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Behind the Bastards

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.

  • 57 minutes 33 seconds
    Part Two: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

    Robert concludes the heroic story of a fake bomb detector that got forced on Iraq leading to hundreds of deaths.

    Sources:

    https://corruption-tracker.org/case/the-worldwide-fake-bomb-detector-scam

    https://archive.is/ykgSC

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29459896

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29477894

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375

    https://archive.is/6pQv#selection-659.1-671.44

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-22380368

    https://archive.is/qOXeu#selection-1625.1034-1633.368

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-43900624

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-bomb-detectors-that-didnt-work-in-baghdad/

    https://archive.is/IctuY#selection-3735.0-3747.72

    https://quackwatch.org/related/ideomotor/

    https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/the-forgotten-story-of-the-radionics-scam-that-fooled-the-gilded-age/

    https://mind.university/radionics-the-medicine-of-the-future-a-hoax-or-a-scientific-mystery/

    https://educate-yourself.org/tjc/ruthdrownuntoldstory.shtml

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-un-science-of-radionics/

    https://centerforinquiry.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/10/08135540/drown.pdf

    https://www.kookscience.com/arch/Radionics.html

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    18 June 2026, 9:00 am
  • 51 minutes 24 seconds
    Part One: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

    Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to discuss one of the deadliest fake tech products in history: the Gopher, a fake golf ball detector that became a fake bomb detector and got hundreds of people killed.

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    16 June 2026, 9:00 am
  • 2 hours 51 minutes
    It Could Happen Here Weekly 236

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

    - Bovino’s Visit to Europe

    - Idealogical Totalism with Andrew

    - The Globalization of Resistance with Andrew

    - The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire

    - Executive Disorder: Pogrom in Belfast, Trans Healthcare, Denaturalization Cases 

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    Sources/Links:

    Bovino’s Visit to Europe

    https://remigrationsummit.com/ 

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christchurch-shooters-links-to-austrian-far-right-more-extensive-than-thought 

    https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/ 

    http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/ 

    https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/RE_2025.08.21_Unauthorized-Immigrants_REPORT.pdf 

    https://www.cbp.gov/about 

    https://www.startribune.com/fact-check-federal-officials-claims-about-fatal-minneapolis-shooting/601570444 

    https://youtu.be/OYIK2-pO_7Y

    The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire

    Andrew Leber’s profile and articles - https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber 

    How Palestine is linked to domestic grievances - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567

    Executive Disorder: Pogrom in Belfast, Trans Healthcare, Denaturalization Cases 

    https://www.independent.com/2026/06/04/new-details-emerge-about-leadup-to-largest-fire-in-channel-islands-history/

    https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-reports-19th-death-of-2026-georgian

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.293201/gov.uscourts.mad.293201.106.0.pdf

    https://x.com/JacobEngels/status/2062157399255847030?s=20 

    https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2026CF000289&countyNo=55&index=0&mode=details 

    https://www.whois.com/whois/bovino2028.com 

    https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2064422223541154065?s=20

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text 

    https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/whats-in-the-secure-america-act/

    https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/compromised-votes-still-being-counted-right-wing-media-promote-election-misinformation

    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116690027934241490

    https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28199744-dorcasopn060526/ 

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-strip-us-citizenship-17-naturalized-sex-offenders-fraudsters-drug 

    https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108886/index.html 

    https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/06/25-5087-2176040.pdf

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-landmark-resolution-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care-and

    https://www.acluok.org/news/senate-bill-904-faq/

    https://www.aclu.org/qa-coe-et-al-v-blanche

    https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-parents-say-mount-sinai-plans-to-share-trans-childrens-records-with-trump-administration

    https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-admin-weighs-how-to-provide-care-for-nyc-trans-kids-amid-trump-backlash

    https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/transcript--mayor-mamdani-appears-on-wnyc-s-the-brian-lehrer-sho

    https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/metropolitan/services/lgbtq-health-center/  

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/julio-sosa-celis-ice-minneapolis-shooting.html 

    https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/May/castro-arrested

    https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2064457103134343170?s=20 

    https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2064393192162660733?s=20 

    https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2064290478091067601?s=20 

    https://t.co/lY0s8D3jZy 

    https://x.com/DanLamothe/status/2064336646376505687?s=20 

    https://x.com/Reuters/status/2064794729477447978?s=20

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/europe/northern-ireland-knife-attack-belfast-intl

    https://bsky.app/profile/enddbelfast.bsky.social/post/3mnxbrtzgsk2y

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    13 June 2026, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Part Two: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor

    Robert concludes the story of the rise and fall of an activist investor we can now admit was just Bill Ackman all along.

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    11 June 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Part One: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor

    Robert explains the growth of "activist investors" through the career of one specific guy who also happens to be annoying as hell.

