

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 30, 2021 • 1h 16min
Part One: The King of Con Artists, Victor Lustig
Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss Victor Lustig.FOOTNOTES: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CCount%E2%80%9D%20Victor%20Lustig%2C%2046,%E2%80%94not%20once%2C%20but%20twice http://www.progetto.cz/victor-lustig-la-primula-rossa-boema/?lang=en https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-smoothest-con-man-that-ever-lived-29861908/ Maysh, Jeff. Handsome Devil (Kindle Single) (p. 16). Kindle Edition. https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/cops-nab-conman-inspired-by-natwarlal-from-noida/story-y6kZIciV9avMgiLx2xBbNM.html https://www.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-NAN-7-interesting-facts-about-biggest-fraudster-of-india-natwarlal-5174373-PHO.html https://www.inuth.com/india/the-legend-of-natwarlal-the-iconic-conman-who-sold-taj-mahal-not-once-but-thrice/ https://www.abhijitbhaduri.com/blog/2016/02/06/the-confidence-game https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-man-who-sold-the-taj-mahal-thrice-247513.html https://books.google.com/books?id=VA9TaE2V0eMC&q=natwarlal+shrivastav&pg=PA22#v=snippet&q=natwarlal%20shrivastav&f=false https://web.archive.org/web/20161116072947/http://www.timescrest.com/opinion/nuts-about-natwarlal-5243 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/natwarlal-leaves-em-guessing-even-in-death/story-mYkqbv8grOOw0oFEsIryrJ.html http://www.scrolldroll.com/natwar-lal/ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19800815-natwarlal-a-con-man-par-excellence-a-master-forger-a-escape-artist-to-rival-houdini-821356-2014-01-27 https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Natwarlal-Indias-Greatest-Conman-Who-Sold-Taj-Mahal/#:~:text=Born%20as%20Mithilesh%20Kumar%20Srivastava,50%20aliases%20to%20dupe%20people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 25, 2021 • 1h 17min
Part Two: The Family That Stole Malaysia
Robert is joined again by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to continue to discuss the Brooke Family. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 23, 2021 • 1h 5min
Part One: The Family That Stole Malaysia
Robert is joined by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the Brooke Family.FOOTNOTES: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-british-family-that-ruled-in-borneo-as-white-rajahs http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,763444-2,00.html http://factsanddetails.com/southeast-asia/Malaysia/sub5_4a/entry-3617.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-british-family-that-ruled-in-borneo-as-white-rajahs https://www.jstor.org/stable/41493196?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3Ad655695ae199b5bb8bb97150d8e70f8b&seq=9#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2020/12/652051/revisiting-sarawaks-brooke-era https://www.brooketrust.org/history-of-sarawak https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/13/travel/sarawak-a-kingdom-in-the-jungle.html http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:60180/SOURCE02?view=true https://journals.openedition.org/moussons/2642?lang=en Payne, Robert. The White Rajahs of Sarawak (pp. 25-26). Lume Books. Kindle Edition Barley, Nigel. White Rajah . Little, Brown Book Group. Kindle Edition. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 18, 2021 • 1h 19min
Part Two: RAM- Lifestyle Fascism
Garrison Davis is joined again by Robert Evans to continue to discuss the Rise Above Movement.FOOTNOTES: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/11/18/an-american-white-supremacists-new-home-in-serbia/ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/27/rams-revival-and-the-ongoing-struggle-against-mmas-far-right-fight-clubs https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/11/far-right-fight-clubs-mma-white-nationalists https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/24/russia-neo-nazi-football-hooligans-world-cup https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/2/22/in-the-wake-of-hanau-an-annual-neo-nazi-rally-is-banned-in-sofia https://www.ocweekly.com/white-supremacist-fight-clubs-apparel-company-based-in-huntington-beach/ https://www.mic.com/articles/191775/godaddy-the-right-brand-charlottesville-rioters-fundraiser https://www.propublica.org/article/robert-rundo-denis-nikitin-hooligans-europe-hate-group https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/the-terrifying-rise-of-alt-right-fight-clubs/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201120002242/https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2020/10/22/a-portrait-of-the-fascist-as-a-young-man/ https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/rise-above-movement-ram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 16, 2021 • 1h 13min
