Behind the Bastards

Part One: Mosley: The British Hitler Who Inspired the Christchurch Shooter

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 55, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists. Learn more ab...

Part Two: Elizabeth Holmes: The CEO Who Treated Your Blood Like a Phone

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you watch any documentaries about Holmes, or read much of the more sensational coverage about her life, you are left with a question: how did she t...

Part One: Elizabeth Holmes: The CEO Who Treated Your Blood Like a Phone

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 54, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Elizabeth Holmes and how she conned the world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Part Two: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by David Bell to continue discussing Turkmenbashi, the craziest man to ever rule a country! Learn more about your...

Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 53, Robert is joined by David Bell to discuss a man who was, at one point, the most powerful lunatic on planet earth and absolute ruler of ...

Part Two: Jeffrey Epstein: Pimp to the Powerful

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Daniel O'Brien to continue discussing Jeffrey Epstein. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...

Part One: Jeffrey Epstein: Pimp to the Powerful

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 52, Robert is joined by Daniel O’Brien to discuss the story of pimp to the stars, Jeffrey Epstein.  Learn more about your ad-choices at...

Part Three: George Lincoln Rockwell: The Most Racist American in History

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Three, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss George Lincoln Rockwell and how his ideas have gone on to have influe...

Part Two: George Lincoln Rockwell: The Most Racist American in History

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continuing discussing George Lincoln Rockwell. Learn more about your ad-choice...

Part One: George Lincoln Rockwell: The Most Racist American in History

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 51, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss George Lincoln Rockwell, the grandfather of all modern fascists.  Learn m...

Part Two: The Complete, Insane Story of Trump University

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) to discuss now-defunct Trump University. Learn more about your ad-choices at ...

Part One: The Complete, Insane Story of Trump University

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 50, Robert is joined by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) and they discuss a Trump-adjacent topic: Trump University. Learn more about your ...

Part Two: Hitler's Sex Life: The Whole Sad Story

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by comedian Brandie Posey to continue discussing Hitler's sex life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...

Part One: Hitler's Sex Life: The Whole Sad Story

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 49, Robert is joined by Brandie Posey to discus Hitler's sex life! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co...

Part Three: Dr. Bob: Maybe Even worse at being a Doctor than Andrew Wakefield

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by Anna Salinas to discuss Dr. Robert Sears who might be the worst doctor on planet Earth.  Learn more about your ad-choices ...

Part Two: Andrew Wakefield: The Worst Doctor Alive

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In part two on the Anti-Vaccine Movement, Robert is joined again by Anna Salinas and they discuss corrupt doctor, Andrew Wakefield. Learn more about ...

Part One: The Birth of the Anti-Vaccine Movement

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 48, Robert is joined by Anna Salinas to discuss the origins of the anti-vaccine movement.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

Part Two: John McAfee Is Not Funny Anymore

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by Laci Mosley to continue discussing John McAfee.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comS...

Part One: John McAfee Is Not Funny Anymore

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 47, Robert is joined by Laci Mosley to discuss how John McAfee became a violent con man. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...

Part Two: Roger Stone: Evil Genius or Sad, Broken Boy?

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In our second installment this week, Robert is joined again by Tamer Kattan to continue discussing Roger Stone. Learn more about your ad-choices at h...

Part One: Roger Stone: Evil Genius or Sad, Broken Boy?

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 46, Robert is joined by Tamer Kattan to discuss the strange, corrupt life of Roger Stone.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

The Whole Story Behind that 'We Build the Wall' GoFundMe

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 45, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the GoFundMe, 'We The People Will Build the Wall' campaign.  Learn more a...

Part Two: The Grifters Who Resurrected the KKK

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two on the Ku Klux Klan, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss how The KKK became a multi-level marketing scheme. Lear...

Part One: The Birth of the Ku Klux Klan

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 44, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the origin and rise of the Ku Klux Klan. Learn more about your ad-choices ...

Part Three: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Three, Robert is joined again by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and fake news.  Learn mor...

Part Two: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckerberg. Learn more about your ad-choices at h...

Part One: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Zuckerberg Is A Much, Much Worse Person Than You’d Guess. In Episode 43, Robert is joined by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to discuss Zucker...

Part Two: R. Kelly: His Life, Times & Vicious Sex Cult

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Teresa Lee to continue discussing R. Kelly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...

