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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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

It Could Happen Here Weekly 69

2/4/2023
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Duration:02:57:09

Part Two: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

2/2/2023
Robert is joined again by Jeff May to continue to discuss Nicolae Ceaușescu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:05:39

Part One: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

1/31/2023
Robert is joined by Jeff May to discuss Nicolae Ceaușescu. (Four Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:25:22

It Could Happen Here Weekly 68

1/28/2023
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Duration:03:26:13

Part Four: The Andrew Tate Story

1/26/2023
Robert is joined again by Sophie and Ian to conclude our series on Andrew Tate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:09:37

Part Three: The Andrew Tate Story

1/24/2023
Part Three of our series on Andrew Tate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:59:52

It Could Happen Here Weekly 67

1/21/2023
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Duration:02:20:03

Part Two: The Andrew Tate Story

1/19/2023
Robert is joined again by Ian Johnson to continue to discuss Andrew...

Duration:00:53:24

Part One: Andrew Tate, and the Mythopoetic Men's Movement

1/17/2023
Robert is joined by Cool Zone Media editor, Ian Johnson to discuss Andrew Tate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:05:09

It Could Happen Here Weekly 66

1/14/2023
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Duration:04:04:37

Part Two: Werner Erhard and The Success Cult

1/12/2023
Robert is joined again by Joelle Monique to continue to discuss Werner Erhard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:12:14

Part One: Werner Erhard and The Success Cult

1/10/2023
Robert and Joelle Monique sit down to discuss Werner Erhard, a maniac who abandoned his family to abuse new age weirdos in hotel conference rooms. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:04:41

It Could Happen Here Weekly 65

1/7/2023
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Duration:01:38:32

Part Two: We Watch More of Jordan Peterson's New Show

1/5/2023
Robert is joined again by Cody Johnston to continue to discuss Jordan Peterson's new incomprehensible tv series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:07:22

Part One: We Watch More of Jordan Peterson's New Show

1/3/2023
Robert and Cody sit down to talk Jordan Peterson's new incomprehensible tv series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:00:04

It Could Happen Here Weekly 64

12/24/2022
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Duration:02:55:36

Part Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas

12/21/2022
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:12

Part One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas

12/19/2022
Margaret talks with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:55:58

It Could Happen Here Weekly 63

12/17/2022
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Duration:03:19:54

Part Two: A Tale of Revenge

12/15/2022
Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy for part two of our annual Christmas non-bastard episode to continue to discuss Nakam, a terrorist group made up of Holocaust survivors who sought vengeance against the Nazis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:17:44

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