Behind the Bastards
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.
Episodes
Robert and Cody Johnston sit down to read Ben Shapiro's latest non-fiction book, which seems to be based entirely on him not understanding how lions work.
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Hello, Behind the Bastards Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, SAD OLIGARCH Season 2!
About the show: Since January 2022, dozens of Russia's wealthiest oligarchs and power brokers have died suddenly. One was poisoned with frog venom. Two killed their whole families. Several fell out of high windows. Most of the deaths are suspicious. Russia says they're coincidental suicides—that the deceased were simply d...
Robert discusses the mysterious 2001 anthrax attacks and how the FBI, without any real evidence, decided to destroy a man's life over it.
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- SEIU 1000 Union Rep of the IE Reports Live from the Frontline
- Everyone Hates Them: Trump, the Media and Jimmy Kimmel
- Does Tylenol Give Your Baby Autism?
- What Does the Antifa Executive Order Mean for Free Speech?
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #36
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Robert goes through the colorful life and backstory of future Trump administration official Steven Hatfill, who went from Rhodesian military volunteer to biological weapons expert to (innocent) suspect of a major terrorist attack.
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Robert begins our series of episodes about two of the most infamous fuck ups in US law enforcement history, starting with the Atlanta Olympic Park Bombing.
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- An Inside Look at the Asylum Process
- What is Tren de Aragua and Why is Trump Obsessed With Them?
- Autism and RFK Jr.’s War on Pregnant People
- How the US attacks on Venezuela Impact Trinidad and Tobago with Andrew
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #35
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Robert discussed Buford Pusser's war on crime and the crime he committed when he murdered his wife and blamed the mafia. We also talk about how he died, which is fun.
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Robert tells the story of legendary lawman Buford Pusser, whose lies about his real life inspired the movie 'Walking Tall' and helped create Hollywood's conception of the ideal lawman.
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- Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Sorting Fact from Fiction
- DC Police Takeover Update feat. Bridget Todd
- Thi'sl, The Nipsey Hussle of St. Louis, On What It Really Takes to Make Our Hoods Better feat. Prop
- Years of Lead Paint
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #34
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Ever wondered how the SS celebrated Christmas? This, and Heinrich Himmler's war on Christmas in our conclusion to Heinrich Himmler's life from birth up to the start of WW2.
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As the Nazis take total power, Heinrich Himmler must build the SS into a power that can defeat his new enemy: other Nazis.
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- It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop
- Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals
- ICE Partners with Israeli Phone Hacking Spyware
- Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #33
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Robert and Prop continue the improbable journey of Heinrich Himmler from nerdy new age mystic kid to leader of the deadliest organization in history
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In this episode we discuss Himmler's growing belief in the German occult movement, even as he rises to command the SS.
LIVE SHOW ALERT:
We are doing a new Behind the Bastards Live show! In the Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, September 25th at 8pm! All performer proceeds go to support the Portland Defense Fund.
In person tickets sold out!
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- BlueAnon: Assassination False Flag and Liberal Election Denial
- BlueAnon: Alt National Park Service
- Chicago Prepares for Occupation
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #32
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Robert takes us up to Heinrich Himmler's adolescence and frustrating wait through the war years, which leads him into the world of far-right politics and eventually the welcoming arms of the Nazi party itself.
LIVE SHOW ALERT:
We are doing a new Behind the Bastards Live show! In the Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, September 25th at 8pm! All performer proceeds go to support the Portland Defense Fund.
Tickets: https://albertarosethea...
Robert sits down with Prop to discuss the early life of Heinrich Himmler, the man who built the SS into Hitler's engine of genocide.
(6 part series)
LIVE SHOW ALERT:
We are doing a new Behind the Bastards Live show! In the Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, September 25th at 8pm! All performer proceeds go to support the Portland Defense Fund.
Tickets: https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/behind-the-bastards-live/alberta-rose-theatre/p...
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Newsom’s Posting Through It
- Palestine and the American University feat. Dana El Kurd
- How Democrats Passed North Carolina's New Anti-trans Laws, Part One
- How Democrats Passed North Carolina's New Anti-trans Laws, Part Two
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #31
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Robert concludes the story of Lee Atwater by discussing his greatest success and then his sickness and fall from power and influence. We also talk about the Grammy nominated album he made with Isaac Hayes.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io9KMSSEZ0Y
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/lee-atwater
https://www.newberryobserver.com/news/10323/notable-newberry-alumnus
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