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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Episodes
Part One: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands
December 11, 2018 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn episode 37, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo Is This Racist) to discuss the history of the Andaman Islands. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism
December 06, 2018 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBWhen we last left the science of Phrenology, it had spread like wildfire throughout the United States and, later, Europe. Robert is joined again by podcast pioneer Josh Clark (Stuff You Should Know, The End of the World) to continue discussing scientific racism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism
December 04, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBFor some people, racism isn’t enough. They aren’t satisfied with just hating someone because of their appearance. They need a scientific justification for their bigotry. In episode 36, Robert is joined by podcast pioneer Josh Clark (Stuff You Should Know, The End of the World) to discuss the long, long chain of scientific racism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Patriot Prayer: The Street Gang That's Tearing Portland Apart
November 29, 2018 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBRobert Evans sits down with two members of Rose City Antifa to talk about the most dangerous street gang you've never heard of. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Oregon is a Bastard: The History of a White Supremacist State
November 28, 2018 19:25 - 47 minutes - 44 MBIn episode 35, Portland activist Marielle Eaton sits down with Robert Evans to talk about Oregon's exceedingly Bastardful history as a white nationalist paradise. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Manafort Update: He's Still Somehow Even Worse Than You Know
November 27, 2018 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBAn update on Paul Manafort with comedian Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jair Bolsonaro: The President Who Promised to Kill 30,000 People
November 20, 2018 11:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn episode 32, Robert is joined by actor and activist Behzad Dabu to discuss Jair Bolsonaro, a murderous nutjob who was elected the President of Brazil. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What's Alex Jones Up To Now?
November 15, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBIn this bonus episode, Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to discuss Alex Jones: An Epilogue. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
November 14, 2018 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Part Two, Robert is joined again by comedian Max Silvestri to continue discussing Trofim Lysenko, the Russian scientist responsible for starving 30 million people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
November 13, 2018 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBIn episode 31, Robert is joined by comedian Max Silvestri to talk about a Russian scientist named Trofim Lysenko. He set out to feed the world, but in reality, Lysenko wound up starving it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: The Birth of American Fascism
November 08, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBRobert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing how fascism started in America. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Birth of American Fascism
November 06, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIn episode 30, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss how fascism started in America. It is a well-established fact that fascism can rise to dominate a democratic nation from relatively humble beginnings. Keep that in mind as we talk about the birth of the American Fascist movement in the United States. Because, more than anything, this is a story about how close the USA came to going down Germany’s path. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...
The Bastards of the 2018 Midterm Election
November 01, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBIn Episode 29, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the Bastards of the 2018 Midterm Election! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why Ted Cruz S*cks: A Comprehensive Biography
October 30, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBThis week, Robert is joined by Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll to discuss the Bastards of the 2018 Mid-Term Elections. And to start, let’s talk about a man that people of all backgrounds and beliefs can despise: Ted Cruz. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why Ted Cruz Sucks: A Comprehensive Biography
October 30, 2018 10:00 - 1 hourThis week, Robert is joined by Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll to discuss the Bastards of the 2018 Mid-Term Elections. And to start, let’s talk about a man that people of all backgrounds and beliefs can despise: Ted Cruz. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures With His Private Cult Navy
October 25, 2018 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn Part Three of our Series on L. Ron Hubbard, Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) to discuss how L. Ron Hubbard spent 99% of his waking hours making up insane lies and died worth $600 million. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In History
October 24, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBIn Part Two of our Three Part Series on L. Ron Hubbard, Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) to discuss how L. Ron Hubbard lived the life of Indiana Jones, mixed with Steve Zizou, as well as mixed with the Prophet Mohammed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood
October 23, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBLafayette Ron Hubbard was a living monument to how much a tall white guy can achieve by lying, without pause, for seventy straight years. In Episode 27, Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) and they discuss the wild life of the found of Scientology. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Steven Seagal Is So Much Worse Than You'd Ever Imagine
October 18, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBIn Part Two of our series on Steven Seagal, Robert is joined again by the Internet's Seanbaby and they continue to discuss Steven Seagal who is an actual monster. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Steven Seagal Is So Much Worse Than You'd Ever Imagine
October 16, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBTrust us, Steven Seagal is a world class monster. On episode 26, Robert is joined by the Internet's Seanbaby about Seagal's aikido, alleged human trafficking and unconscionable blues music. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
October 11, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBIn Part Two: Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis, Robert is joined again by Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy Podcast) and they continuing discussing The AIDS epidemic and how the Reagans were involved. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
October 09, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBIn Episode 25, Robert is joined by comedian Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy Podcast) to discuss Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan and the AIDS crisis. When Robert started researching for this episode, he expected it would be a fairly straightforward episode about how homophobia and religious fundamentalism in the halls of American power led to an executive branch that fiddled while thousands of gay people died. The story he uncovered was very different, and somehow even more offensive, than the on...
