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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 MarcinkoRichard Marcinko3×MMolly Conger2×Ian SmithIan Smith2×James StoutJames Stout2×UUnknown Guests2×Alex KarpAlex Karp2×Percy FawcettPercy Fawcett2×DDominique Pelicot2×Tim DraperTim Draper1×Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney1×

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Part Two: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism

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Part Two: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates To...

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Part Two: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science

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Part Three: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country

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Part Two: What's New With Andrew Tate?

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CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 3 & 4)

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CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 1 & 2)

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Part Two: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany

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How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation

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Part Two: The Grifters Behind The Fake Autism 'Cure' Industry

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Part Two: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export

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Part Four: The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A...

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Part Three: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult

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Part Two: The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader

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Part Two: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

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Part Two: Bruno Bettelheim and The Quest To Make a "Good" Concentration Camp

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Part One: Bruno Bettelheim: The Worst Psycho-therapist

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Part Two: Tony Alamo: The Worst Preacher

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