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 t...

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Richard Marcinko

Richard Marcinko3×MMolly Conger2×

Ian Smith

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Percy Fawcett2×DDominique Pelicot2×

Paul McCartney1×

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Part Five: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

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Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist

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Part Two: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend

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