Part Two: Rodrigo Duterte: The Hitler of the Philippines
October 04, 2018 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBIn Part Two about Rodrigo Duterte, Robert is joined again by comedian Blake Wexler and they discuss Duterte's presidency and spoiler alert how Facebook helped him get elected. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Duterte: The Mass Murdering Mayor
October 02, 2018 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBDuterte’s drug war in the Philippines is now the greatest mass slaughter of civilians in Asia since the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In episode 24, Robert is joined by comedian Blake Wexler to discuss what’s happening in the Philippines and how it is entirely intentional and directed by a single man, Rodrigo Duterte. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Blackwater's Erik Prince Wrote A Book About How Much He Sucks
September 27, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBIn Part Two about Erik Prince, Robert is joined again by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) to discuss all the insane information from Erik's autobiography. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Erik Prince: The Rich Kid Who Bought An Army
September 25, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBHave you ever heard of a guy named Erik Prince? In episode 23, Robert is joined by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) and they discuss the life of Erik Prince the man who wants his own Air Force. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Three: The Fall of Alex Jones
September 20, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: How Alex Jones Got Rich at the Low, Low Price of Other People's Lives
September 19, 2018 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBThis is Part Two of our trilogy on Alex Jones, Robert dives back into the madness with Noel Brown and Benjamin Bowlin (Ridiculous History and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Alex Jones: The Godfather of Fake News
September 18, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBAlex Jones has been banned from Facebook, Twitter, the App Store and pretty much every other mainstream app that is capable of somehow spreading information. In Episode 22, Robert is joined by Noel Brown and Benjamin Bowlin (Ridiculous History and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know) and they discuss how Alex Jones became an architect of modern conservative media. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis
September 13, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBIn Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis, Robert is joined again by Daniel Van Kirk and they continue to discuss the influence Nazism had on Hollywood. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis
September 11, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBHitler was very aware of the impact movies had on him and everyone else and he believed the spoken word was the only way to push large scale societal changes. He noted that, just as people were more convinced by his speeches, movies were more convincing. In Episode 21, Robert is joined by comedian Daniel Van Kirk and they examine the influence Hitler and The Nazis had on Hollywood. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...
Part Two: The Most Evil Company In History
September 06, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBRobert is joined again by Michael Swaim to continue discussing the 'era of heroic commerce.' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Most Evil Company In History
September 04, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBNo matter who you are, or what personal stance you happen to have on capitalism, there is probably a corporation you regard as “evil”. In Episode 20 Robert is joined by the hilarious Michael Swaim to discuss one of the most terrible companies to ever exist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Children of Dictators
August 28, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBWhat happens when you are raised by an evil tyrant? In Episode 19 Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien (The Daily Zeitgeist) to examine what it is like being the children of monsters. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Does Punching Nazis Work? A Conversation From Unite The Right 2.0
August 23, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThis Bonus Episode is Robert's discussion after protesting at Unite The Right 2.0. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Silly Bastards Behind the Modern Fascist Movement
August 22, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBRobert is joined by Bridget Todd, Hannah Ettinger, and Nicholas Wood for a special bonus episode that looks into the modern American nazi movement and their methods. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Congo After Leopold
August 21, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBWhat happened to the Congo after King Leopold? Unfortunately, Belgium the Nation was not much better to the Congolese people than their King had been. In Episode 18, Robert is joined by comedian Teresa Lee to discuss the aftermath of King Leopold. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People
August 16, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBRobert is joined again by comedian Ever Mainard and they continue to discuss Charles Koch, the notorious face behind the Koch Brothers empire. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People
August 14, 2018 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIn Episode 17, Robert is joined by the hilarious Ever Mainard and they discuss Charles Koch, who despite being born into impossible fortune came to believe that he and his fellow rich people were the most discriminated class in America. Over the course of a convoluted and bloody career, Charles Koch would become the driving force behind the infamous “Koch Brothers” and build a rebellion with a goal no less extreme than the destruction of the U.S. government as we know it. Learn more about...
