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 the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.
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Francesca King
I loved this episode! I love unusual history stories. The tomatoes cracked me up 😂😂😂
Jack Heath
This podcast is the best. I'm amazed that the comments are so harsh
PJ walter
is Anna really as stupid as she sounds?
Presantha Pillay
I am from South Africa and the DEI Company literally lead to us having apartheid in our country. The Dutch and British brought such misery to the natives of South Africa. Till the 90s, Jan Van Riebeck was still on the South African Rand notes.
Ryan Casey
the police were protecting the nazis cause of the numbers. if there were no police those Nazi were not only punched but possible killed. if it was flipped they protect you
Niall Foy
you need a friend in an academic history department who can print off your academic articles for you. Wiley are thieves
Michael Dewhurst
MICHAEL SWAIM!!! I MISS YOUR VONNEGUYS PODCAST, YOURE AWESOME!
Jack Heath
Michael Dewhurst That podcast was great!
Veronica Alzate Acosta
When the poem was read, It sounded Australian
Kristopher Bell
love this show! multiple listens an episode keep it up Robert Evans.
marcus
@1:08:46, solid English accent
Justice
hard to listen to this. the world has been fucked up for forever
Francisco Yruegas
Real question, how is it you call yourselfs Antifa when you employ fascist tactics? Do you not see the irony of your use of masks and violance to intimidate others?
Sandy Solomon
Charles Matthew Miller I don't believe the Nazi worldview should be tolerated. Simply because it is a philosophy that hinges on the destruction others and forcible removal Thier rights. All worldviews are not equal, some are relatively benign and some are evil and should be contested out of existence. Naziism is a resurgent evil and you cannot simply coexist with it like a moral coward. It must be resisted by any means necessary. I for one do not believe in punching Nazis, not because they dont deserve it but because it would simply entrench them in thier worldview, but if a man or woman happens to land a solid blow on the head of one of these Nazis I won't be shedding any tears for him. You can defend the Devil if you want to. im not going to. I can't afford to simply coexist with Naziism as it is a direct threat to me and my loved ones. You may have that lattitude sir but I do not.
Sandy Solomon
Charles Matthew Miller in my opinion the nazi movement is an exceptional case. They rise up using thier right of free speech to come to power. Once they have attained it they proceed to remove that same right of free speech from other people...(namely Jews, other racial minorities, gay people and other legal sexualities) with violence and killing. Perhaps you don't fit into any of these minority categories so the Nazi threat is not real to you. Perhaps you have the luxury and the lattitude to defend the rights of these people because thier jack boots will never end up at your door.
Jerry Stauffer
If you hate Stalin buy these products is a great pitch
Pranjal Gupta
Pls mention the link of that video ...pls pls pls
Benjamin Shade
Podcast started out clearly biased towards communism and at this point are clearly communist activists
Mike Lukas
Benjamin Shade lol
Andrew Wheaton
this was the episode that made me unsubscribe
Andrew Wheaton
Sandy Solomon No. I dont condone how the Nazi's conducted themselves. I dont condone violence in any form. I just enjoy documentaries that tackle a subject straight down the middle. This by no means means I am on the Nazi's side. But anyone who has chosen a side in an argument can only give one type of argument. I do not have a side.
Sandy Solomon
Andrew Wheaton Understood. However, the discussion is couched as the extreme militant left versus the extreme right Nazis. They aren't talking about the centre right conservatives. So in the context of this podcast discussion 'balance' would mean more representation of the Nazis point of view..............For the record I do not agree with punching Nazis for thier point of view. I'd happily spark them in the face if I thought it would do any good, however I fear it would only entrench them in thier repulsive beliefs and they would probably start spouting a victim narrative in a attempt to obscure the picture of how disgusting they truly are.
Gail L. Sanderson
Very insightful podcast, however, I feel you glossed over the spectacular manner in which the Bastard was killed. Not too often you hear of a tyrant being beaten and sodomized with a bayonet before execution. Keep these podcasts coming... definitely make a long commute seem like time well spent.
Casey Hoffman
I laughed so hard at the description that that guy licked the letter from Fish, lol. Maggie Mae Fish is so funny! Please have her back soon! <3
David Lunda
this guest is about as interesting as a block of concrete.
Stephen
My favorite new podcast. Robert is a great host who does his homework. The amount of research he does for each episode is immense, and then to try and distill it down to an hour or two is difficult. As he has said, with most of these people you could create a whole podcast about them. I think he does a fantastic job, and most of his guests do too. Examining the people that this show does can be dark, but Robert and his guest host do a nice job bringing some comedy into it. The podcast manages to be entertaining while educating people. I think studying these bastards is essential because of a few reasons. One, these people need to be looked at as people, not some monsters--we are all capable of evil and we should not forget that. Two, studying history is important so that we dont make the same mistakes, and we can identify these bastards better and see the signs earlier. The show is a good mix of history and current events, often connecting the two. Definitely worth checking out, but do remember the show has a tongue in cheek attitude about the dark facts presented.