Behind the Bastards
Episodes
Part One: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Pádraig O Ruairc to learn about a bastard from across the pond who threw his lot in with Hitler during WW2.See omnystudio...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 212
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El ...
Part Five: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert tells Margaret about the giant meeting the military held to tell everyone how they planned to kill the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Part Four: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ICBMs made it possible to end the world in 15 minutes or less. Robert tells Margaret about the nightmarishly incompetent first draft of the Minuteman,...
Part Three: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert continues the harrowing story of the men who decided we should be ready to rain nuclear hellfire on everyone at a moments notice forever.See om...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 211
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Ju...
Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Evans: Robert and Margaret discuss the birth of the first atom bomb and how delusions about the use of air power made it a savior for a certain...
Part One: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about how mankind went from building one atomic bomb to building tens of thousands of them, permanently...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 210
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Requiem for Stop Cop City - Executive Disorder: White Hous...
CZM Rewind: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (Secretly About Michael Lewis)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Le...
CZM Rewind: How Sam Bankman-Fried Conned the Crypto World & The Sam Bankman-Fried Update
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part One: Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about the collapse of one of the great financial criminals of our time. Original Air Date: 11.22....
It Could Happen Here Weekly 209
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration - Nick Fu...
Part Two: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert concludes the story of Bo Gritz with his unhinged attempts to rescue POWs from Vietnam, his political ambitions, and disgraceful downfall.See o...
Part One: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Prop did a live show to raise money for the Portland Bail Fund. They discussed the life and times of Bo Gritz, a foundational right wing mi...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 208
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Mamdani’s Victory: Winners, Losers, and Crashouts - ...
Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert talks about legitimately some of the worst stuff we'll ever discuss on this show. Oh my god, you guysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
Part One: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert walks his former colleague Titi Lee through the life and times of Thomas Thistlewood, a slave owner and monster of the first order who kept a d...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 207
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Occulture, Technomancy vs Tradition, and the Role of Magic...
Part Two: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert answers the big question: who does Peter Thiel think the antichrist might be? And we learn about the time he considered cryonically freezing hi...
Part One: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Sarah Marshall to discuss just what Peter Thiel believes about the antichrist and who he thinks is destroying the world. (2 Part...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 206
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Caribbean Roundtable - The Campaign to Bust Chicago’...
Part Two: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David E. Taylor's cult truly had it all: enslaved workers using plagiarism machines to generate AI ads to rob cancer patients, welfare fraud, and hein...
Part One: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Jake Hanrahan to discuss the recently busted cult / call center of Bishop David Taylor's, Jesus Christ's Best Friend. (2 ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 205
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Squatting with Andrew - Domination Is Peace: Trump’s...
Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert concludes the story of Daryl Gates with his founding of SWAT and insane reaction to the LA Riots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Part One: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Bridget Todd to discuss influential LA police chief Daryl Gates, the Godfather of militarized policing. (2 Part Series)See omnys...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 204
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - CZM Rewind: Indigenous Peoples Day - CZM Rewind: Title 42:...
Part Two: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude the heinous tale of Volkswagen's slave plantation in Brazil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part One: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - ICE’s Ethnic Cleansing in Chicago - The Riyadh Comed...
Robert and Cody Read Ben Shapiro's New Book
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, dozens o...
How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 2)
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert discusses the mysterious 2001 anthrax attacks and how the FBI, without any real evidence, decided to destroy a man's life over it.See omnystudi...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 202
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - SEIU 1000 Union Rep of the IE Reports Live from the Frontl...
How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 1)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - An Inside Look at the Asylum Process - What is Tren de Ara...
Part Two: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert tells the story of legendary lawman Buford Pusser, whose lies about his real life inspired the movie 'Walking Tall' and helped create Hollywood...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 200
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Sorting Fact from Fiction - ...
Part Six: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the Nazis take total power, Heinrich Himmler must build the SS into a power that can defeat his new enemy: other Nazis.See omnystudio.com/listener ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 199
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop - Abundance, Or How To...
Part Four: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Prop continue the improbable journey of Heinrich Himmler from nerdy new age mystic kid to leader of the deadliest organization in historySe...
Part Three: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss Himmler's growing belief in the German occult movement, even as he rises to command the SS. LIVE SHOW ALERT: We are doing a...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 198
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - BlueAnon: Assassination False Flag and Liberal Election De...
Part Two: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. (6 part series) L...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 197
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Newsom’s Posting Through It - Palestine and the Amer...
Part Three: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Garrison Davis to discuss the life and times of Lee Atwater, the arch inventor of Republican dirty tricks politics. (3 Part Seri...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 196
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Federalization of DC Police feat. Bridget Todd - Elon ...
Part Two: The Evilest Football Player of All Time
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew - Why Trump is Obse...
Part Two: Frank Fay, The Fascist Who invented Stand Up Comedy
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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.  ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 194
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Anti-War Movements feat. Andrew - Aid as a Tool of War in ...
Part Two: Pete Hegseth's Fascist Book 'American Crusade'
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Jamie learn how Pete Hegseth thinks Islam works, and discuss his plan to purge the U.S. of undesirables. Sources: Pete Hegseth: Police repo...
