Behind the Bastards podcast

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.

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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CZM Rewind: Part One: How Cigarettes Invented Everything

Robert is joined by James Stout to discuss the Tobacco Industry. (2 part series) 1-- [http... more

06 Jan 2026

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:41

06 Jan 2026


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CZM Rewind: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult & The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry ...

Part Three: Robert tells David about Ziz's glorious plan to take to the sea and sever the ... more

01 Jan 2026

2 HR 26 MINS

2:26:07

01 Jan 2026


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CZM Rewind: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult & The Zizians: Birth of a Cul...

Part One: Earlier this year a Border Patrol officer was killed in a shoot-out with people ... more

30 Dec 2025

2 HR 29 MINS

2:29:40

30 Dec 2025


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Part Three: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

We conclude the story of how Britain ended its role in the Atlantic Slave Trade. Against t... more

25 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:16

25 Dec 2025


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Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

In this episode we introduce two great heroes: freed slave and adventurer Olaudah Equiano,... more

24 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:42

24 Dec 2025


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Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

In our annual holiday reverse episode, Robert introduces James Stout to the heroes who fou... more

23 Dec 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:23

23 Dec 2025


#1065

It Could Happen Here Weekly 213

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The ... more

20 Dec 2025

3 HR 16 MINS

3:16:39

20 Dec 2025


#1064

Part Two: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist

Padraig explains how Lord Haw-Haw became an agent of the Third Reich...and how it all came... more

18 Dec 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:34

18 Dec 2025


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Part One: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist

Robert sits down with Pádraig O Ruairc to learn about a bastard from across the pon... more

16 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:34

16 Dec 2025


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It Could Happen Here Weekly 212

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Arab... more

13 Dec 2025

3 HR 08 MINS

3:08:20

13 Dec 2025


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Part Five: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

Robert tells Margaret about the giant meeting the military held to tell everyone how they ... more

11 Dec 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:40

11 Dec 2025