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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 the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.
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2In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing John Ronald Brown.
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Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss John Ronald Brown, the world's worst surgeon.
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Mediscams
“Tabletop” John Brown Gets His (1999)
John Ronald Brown | World’s Worst Sex Change Surgeon
A Gender Variance Who's Who
Out on a limb
WHY DID HE CUT OFF THAT MAN'S LEG?
digital transgender archive
The Tijuana Experience (1992)
Crossing Sexual Boundaries
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Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss Qassem Soleimani, as well as the history of Iran and America's relationship.
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Introducing the next installment in the Monster series, Monster: DC Sniper. Listen to the trailer now and don't forget to subscribe here so you never miss an episode!
In the fall of 2002, an unidentified sniper began shooting random people in Maryland while they went about their everyday lives. From the creators of 'Atlanta Monster' and 'Monster: The Zodiac Killer,' iHeartRadio and Tenderfoot TV present 'Monster: DC Sniper.' This true crime podcast, hosted by Tony Harris, reinvestigates the beltway sniper attacks of 2002.
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Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss John C. Woods, the American tasked with executing the Nazi High Command.
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MEET THE LOUSY KANSAS HANGMAN WHO EXECUTED NAZIS
Nazi executioner from Wichita found fame, but died his own mysterious death
Sunday Express
ARMED FORCES: Hangman's End
JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG
WAR CRIMES: Night without Dawn
Left Hanging: John C. Woods and the botching of the Nuremberg Executions
John C. Woods
Purim Fest 1946: The tale of Julius Streicher
The Hangmen
The Murder of Allied Airmen
The Nuremberg Ten
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Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Woulter Basson, a chemical weapons engineer with a hard on for racial extermination.
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Happy Bastards Holiday Episode! Robert is joined in studio by Anderson's mom and executive producer, Sophie Lichterman to discuss John Brown.
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John Brown: America’s First Terrorist?
John Brown Trial (1859)
The Trial Of John Brown
John Brown’s Day of Reckoning
John Brown's Last Speech
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
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Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to continue the bastard who created WeWork.
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Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to discuss the story of how one man made a billion dollars for no discernible reason at all.
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In episode 100, Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss a school made for child molesters.
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Odenwald school principal reveals horror abuse reports
More sexual abuse victims at schools in Hesse
Odenwaldschule board resigns in wake of abuse claims
The politics of progressive education: The odenwaldschule in Nazi Germany
Decades of Molestation Haunt Odenwaldschule
Male Intergenerational Intimacy
German principal admits school abuse stories ignored
Abuse scandal hits elite progressive school
Pedo-Sexuality
How the Left Took Things Too Far
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Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra for our conclusion on Jerry Falwell.
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Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing Jerry Falwell.
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In Episode 99, Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss Jerry Falwell.
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200 Liberty students attend protest after new Falwell revelations
Christian activist group demands criminal probe of Jerry Falwell Jr.
Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as 'retarded,' police chief as 'half-wit' in emails
Tax Return
Falwell Refutes Allegations Michael Cohen Stopped “Racy” Photos From Leaking
How Liberty University Built a Billion-Dollar Empire Online
Inside Liberty University's 'culture of fear'
President of Liberty University
Falwell: blame abortionists, feminists and gays
Larry Flynt: My friend, Jerry Falwell
Larry Flynt: The trouble with Larry
Jerry Falwell, the Rise of the Moral Majority, and the 1980 Election
The Social Impact Of AIDS In The United States.
The Real Origins of the Religious Right
God's Right Hand: How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right
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In Episode 98, Robert is joined live in Portland by Billy Wayne Davis for an episode about sea monkeys.
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The Shocking True Tale Of The Mad Genius Who Invented Sea-Monkeys
A Petri Dish For Racism Supremacists’ Message Spreading Through Nation, Butler Says
The Sea Monkeys and the White Supremacist
CONTRASTS OF A PRIVATE PERSONA
From brine to online: Sea-Monkeys for your PC
HITLER AND THE SEA-MONKEYS
Monkey Business To their adoring legions of fans, Sea-Monkeys are the ultimate in Kitsch.
The Battle Over the Sea-Monkey Fortune
The Bizarre Story of Anti-Jewish Jew Harold von Braunhut
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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Kaiser Wilhelm.
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In Episode 97, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Kaiser Wilhelm.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
HOW KAISER WILHELM II CHANGED EUROPE FOREVER
The Kaiser and the First World War
What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?
Kaiser Wilhelm Ii: A Concise Life
Kaiser Wilhelm II: Germany's Last Emperor
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
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8chan, the website at the center of an epidemic of mass shootings, is on the cusp of resurrection thanks to one man: Jim Watkins. Robert talks with with the site's reformed founder, Fredrick, about a modern bastard.
