

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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 the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.
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Mar 2, 2023 • 1h 5min
Part Four: A Complete History of the Illuminati
We continue our discussion of Kerry Thornley, friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and resurrector of the Illuminati.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 3min
Part Three: A Complete History of the Illuminati
Robert sits down with Garrison and Margaret to talk about Kerry Thornley, who would go on to help resurrect the Illuminati.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 25, 2023 • 2h 25min
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Feb 23, 2023 • 1h 5min
Part Two: A Complete History of the Illuminati
We conclude the story of Adam Weishaupt and talk about how the Illuminati went from nerd club to the USAs favorite conspiracy theory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 1min
Part One: A Complete History of the Illuminati
Robert sits down with Garrison Davis and Margaret Killjoy to talk about the birth of the Illuminati, the Secret Society behind every modern conspiracy theory. (6 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 18, 2023 • 4h 17min
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Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 12min
Part Two: Bobby Fischer: Chess Nazi
Mia Wong is once again joined by Robert Evans to finish the story of Bobby Fischer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 14, 2023 • 1h 14min
Part One: Bobby Fischer: Chess Nazi
Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to talk about the most famous chess player the US has ever produced. (Two Part Series) FOOTNOTES: https://www.routledge.com/Balkan-Babel-The-Disintegration-Of-Yugoslavia-From-The-Death-Of-Tito-To/Ramet/p/book/9780813339054 https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/pasad.htm https://everything2.com/title/Bizarre+anti-Semitic+interview+with+Bobby+Fischer https://www.jstor.org/stable/41887632 https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300192582/genocide-on-the-drina-river/ https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/srbija-61926384 https://archive.is/SqmDV https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/04/02/serb-banks-face-run-by-depositors/5bdbec03-e67c-4fd0-a03d-fe83d4f2ad86/ https://archive.is/hyXe6 https://en.chessbase.com/post/listen-to-bobby-fischer https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/creativity-movement-0 https://en.chessbase.com/post/alekhine-and-the-nazis-a-historical-investigation-by-dr-christian-rohrer https://www.chessmaniac.com/Bobby_Fischer/fischer_interview_12092001.shtml https://chess24.com/en/read/news/karpov-at-70-my-great-blunder-was-i-agreed-to-hold-the-match-with-kasparov-in-the-soviet-union https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/12/bobby-fischer-s-pathetic-endgame/302634/ https://archive.is/BUs7J https://www.jta.org/archive/chess-king-bobby-fischer-erupts-in-spate-of-anti-semitic-remarks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 11, 2023 • 3h 5min
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Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 15min
Part Four: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick
Robert is joined by Jeff May for our final episode in our series about Nicolae Ceaușescu.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.