Behind the Bastards

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.

Author

Behind the Bastards

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Jan 31, 2026

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Episodes

Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All 04.12.2025

Robert Evans: Robert and Margaret discuss the birth of the first atom bomb and how delusions about the use of air power made it a savior for a certain kind of U.S Army Air Corps officer. Sophie Lichterman: She's sick more often than anyone I knowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All 02.12.2025

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about how mankind went from building one atomic bomb to building tens of thousands of them, permanently 15 minutes or less away from ending all life on earth. (5 Part Series) Sources: https://warontherocks.com/2018/09/a-horrifying-and-believable-path-to-nuclear-war-with-north-korea/ https://mwi.westpoint.edu/inside-frighteningly-plausible-nuclear-atta...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 210 29.11.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - Requiem for Stop Cop City - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43 - CZM Rewind: My RNC Grindr Adventure - CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers 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...

CZM Rewind: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (Secretly About Michael Lewis) 27.11.2025

Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short. Original Air Dates: 12.5.23 & 12.7.23 Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/michael-lewiss-big-contrarian-bet https://archive.is/GnVkX#selection-2015.0-2029.125 https://archive.is/cZZcN#selection-455....

CZM Rewind: How Sam Bankman-Fried Conned the Crypto World & The Sam Bankman-Fried Update 25.11.2025

Part One: Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about the collapse of one of the great financial criminals of our time. Original Air Date: 11.22.22 Part Two: Everyone's favorite crypto conman is back behind bars! Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about his plans to buy an island and make he and his friends living gods. Original Air Date: 8.15.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 209 22.11.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - The Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration - Nick Fuentes Explains Pornography to Tucker Carlson - The Conde Nast Union Busting Purge - Producing Knowledge on Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #42 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the...

Part Two: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz 20.11.2025

Robert concludes the story of Bo Gritz with his unhinged attempts to rescue POWs from Vietnam, his political ambitions, and disgraceful downfall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz 18.11.2025

Robert and Prop did a live show to raise money for the Portland Bail Fund. They discussed the life and times of Bo Gritz, a foundational right wing militia maniac. Sources: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/03/29/James-Bo-Gritz-the-Vietnam-War-veteran-who-slipped/7427417762000/ https://www.spike-team.com/home/origins/ https://time.com/archive/6857330/colonel-gritzs-dubious-mission/ https://www.was...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 208 15.11.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - Mamdani’s Victory: Winners, Losers, and Crashouts - A New Threat to Public Lands - The Pro Palestine Movement Two Years After Genocide feat. Dana El Kurd - The Mainstreaming of Nick Fuentes by the Coward Tucker Carlson - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #41 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows,...

Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist 13.11.2025

Robert talks about legitimately some of the worst stuff we'll ever discuss on this show. Oh my god, you guysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist 11.11.2025

Robert walks his former colleague Titi Lee through the life and times of Thomas Thistlewood, a slave owner and monster of the first order who kept a detailed diary of all his crimes against humanity. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20170328175826/https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/journals-of-thomas-thistlewood/ https://www.amazon.com/Miserable-Slavery-Thistlewood-Jamaica-1750...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 207 08.11.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - Occulture, Technomancy vs Tradition, and the Role of Magick in 2025 - The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Heart Stops Reluctantly - The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: Out of Sight, Out of Mind - The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Quality of Mercy - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #40...

Part Two: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ 06.11.2025

Robert answers the big question: who does Peter Thiel think the antichrist might be? And we learn about the time he considered cryonically freezing his own head after death.   Check out Sarah’s new show here: https://link.mgln.ai/6Pab8j See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ 04.11.2025

Robert sits down with Sarah Marshall to discuss just what Peter Thiel believes about the antichrist and who he thinks is destroying the world. (2 Part Series) Check out Sarah’s new show here: https://link.mgln.ai/6Pab8j See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 206 01.11.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - Caribbean Roundtable - The Campaign to Bust Chicago’s Only Bookstore Union - What’s Real in the Politics of Population with Andrew - Occulture, William S. Burroughs, and Generative AI - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #39 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zon...

Part Two: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend 30.10.2025

David E. Taylor's cult truly had it all: enslaved workers using plagiarism machines to generate AI ads to rob cancer patients, welfare fraud, and heinous sex crimes! In Part 2, we conclude his horrific story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend 28.10.2025

Robert sits down with Jake Hanrahan to discuss the recently busted cult / call center of Bishop David Taylor's, Jesus Christ's Best Friend.   (2 Part Series) Check out Sad Oligarch -  https://open.spotify.com/show/5n4CUGYYZ4fc4L5yWYX7gK   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sad-oligarch/id1691403387   https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sad-oligarch-116754842/episode/a-family-annihilation-in-mos...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 205 25.10.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - Squatting with Andrew - Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd - The Economics of the Tariff Regime - New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #38 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the...

Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE 23.10.2025

Robert concludes the story of Daryl Gates with his founding of SWAT and insane reaction to the LA Riots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE 21.10.2025

Robert sits down with Bridget Todd to discuss influential LA police chief Daryl Gates, the Godfather of militarized policing. (2 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 204 18.10.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - CZM Rewind: Indigenous Peoples Day - CZM Rewind: Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 2: Migrant Stories - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 3: The Mutual Aid Response - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 4: The Border Patrol You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free throu...

Part Two: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil 16.10.2025

We conclude the heinous tale of Volkswagen's slave plantation in Brazil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil 14.10.2025

Robert sits down with Maggie Mae Fish to discuss how Volkswagen went from Hitler's favorite auto-company to the owner of a slave plantation in the Amazon during the Reagan Era.   (2 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 203 11.10.2025

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - ICE’s Ethnic Cleansing in Chicago - The Riyadh Comedy Festival - The Weaponization of Mass Shootings - Trump’s Hepatitis Vaccine Lies - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #37 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on App...

Robert and Cody Read Ben Shapiro's New Book 09.10.2025

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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