Part One: RAM: Nazi Fight Club
Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Rise Above Movement.FOOTNOTES: https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/rise-above-movement-ram https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/rise-above-movement https://www.propublica.org/article/white-hate-group-campaign-of-menace-rise-above-movement https://nocara.blackblogs.org/2017/07/06/diy-division/ https://www.ocweekly.com/charges-dropped-against-pepper-spraying-antifa-who-saved-oc-weekly-reporter-at-trump-rally-8161814/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpt3ImXIImY&has_verified=1 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/documenting-hate-charlottesville/ https://www.ocweekly.com/a-rising-star-in-pro-trump-circles-isnt-who-he-says-he-is-or-is-he-8066499/ https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/hammerskin-nation-aka-hammerskins https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/the-terrifying-rise-of-alt-right-fight-clubs/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/nathan-damigo-punching-woman-berkeley-white-nationalism/ https://nocara.blackblogs.org/2018/10/17/rise-above-movement-arrests-state-repression-autonomous-anti-fascism/ https://www.propublica.org/article/four-men-arrested-over-unrest-during-2017-unite-the-right-rally https://www.propublica.org/article/all-four-white-supremacists-charged-in-charlottesville-violence-plead-guilty https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-virginia-california-charlottesville-prisons-ff272864758dff4c10b3656d06d3a539 https://www.ocweekly.com/fbi-does-what-ocda-or-state-park-police-didnt-arrests-neo-nazis-who-assaulted-weekly-reporters/ https://www.ocweekly.com/judge-dismisses-case-against-neo-nazi-rise-above-movement-members/?sfw=pass1607637708 https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-all-charges-in-white-nationalist-rioting-plot/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/three-members-california-based-white-supremacist-group-sentenced-riots-charges-related Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 12, 2021 • 1h 35min
Part Two: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins
Robert is joined again by Paul F. Tompkins to continue to discuss Rush Limbaugh. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 9, 2021 • 1h 29min
Part One: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins
Comedian and actor Paul F. Tompkins joins Robert Evans to discuss Rush Limbaugh. They explore Limbaugh's upbringing, early career, and controversial commentary. Topics include Limbaugh's sexist attitudes, the rise of right-wing shock jocks, and the power of words. They also touch on Limbaugh's personal life and the absurdity of comparing cancel culture to his controversial legacy.

Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 20min
Part Two: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning
Robert is joined again by Chelsea Manning to continue discussing the United States and Panama. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 5min
Part One: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning
Robert is joined by Chelsea Manning to discuss the bastardly history of United States and Panama.FOOTNOTES:1. https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-Jungle-American-Encounters-Interactions/dp/08223309892. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-22-mn-6183-story.html3. https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/manuel-noriega-a-thug-of-a-different-era4. https://www.americanheritage.com/content/panama-holiday5. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-to-clean-up-race-test-chemical-weapon-relics-on-panama-island/3007758.article6. https://www.envio.org.ni/articulo/1386 7. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit8_4.pdf8. https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/americas-devious-dream-roosevelt-and-the-panama-canal/9. https://www.americanheritage.com/content/panama-holiday10. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.2968/058004014 11. https://www.npr.org/2015/06/22/415194765/u-s-troops-tested-by-race-in-secret-world-war-ii-chemical-experiments 12. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2016/1/31/the-truth-behind-us-operation-just-cause-in-panama13. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/12/our-forgotten-invasion-panama-key-understanding-us-foreign-policy-today/14. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/panama-noriega-operation-just-cause-reagan-imperialism Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Feb 25, 2021 • 58min
Part Two: A Live Investigation Into The Sigma Male Subculture
Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus for an online investigation and continued discussion on the sigma male. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.