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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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  • CZM Rewind: Morton Downey Junior: The Ur-Media Grifter

    CZM Rewind: Morton Downey Junior: The Ur-Media Grifter
    May 23 2024

    Robert is again joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Morton Downey Junior.

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    58 mins
  • CZM Rewind: The Ballad of Wally George

    CZM Rewind: The Ballad of Wally George
    May 22 2024

    Robert is joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Wally George.

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    47 mins
  • CZM Rewind: Joe Pyne: The Man Who Invented Right Wing Talk Radio

    CZM Rewind: Joe Pyne: The Man Who Invented Right Wing Talk Radio
    May 21 2024

    Robert is joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Joe Pyne.

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    FOOTNOTES:

    1. https://timeline.com/hot-seat-wally-george-edccf13491cf
    2. https://www.ocweekly.com/remembering-the-time-ocs-wacky-conservative-talk-show-host-wally-george-stood-up-to-white-supremacists/
    3. https://joeleisenberg.medium.com/exposed-donald-trump-is-wally-george-bcb2f2040c0f
    4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200226051215/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-11-ca-1344-story.html
    5. https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/wally-george-1117893638/
    6. https://www.ocweekly.com/here-lies-wally-george-6428079/
    7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/21/why-were-all-just-living-in-morton-downey-jr-s-talk-show-slime/?request-id=76a6a7b6-5e2f-4120-8982-74c4046cbff4&pml=1
    8. https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-morton-downey-jr-documentary-20150817-story.html
    9. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=108365&page=1
    10. https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/12/opinions/smerconish-morton-downey-era/index.html
    11. https://archive.is/mKfyB#selection-343.0-351.321
    12. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/joe-pyne-first-shock-jock-180963237/
    13. https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.saturdayeveningpost.com/uploads/reprints/Hate_Hour/index.html?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAI3QGKNAHC7QBOIAA%2F20210921%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20210921T071203Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=871e048df2cb9da18c7eaae72514a8270428fd10ce5f4d0846d270d1ad1a7ffd
    14. https://www.thebdr.net/joe-pyne-talk-radio-pioneer/
    15. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-media-controversy-ignites-over-the-case-of-tawana-brawley
    16. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/08/05/209194252/15-years-later-tawana-brawley-has-paid-1-percent-of-penalty
    17. https://www.kanw.com/post/racial-backdrop-tawana-brawley-case

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Great listen for people who are curious about the life and times of bastardly bastards.

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The best podcast of the worst people in the world.

This is an excellent podcast. It finds a good balance of humor and information.

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