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Behind the Bastards
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 th...
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Part One: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil
Robert sits down with Maggie Mae Fish to discuss how Volkswagen went from Hitler's favorite auto-company to the owner of a slave plantation in the Ama...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 203
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- ICE’s Ethnic Cleansing in Chicago
- The Riyadh Come...

Robert and Cody Read Ben Shapiro's New Book
Robert and Cody Johnston sit down to read Ben Shapiro's latest non-fiction book, which seems to be based entirely on him not understanding how lions w...

Introducing: SAD OLIGARCH Season 2
Hello, Behind the Bastards Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, SAD OLIGARCH Season 2!
About the show: Since January 2022, do...

How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 2)
Robert discusses the mysterious 2001 anthrax attacks and how the FBI, without any real evidence, decided to destroy a man's life over it.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 202
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- SEIU 1000 Union Rep of the IE Reports Live from the Front...

How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 1)
Robert goes through the colorful life and backstory of future Trump administration official Steven Hatfill, who went from Rhodesian military volunteer...

Part One: How The FBI Botched The Olympic Park Bombing
Robert begins our series of episodes about two of the most infamous fuck ups in US law enforcement history, starting with the Atlanta Olympic Park Bom...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 201
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- An Inside Look at the Asylum Process
- What is Tren...

Part Two: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever
Robert discussed Buford Pusser's war on crime and the crime he committed when he murdered his wife and blamed the mafia. We also talk about how he die...

Part One: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever
Robert tells the story of legendary lawman Buford Pusser, whose lies about his real life inspired the movie 'Walking Tall' and helped create Hollywood...

Part Six: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
Ever wondered how the SS celebrated Christmas? This, and Heinrich Himmler's war on Christmas in our conclusion to Heinrich Himmler's life from birth u...

Part Five: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
As the Nazis take total power, Heinrich Himmler must build the SS into a power that can defeat his new enemy: other Nazis.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 199
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- It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop
- Abundance, Or...

Part Four: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
Robert and Prop continue the improbable journey of Heinrich Himmler from nerdy new age mystic kid to leader of the deadliest organization in history

Part Three: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
In this episode we discuss Himmler's growing belief in the German occult movement, even as he rises to command the SS.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 198
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- BlueAnon: Assassination False Flag and Liberal Election D...

Part Two: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
Robert takes us up to Heinrich Himmler's adolescence and frustrating wait through the war years, which leads him into the world of far-right politics...

Part One: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
Robert sits down with Prop to discuss the early life of Heinrich Himmler, the man who built the SS into Hitler's engine of genocide.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 197
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- Newsom’s Posting Through It
- Palestine and the Ame...

Part Three: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush
Robert concludes the story of Lee Atwater by discussing his greatest success and then his sickness and fall from power and influence. We also talk abo...

Part Two: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush
Lee Atwater graduates high school after a brief stint in an insane fraternity then becomes a college Republican leader and starts his career as a dirt...

Part One: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush
Robert sits down with Garrison Davis to discuss the life and times of Lee Atwater, the arch inventor of Republican dirty tricks politics.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 196
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- The Federalization of DC Police feat. Bridget Todd
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Part Two: The Evilest Football Player of All Time
Robert explains how Alexandre Villaplane ruined his football career committing crimes, badly, and then started a new career as a mass murderer for the...

Part One: The Evilest Football Player of All Time
Robert sits down with Dana Schwartz to tell the dark tale of Alexandre Villaplane, the French Football star and gangster who became a member of the SS...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 195
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- Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew
- Why Trump...

Part Two: Frank Fay, The Fascist Who invented Stand Up Comedy
In Part 2 Frank Fay finds love and creates the most toxic Hollywood romance of all time. Then he breaks Nazi and holds a fascist rally in New York Cit...
Part One: Frank Fay, The Fascist Who invented Stand Up Comedy
Robert sits down with Andrew Ti to discuss the ground breaking performer who created modern stand up comedy and also palled around with the KKK.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 194
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- Anti-War Movements feat. Andrew
- Aid as a Tool of...
Part Two: Pete Hegseth's Fascist Book 'American Crusade'
Robert and Jamie learn how Pete Hegseth thinks Islam works, and discuss his plan to purge the U.S. of undesirables.
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Part One: Pete Hegseth's Fascist Book 'American Crusade'
Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about Pete Hegseth's life, times and horrible 2020 book.
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Pete Hegseth: Police report l...
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- The Fight for Trans Youth Healthcare at the University of...
Part Two: Dr. Death: The Texas Death Row Psychiatrist Who Killed So Many People
We conclude the story and life of "Dr. Death", which culminates in, predictably, a lot of dead people.
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Part One: Dr. Death: The Texas Death Row Psychiatrist Who Killed So Many People
Robert sits down with Steven Monacelli to tell the grisly tale of a Texas psychiatrist who invented an industry based on convincing juries to kill peo...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 192
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- How We Saved Trans Medicaid Healthcare Coverage
- T...
Part Two: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry
Robert and Miles discuss the second phase of Laetrile's history, where it becomes a culture war issue for the right wing John Birch Society.
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Part One: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry
Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about Laetrile, a fraudulent cancer "cure" embraced by the John Birch society as a way to tie right wing poli...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 191
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- Humanity, the Good feat. Andrew
- Humanity, the Bad...
Part Two: Antonio Salazar: The Smartest Fascist Dictator
Antonio Salazar spends his post-war years helping the CIA learn how to torture people and starting a disastrous war with a large portion of Africa. Th...