Part One: R. Kelly: His Life, Times & Vicious Sex Cult

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Does R. Kelly Have A Sex Cult? In episode 42, Robert is joined by comedian Teresa Lee to discuss the life of R&B singer, R. Kelly.  Learn more a...

Part Two: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two. Robert is joined by Abed Geith to finish discussing Alfred Hitchcock. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...

Part One: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People

01 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Was it worth it? In Episode 41, Robert is joined by Abed Geith to discuss Alfred Hitchcock the  brilliant director who also tortured his friends and ...

Special X-Mas Non-Bastard: Raoul Wallenberg, History's Greatest Hero

25 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 40, Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss one of his heroes, Raoul Wallenberg. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea...

The Bastards That Kill Diabetics for a Profit

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 39, Robert is joined by Katie Goldin (Creature Feature) to discuss the bastardful tale of Insulin. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...

Jacob Wohl And The Krassensteins: A Tale of Several Grifters

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Grifters and conmen thrive in times of unrest and chaos. In Episode 38, Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the tales of several grifte...

Part Two: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the last episode, we discussed talked mostly about the history of the Andaman islands in general, and not North Sentinel Island specifically. In Pa...

Part One: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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 h...

Part Two: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When we last left the science of Phrenology, it had spread like wildfire throughout the United States and, later, Europe. Robert is joined again by po...

Part One: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For some people, racism isn’t enough. They aren’t satisfied with just hating someone because of their appearance. They need a scientific justifica...

Part Two: Patriot Prayer: The Street Gang That's Tearing Portland Apart

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert 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...

Part One: Oregon is a Bastard: The History of a White Supremacist State

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 35, Portland activist Marielle Eaton sits down with Robert Evans to talk about Oregon's exceedingly Bastardful history as a white nationali...

Paul Manafort Update: He's Still Somehow Even Worse Than You Know

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An update on Paul Manafort with comedian Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast).  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comS...

Jair Bolsonaro: The President Who Promised to Kill 30,000 People

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 32, Robert is joined by actor and activist Behzad Dabu to discuss Jair Bolsonaro, a murderous nutjob who was elected the President of Brazi...

What's Alex Jones Up To Now?

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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...

Part Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two,  Robert is joined  again by comedian Max Silvestri to continue discussing Trofim Lysenko, the Russian scientist responsible for starvin...

Part One: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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...

Part Two: The Birth of American Fascism

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing how fascism started in America.  Learn more about your ad-choices at h...

Part One: The Birth of American Fascism

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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 fa...

The Bastards of the 2018 Midterm Election

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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-...

Why Ted Cruz S*cks: A Comprehensive Biography

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This 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...

Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures With His Private Cult Navy

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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...

Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In History

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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 liv...

Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lafayette 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 2...

Part Two: Steven Seagal Is So Much Worse Than You'd Ever Imagine

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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 act...

Part One: Steven Seagal Is So Much Worse Than You'd Ever Imagine

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Trust 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 traf...

Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two: Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis, Robert is joined again by Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy Podcast...

Part One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis

09 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 25, Robert is joined by comedian Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy Podcast) to discuss Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan and the AIDS crisis. When ...

Part Two: Rodrigo Duterte: The Hitler of the Philippines

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two about Rodrigo Duterte, Robert is joined again by comedian Blake Wexler and they discuss Duterte's presidency and spoiler alert how Faceboo...

Part One: Duterte: The Mass Murdering Mayor

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Duterte’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 epis...

Part Two: Blackwater's Erik Prince Wrote A Book About How Much He Sucks

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two about Erik Prince, Robert is joined again by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) to discuss all the insane information from Erik's autobiogra...

Part One: Erik Prince: The Rich Kid Who Bought An Army

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have 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 ...

Part Three: The Fall of Alex Jones

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Part Two: How Alex Jones Got Rich at the Low, Low Price of Other People's Lives

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This 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 Th...

Part One: Alex Jones: The Godfather of Fake News

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Jones has been banned from Facebook, Twitter, the App Store and pretty much every other mainstream app that is capable of somehow spreading infor...

Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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 Hollyw...

Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

11 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hitler 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 ...

Part Two: The Most Evil Company In History

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by Michael Swaim to continue discussing the 'era of heroic commerce.' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpo...

Part One: The Most Evil Company In History

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

No 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 ...

