Behind the Bastards

Robert and Kaveh conclude the thrilling sort of how Merck killed 55,000 Americans with Vioxx and then convinced the media they were the good guys somehow. Sources: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-medical-madoff-anesthestesiologist-faked-data/   https://archive.is/Trdy2#selection-695.1-723.182   https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/merck-manipulated-science-about-drug-vioxx &nbsp...

Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about Vioxx, a pain medication released by pharmaceutical giant Merck even though they knew it caused fatal heart attacks. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Ed Zitron's Better Offline podcast series. Man Who Killed Google Search Sam Altman Is Dangerous to Society Rot Society Apple Podcasts Spotify   iHeart   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert sits down and explains former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's alt-history novel to Molly Conger. If you've ever wondered what would happen if the Nazis invaded Tennessee well, here it is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophie reads Marjorie Taylor Green's book to Jamie and Robert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's still a CZM Rewind week! Enjoy the second part of this unfortunately prescient episode where Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a CZM Rewind week! Enjoy this old, but prescient, episode where Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz. FOOTNOTES: https://www.oprah.com/pressroom/oprah-bids-farewell-to-dr-oz-as-he-launches-his-own-show-september-14#ixzz6ryQsKlGx   https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2018/02/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-the-doctors-and-the-dr-oz-show-what-our-analysis-reveals/  https://www.oprah.com/opr...

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Robert concludes the story of T.E. Lawrence by getting into the real bastardry of his life, including a pretty heinous war crime! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert tells Margaret how to scientifically shatter a bridge the T.E. Lawrence way, and how Lawrence crippled the transportation infrastructure of a mighty empire using some guys with camels and sacks of flour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue our series on Lawrence of Arabia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert tells Margaret Killjoy the whole story of Lawrence of Arabia, a British imperialist, hopeless romantic and asexual icon who invented the concept of modern insurgent war. Through it all we ask: was he a bastard? (4 Part Series) https://www.cliohistory.org/thomas-lawrence/lawrence/youth https://www.investigativeproject.org/4256/guest-column-the-final-death-of-lawrence-of-arabia https://www.th...

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Robert and Noah conclude the story of Peter Thiel, who just might get the corporate god king he's dreamed about.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert tells Noah how Peter Thiel went to war against Gawker and also completely whiffed on profiting from the 2008 financial crash. Bonus: how Palantir enabled a bunch of creepy corporate security types to stalk their girlfriends, each other. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrants from around the world about the dangers of the journey, their fears that forced them to take it, and their dreams for America. It Could Happen Here Weekly 154 Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode. The Green Hell: Migra...

We discuss Peter Thiel's rise to PayPal CEO, his betrayal of Elon Musk, and the birth of the technology that became Palantir. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Noah Shachtman to discuss the life and times of Peter Thiel, the demon investor of Silicon Valley and would-be assassin of democracy. (4 Part Series) Sources: https://www.newser.com/story/235229/peter-thiel-wanted-innovation-he-got-networking-instead.html https://www.edsurge.com/n https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2017/01/03/what-happened-to-the-original-class-of-peter-...

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Robert and Miles talk about the mid-century crisis in American masculinity and then catch up to the modern era, and Gamergate.   https://www.sandboxx.us/news/alpha-male-boot-camps-are-a-joke/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-are-man-warrior-camps/ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/fashion/01Fitness.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0 https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/01/22/moder...

Robert sits down with Miles Gray to give a history of American Masculinity Grifters, and the media-created fears of a 'crisis' in masculinity. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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