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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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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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Part One: How Woody Guthrie Turned Folk Music into a Weapon

12/24/2024
Robert and Margaret sit down for their annual anti-bastard episode about one of America's greatest heroes, folk musician Woody Guthrie. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:55:52

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

12/22/2024
Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Jamie Loftus' Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) podcast series. why are there so many mormon influencers? pt. 1 & 2 Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:38:14

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 161

12/21/2024
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Anarchism in Paraguay feat. Andrew What’s Happening In Rojava The Madison, Wisconsin School Shooter Was A Columbine Copycat: Here's What That Means Who Is Running South Korea? Collective Media in the Second Trump Era 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 Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources: The Madison, Wisconsin School Shooter Was A Columbine Copycat: Here's What That Means ttps://shatterzone.substack.com/p/the-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter Who Is Running South Korea? https://www.commondreams.org/news/south-korean-president-impeachment https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/g-s1-37854/south-korea-yoon-martial-law https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/south-korea-ruling-party-accused-of-second-coup-as-opposition-pushes-for-new-impeachment-vote?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu https://www.npr.org/2024/12/14/nx-s1-5228633/south-korea-parliament-impeach-president-yoon-suk-yeol https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/g-s1-37718/south-korea-president-insurrection-charges https://www.dw.com/en/south-korean-military-faces-scrutiny-amid-officer-arrests/a-71092765 Collective Media in the Second Trump Era https://www.cawshinythings.com/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-launch-caw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:55:30

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Part Three: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

12/19/2024
Robert is joined again by Wil Anspach to conclude our 3 part series on Diddy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:58:27

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Part Two: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

12/18/2024
Robert and Wil discuss the east coast / west coast rap war that Diddy helped orchestrate, as well as just, an awful lot of sex crimes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:57

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Part One: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

12/17/2024
Robert sits down with his friend, Grammy-award winning audio engineer Greazy Wil, to talk about Sean "P Diddy" Combs, a sex criminal who killed way more people than you'd expect. (3 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:57:04

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Weird Little Guys

12/15/2024
Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Molly Conger's Weird Little Guys podcast series. Soldier of Misfortune: Frank Sweeney, Parts 1 & 2 Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:55:07

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 160

12/14/2024
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick What Next for Syria? Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won You Already Know How to Organize 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 Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources: Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/kash-patel.html https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/kash-patel-bravado-baggage-fbi.html https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec https://www.mediamatters.org/truth-social/how-devin-nunes-and-kash-patel-appealed-qanon-extremists-build-truth-socials-user-base https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-trump-maga-merchandise-b2657380.html What Next for Syria? Defendrojava.org https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tJgepOyOt9cjXRjLE4kHdOhoCesJx-l_S9hJ2foQxnI/edit?tab=t.0 https://youtu.be/kuj8zPLY_4E?si=D2SVT1KBQzXwrxEU The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/ https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/157973/1/bna-259_20090522_nb_casp_full_indexed.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/650244 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:44:09

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Part Two: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam

12/12/2024
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 https://web.archive.org/web/20170409143210/https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/scientific_integrity/how-corporations-corrupt-science.pdf https://www.masslive.com/news/2010/06/scott_reuben_a_former_baystate.html https://www.jci.org/articles/view/38430 https://archive.is/Yjj91#selection-835.0-993.212 https://www.vice.com/en/article/fraud-misconduct-mistakes-this-blog-finds-the-stories-behind-retracted-papers/ https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Policy-Management/Article/03-09/Fraud-Case-Rocks-Anesthesiology-Community/12634?ses=ogst https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2019/the-pain-gap/ https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jcred https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=lclr Nesi, Tom. Poison Pills: The Untold Story of the Vioxx Drug Scandal (p. 31). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:54

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Part One: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam

12/10/2024
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.

Duration:00:57:44

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Better Offline

12/8/2024
Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Ed Zitron's Better Offline podcast series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-offline/id1730587238 https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBPt1j2DoNij1kVdx8Ig6 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-better-offline-150284547/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:04:27

