Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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.
- 1 hour 10 minutesPart Four: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
In our thrilling conclusion, Robert explores how the Ferguson protests and the right-wing fear-mongering around them radicalized Jeffrey Epstein and his rich friends into fascism.
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26 February 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutesPart Three: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
Robert explains how Jeffrey Epstein became increasingly pilled on right-wing media and even started funding race science to further his eugenics-laced views.
Sources:
https://protos.com/brock-pierces-dark-and-disturbing-friendship-with-jeffrey-epstein/
https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/
https://www.btcc.com/en-US/square/NodeS4mur4i/1476425
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613
https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet
https://decrypt.co/348724/jeffrey-epstein-bitcoin-crypto-taxes-steve-bannon-emails
https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/epstein-files-trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613
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https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00824843.pdf`
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https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg
https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01894969.pdf
https://archive.is/ObiDP#selection-917.2-925.110
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/05/07/bills-sex-accusers-echo-trump-hillary-enabler/
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00782408.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein
https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02394746.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615377.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/search
https://maxread.substack.com/about
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01761115.pdf
https://www.thegamer.com/jeffrey-epstein-call-of-duty-microtransactions/
https://kotaku.com/jeffrey-epstein-files-bobby-kotick-activision-ghislaine-maxwell-2000665456
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65372710
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitlicense-5-timeline-york-landmark-140100043.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20140812110838/https://www.dfs.ny.gov/about/press2014/pr1407171-vc.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01916226.pdf
https://www.cbtnuggets.com/blog/technology/networking/l1-l2-vs-l3-whats-the-difference
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02604992.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02367627.pdf
https://x.com/Acquired_Savant/status/2018160077769789584?s=20
https://archive.is/7tNPw#selection-1551.152-1551.226
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/sec-drops-lawsuit-against-winklevoss-twins-gemini-crypto-exchange/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/17t6txf/how_bad_would_a_bank_run_have_to_be_to_push/
https://blocknuggets.com/news/tether-crash-threatens-crypto-world/
https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-07-mn-27448-story.html
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24 February 2026, 10:00 am - 3 hours 8 minutesIt Could Happen Here Weekly 220
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know
- War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo
- The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis
- Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island
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Sources/Links:
Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know
https://arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com/search?fun=posts_search&author=jesseboy347&limit=10&sort=desc
https://www.adl.org/resources/article/tumbler-ridge-shooter-had-interest-gore-and-guns
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/canada/tumbler-ridge-shooting-suspect-social-media.html
War Tourism in the Siege of Sarajevo
https://www.icty.org/x/cases/dragomir_milosevic/trans/en/070222ED.htm?utm_source=copilot.com
The History of the General Strike: Shanghai 1925, A Chinese Minneapolis
Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labor: https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor
From War to Nationalism - China’s Turning Point, 1924-1925Executive Disorder: Do Americans Hate ICE & Trump Now? DHS Shutdown, Shooting in Rhode Island
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021953022213902763?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7DPSP65JA
https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1zLiWjDVx/
https://x.com/WCVB/status/2023544634216005773?s=20
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95
https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/dhs-repatriations
https://ohss.dhs.gov/khsm/ice-detentions
https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/immigration-enforcement/monthly-tables
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf
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21 February 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutesPart Two: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
Robert explores how Jeffrey Epstein used his friendship with Brock Pierce and his influence with Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to push for micro transactions in video games to "indoctrinate" children.
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19 February 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 8 minutesPart One: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
Robert begins to explore the new Epstein files with Andrew Ti and unveils a conspiracy that crosses cryptocurrency, right-wing political power and, believe it or not, video game micro transactions.
(4 Part Series)
Sources:
https://protos.com/brock-pierces-dark-and-disturbing-friendship-with-jeffrey-epstein/
https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/
https://www.btcc.com/en-US/square/NodeS4mur4i/1476425
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613
https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet
https://decrypt.co/348724/jeffrey-epstein-bitcoin-crypto-taxes-steve-bannon-emails
https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/epstein-files-trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/jeffrey-epstein-files-bannon-musk-00758613
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/26/musk-bannon-thiel-epstein-documents-00582627
https://www.cryptobreaking.com/how-crypto-figures-in-epstein/
https://bsky.app/profile/picklebee.bsky.social/post/3mdss63eemc2n
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html
https://medium.com/@areidross/neoliberalism-is-not-the-final-boss-and-it-never-was-63918dc68a51
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01761115.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01968406.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00824843.pdf`
https://bsky.app/profile/msmaxwellmusic.bsky.social/post/3mdsxo35qo222
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/politics/new-documents-trump-epstein
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mark-zuckerbergs-wild-dinner-with-epstein-revealed-in-files/
https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login
https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg
https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01894969.pdf
https://archive.is/ObiDP#selection-917.2-925.110
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/05/07/bills-sex-accusers-echo-trump-hillary-enabler/
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00782408.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein
