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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  • Part One: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult

    Part One: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult
    Mar 11 2025
    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 subculture to killers. (4 Part series) Sources: https://medium.com/@sefashapiro/a-community-warning-about-ziz-76c100180509https://web.archive.org/web/20230201130318/https://sinceriously.fyi/rationalist-fleet/https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/infohazardhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230201130316/https://sinceriously.fyi/net-negative/Wayback MachineThe ZiziansSpectral SightTrue Hero ContractSchelling Orders – SinceriouslyGlossary – Sinceriously https://web.archive.org/web/20230201130330/https://sinceriously.fyi/my-journey-to-the-dark-side/https://web.archive.org/web/20230201130302/https://sinceriously.fyi/glossary/#zentraidonhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230201130259/https://sinceriously.fyi/vampires-and-more-undeath/https://web.archive.org/web/20230201130316/https://sinceriously.fyi/net-negative/https://web.archive.org/web/20230201130318/https://sinceriously.fyi/rationalist-fleet/https://x.com/orellanin?s=21&t=F-n6cTZFsKgvr1yQ7oHXRghttps://zizians.info/according to The Boston GlobeInside the ‘Zizians’: How a cultish crew of radical vegans became linked to killings across the United States | The IndependentSilicon Valley ‘Rationalists’ Linked to 6 DeathsThe Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians | WIREDGood Group and Pasek’s Doom – SinceriouslyGlossary – SinceriouslyMana – SinceriouslyEffective Altruism’s Problems Go Beyond Sam Bankman-Fried - BloombergThe Zizian Facts - Google DocsSeveral free CFAR summer programs on rationality and AI safety - LessWrong 2.0 viewerThis guy thinks killing video game characters is immoral | VoxInadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get StuckEliezer Yudkowsky comments on On Terminal Goals and Virtue Ethics - LessWrong 2.0 viewer Effective Altruism’s Problems Go Beyond Sam Bankman-Fried - BloombergSquirrelInHell: Happiness Is a ChorePLUM OF DISCORD — I Became a Full-time Internet Pest and May Not...Roko Harassment of PlumOfDiscord Composited – SinceriouslyIntersex Brains And Conceptual Warfare – SinceriouslyInfohazardous Glossary – SinceriouslySquirrelInHell-Decision-Theory-and-Suicide.pdf - Google DriveThe Matrix is a System – SinceriouslyA community alert about Ziz. Police investigations, violence, and… | by SefaShapiro | MediumIntersex Brains And Conceptual Warfare – SinceriouslyA community alert about Ziz. Police investigations, violence, and… | by SefaShapiro | MediumPLUM OF DISCORD (Posts tagged cw-abuse)Timeline: Violence surrounding the Zizians leading to Border Patrol agent shootingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 172

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 172
    Mar 8 2025

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

    1. The Future of Peacekeeping In Africa

    2. The Last Trial of the Fight Against Mountain Valley Pipeline

    3. The USA's Impending Telemedicine Cliff

    4. King Trump Yells at Congress

    5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #6

    You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

    http://apple.co/coolerzone

    Sources/Links:

    King Trump Yells at Congress

    https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5318104/trump-joint-address-congress-takeaways
    https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/nx-s1-5318102/trump-joint-session-al-green-protest
    https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/05/january-littlejohn-donald-trump/
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/03/05/trump-social-security-fraud-claims/81508815007/

    Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #6

    https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4086787/pentagon-deploys-stryker-brigade-aviation-battalion-to-southern-border/

    https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4086539/dod-statement-on-deployment-of-stryker-brigade-combat-team-to-help-secure-our-s/

    https://www.northcom.mil/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Article/4086531/additional-troops-to-enhance-border-security-operations/

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-ukraine-minerals-deal-trump-zelenskyy/

    https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china-643086a6dc7ff716d876b3c83e3255b0

    https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-trump-canada-tariffs-us-5d5ef8bd41c4567926d543a9526b2e84

    https://www.mining.com/web/copper-prices-surge-as-trump-signals-25-tariff-on-imports/

    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/05/trump-tariffs-live-updates-china-says-its-ready-to-fight-any-type-of-war-us-wants-till-the-end.html

    https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china-lutnick-2b269614084027a4894aa14f3dc16227

    https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/wipp-in-carlsbad-under-doge-cuts/

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    2 hrs and 58 mins
  • Part Two: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

    Part Two: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles
    Mar 6 2025

    Robert tells Ed about the Sun King's very sad death from butt rot and how his great grandson grew up raised by the insane party house of death that now controlled all of French politics.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 hr and 36 mins

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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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