Behind the Bastards

Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus

Mar 26, 2019

57:04

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

Bubbly: A New Sparkling Water Beverage

2min

Separmar Antonya Zov, the Lunatic God King of Turkmenistan

5min

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

4min

The Importance of Absolute Power in Turkmenistan

3min

The Importance of Statues in Turkmenistan

2min

The Importance of Democracy in the Soviet Union

2min

The Golden Baby Statue of Niazov

5min

Nia's Op: A Dynasty's Struggle to Modernize the Capital

2min

10.

Turkmen Bosher's Fucking Fountain

2min

11.

The History of Turkmen Vashi

2min

12.

The Tictators of Tomorrow Don't Think You Can Do Anything

2min

13.

The Importance of Democracy

5min

14.

The Man Who Banned the Movie Theaters

2min

15.

The Runama by Turkmen Bashi

2min

16.

The Runama: A Timeless Wisdom

4min

17.

How to Read a Book Three Times

3min

18.

The Ageless Wisdom of Turkmen Voshe

3min

19.

The Origins of the Turkmen People

2min

20.

Nia Zov's Motivation for Writing the Runama

2min

21.

The Rebirth of the Turkmen Nation

2min

22.

The Al's Old Spiritual Guide for the People

2min

23.

How to Pass a Driver's Test

2min

24.

Turkmen Boschies Post 2001 Career

4min

In Episode 53, Robert is joined by David Bell to discuss a man who was, at one point, the most powerful lunatic on planet earth and absolute ruler of a nation of five million people, Saparmurat Niyazov who was the dictator of Turkmenistan.

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