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 159

12/7/2024
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Occupied America and the Primal Father How the Mapuche Fought Colonization feat. Andrew What's Happening in Syria The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump 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 Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources: Occupied America and the Primal Father https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/theodor-w-adorno-freudian-theory-and-the-pattern-of-fascist-propaganda-5.pdf https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-election-2024-donald-trump-2b3580134a6b19dff18771c3fdb0f11a https://www.denver7.com/follow-up/aurora-pauses-closure-plans-of-apartments-at-center-of-venezuelan-gang-claims-after-court-appoints-caretaker https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-police-id-more-armed-men-in-viral-video-no-venezuelan-gang-ties-reported/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-holds-campaign-rally-in-aurora-colorado https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/politics/trump-anti-immigrant-comments/index.html https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296/ The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2173 https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/1170874.html https://www.mk.co.kr/en/politics/11107769 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_387639.html https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/03/world/south-korea-martial-law https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=8122266 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241204006400315?section=national/politics https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170684.html https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170674.html https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-wife-scandal-ba065a2f07d5fc4a63fe0e4d36de12f6 https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/g-s1-36730/south-korea-president-martial-law https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/1170683.html https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1170893.html https://english.hani.co.kr/ https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170682.html The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump https://mahotline.org https://reprolegalhelpline.org https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy-top-3 https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy https://ifwhenhow.org/resources/selfcare-criminalized/ https://medium.com/@Kendra_Serra/fear-uncertainty-and-period-trackers-340ab8fdff74 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:54:32

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We Read Newt Gingrich's World War 2 Alternate History

12/5/2024
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.

Duration:00:49:07

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We Read Marjorie Taylor Green's Book

12/3/2024
Sophie reads Marjorie Taylor Green's book to Jamie and Robert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:09

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 158

11/30/2024
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. CZM Rewind: An Update on Border Patrol Outdoor Detention CZM Rewind: Agenda 47: Trump's Plan for Education CZM Rewind: Wild Faith: A Conversation with Talia Lavin CZM Rewind: Irregular Naval Warfare And You (Ukraine and Myanmar Edition) CZM Rewind: Whipping Girl, The Book That Changed Everything ft. Dr. Julia Serano 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 Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:03:14:04

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CZM Rewind: Part Two: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard

11/28/2024
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.

Duration:01:05:57

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CZM Rewind: Part One: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard

11/26/2024
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/oprahshow/the-dr-oz-health-quiz/all#ixzz6ryqeqPD3 https://www.nature.com/articles/nn0412-497 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6167233/ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-dr-oz-effect-has-hooked-american-consumers-n134801 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/magazine/18Oz-t.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/04/reiki-cant-possibly-work-so-why-does-it/606808/ https://quackwatch.org/nccam/research/energy/ https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/case-dr-oz-ethics-evidence-and-does-professional-self-regulation-work/2017-02 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dr-oz-slammed-for-suggesting-it-may-only-cost-us-2-to-3-of-american-lives-to-reopen-schools-2020-04-16 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/business/media/dr-oz-apology-coronavirus.html https://www.businessinsider.com/dr-oz-false-misleading-baseless-medical-claims-coronavirus-2020-4#a-strawberry-and-baking-soda-mixture-can-whiten-teeth-oz-said-8 https://www.vox.com/2015/4/16/8412427/dr-oz-health-claims http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/01/can_you_trust_dr_oz_his_medical_advice_often_conflicts_with_the_best_science.single.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:56:17

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 157

11/24/2024
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr. Delete Your Account? Safe Gun Ownership 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 Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources: Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth-called-for-a-righteous-holy-war https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-defense-pete-hegseth.html https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/kristi-noem-dhs-trump-policy-00189513 https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-the-leaked-rubio-dossier?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7677&post_id=151561577&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1aiy5i&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email https://bylinetimes.com/2019/10/03/islamophobic-world-view-of-tulsi-gabbards-guru-revealed-in-unearthed-recordings-can-she-still-run-for-president/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-dni-intelligence-trump-appointment/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trumps-pick-top-intel-job-accused-traitorous-parroting-russian-propaga-rcna180073 https://decider.com/2020/08/04/the-swamp-matt-gaetz-truman-show-house/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-testified-house-ethics-committee-gaetz-sex-17/story?id=115867555 https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/13/trumps-cabinet-picks-could-diminish-gops-already-thin-edge-in-congress-heres-what-to-know/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump https://newrepublic.com/post/188246/trump-border-czar-tom-homan?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-picks-pro-settlement-mike-huckabee-as-us-ambassador-to-israel https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna179826 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/07/congress/donald-trump-transition-team-00186912 https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4951768-linda-mcmahon-sued-wwe/ Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips Richard Wolin, "'The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time': On The European Origins of the 'Great Replacement Theory," Los Angeles Review of Books, August 4, 2022, https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/ Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998), https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318 The Death of Public Health Under RFK...

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Part Four: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

11/21/2024
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.

Duration:01:04:25

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Part Three: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

11/19/2024
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.

Duration:00:57:01