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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Part Two: The Man Who Invented Fascism 23.01.2020 49:50

Robert is joined again by Shereen Lani Younes to continue discussing the creator of Fascism, Gabriele D’Annunzio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Man Who Invented Fascism 21.01.2020 1:25:37

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the creator of Fascism, Gabriele D’Annunzio. FOOTNOTES: The Writer, Seducer, Aviator, Proto-Fascist, Megalomaniac Prince Who Shaped Modern Italy Gabriele d'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War A MAN OF MANY PARTS: GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO The Randy Dandy Inventor of Fascism An Irishman’s Diary on Gabriele D’Annunzio – the ‘John the Baptist of F...

Part Two: John Ronald Brown: The Worst Surgeon Ever 16.01.2020 45:23

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing John Ronald Brown. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: John Ronald Brown: The Worst Surgeon Ever 14.01.2020 1:00:48

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss John Ronald Brown, the world's worst surgeon. FOOTNOTES: Mediscams “Tabletop” John Brown Gets His (1999) John Ronald Brown | World’s Worst Sex Change Surgeon A Gender Variance Who's Who Out on a limb WHY DID HE CUT OFF THAT MAN'S LEG? digital transgender archive The Tijuana Experience (1992) Crossing Sexual Boundaries Learn more about your ad-choices...

Qassem Soleimani and the Bastardful History of U.S. / Iran Relations 08.01.2020 1:39:59

Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss Qassem Soleimani, as well as the history of Iran and America's relationship. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bastard Who Executed The Top Nazis 07.01.2020 1:17:42

Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss John C. Woods, the American tasked with executing the Nazi High Command. FOOTNOTES: MEET THE LOUSY KANSAS HANGMAN WHO EXECUTED NAZIS Nazi executioner from Wichita found fame, but died his own mysterious death Sunday Express ARMED FORCES: Hangman's End JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES: Night without Dawn Left Hanging: John C. Woods and the botching of...

The MDMA Cook Who Tried To Commit Genocide 02.01.2020 1:29:01

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Woulter Basson, a chemical weapons engineer with a hard on for racial extermination. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Brown: Terrorist, Hero or Terrorist Hero? 24.12.2019 1:24:20

Happy Bastards Holiday Episode! Robert is joined in studio by Anderson's mom and executive producer, Sophie Lichterman to discuss John Brown. FOOTNOTES: John Brown: America’s First Terrorist? John Brown Trial (1859) The Trial Of John Brown John Brown’s Day of Reckoning John Brown's Last Speech Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Learn more about your ad-choices at h...

Part Two: The Idiot Who Made, And Destroyed, WeWork 19.12.2019 1:26:29

Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to continue the bastard who created WeWork. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Idiot Who Made, And Destroyed, WeWork 17.12.2019 1:23:27

Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to discuss the story of how one man made a billion dollars for no discernible reason at all. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The School That Raped Everbody 12.12.2019 1:25:04

In episode 100, Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss a school made for child molesters. FOOTNOTES: Odenwald school principal reveals horror abuse reports More sexual abuse victims at schools in Hesse Odenwaldschule board resigns in wake of abuse claims The politics of progressive education: The odenwaldschule in Nazi Germany Decades of Molestation Haunt Odenwaldschule Male Intergenerational I...

Part Three: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right 10.12.2019 49:47

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra for our conclusion on Jerry Falwell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right 05.12.2019 50:55

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing Jerry Falwell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right 03.12.2019 1:13:52

In Episode 99, Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss Jerry Falwell. FOOTNOTES: 200 Liberty students attend protest after new Falwell revelations Christian activist group demands criminal probe of Jerry Falwell Jr. Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as 'retarded,' police chief as 'half-wit' in emails Tax Return Falwell Refutes Allegations Michael Cohen Stopped “Racy” Photos From L...

The Terrible Secret of Sea Monkeys (Live Show) 26.11.2019 1:50:12

In Episode 98, Robert is joined live in Portland by Billy Wayne Davis for an episode about sea monkeys. FOOTNOTES: The Shocking True Tale Of The Mad Genius Who Invented Sea-Monkeys A Petri Dish For Racism Supremacists’ Message Spreading Through Nation, Butler Says The Sea Monkeys and the White Supremacist CONTRASTS OF A PRIVATE PERSONA F rom brine to online: Sea-Monkeys for your PC HITLER AND THE...

Part Two: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History 21.11.2019 1:03:37

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Kaiser Wilhelm. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History 19.11.2019 1:21:41

In Episode 97, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Kaiser Wilhelm. FOOTNOTES: Kaiser Wilhelm HOW KAISER WILHELM II CHANGED EUROPE FOREVER The Kaiser and the First World War What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire? Kaiser Wilhelm Ii: A Concise Life Kaiser Wilhelm II: Germany's Last Emperor The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Learn more about your...

The Man Trying to Resurrect 8chan (Starring 8chan's Founder) 14.11.2019 1:35:24

8chan, the website at the center of an epidemic of mass shootings, is on the cusp of resurrection thanks to one man: Jim Watkins. Robert talks with with the site's reformed founder, Fredrick, about a modern bastard. FOOTNOTES: FAQ - 8chan Full transcript: Ars interviews 8chan founder Fredrick Brennan THE MANILA TIMES | FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Absolutely everything you need to know to understand 4chan, t...

An Update on our Old Pal Jeffrey Epstein 12.11.2019 55:39

In Episode 95, Robert is joined by Dan O'Brien for an update on the Jeffrey Epstein saga. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: The Bastard Who Invented The Lobotomy 07.11.2019 49:45

In part two, Robert is joined again by Daniel Van Kirk to continue discussing Walter Freeman. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Bastard Who Invented The Lobotomy 05.11.2019 58:32

In Episode 94, Robert is joined by Daniel Van Kirk to discuss Walter Freeman, the father of lobotomies. FOOTNOTES: The Lobotomist Walter Freeman: The Father of the Lobotomy Rosemary Kennedy: the sad life of President Kennedy's younger sister Rosemary Kennedy: Telling the story of a forgotten daughter Inside Rosemary Kennedy's Disastrous Lobotomy – And How Her Father Chose Her Doctor Walter Freeman...

Ma' Barker: A Doting Mother And Gangster Overlord 31.10.2019 1:08:54

In Episode 93, Robert is joined by Emily Yoshida (Night Call Podcast) to discuss Ma Barker, the notorious leader of the Barker Gang. FOOTNOTES: Barker/Karpis Gang The day 'Ma' Barker was slain in Florida TOWN WHERE MA BARKER DIED SURE THAT ALLIGATOR DID HER IN O'Connor Layover Agreement Crooks’ haven: The gangster era in St. Paul ‘Pretty Boy’ Falls Pretty Boy Floyd's Life, Crimes Retold Ma Barker:...

Voices of Revolution 30.10.2019 1:07:25

Special Bonus Minisode: The collected unedited audio of the interviews from 'The World is Burning.' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World is Burning: Your Guide to the Current Uprisings 29.10.2019 55:03

In Episode 92, Robert gives listeners a guide to the uprisings all over the world right now. FOOTNOTES: Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain explained Hong Kong is exporting its protest techniques around the world Wildfires blaze through Lebanon while emergency aircraft remain grounded Why are Lebanon's firefighting helicopters grounded? Lebanon protests: Huge crowds on streets as governmen...

Part Two: The Bastard Who Invented Homeopathy 24.10.2019 1:07:22

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Billy Wayne Davis to continue discussing Samuel Hahnemann and homeopathy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.