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.

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Behind the Bastards

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Society

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Latest episode

Jan 31, 2026

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Episodes

Part Two: A Live Investigation Into The Sigma Male Subculture 25.02.2021

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus for an online investigation and continued discussion on the sigma male. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Birth of the Manosphere 23.02.2021

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss the sigma male. FOOTNOTES:1.     https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/elliot-rodger-puahate-forever-alone-reddit-forums  2.     https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/mass-shooting-1989-montreal-14-women-killed  3.     https://newrepublic.com/article/145097/hugh-hefners-incomplete-sexual-revolution 4.     https://schoolshooters.info/sites...

Part Two: The Man Who Invented The Military-Industrial Complex 18.02.2021

Robert is joined again by Alison Stevenson to continue to discuss Alfred Krupp. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Man Who Invented The Military-Industrial Complex 16.02.2021

Robert is joined by Alison Stevenson to discuss Alfred Krupp. Footnotes: https://www.amazon.com/Torpedo-Inventing-Military-Industrial-Complex-Britain/dp/0674725263/?tag=saloncom08-20  https://worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/egypt-where-colonialism-meets-military-industrial-complex   https://www.jstor.org/stable/26061939?read-now=1&seq=11#page_scan_tab_contents  https://www.dw.com/en/the-krupp-dy...

Episode 10: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: The End of Uprising 15.02.2021

In this episode we cover the struggle to save the Red House, and where things in Portland stand today. Host: Robert EvansExecutive Producer: Sophie LichtermanWriters: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansNarration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansEditor: Chris SzczechMusic: Crooked Ways by Propaganda Learn more about your ad-choi...

The Class that made 200 Child Nazis 11.02.2021

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss The Third Wave. FOOTNOTES: https://web.archive.org/web/20150202082041/http://www.thewavehome.com/1976_The-Third-Wave_story.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Jones_(teacher) https://web.archive.org/web/20110719004549/http://www.ronjoneswriter.com/wave.html https://www.27east.com/arts/ron-jones-talks-about-his-50-year-old-experiment-in-fascism-...

Ben Shapiro's Book: Part Whatever, The Journey Refuses to End 09.02.2021

Another reading of Ben Shapiro's terrible novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Insurrections - The Business Plot: When Rich Fascists Almost Took Over America 04.02.2021

In the early 1930s a consortium of America's wealthiest men conspires to overthrow President Roosevelt and institute a fascist state. This is the story of how they almost succeeded. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Insurrections - The (French) Capitol Insurrection 02.02.2021

The most direct precursor to January 6th, 2021 was a fascist assault on the French Capitol on February 6th 1934. Today we talk about that and, as a bonus, French Jeffrey Epstein. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 9: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Tactics and Teargas 01.02.2021

Inspired by past resistance movements, Portland has at different points adopted a variety of tactics used to achieve protest objectives. Broken windows, graffiti, and nearly nightly dumpster fires has lead the perception that Portland is in ruin. But if you dig deeper than the snappy headlines you’ll find the real destruction that’s facing the city and local ecosystem is due to the unprecedented a...

Behind the Insurrections - How Fascism Won The Spanish Civil War, Part 2 28.01.2021

The incredible, heartbreaking story of the antifascist struggle in Spain. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Insurrections - The Birth of Spanish Fascism, Part 1 26.01.2021

In this episode, we discuss the birth of Fascism in Spain and how it led to the first great armed conflict between Fascism and Democracy: the Spanish Civil War. FOOTNOTES: https://www.amazon.com/Fascism-Spain-1923-1977-Stanley-Payne/dp/0299165647/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fascism+in+spain&qid=1611636892&sr=8-1 https://libcom.org/history/spanish-civil-war-osprey-book-collection https...

Episode 8: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: The Return of the Right 25.01.2021

For decades, Portland has been one of the USA's most violent battlegrounds between the white supremacist right and the anti racist left. In 2020, after months of anti police demonstrations, American fascists again took to the streets of Portland for what would be one of the bloodiest brawls in its history. Host: Robert EvansExecutive Producer: Sophie LichtermanWriters: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Ela...

Behind the Insurrections - Hitler's Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Part 2 21.01.2021

In Part Two, we continue to discuss Hitler's disastrous beer hall putsch. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Insurrections - Hitler's Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Part 1 19.01.2021

We continue our study of fascist insurrections with the most famous of them all: Hitler's disastrous beer hall putsch. Footnotes:  https://famous-trials.com/hitler/2524-the-hitler-beer-hall-putsch-trial-an-account  https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/adolf-hitler-s-time-in-jail-flowers-for-the-fuehrer-in-landsberg-prison-a-702159.html https://www.thoughtco.com/hitlers-beer-hall-putsch-177...

Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid 18.01.2021

Thousands of Portlanders decided their city had failed them. So they decided to take care of each other. Host: Robert EvansExecutive Producer: Sophie LichtermanWriters: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansNarration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansEditor: Chris SzczechMusic: Crooked Ways by Propaganda Learn more about your ad-ch...

Bonus: Robert Evans Wrote A Novel: Here's Chapter 1 15.01.2021

In 2017 and 2018 Robert wrote a science fiction novel, set twenty years after a Civil War destroyed the United States. As an insurrection month present, you can listen to chapter 1 now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Insurrections - Mussolini's March on Rome: The First Fascist Insurrection 14.01.2021

Behind the Insurrections Episode 1: Travel back to the very birth of fascism in this episode about the March on Rome. You'll learn how the first trailblazing fascist dictator took power and destroyed a democracy. FOOTNOTES: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2018/02/01/benito-mussolini-the-fascist-march-on-rome/ https://www.wnyc.org/story/cautionary-lessons-mussolinis-march-rome/ https://www.wkms.o...

Behind the Insurrections Trailer 14.01.2021

Introducing: Behind the Insurrections, a new Behind the Bastards miniseries. The insurrection on January 6th, 2021, was just the latest in a long line of fascist attempts to take power. Many of these were successful. And by learning their history, and the historic successes and failures of the antifascists who opposed them, we can better prepare ourselves for the future. Learn more about your ad-c...

Let's Take A Break With Ben Shapiro's Terrible Book 12.01.2021

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing Ben Shapiro's horrible novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: The Population Control Movement 07.01.2021

Robert is joined again by Samantha McVey to discuss how the Dalkon Shield influenced population control. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Worst Birth Control Device Ever Invented 05.01.2021

Robert is joined by Samantha McVey to discuss the Dalkon Shield. FOOTNOTES:1.     https://www.silentmother.com/2016/05/04/the-dalkon-shield-a-story-of-corporate-greed-a-lack-of-medical-testing-and-an-ongoing-fear-of-the-iud/ 2.     http://advocatesaz.org/2016/03/28/instrument-of-torture-the-dalkon-shield-disaster/ 3.     https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/06/magazine/the-sad-legacy-of-the-dalkon-shie...

Episode 6: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: The Fed War: Part 2 04.01.2021

Throughout the second half of July, Portlanders continued showing up en masse to confront federal agents downtown. As the struggle neared its conclusion, national media attention brought a strange, carnival air to the proceedings.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado 24.12.2020

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue to discuss Nestor Makhno. Happy Holidays! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado 22.12.2020

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Nestor Makhno, our 2020 holiday non-bastard episodeFOOTNOTES:1. https://www.theyliewedie.org/ressources/biblio/en/Collective_-_The_Personal_Side_of_Nestor_Makhno.html 2. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3194162-one-gratifying-aspect-of-our-rise-to-some-prominence-is 3. http://www.ditext.com/arshinov/7.html 4. https://www.theyliewedie.org/ressources/bibli...

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