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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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United States

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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.

Language:

English


Episodes

Part Two: The Holy Rollers Sex Cult

11/30/2023
Sophie has never been wrong about a single thing in her life. Matt Lieb guests and Robert is also there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:06:55

Part One: The Holy Rollers Sex Cult

11/28/2023
Robert sits down with Matt Lieb to talk about Oregon's first sex cult: the Holy Rollers. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:10:17

It Could Happen Here Weekly 108

11/25/2023
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:52:01

CZM Rewind: Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

11/23/2023
Original Air Date: June 14th, 2018 Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they continue discuss the evil actions of King Leopold II of Belgium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:39:22

CZM Rewind: Part One: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

11/21/2023
Original Air Date: June 12th, 2018 Have you ever heard of King Leopold II? In Episode 7, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they discuss the King of Belgium, who was the first world leader to be crappy in the true modern sense of the word. His life’s work was the blueprint for being the kind of terrible that we recognize in modern leaders like Dick Cheney or Vladimir Putin. He pioneered screwing over tens of millions of people for petty personal gain See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:02:53

It Could Happen Here Weekly 107

11/18/2023
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Duration:02:51:53

Part Two: Lord Aspinall: The Gambling King of London

11/16/2023
Robert and Ed continue the story of Lord Aspinall, who trades in his gambling house for the deadliest zoo in history. Bonus: murder! Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Gamblers-Aspinall-James-Goldsmith-murder/dp/1844132056https://archive.org/details/passionofjohnasp0000mast/page/32/mode/2uphttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/04/abuse-britain-private-schools-personal-memoirhttps://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.2307/367195http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/41310278.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppsthttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/02/lynnbarber.theobserverhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/09/politics.pasthttp://www.gambling-stories.com/2015/02/john-aspinall-bio.html?m=1https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/news/2000/jun/30/guardianobituaries?bshm=rimc/2https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/30/keithperry?bshm=rimc/2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:03:55

Part One: Lord Aspinall: The Gambling King of London

11/14/2023
Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to talk about Lord Aspinall and his gambling buddies, who ruled London high society with an iron fist and also did a murder. (2 part series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:15:02

It Could Happen Here Weekly 106

11/11/2023
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:03:58:52

Part Two: The Surprising Evil of 1950s Men's Adventure Magazines

11/9/2023
Big Bobbo E-Money and Magpie the Killjoy read a magazine for racist pedophiles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:07:18

Part One: The Surprising Evil of 1950s Men's Adventure Magazines

11/7/2023
Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to read a selection of stories and ads from old timey men's adventure magazines, which feature a mix of soft core porn, racism and Indiana Jones style action. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:05:34

It Could Happen Here Weekly 105

11/4/2023
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:03:53:04

CZM Rewind: The British Super-Soldier Who Killed A Nation

11/2/2023
Original Air Date: July 17th, 2018 Robert is joined by comedian Brodie Reed to discuss Idi Amin, a highly skilled soldier who murdered an estimated 300,000 or more of his own people, and his rise to power in Uganda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:23:11

The True Story of Dracula

10/31/2023
Robert sits down with Jack O'Brien to talk about how the life of a Transylvanian prince turned into the story of Dracula. (1 part) Sources: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-origins-of-dracula-vlad-the-impaler/https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-andcivilisation/2023/03/is-the-shamrock-a-myth-the-truth-behind-5-stpatricks-day-symbolshttps://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/vampire/https://theconversation.com/vampire-myths-originated-with-a-real-blooddisorder-140830 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vampire-disease-origins https://news.virginia.edu/content/how-spread-disease-juiced-lorevampires-pandemic-proportionshttps://www.livescience.com/24374-vampires-real-history.html https://theconversation.com/americas-first-vampire-was-black-and-revolutionary-its-time-toremember-him-149044https://news.virginia.edu/content/more-disease-dracula-how-vampiremyth-was-born-0https://www.amazon.com/Vampire-New-History-Nick-Groom/dp/0300232233https://www.amazon.com/Vlad-Impaler-Search-Real-Dracula/dp/0750929650https://www.amazon.com/Vlad-III-Dracula-Times-Historical/dp/159211038X/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/137-0258767-1043075?pd_rd_w=HwU7a&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=HVFTK1DHS8NQH2E5J7BG&pd_rd_wg=d6J4W&pd_rd_r=2de9f88d-7743-4f92-8c69-f8f7a740d112&pd_rd_i=159211038X&psc=1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:44:51

It Could Happen Here Weekly 104

10/28/2023
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:03:32:40

Part Two:The Deadliest Workplace Disaster in U.S. History

10/26/2023
Robert and Jason continue their discussion of the deadliest workplace catastrophe in U.S. history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:10:19

Part One:The Deadliest Workplace Disaster in U.S. History

10/24/2023
Robert and Jason Pargin sit down to discuss the Hawk's Nest Tunnel project, the deadliest industrial disaster in U.S. history. (2 Parts) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:08:43

It Could Happen Here Weekly 103

10/21/2023
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:03:35:31

Part Six: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

10/19/2023
The stirring conclusion to the G. Gordon Liddy saga, featuring Fear Factor's Joe Rogan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:22:53

Part Five: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

10/17/2023
G. Gordon Liddy is in prison, but just as committed to making baffling Nazi references and lying about violence as ever. As a bonus, he learns Kung-Fu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:01:45