Descendant of the Original Boogeyman: Albert Fish
August 07, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBAlbert Fish was a cannibalistic child-murderer who loved lighting his own butt on fire. In Episode 16 Robert is joined by comedian Maggie Mae Fish who is a descendent of Albert Fish. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why)
August 02, 2018 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBRobert is joined again by Dave Ross (Suicide Buddies Podcast) to continue talking about Paul Manafort. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why)
July 31, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBPaul Manafort invented some of the very worst parts of our modern world. In a real way, he is one of the architects of our current national nightmare. In Episode 15, Robert is joined by comedian, Dave Ross (Suicide Buddies Podcast) to discuss Paul Manafort aka The Man Who Donkey-Punched Democracy. Paul Manafort’s work with the Trump Campaign is actually just about the LEAST objectionable thing this man has done in his entire life. Manafort is a MAJOR bad guy! Learn more about your ad-choi...
The Astrologer Who Managed The Reagan Presidency
July 26, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBWas Ronald Reagan's Astrologer a Bastard? In Episode 14, Robert is joined by Molly Lambert and Tess Lynch (Night Call Podcast) and they dive into Joan Quigley's career as The Reagan's Astrologer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Non-Nazi Bastards Who Helped Hitler Rise To Power
July 24, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBThis week we did something a little bit different. In Episode 13, Robert is joined by Naomi Ekperigin (Couples Therapy Podcast) and we will be getting ‘behind’ Hitler again, but our focus is not going to be the Fuhrer himself or any Nazis, for that matter. Instead we’re talking about the men and women who helped Hitler rise to power Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The British Super-Soldier Who Killed A Nation
July 17, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBHe was a highly skilled soldier who murdered an estimated 300,000 or more of his own people. In Episode 12, Robert is joined by comedian Brodie Reed and they discuss Idi Amin's rise to power and rule in Uganda. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: Qaddafi: His Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories, Childhood Hate Crimes and Amazonian Bodyguard Fetish
July 12, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBRobert is joined again by David Bell and they continue discuss the insane life of the controversial former leader of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: Qaddafi: His Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories, Childhood Hate Crimes and Amazonian Bodyguard Fetish
July 10, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBMuammar Qaddafi was probably the craziest bastard to ever steer a nation. In Episode 11, Robert is joined by David Bell (www.patreon.com/GamefullyUnemployed) and they discuss the insane life of Libyan Dictator, Muammar Qaddafi. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part Two: The Film Directing Playboy King Who Handed His Country to Pol Pot
July 05, 2018 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBIn Part Two of Episode 10, Robert is joined again by comedian Caitlin Gill and they continue to discuss the life of the crazy King of Cambodia who made terrible movies and influenced Pol Pot to do terrible things. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: The Film Directing Playboy King Who Handed His Country to Pol Pot
July 03, 2018 16:27 - 1 hour - 59 MBPol Pot is an evil bastard who had half his country killed, but he isn’t an interesting bastard, that title belongs to the man who enabled him, King Norodom Sihanouk. In Episode 10, Robert is joined by comedian, Caitlin Gill and they discuss the monarch who destroyed half of Cambodia and made some of the worst films ever. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Concentration Camps Are Back, So Let's Talk About Their History
June 26, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBIt’s possible the general idea of ‘building camps to hold people who’ve done nothing wrong’ goes back many thousands of years. In Episode 9, Robert is joined by Jacquis Neal (Culture Kings Podcast) and they dive into the history of concentration camps. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.