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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Notable Guests

Richard Marcinko

Richard Marcinko3×MMolly Conger2×

Ian Smith

James Stout2×UUnknown Guests2×

Percy Fawcett2×DDominique Pelicot2×

Paul McCartney1×

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Part One: The Dennis the Menace Creator was a Shockingly Bad Man

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Part Four: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

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Part Three: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

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Part Two: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

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How The Winklevoss Twins Lost A Billion Dollars

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Part Two: TB Joshua: The Evangelical Pastor Who Built His Own Hell

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Part Four: Was Robert. E. Lee a Good General?

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Part Three: Why Did Robert E. Lee Turn Traitor?

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Part Two: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure

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Part Two: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI

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Part Four: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?

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Part Two: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?

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Part Two: John Schmitz: The First Trump

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Part One: How Orange County Incubated American Fascism

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CZM Rewind: Part Two: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History

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CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 4-6

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CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 1-3

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Part Two: Christmas Hero Episode: Aaron Swartz

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Part Two: William Bailey: The Gwyneth Paltrow of Radiation

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Part Two: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (secretly about Michael Lewis)

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Part Two: The Holy Rollers Sex Cult

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CZM Rewind: Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

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