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Behind the Bastards

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Behind the Bastards
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  • Behind the Bastards

    Part Two: The Naturopathic Doctor Who Bombed a Plane

    2026-04-30 | 1h 4 mins.
    Robert concludes the thrilling story of Dr. Robert Spears, who absolutely was not a doctor or actually named Robert Spears.
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  • Behind the Bastards

    Part One: The Naturopathic Doctor Who Bombed a Plane

    2026-04-28 | 1h
    Robert tells Brandie Posey the thrilling tale of Dr. Robert Spears, a man who was not a doctor but was a trailblazing Naturopath. And when I say "trailblazing", I mean he committed terrorism on a plane.
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  • Behind the Bastards

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 229

    2026-04-25 | 3h 34 mins.
    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
    - Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down
    - Indigeneity with Andrew
    - The First Anti-AI Firebombing
    - UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech
    - Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran
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    The First Anti-AI Firebombing
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    UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech
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    Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran
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  • Behind the Bastards

    Part Four: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

    2026-04-23 | 1h 12 mins.
    Robert concludes the harrowing tale of Jimmy Saville by explaining the horrific reach his relationship with Margaret Thatcher gave him into the NHS, and how he lived out his days as BBC royalty.
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  • Behind the Bastards

    Part Three: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

    2026-04-21 | 1h 13 mins.
    Now Jimmy Saville is at the top of the world: he's become a radio and TV star and found his way into the Royal family's good graces. Now we see what he does with power and access.
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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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