Children of Dictators

28 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What 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 be...

Does Punching Nazis Work? A Conversation From Unite The Right 2.0

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This Bonus Episode is Robert's discussion after protesting at Unite The Right 2.0. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...

The Silly Bastards Behind the Modern Fascist Movement

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined by Bridget Todd, Hannah Ettinger, and Nicholas Wood for a special bonus episode that looks into the modern American nazi movement and...

The Congo After Leopold

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What happened to the Congo after King Leopold? Unfortunately, Belgium the Nation was not much better to the Congolese people than their King had been....

Part Two: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by comedian Ever Mainard and they continue to discuss Charles Koch, the notorious face behind the Koch Brothers empire. Learn ...

Part One: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People

14 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 17, Robert is joined by the hilarious Ever Mainard and they discuss Charles Koch, who despite being born into impossible fortune came to be...

Descendant of the Original Boogeyman: Albert Fish

07 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Albert 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...

Part Two: No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why)

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by Dave Ross (Suicide Buddies Podcast) to continue talking about Paul Manafort. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why)

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Paul 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....

The Astrologer Who Managed The Reagan Presidency

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Was 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...

The Non-Nazi Bastards Who Helped Hitler Rise To Power

24 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This 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...

The British Super-Soldier Who Killed A Nation

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

He 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 a...

Part Two: Qaddafi: His Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories, Childhood Hate Crimes and Amazonian Bodyguard Fetish

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is joined again by David Bell and they continue discuss the insane life of the controversial former leader of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi.  Learn ...

Part One: Qaddafi: His Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories, Childhood Hate Crimes and Amazonian Bodyguard Fetish

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Muammar Qaddafi was probably the craziest bastard to ever steer a nation. In Episode 11, Robert is joined by David Bell (www.patreon.com/GamefullyUnem...

Part Two: The Film Directing Playboy King Who Handed His Country to Pol Pot

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 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 mad...

Part One: The Film Directing Playboy King Who Handed His Country to Pol Pot

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pol 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...

Concentration Camps Are Back, So Let's Talk About Their History

26 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’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, R...

Part Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two of Episode 8, Robert is joined again by writer/comedian Anna Salinas (badcomixbyanna, John Baxte) and they continue to discuss Keith Ranie...

Part One: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever heard of a guy named Keith Raniere? You may have heard of his cult, 'NXIVM' which has been in the news a lot lately. In Episode 8, Rober...

Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part Two of, 'King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard.' Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they continue discuss ...

Part One: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever heard of King Leopold II? In Episode 7, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they discuss the King of Belgium, who wa...

The Cocaine Queen of Miami

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Griselda Blanco once called herself, “the baddest bitch to ever take a breath of life," and this episode confirms that to be very accurate. In Episo...

Part Two: It Takes a Village of Bastards to Make a Weinstein

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part Two of, 'It Takes a Village of Bastards to Make a Weinstein.' Robert is joined again by Anna Hossnieh (Ethnically Ambiguous Podcast) and ...

Part One: It Takes A Village of Bastards to Make a Weinstein

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Harvey Weinstein is a dull, gross, boring little puddle of a man who sexually assaulted at least 85 women, but it took dozens, perhaps even hundreds o...

Hitler: Y.A. Fiction Fan Girl

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

 Who was Karl May? And why was Hitler so obsessed with him? In Episode 4, Robert is joined by Laci Mosley (@DivaLaci on IG) and they discuss Karl May...

Secrets of Osama Bin Laden's Hard Drive

15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What was actually found on Osama Bin Laden's recovered Hard Drive? In Episode 3, Robert is joined by Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent) and they discuss the un...

Saddam Hussein: Erotic Novelist

01 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How well do you know Saddam Hussein? In Episode 1, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast) and they discuss Saddam Hussein's childhood, hi...

Stalin: After Dark

01 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s talk about Stalin, baaaaaaby! In this Bonus Episode, Robert is joined by Brandie Posey (comedian, writer & producer) and they discuss Jose...

Episode 0: Farting Hipster Hitler

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Let's be real, Hitler’s probably the most famous person…ever. In episode 0 Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien (The Daily Zeitgeist) and they discuss...

Behind The Bastards: Trailer

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

From Hitler’s love of young adult fiction to Saddam Hussein's shameful romance novels, this podcast sheds new, weird light on history's monsters.  ...