Behind the Bastards

Behind the Bastards

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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Episode's summary

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies How the ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Takes on Amazon Attacking Palestinian Health Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, ‘Third Country’ Deportations You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! Sources/Links: The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 253

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies How the ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Takes on Amazon Attacking Palestinian Health Executive Disorder: French Student Protests, Flavio Bolsonaro, ‘Third Country’ Deportations You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! Sources/Links: The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm…

10 Oct 2026
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Part Two: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Destroyed Troy

Robert concludes the thrilling story of how Heinrich Schlieman destroyed a crucial piece of our shared human heritage after purchasing a child bride. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08 Oct 2026
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Part One: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Destroyed Troy

This week Robert delves into the background of the most destructive archaeologist in history: Heinrich Schlieman, who destroyed the city of Troy looking for the city of Troy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06 Oct 2026
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 252

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: US Military Boat Strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific After Ceuta Were Macklemore’s First Amendment Rights Violated? What Happened in the Labor Movement Last Month? Executive Disorder: DHS Voter Roll Purge, Cornell and Title IX, Hungary’s Anti-Corruption Crusade You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! Sources/Links: US Military Boat Strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/29/us/us-caribbean-pacific-boat-strikes.html https://airwars.org/boat-strikes-latin-america https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/21/2003935694/-1/-1/1/OSS_Q2_MAR2026_FINAL_508.PDF https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4563958/us-southern-command-establishes-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere/…

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Part Two: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist

Robert discusses Martin's activities after the war, which included executing unarmed socialists. Then he became a pro-Nazi pastor and was shocked when the Nazis took power and did Nazi stuff. Sources: https://www.1517.org/articles/martin-niem%C3%B6ller-controversial-confessor https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/martin-niemoller https://archive.org/details/godsmanthestory0000clar/page/28/mode/2up https://www.nytimes.com/1939/09/25/archives/niemoeller-volunteers-for-uboat-service-nazis-reject-imprisoned.html https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/obituaries/martin-niemoller-resolute-foe-of-hitler.html https://considerthesourceny.org/teaching-holocaust-and-genocide/overview-human-behavior/case-studies/martin-niemoller https://archive.org/details/fromuboattoconce0000mart/page/260/mode/2up?q=jew https://worldbeyondwar.org/kapp-putsch-modern-memory/ https://spartacus-educational.com/GERniemoller.htm https://nwlocalpaper.com/first-they-came-explained…

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