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FAQ - 8chan
Full transcript: Ars interviews 8chan founder Fredrick Brennan
THE MANILA TIMES | FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Absolutely everything you need to know to understand 4chan, the Internet’s own bogeyman
Statement from Jim Watkins, owner of 8chan, on the atrocity in New Zealand.
The Weird, Dark History of 8chan
Committee on Homeland Security 8chan Inquiry
Meet the man keeping 8chan, the world's most vile website, alive
Sorry for the inconvenience, common sense will prevail
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In Episode 95, Robert is joined by Dan O'Brien for an update on the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
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In part two, Robert is joined again by Daniel Van Kirk to continue discussing Walter Freeman.
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In Episode 94, Robert is joined by Daniel Van Kirk to discuss Walter Freeman, the father of lobotomies.
FOOTNOTES:
The Lobotomist
Walter Freeman: The Father of the Lobotomy
Rosemary Kennedy: the sad life of President Kennedy's younger sister
Rosemary Kennedy: Telling the story of a forgotten daughter
Inside Rosemary Kennedy's Disastrous Lobotomy – And How Her Father Chose Her Doctor
Walter Freeman: The Father of the Lobotomy
He was bad, so they put an ice pick in his brain...
Joe Kennedy, Sr sought secret deal with De Valera on Irish ports during the War
Mental Illness Is On the Rise in the U.S. for a Frustrating Reason
The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness
My Lobotomy
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Jackie White
Nathan Miller. Yes! Pedants of the world, unite.
ProudtoDeath
"Nurse Coyotes" is actually my only real plan for healthcare when things go sideways with me. Wish me luck.
Francesca King
I understand what you're saying Robert, however the hurdle for climate change acceptance is how will it be achieved for lower income people like me? For people like me, it's not a matter of spending too much time on Netflix. Single lower income people live paycheck to paycheck. We can't afford to get a more eco-friendly vehicle. We don't have enough saved for retirement. We are constantly facing possible failure on a daily basis. For example, this tax season there will be people with children who'll receive thousands while single childfree or childless people most likely will owe or receive very little.The best way to combat climate change will be a bottom to top approach. Sorry about the length, I truly love your show. I can't wait to continue the new season 🥰 P.S. More Billy Wayne Davis please 😀
blob1010
Interesting that uterus transplants are taken seriously when a man wants to bear children yet it's not an option for infertile women. Also, Evans inferring that optional trans surgery is worse than child murder?
Rebecca Mullins
Goering wasn't "taken", he turned himself in.
Claire Cantwell
No one who has ever had chronic urinary tract issues would object to the name "Urinary Tract God," I promise you.
Renee Handley
Little thing - the Department of Defense was not created until 1947. Before that, there was the Department of War and the Department of Navy.
Nathan Miller
Someone should tell Robert that the past tense of "hang" when referring to the style of execution is "hanged", not "hung". Then again, his social media handle is "Iwriteok", so it might just be on brand.
Dothrak Qanno
wow right off the bat I hate the guest. keep Cody and Katy on as permanent cohosts
Ashley Clark
am I crazy or did an episode disappear?
Donna Milligan
no. auto download will never be turned off for this network. it's getting to be more ad than content. if it doesn't fit in an ordinary ad break, it doesn't belong. #howstuffdosn'twork
rswindol
This guest is kind of a dumdum.
Derek Platkin
this podcast was Great before you put this Woman on who brings nothing to the table except her SJW crap, and I'm sure I have to say this it has nothing to do with the fact that she is a woman, she just STINKS and its Hilarious how she can talk down about people who have money then read ads. Again this was a Great podcast when you gave us the story behind these horrible people with out your SJW leftwing comments. STICK TO THE SCRIPT.
Dave Dixon
he's great at telling the stories, and I like the guest hosts. just wish it was more neutral. let the listeners make up their own minds instead of pushing your ideas and beliefs.
Dave Dixon
he's great at telling the stories, and I like the guest hosts. just wish it was more neutral. let the listeners make up their own minds instead of pushing your ideas and beliefs.
Will Shogren
Speaking of not judging Nat Turner by privileged standards, I wonder what Evans thinks about contemporary Israel periodically killing children in Gaza under the guise of national security? We'll never know because he's a deeply cowardly fuck who jukes away from the topic every time it comes up in favor of (almost) universally loathed figures like Assad whom virtually no one in his audience supports.
ProudtoDeath
Guns are for show, swords are for go. Great job once again Sophie and Robert.
Will Shogren
i like how there's just a man shouting in the background.
Liz DiB
audiooooo
Will Shogren
American culture is bullshit, unlike Israeli culture which places more emphasis on things like active apartheid, wearing bedazzled jeans and murdering children under the guise of national security.