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    9 June 2026, 9:00 am
  • 4 hours 36 minutes
    It Could Happen Here Weekly 235

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

    - Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them

    - How to Potluck Your Way to a Union

    - What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy

    - The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism

    - Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update

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    http://apple.co/coolerzone

    Sources/Links:

    Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them

    https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm

    https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/ 

    https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20 

    https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf 

    https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/ 

    https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm 

    https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/ 

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska 

    https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf 

    https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska 

    https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/ 

    https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A 

    https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/

    How to Potluck Your Way to a Union

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/MujiWorkersUnited

    https://www.instagram.com/mujiworkersunited.pdx/

    What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy

    https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-20-2026.pdf 

    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/ken-martin-elected-dnc-party-chair-00201938

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-inside-story 

    https://www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what-i-told-the-dnc-autopsy-biden-harris-2024-lessons-democrats-2028

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis

    The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism

    Mohammad Ali Kadivar on the Iranian regime’s popular mobilization - https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-the-iranian-regime-owns-the-streets/

    Moustafa Bayoumi on the anti-Palestinian roots of Islamophobia - https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/23/islamophobia-us-palestine-history  

    Negar Razavi’s website - https://negarsrazavi.com/ 

    Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update

    https://x.com/atrupar/status/2061537793843532054?s=20 

    https://x.com/Tomhennessey69/status/2061343239794299374

    https://remigrationsummit.com/ 

    https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/ 

    https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/ 

    https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2061550046571528666?s=20 

    https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061419519705223257?s=20 

    https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call 

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555 

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/dont-confuse-and-159583359 

    https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mndeoj7qnk24 

    https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/ 

    https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5905542-donald-trump-bill-pulte-odni-democratic-reaction/

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf

    https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-permits-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-struck-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/

    https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5844678/trump-science-funding-omb-budget-office-rule-change

    https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej3572

    https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz9553

    https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than

    https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed

    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance

    https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-slam-hhs-report-gender-affirming-care-youth

    https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/05/29/omb-proposes-rules-establishing-political

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    6 June 2026, 4:00 am
  • 54 minutes 43 seconds
    Part Two: Mark Fuhrman: The Most Racist Cop, or Merely Normal Racist Cop?

    Robert concludes the story and, thankfully, the life of Mark Fuhrman, after discussing his most famous moment: the OJ Simpson trial.

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    4 June 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Part One: Mark Fuhrman: The Most Racist Cop, or Merely Normal Racist Cop?

    This week Robert invites Joe Kassabian to the guest seat and regales him with the thrilling story of Mark Fuhrman, the most famous racist in LAPD history.

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    2 June 2026, 9:00 am
  • 3 hours 32 minutes
    It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

    - Nakba Stories

    - Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Unionization Speedrun

    - Outlaw: ICE Protest Repression Trends

    - Executive Disorder: Green Card Application Changes, the Pope’s AI Encyclical, Federal Court Blocks GOP Map in Alabama

    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!

    http://apple.co/coolerzone

    Sources/Links:

    Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Unionization Speedrun

    Strike Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/support-real-you-electrolysis-workers-united

    Outlaw: ICE Protest Repression Trends

    Check out the other episodes of Outlaw here: https://linktr.ee/outlawpod

    Follow https://www.instagram.com/outlaw.pod/ on Instagram & @outlawpod.bsky.social Bluesky, & Substack https://outlawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe 

    Final Straw’s past episodes on Grand Juries and Grand Jury Resistance: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/grand-jury/
    Live like the World is Dying: Mo on Grand Juries https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/s1e44-mo-on-grand-juries/

    Executive Disorder: Green Card Application Changes, the Pope’s AI Encyclical, Federal Court Blocks GOP Map in Alabama

    https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-10598/refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026-emergency-presidential-determination-presidential 

    https://x.com/Southcom/status/2059440695488790898 

    https://x.com/atrupar/status/2059452011636982241

    https://x.com/AndyKimNJ/status/2058624606085226502 

    https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2026/05/26/how-ice-silenced-the-face-of-the-delaney-hall-hunger-strike/  

    https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026/05/ec112dg10%28e%29.pdf 

    https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0199-AdjustmentOfStatusAndDiscretion-20260521.pdf 

    https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-602-0198-SIJDeferredAction-20260410.pdf  

    https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2059679711391838507

    https://x.com/PAKenglishh/status/2059021151242801270

    https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/2059045450666131705 

    https://x.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2059300434313982084

    https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/nigeria-says-strikes-were-aimed-at-protecting-all-religions-not-just-christians-1b3676cf 

    https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-card-news-uscis-memo/

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-subpoena-hasan-piker-medea-benjamin-over-cuba-trips

    https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2059420660758171701?s=20

    https://www.theverge.com/policy/902284/cuba-aid-convoy-phones-seized-cbp-nuestra-america

    https://apnews.com/live/election-primary-texas-runoff-05-26-2026

    https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/

    https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-243_f20h.pdf

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2ZfobOClPyEWDtLELathLkD1eYNTCAD/view

    https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/26/federal-judges-block-alabamas-use-of-2023-congressional-map/

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    30 May 2026, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Part Three: The Orgasm Cult

    Robert finally concludes the tale of OneTaste by describing how it all fell apart and ended in prison for Nicole Daedone.

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    28 May 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Part Two: The Orgasm Cult

    Robert continues to tell Jamie about Nicole Daedone's OneTaste, orgasm cult. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 May 2026, 4:49 pm
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