Behind the Bastards

Behind the Bastards Podcast

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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.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Part One: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance

    Robert sits down with the great Ed Helms to discuss Curtis Yarvin, the American philosopher of dictatorship whose ideas inspired J.D. Vance. (2 Part Series) Sources: Curtis Yarvin, Political Theorist - Tablet Magazine Who is Curtis Yarvin, the monarchist, anti-democracy blogger? | Vox Mouthbreathing Machiavellis Dream of a Silicon Reich (thebaffler.com) A Founder's Farewell • Blog • urbit.org Interview with Curtis Yarvin — Max Raskin https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trumps-vow-to-fire-thousands-of-crooked-federal-workers-prompts-alarm/ https://thebaffler.com/latest/mouthbreathing-machiavellis https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/ https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-moldbug-variations-pein https://glasgowmuseumsslavery.co.uk/2020/11/18/thomas-carlyle-historian-writer-racist/ https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2008/05/ol5-shortest-way-to-world-peace/ https://newtotse.com/oldtotse/en/ego/cult_of_the_dead_cow/cdc252.html http://www.textfiles.com/groups/CDC/cDc-0234.txt https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-trump-harris-high-status-males-4chan-b2606617.html https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2008/11/patchwork-2-profit-strategies-for-our/ https://academic.oup.com/book/25370 https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/curtis-yarvin-thiel-carlyle-monarchism-reactionary https://www.amazon.com/Key-Thinkers-Radical-Right-Democracy-ebook/dp/B07LFKWCV2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 18m
  2. 5 SEPT

    Part Two: That Time eBay's Private Spies Went To War With Some Bloggers

    Robert and Jason continue the thrilling story of this Jim Baugh and Ebay's war against some elderly bloggers. Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube! New videos every Wednesday and Friday. (Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up) Subscribe to our channel: Youtube.com/@behindthebastards  Sources: Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal - The New York Times (archive.is) Investigation into eBay continues after stalking scandal | 60 Minutes - CBS News U.S. Criminally Charges EBay in Cyberstalking Case - The New York Times (nytimes.com) At eBay, Lurid Crimes and the Search for Punishment - The New York Times (archive.is) Lawsuit: eBay tried to “terrorize, stalk, and silence” couple that ran news site | Ars Technica ‘Cyber Mercenaries’: Israel’s Spyware Industry Is Getting Slammed Around the World - Israel News - Haaretz.com (archive.is) Hackers Reveal Offers to Spy on Corporate Rivals - The New York Times (nytimes.com) https://www.ecommercebytes.com/011124-docs/Information.pdf https://hackernoon.com/the-notorious-walkers-west-fallout-inside-ebays-disturbing-retribution-tactics https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/ebay-shares-surge-on-elliott-management-1point4-billion-stake.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/ebay-shares-surge-on-elliott-management-1point4-billion-stake.html https://archive.is/TLa2d https://puck.news/a-spy-in-silicon-valley/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/blog/2011/dec/07/thomson-reuters-merger-failings https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/15/reuters.pressandpublishing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 19m

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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.

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