Behind the Bastards

Written by: Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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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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Episodes
  • Part Two: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey

    Part Two: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey
    Feb 6 2025

    Robert and Molly continue their exploration of Venusian health science which apparently involves eating nothing but raw fruit.

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    52 mins
  • Part One: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey

    Part One: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey
    Feb 4 2025

    Robert sits down with Molly Conger to explore a book at the foundation of American conspiracy culture that may have helped kill Steve Jobs.

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    53 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 167

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 167
    Feb 1 2025

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

    1. The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

    2. Nut Country Revisited feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

    3. They're Trying to Put Women Into Men's Prisons

    4. How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

    5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1

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    Sources:

    The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

    https://www.nalc.org

    https://www.fightingnalc.com

    https://concernedlettercarriers.com

    https://www.nalc.org/member-benefits/nalc-disaster-relief-foundation

    Nut Country Revisited

    Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America https://www.ucpress.edu/books/a-culture-of-conspiracy/paper

    Mark Fenster, Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816654949/conspiracy-theories/

    Edward H. Miller, Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo19197692.html

    How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

    Solidarity Pledge: https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H

    https://sbworkersunited.org/

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-orders-ending-diversity-programs-proclaiming-there-are-only-two-sexes-2025-01-20/

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-orders-end-federal-support-gender-affirming-care-minors-2025-01-28/

    https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/bill-would-block-insurance-companies-that-cover-gender-affirming-care-from-contracting-with-tenncare/

    https://www.npr.org/2024/12/24/nx-s1-5238169/starbucks-strike-christmas

    https://www.them.us/story/starbucks-threatens-to-take-away-trans-rights-at-stores-that-unionize

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    3 hrs and 29 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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