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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.2026 iHeartMedia, Inc. © Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from iHeartMedia Politics & Government Social Sciences World
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  • Part Four: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

    Part Four: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
    Feb 26 2026

    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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  • Part Three: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

    Part Three: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
    Feb 24 2026
    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://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/strange-saga-jeffrey-epstein-s-link-brock-pierce-1240462/ 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.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-star-robin-leach-appears-in-epstein-files-dump/ar-AA1Voj3M 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://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/epstein-files-elon-musk-prince-andrew-richard-branson-b2911945.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.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-tip-alleged-trump-witnessed-epstein-victims-baby-being-killed-dumped-in-lake-michigan/ar-AA1T5KJc https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/politics/new-documents-trump-epstein https://barthsnotes.com/2026/02/01/conspiracists-focus-on-murder-and-sra-adjacent-allegations-in-epstein-document-release/ https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/jeffrey-epstein-files-reveal-dinner-image-with-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-and-musk/news-story/8a640c675dcabf36f6a972254bd1dc8c 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.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/jeffrey-epstein-john-brockman-edge-foundation?utm_campaign=epstein-backed-billionaires-dinner-network-of-prominent-anti-trans-figures&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=transnews.network https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures?modal=login https://www.totalprosports.com/motor-sports/ex-nascar-star-exposed-sexually-explicit-convo-jeffrey-epstein-email-release/ https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/epstein-files-elon-musk-prince-andrew-richard-branson-b2911945.html https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01894969.pdf https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01972089.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email https://archive.is/ObiDP#selection-917.2-925.110 https://www.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-wants-more-control-over-women-after-girlfriend-missing-1834188 https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01249566.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02382770.pdf?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email 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://www.webcitation.org/6159jR9pC?utm_campaign=here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.garbageday.email 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.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/childrens-video-games-addictive-features-gaming-report/105136744 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65372710 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...
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