Behind the Bastards
813 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 13.6K ratingsThere’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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Part Two: The Bastards of Forensic Science
April 25, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBRobert is joined again by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to continue to discuss why Forensic Science really doesn't work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Bastards of Forensic Science
April 23, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBForensic Science is supposed to provide perfect certainty in the most serious criminal cases. What if it's all a bunch of bullshit? Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about all the myriad cons in forensic "science.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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April 20, 2024 04:00 - 3 hours - 198 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Four: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer
April 18, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBBeria? I hardly know'ya. Anyway, this is the last episode of the series. Goodbye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Three: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer
April 16, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBRobert and Joe get into the meat of the Beria story: the invasion of Poland and start of World War 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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April 13, 2024 04:00 - 2 hours - 152 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer
April 11, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBIn part two, Robert continues with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur. https://gofund.me/e815d59e See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer
April 09, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBRobert sits down with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur. https://gofund.me/e815d59e Sources https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O-CKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=beria+planet&source=bl&ots=jMc6z53_-K&sig=ACfU3U0xFZvDPSae5clBjjfMT99GQhBThg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNm9fq0cb5AhXLiVwKHaqYDaEQ6AF6BAg4EAM#v=onepage&q=beria%20planet&f=false https://www.amazon.com/d...
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April 06, 2024 04:00 - 2 hours - 140 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: How Conservatism Won
April 04, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBRobert and Dave conclude our episode about think tanks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: How Conservatism Won
April 02, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBRobert sits down with David Bell to discuss how a consortium of rich failsons got together to fund a network of right wing think tanks and shift American culture in a fun new direction. (note: it was not actually fun at all) (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/05/09/launch-long-game https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2020/01/06/the-collegiate-conservative-counter-revolution/?sh=efd1a87111c0 https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/...
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March 30, 2024 04:00 - 3 hours - 169 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: The Real Bastard Was Health Insurance Companies All Along
March 28, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBRobert and Kaveh continue with another wacky fake doctor story that snowballs into a vast conspiracy by health insurance companies to make everyone else's life much worse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Fake Doctors Who Gave Everyone Alzheimer's
March 26, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBRobert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to tell several hilarious fake doctor stories that wind up exposing the dark heart of the health insurance industry. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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March 23, 2024 04:00 - 2 hours - 149 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: The Dennis the Menace Creator was a Shockingly Bad Man
March 21, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBRobert and Randy discuss Hank's unorthodox parenting methods, how he tried to get laid at Disneyland, and some very uncomfortable racism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Dennis the Menace Creator was a Shockingly Bad Man
March 19, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBRobert sits down with Randy Milholland to discuss Hank Ketcham, the creator of Dennis the Menace. Despite his cartoon's kid-safe nature, Hank mined his own wife and child for content while systematically destroying both of their lives. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/05/05/denniss-dear-old-dad/3034ac5a-25fc4f92-ad9b-f3092c69ca67/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dennis-the-menace/ https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Dennis-creator-Hank-Ket...
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March 16, 2024 04:00 - 2 hours - 164 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Four: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs
March 14, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBEd and Robert conclude the epic story of Steve Jobs with a look at how his peculiarities determined the shape and horrible abusive nature of much of the modern consumer electronics industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Three: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs
March 12, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBRobert and Ed reach a crucial crux in the Steve Jobs story: his years of failed product launches and near destruction of Apple. Also, Bono appears. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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March 09, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours - 155 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs
March 07, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBRobert Evans explains the rise of Apple, and how Steve Jobs tried to cheat the California Welfare system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs
March 05, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBRobert sits down with Ed Zitron to discuss the early life of Steve Jobs, who started out setting off bombs in school and wound up founding See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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March 02, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours - 196 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How The Winklevoss Twins Lost A Billion Dollars
March 01, 2024 02:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBThough the Winklevoss brothers are best known for their role in the early days of Facebook, you'll be surprised to learn that they recently lost customers at their cryptocurrency exchange over a billion dollars through a shady loan scheme. In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how the two identical riverboat giants went from being conned by Mark Zuckerberg to conning over a hundred thousand people into putting their cryptocurrency in the hands of the world's worst investor. Better O...
Part Two: TB Joshua: The Evangelical Pastor Who Built His Own Hell
February 29, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBRobert and Miles get to the nightmare heart of the TB Joshua story: a sprawling empire of sexual violence and gaslighting on an epic scale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: TB Joshua: The Evangelical Pastor Who Built His Own Hell
February 27, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBRobert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about TB Joshua, a Nigerian pastor whose cult trapped people from all over the world in a literal physical hell of his own design. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/africa/even-in-death-televangelist-tb-joshua-remains-controversial-3431478 https://www.ru.ac.za/perspective/2014archive/tbjoshuaafalseprophetmustcomeclean.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56771246 https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/youtu...
