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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.

Latest episodes

Part One: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism

5 hours ago - 56 mins

Behind the Bastards

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3 days ago - 243 mins

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets

5 days ago - 77 mins

Behind the Bastards

Part One: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets

7 days ago - 66 mins

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 181

10 days ago - 218 mins

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science

12 days ago - 90 mins

Behind the Bastards