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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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It Could Happen Here Weekly 127

4/20/2024
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Duration:03:35:46

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Part Four: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

4/18/2024
Beria? I hardly know'ya. Anyway, this is the last episode of the series. Goodbye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:24:36

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Part Three: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

4/16/2024
Robert and Joe get into the meat of the Beria story: the invasion of Poland and start of World War 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:57:32

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 126

4/13/2024
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Duration:02:45:24

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Part Two: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

4/11/2024
In part two, Robert continues with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur. https://gofund.me/e815d59e See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:18:29

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Part One: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

4/9/2024
Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur. https://gofund.me/e815d59e Sources https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O-CKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=beria+planet&source=bl&ots=jMc6z53_-K&sig=ACfU3U0xFZvDPSae5clBjjfMT99GQhBThg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNm9fq0cb5AhXLiVwKHaqYDaEQ6AF6BAg4EAM#v=onepage&q=beria%20planet&f=falsehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1541600061?psc=1&language=en_UShttps://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Team-Living-Dangerously-Politics/dp/0691175772/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1https://www.amazon.com/Beria-Stalins-Lieutenant-Amy-Knight/dp/0691032572/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1https://web.archive.org/web/20240319033536/https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/lavrentiy-p-beria/https://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-forgotten-people-lavrentiy-beriahttps://archive.is/GjzYIhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240319033536/https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/lavrentiy-p-beria/https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-1331.1999.tb00004.xhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150315203304/http://nucleardiner.com/2015/03/13/a-soviet-coup-the-fall-of-lavrenty-beria/https://csc.asu.edu/2015/03/19/rofer-on-the-fall-of-beria-and-putins-vanishing-act/https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/letter-lavrentiy-beria-georgii-malenkov-reflecting-events-spring-1953-excerptSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:13:43

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4/6/2024
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Duration:02:32:31

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Part Two: How Conservatism Won

4/4/2024
Robert and Dave conclude our episode about think tanks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:30:37

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Part One: How Conservatism Won

4/2/2024
Robert sits down with David Bell to discuss how a consortium of rich failsons got together to fund a network of right wing think tanks and shift American culture in a fun new direction. (note: it was not actually fun at all) (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/05/09/launch-long-gamehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2020/01/06/the-collegiate-conservative-counter-revolution/?sh=efd1a87111c0https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/polibig/eastidea.htmhttps://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/gned/laphamtentacles04.pdfhttps://theintercept.com/2022/08/25/student-loans-debt-reagan/https://twitter.com/schwarz/status/1562521561118429187/photo/1https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/06/08_reagan.shtmlhttps://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/threat-of-educated-proletariat-created-the-student-debt-crisis/https://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/a-rationalization-for-educational-downsizing/https://www.nytimes.com/1933/08/20/archives/germany-watches-zionist-congress-fears-it-may-stir-up-abroad-new.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1931/09/06/archives/germany-is-moving-toward-the-centre-pressure-of-left-and-right-is.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1933/02/26/archives/farming-put-first-in-german-plans-economic-policy-of-the-hitler.htmlhttps://louisville.edu/journal/workplace/issue6/franklin.htmlhttps://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/speeches/the-scheme-1-the-powell-memo/#:~:text=Powell%20recommended%20a%20propaganda%20effort,%2C%20political%20science%2C%20and%20sociologyhttps://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/january-17-1967-statement-governor-ronald-reagan-tuitionhttps://archive.org/details/rampartsmagazine00ramp/page/28/mode/2up?view=theaterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:25:15

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3/30/2024
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Duration:03:04:16

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Part Two: The Real Bastard Was Health Insurance Companies All Along

3/28/2024
Robert and Kaveh continue with another wacky fake doctor story that snowballs into a vast conspiracy by health insurance companies to make everyone else's life much worse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:06:57

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Part One: The Fake Doctors Who Gave Everyone Alzheimer's

3/26/2024
Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to tell several hilarious fake doctor stories that wind up exposing the dark heart of the health insurance industry. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:11:54

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3/23/2024
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Duration:02:42:32

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Part Two: The Dennis the Menace Creator was a Shockingly Bad Man

3/21/2024
Robert and Randy discuss Hank's unorthodox parenting methods, how he tried to get laid at Disneyland, and some very uncomfortable racism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:02:18

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Part One: The Dennis the Menace Creator was a Shockingly Bad Man

3/19/2024
Robert sits down with Randy Milholland to discuss Hank Ketcham, the creator of Dennis the Menace. Despite his cartoon's kid-safe nature, Hank mined his own wife and child for content while systematically destroying both of their lives. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/05/05/denniss-dear-old-dad/3034ac5a-25fc4f92-ad9b-f3092c69ca67/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dennis-the-menace/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Dennis-creator-Hank-KetchamCartoonist-who-2915346.phphttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-26-vw-587-story.htmlhttps://carmelmagazine.com/archive/life-after-dennis-the-menacehttps://archive.is/ZpH29https://prabook.com/web/dennis.ketcham/2384085https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/dennis-the-deviant/https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis_Ketchamhttps://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2010/10/18/the-odd-case-of-dennis-themenace/https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/xuyjoo/dennis_the_menac e_creator_hank_ketchum_with_son/https://www.grunge.com/289273/the-tragic-true-story-of-dennisthe-menace/https://people.com/archive/dennis-grown-older-vol-40-no-5/https://archive.org/details/merchantofdennis0000ketc/mode/2up?view=theaterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:04:01

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 122

3/16/2024
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Duration:02:59:05

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Part Four: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

3/14/2024
Ed and Robert conclude the epic story of Steve Jobs with a look at how his peculiarities determined the shape and horrible abusive nature of much of the modern consumer electronics industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:22:28

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Part Three: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

3/12/2024
Robert and Ed reach a crucial crux in the Steve Jobs story: his years of failed product launches and near destruction of Apple. Also, Bono appears. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:14:50

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3/9/2024
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Duration:02:49:20

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Part Two: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

3/7/2024
Robert Evans explains the rise of Apple, and how Steve Jobs tried to cheat the California Welfare system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:05:47