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February 24, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours - 142 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Four: Was Robert. E. Lee a Good General?
February 22, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBRobert and Prop answer the final two great questions about Robert E. Lee: did he fuck that horse, and was he any good as a general? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Three: Why Did Robert E. Lee Turn Traitor?
February 20, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBRobert and Prop continue the story of Bobby Lee to the climax of his life: his decision to turn traitor and fight for the Confederacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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February 18, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours - 183 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure
February 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBRobert and Prop discuss Robert E. Lee's career in the army, and his horrific violence towards the enslaved workers on his father-in-laws plantation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure
February 13, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBRobert sits down with Jason Petty aka Prop to begin the epic story of Robert E. Lee, prominent furry, slave owner and Confederate General. (4 Part Series) Sources: https://archive.org/stream/memoirsrobertel01wriggoog/memoirsrobertel01wriggoog_djvu.txt https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-arlington-national-cemetery-came-to-be-145147007/ https://www.history.com/news/how-the-cult-of-robert-e-lee-was-born https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/18/robert-e-lee-is-the-...
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February 10, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours - 215 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: We Can't Put This Guy's Name In The Title But Trust Us, He Sucks
February 08, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBRobert and Garrison conclude the story of the mercenary hacking mogul who we, again, cannot name in the description of this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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February 07, 2024 21:53 - 3 hours - 213 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: We Can't Put This Guy's Name In The Title But Trust Us, He Sucks
February 06, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBRobert sits down with Garrison Davis to discuss a mercenary hacking guru we dare not name in the title of this episode but, trust us, he sucks ass. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.thedailybeast.com/who-is-killing-all-these-stories-about-rajat-khare-controversial-tech-mogul https://archive.li/B1T2P https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/meet-rajat-khare-founder-of-luxembourg-based-boundary-holding-know-about-his-career-education-and-more/3230703/ https://medium.com/@rajatkh...
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February 03, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours - 191 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI
February 01, 2024 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBRobert tells Ify about the time tech weirdo's recreated Hell using AI and Robert pisses off a VP at Google. Plus: More cult shit! (Adapted from his article in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-companies-advocates-cult-1234954528/) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI
January 30, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBRobert sits down with Ify Nwadiwe to talk about the weird cult that's formed around AI, and some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. (Adapted from his article in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-companies-advocates-cult-1234954528/) (2 Part Series) Sources: What Makes a Cult a Cult? | The New Yorker The Wide Angle: Understanding TESCREAL — Silicon Valley’s Rightward Turn | Washington Spectator We need to examine the beliefs of today’s te...
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January 27, 2024 05:01 - 3 hours - 208 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Four: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?
January 25, 2024 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBNow bereft of their children, the Finders slide into old age and irrelevance with one last attempt to freak out the normies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Three: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?
January 23, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWere The Finders a CIA operation? The short answer is "maybe"! The long answer is... this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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January 20, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours - 173 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?
January 18, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBAfter almost twenty years of quiet growth the Finders explode into public awareness when they are accused of sex trafficking children, possibly for the CIA. (Or the Devil.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?
January 16, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBRobert sits down with Jamie Loftus to tell the tale of Marion Petty, the man whose cult was accused of trafficking children and may have been part of a CIA op. Or not! It's very unclear! (4 Part Series) Sources: https://apnews.com/article/4c5cd8141e930159ea3e4f0492a41ade https://www.vice.com/en/article/7x53vg/the-finders-cult-from-the-80s-was-patient-zero-for-epsteinand-pizzagate-conspiracies https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/287890/finders-keeper/ https://www.washingtonpost.co...
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January 13, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours - 206 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: John Schmitz: The First Trump
January 11, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBOur tale of Orange County bastardry reaches it's apex in John Schmitz, the conspiracy maniac who ran against Nixon from the Right and blazed the trail that led us to Donald Trump See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: How Orange County Incubated American Fascism
January 09, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBRobert sits down with Francesca Fiorentini to talk about how Orange County, California gave birth to the modern Republican Party, thanks to some arms dealers and a howling fascist named John Schmitz. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://cafe.com/article/were-revolutionaries-john-schmitzs-controversial-1972-third-partypresidential-campaign/ https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/05/archives/john-schmitz-is-no-george-wallace-.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-16-me-1902-story....
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January 06, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours - 134 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.