Part One: Pete Hegseth's Fascist Book 'American Crusade'
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about Pete Hegseth's life, times and horrible 2020 book. Sources: Pete Hegseth: Police report lays out deta...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 193
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Fight for Trans Youth Healthcare at the University of ...
Part Two: Dr. Death: The Texas Death Row Psychiatrist Who Killed So Many People
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude the story and life of "Dr. Death", which culminates in, predictably, a lot of dead people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
Part One: Dr. Death: The Texas Death Row Psychiatrist Who Killed So Many People
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - How We Saved Trans Medicaid Healthcare Coverage - Tracking...
Part Two: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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.See omnyst...
Part One: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Humanity, the Good feat. Andrew - Humanity, the Bad feat. ...
Part Two: Antonio Salazar: The Smartest Fascist Dictator
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Part One: Antonio Salazar: The Smartest Fascist Dictator
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with with Jeff May to talk about Antonio Salazar, the economics professor who became a brutal fascist dictator and was, sadly, ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 190
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Palestine’s Stolen Future - The Genocide Budget (And...
Part Four: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World War 2 is coming to an end, and Eichmann cooks up an escape scheme that allows him to flee justice- for a while. Robert and Joe talk about what c...
Part Three: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 3, the Reich has invaded Russia and Eichmann is on a fact finding mission that will determine the course of the Holocaust.See omnystudio.com/l...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 189
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - How to Organize a Meeting (And Stay Sane), Pt. 1 - How to ...
Part Two: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert tells Joe about Eichmann's entrance to the Nazi Party and his time as a concentration camp intern during the start of the Third Reich.See omnys...
Part One: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss one of the worst Nazis: Adolf Eichmann, a major architect of the Holocaust. (4 Part Series) Sources: Ad...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 188
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - A Medical Perspective On Protest Safety - Dividing the Wor...
Part Two: David Berg and the Children of God (ft. Ed Helms)
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Berg starts the 1970s as a wildly popular cult leader and immediately goes insane. Robert walks Ed Helms through the invention of "flirty fishin...
Part One: David Berg and the Children of God (ft. Ed Helms)
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Ed Helms to discuss one of our worst monsters: David Berg, founder of the Children of God cult.See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Anti-Vax America: The Complete Series
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special edition of ICHH Weekly compiles the complete Anti-Vax America series by guest host Steven Monacelli. - Viral Texas - Anti-Vax Genealogy -...
CZM Rewind: Harlon Carter: the Man Who Militarized the Cops and the NRA
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Originally aired June 2022 Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA. SOURCES: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews...
CZM Rewind: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Originally aired August 2020 Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol. SOURCES: https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-m...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 186
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Reportback from the West Bank The LA Anti-ICE Protests Migr...
Part Two: How Eliza Fraser Survived a Shipwreck and Sparked a Genocide
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert tells Jack about the 'rescue' of Eliza Fraser and how her lies about what happened on K'gari Island helped to fuel decades of colonial war and ...
Part One: How Eliza Fraser Survived a Shipwreck and Sparked a Genocide
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Jack O'Brien to tell the story about Eliza Fraser, who survived being shipwrecked thanks to the indigenous people of an island h...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 185
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The FDA Wants to Take Away Your Covid Vaccine, ft. Dr. Kav...
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert explores Dr. Church's weird history with eugenics adjacent projects, like the world's creepiest dating app, and how Colossal Biosciences was cr...
Part One: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert walks Langston Kerman through the story of Dr. George Church, a very real scientist who co founded the company making bullshit claims of "de ex...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 184
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 16 Dead & a Cover-up: An NHS Trans Horror Story Rend...
Part Two: The Throat-Slitting Evangelical Minister of Jamaica
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert builds to the thrilling conclusion of the other Kevin Smith's story: the mass slaughter of his own flock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Part One: The Throat-Slitting Evangelical Minister of Jamaica
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert tells the story of Kevin Ontoniel Smith, a Jamaican-Canadian minister who created an apocalyptic Christian sect and slit his follower's throats...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 183
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew, Pt. 1 Anarchism In Mex...
Part Two: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we follow Carl Schmitt through the disillusionment of WW1, and breaking up with his con artist wife, to his creation of the Death Star...
Introducing: Away Days Podcast
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Behind the Bastards Fans! We want to share a new show, Away Days: Reporting from the Underbelly. About the show: Away Days Podcast is an epi...
Part One: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert walks Blake Wexler through the life and times of Carl Schmitt, a legal scholar born in Imperial Germany who would come to create the blueprint ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 182
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Irish Far Right/Neo-Nazi Movement Trans Fiction, Tra...
Part Two: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nature Boy is now in Central America, where he weaponizes the power of Instagram's algorithm to trick rubes into flying out to join him and handing ov...
Part One: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert gets back to basics with guest star Katy Stoll by talking about one of America's newest cult leaders, Natureboy, who used instagram to convince...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 181
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Who We Talk About When We Talk About Borders Trans Journ...
Part Two: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Maxwell makes a full heel turn in this episode, going from badass killer of the SS to not so badass corporate ghoul who murdered science and al...