tells Margaret about the giant meeting the military held to tell everyone how they planned to kill the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  23. Part Four: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

    ICBMs made it possible to end the world in 15 minutes or less. Robert tells Margaret about the nightmarishly incompetent first draft of the Minuteman, a nuclear weapons system almost perfectly designed to end the world on accident.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  24. Part Three: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

    Robert continues the harrowing story of the men who decided we should be ready to rain nuclear hellfire on everyone at a moments notice forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  25. It Could Happen Here Weekly 211

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Jungle - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Two: To Be Called By No Name - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Three: The American Nightmare - Darién Gap: One Year...

  26. Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

    Robert Evans: Robert and Margaret discuss the birth of the first atom bomb and how delusions about the use of air power made it a savior for a certain kind of U.S Army Air Corps officer. Sophie Lichterman: She's sick more often than anyone I knowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  27. Part One: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

    Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about how mankind went from building one atomic bomb to building tens of thousands of them, permanently 15 minutes or less away from ending all life on earth. (5 Part Series) Sources:...

  28. It Could Happen Here Weekly 210

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Requiem for Stop Cop City - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43 - CZM Rewind: My RNC Grindr Adventure - CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100%...

  29. CZM Rewind: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (Secretly About Michael Lewis)

    Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short. Original Air Dates: 12.5.23 & 12.7.23 Sources:...

  30. CZM Rewind: How Sam Bankman-Fried Conned the Crypto World & The Sam Bankman-Fried Update

    Part One: Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about the collapse of one of the great financial criminals of our time. Original Air Date: 11.22.22 Part Two: Everyone's favorite crypto conman is back behind bars! Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about his plans to buy an island and...

  31. It Could Happen Here Weekly 209

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration - Nick Fuentes Explains Pornography to Tucker Carlson - The Conde Nast Union Busting Purge - Producing Knowledge on Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd - Executive...

  32. Part Two: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz

    Robert concludes the story of Bo Gritz with his unhinged attempts to rescue POWs from Vietnam, his political ambitions, and disgraceful downfall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  33. Part One: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz

    Robert and Prop did a live show to raise money for the Portland Bail Fund. They discussed the life and times of Bo Gritz, a foundational right wing militia maniac. Sources: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/03/29/James-Bo-Gritz-the-Vietnam-War-veteran-who-slipped/7427417762000/...

  34. It Could Happen Here Weekly 208

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Mamdani’s Victory: Winners, Losers, and Crashouts - A New Threat to Public Lands - The Pro Palestine Movement Two Years After Genocide feat. Dana El Kurd - The Mainstreaming of Nick Fuentes by the Coward Tucker...

  35. Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist

    Robert talks about legitimately some of the worst stuff we'll ever discuss on this show. Oh my god, you guysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  36. Part One: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist

    Robert walks his former colleague Titi Lee through the life and times of Thomas Thistlewood, a slave owner and monster of the first order who kept a detailed diary of all his crimes against humanity. (2 Part Series) Sources:...

  37. It Could Happen Here Weekly 207

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Occulture, Technomancy vs Tradition, and the Role of Magick in 2025 - The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Heart Stops Reluctantly - The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: Out of Sight, Out of Mind - The...

  38. Part Two: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ

    Robert answers the big question: who does Peter Thiel think the antichrist might be? And we learn about the time he considered cryonically freezing his own head after death. Check out Sarah’s new show here: https://link.mgln.ai/6Pab8jSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  39. Part One: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ

    Robert sits down with Sarah Marshall to discuss just what Peter Thiel believes about the antichrist and who he thinks is destroying the world. (2 Part Series) Check out Sarah’s new show here: https://link.mgln.ai/6Pab8jSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  40. It Could Happen Here Weekly 206

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Caribbean Roundtable - The Campaign to Bust Chicago’s Only Bookstore Union - What’s Real in the Politics of Population with Andrew - Occulture, William S. Burroughs, and Generative AI - Executive Disorder: White...

  41. Part Two: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend

    David E. Taylor's cult truly had it all: enslaved workers using plagiarism machines to generate AI ads to rob cancer patients, welfare fraud, and heinous sex crimes! In Part 2, we conclude his horrific story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  42. Part One: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend

    Robert sits down with Jake Hanrahan to discuss the recently busted cult / call center of Bishop David Taylor's, Jesus Christ's Best Friend. (2 Part Series) Check out Sad Oligarch - https://open.spotify.com/show/5n4CUGYYZ4fc4L5yWYX7gK https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sad-oligarch/id1691403387...

  43. It Could Happen Here Weekly 205

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Squatting with Andrew - Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd - The Economics of the Tariff Regime - New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance - Executive...

  44. Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE

    Robert concludes the story of Daryl Gates with his founding of SWAT and insane reaction to the LA Riots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  45. Part One: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE

    Robert sits down with Bridget Todd to discuss influential LA police chief Daryl Gates, the Godfather of militarized policing. (2 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  46. It Could Happen Here Weekly 204

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - CZM Rewind: Indigenous Peoples Day - CZM Rewind: Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 2: Migrant Stories - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 3: The Mutual Aid Response - CZM Rewind:...

  47. Part Two: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil

    We conclude the heinous tale of Volkswagen's slave plantation in Brazil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  48. Part One: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil

    Robert sits down with Maggie Mae Fish to discuss how Volkswagen went from Hitler's favorite auto-company to the owner of a slave plantation in the Amazon during the Reagan Era. (2 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  49. It Could Happen Here Weekly 203

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - ICE’s Ethnic Cleansing in Chicago - The Riyadh Comedy Festival - The Weaponization of Mass Shootings - Trump’s Hepatitis Vaccine Lies - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #37 You can now listen to all Cool...

  50. Robert and Cody Read Ben Shapiro's New Book

    Robert and Cody Johnston sit down to read Ben Shapiro's latest non-fiction book, which seems to be based entirely on him not understanding how lions work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

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