https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02394746.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615377.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/search
https://maxread.substack.com/about
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01761115.pdf
https://www.thegamer.com/jeffrey-epstein-call-of-duty-microtransactions/
https://kotaku.com/jeffrey-epstein-files-bobby-kotick-activision-ghislaine-maxwell-2000665456
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65372710
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitlicense-5-timeline-york-landmark-140100043.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20140812110838/https://www.dfs.ny.gov/about/press2014/pr1407171-vc.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01916226.pdf
https://www.cbtnuggets.com/blog/technology/networking/l1-l2-vs-l3-whats-the-difference
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02604992.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02367627.pdf
https://x.com/Acquired_Savant/status/2018160077769789584?s=20
https://archive.is/7tNPw#selection-1551.152-1551.226
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/sec-drops-lawsuit-against-winklevoss-twins-gemini-crypto-exchange/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/17t6txf/how_bad_would_a_bank_run_have_to_be_to_push/
https://blocknuggets.com/news/tether-crash-threatens-crypto-world/
https://protos.com/new-epstein-files-reveal-contact-with-bitcoin-dev-andresen-before-cia-briefing/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-07-mn-27448-story.html
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17 February 2026, 10:00 am - 3 hours 21 minutesIt Could Happen Here Weekly 219
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Why Fascists Have Adopted A Suicidal Penguin as a Mascot
- Normalcy feat. Andrew
- Fighting ICE’s Warehouse Prisons
- The Art of Petty with Prop & Amanda Nelson
- Executive Disorder: Turning Point Halftime Show, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing & ICE Detention of Liam Conejo Ramos
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Sources/Links:
Why Fascists Have Adopted A Suicidal Penguin as a Mascot
Paul Virilio, “The Suicidal State,” in J. DerDerian, ed. The Virilio Reader
https://files.libcom.org/files/A%20Thousand%20Plateaus.pdf
https://contactos.tome.press/welcome-to-the-suicidal-state/
https://jacobin.com/2024/10/death-drive-trump-freud-liberalism
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-penguin-breaks-internet-sends-left-frenzy
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/penguin-walking-toward-mountain-nihilist-penguin
https://x.com/DOWResponse/status/2014869279850496358
https://x.com/HHSGov/status/2014772131242877320?s=20
https://x.com/policylaila/status/2015359679279337808
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2015068422980182214
https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1954555969515450790
Fighting ICE’s Warehouse Prisons
Executive Disorder: Turning Point Halftime Show, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing & ICE Detention of Liam Conejo Ramos
https://rumble.com/v75hvqg-tpusa-presents-the-all-american-halftime-show.html?e9s=rel_v2_ep
https://www.thebiglead.com/most-watched-super-bowl-halftime-shows-bad-bunny-v/
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2321.pdf?q=20260210145058
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Gatalog%20Complaint_FINAL.pdf
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https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2021292068065153476
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26708008-us-district-judge-fred-bierys-opinion-ordering-release-of-5-year-old-liam-arias-and-father/ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109413/maxwell-appeals-for-clemency
https://x.com/domarkus/status/2020882509525893536?s=46
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/casey-wasserman-epstein-fallout-1236500784/
https://www.foxla.com/news/la28-casey-wasserman-epstein-maxwell-investigation-results
https://apnews.com/live/trump-bondi-epstein-updates-2-11-2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcEXpOSBE7I
https://x.com/calltoactivism/status/2021617879750455415?s=46
https://x.com/antunes1/status/2021625934919369208?s=46
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021661313429082564?s=46
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2021629409606676989?s=46
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14 February 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 19 minutesThe Greg Bovino Episode Extravaganza!
Finally, an episode about the life and times and possibly crimes of Border Patrol sin eater Greg Bovino.
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12 February 2026, 10:00 am - 48 minutes 4 secondsPart Three: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada
Robert concludes the story of Romana Didulo, for now, with the tale of her ill-fated invasion of a small Canadian town.
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10 February 2026, 10:00 am - 3 hours 21 minutesIt Could Happen Here Weekly 218
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- CZM Rewind: Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting
- Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us feat. Andrew
- Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us, Pt. 2
- What Must Be Done? The Battle Against Fascism
- Executive Disorder: ICE Body Cams, Fulton Election Raid, Portland Protest
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Sources/Links:
CZM Rewind: Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting
https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/
https://files.libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3luq3qktltc2n
Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us feat. Andrew
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama
Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland
Executive Disorder: ICE Body Cams, Fulton Election Raid, Portland Protest
https://sortor.us/release/lemon.pdf
https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_DDIQ8jz.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/e815ed47-fce4-4797-8dc7-bcbc9efa968d.pdf
https://x.com/DNIGabbard/status/2018504435769520156?s=20
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/georgia-fulton-county-fbi-election-raid
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.315.0_1.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-resume-teaching-visa
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/court-documents-student-israel-op-ed
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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2z7eb5efGlHrb2AYBtfqMVDJSUfIu/view
https://www.startribune.com/another-wave-of-departures-in-minnesotas-us-attorneys-office/601575569
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/24_0307_priv_pia-ice-066a-pia-update.pdf
https://sdf-press.com/archives/47816
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2017320999629254878?s=20
https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2019098549640917124?s=20
https://wladimirvanwilgenburg.substack.com/p/kurdish-regions-will-be-organized
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7 February 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutesPart Two: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada
We continue with the life and journeys of Romana Didulo, the Queen of Canada who defeated the Chinese Military underground and executed 2.7 million people.
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5 February 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutesPart One: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada
Robert sits down with Prop (Jason Petty) to discuss the QAnon Queen of Canada, Romana Didulo.
(3 Part Series)
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