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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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- Yesterdayconversational3h 29m7-min read
It Could Happen Here Weekly 250
A government designation has labeled the left-wing digital infrastructure collective Autistici/Inventati (A/I) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization, effectively dismantling its platforms and cutting off its financial access. Simultaneously, the podcast explores the political and public health implications of the MAHA movement, analyzing whether outreach to its supporters is viable, and examines the shifting geopolitical landscape in the Middle East following U.S. foreign policy failures.
- 3 days agoconversational53 min5-min read
Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
Francis Galton, the so-called father of eugenics, was a brilliant but deeply flawed scientist whose statistical innovations laid groundwork for modern science—while his racist pseudoscience helped fuel sterilization laws, Nazi ideology, and systemic oppression. This episode of Behind the Bastards unpacks his legacy with dark humor, exposing how his obsession with hierarchy and control poisoned otherwise groundbreaking work in fingerprinting, forensics, and weather mapping.
- 5 days agoconversational1h 16m5-min read
Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
This episode of Behind the Bastards examines the life and ideology of Francis Galton, the Victorian-era scientist who coined the term 'eugenics' and laid the intellectual groundwork for modern scientific racism. Despite making contributions to statistics and twin studies, Galton’s work was deeply flawed, driven by class prejudice and racial hierarchy, and used to justify colonialism, forced sterilization, and the dehumanization of marginalized groups. The hosts critique his pseudoscientific methods and draw disturbing parallels to modern ideologies like effective altruism.
- 1 weeks agonarrative3h 0m9-min read
It Could Happen Here Weekly 249
This compilation episode of It Could Happen Here weaves together three distinct but thematically linked segments: a deep dive into Egypt’s post-2011 counter-revolution under Sisi, the deportation of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos amid personal and political fallout, and a broader analysis of the unraveling of American imperial power under Trump. The episode lands as a sobering meditation on how authoritarianism consolidates power, how political provocation backfires, and how empire collapses not with a bang but with bureaucratic absurdity and performative cruelty.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 10m5-min read
Part Two: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
This episode of Behind the Bastards dives into the life of Francis Galton, the so-called father of eugenics, exposing him not just as a scientific racist but as a vile, perverted, and narcissistic human being whose entire worldview was built on privilege, bigotry, and self-congratulation. The hosts frame the discussion with glee over right-wing eugenicist Milo Yiannopoulos getting arrested by ICE, drawing a direct line between modern-day bigots and Galton’s toxic legacy.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 5m5-min read
Part One: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
Francis Galton, a Victorian-era scientist born into a wealthy English family, pioneered foundational concepts in statistics like regression to the mean and correlation—yet also invented eugenics and laid the groundwork for modern scientific racism. Despite his brilliance, his legacy is poisoned by a lifetime of elitism, colonial arrogance, and a chilling detachment from human suffering, all fueled by privilege and a warped belief in English superiority.
- 2 weeks agonarrative3h 6m8-min read
It Could Happen Here Weekly 248
This compilation episode of It Could Happen Here weaves together urgent political analysis, historical reflection, and investigative journalism to expose how power operates across multiple fronts: from the weaponization of academic integrity against marginalized scholars to the structural violence embedded in international peace frameworks and the erosion of democratic norms under authoritarian governance. The episode also delves into the ideological roots of civilization, critiques of modern statecraft, and the farcical yet dangerous theatrics of Trump-era executive overreach, culminating in a panoramic view of how authoritarianism is being normalized through media, academia, and state institutions.
- 2 weeks agonarrative1h 10m4-min read
Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network
This episode of Behind the Bastards investigates the horrifying case of Dominique Pelicot, a French man who drugged and orchestrated the repeated rape of his wife, Giselle, by dozens of men recruited online, exposing a broader ecosystem of digital-enabled sexual violence on platforms like Coco and Motherless.com. The story reveals how online communities normalize and facilitate abuse, while systemic failures in law enforcement and platform accountability allow these crimes to persist.
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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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