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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: How The U.S. Government Used Aliens To Destroy a Man's Mind

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Part Two: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey

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Bonus: The Bastards of Oprah

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Part Six: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

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Part Five: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

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CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Hood Politics with Prop

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Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

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Part Three: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Weird Little Guys

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

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Better Offline

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We Read Newt Gingrich's World War 2 Alternate History

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We Read Marjorie Taylor Green's Book

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

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Part Four: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

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Part Four: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

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