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Behind the Bastards

Behind the Bastards

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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.2026 iHeartMedia, Inc. © Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from iHeartMedia Politics & Government Social Sciences World
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  • Part Two: Jimmy Saville: Britain's Unending Nightmare

    Part Two: Jimmy Saville: Britain's Unending Nightmare
    Apr 16 2026

    Robert explains how Jimmy Saville went from bike race commentator to pop music DJ and gatekeeper to the stars, and how much of Britain clamored to give him access to young girls as a reward.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Part One: Jimmy Saville: Britain's Unending Nightmare

    Part One: Jimmy Saville: Britain's Unending Nightmare
    Apr 14 2026

    Robert explores the life and times of Jimmy Savile, the face of the BBC for decades, an ally of Margaret Thatcher, and a pedophile rapist on an incomprehensible scale.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 227

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 227
    Apr 11 2026
    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 1 - How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 2 - The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination - Nigeria with Andrew - Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire? You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th! Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary Sources/Links: How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45769802/ex-nflpa-boss-lloyd-howell-strip-club-expenses-sent-investigator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P42Wq3fmTYg https://youtu.be/SwVNM266nCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOpA-N24Cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-dN5xO7r The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination Here Where We Live is Our Country - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-by-molly-crabapple/ We Need New Jewish Institutions by Arielle Angel - https://jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-jewish-institutions Jewish Federations of North America polling - https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/jfna-survey-finds-just-37-of-jewish-americans-identify-as-zionists/ Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire? https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies- Sources: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519 https://www.wisn.com/article/author-of-banned-book-calls-out-menomonee-falls-district/45840156 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announces-50-tariffs-nations-supplying-iran-with-weapons-2026-04-08/ https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/ https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13006 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-tariffs-countries-supplying-weapons-iran-ceasefire.html https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11346 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-polls.html https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-scores-f-accurate-pollster-11797710 https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5819659-trump-approval-rating-democrats/ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5810850-trump-approval-hits-new-low/ https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2041503849991516661?s=20 https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/tx-primary https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-shots-fired-into-indianapolis-city-county-councilors-home/ https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041938354858582151?s=20 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456810#text=Dignidad https://truthsocial.com/@greggphillips/posts/116329963429212640 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640/photo/1 https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2041839012097229086?s=20 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-iran/ https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/us-military-rescue-iran/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/trump-says-us-armed-iranian-dissidents-via-kurds-kurdish-groups-deny-claim https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041422908166127898?s=20 https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041429864335446102?s=20 https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041073575273156670?s=20 https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s-rescues-downed-f-15e-wso-deep-inside-iran/ https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-jail-time-over-f-15-story-leak-260769349590 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414 https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-scene-ice-involved-shooting-patterson-california/story?id=131812411 https://x.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/2041886308964913229 https://x.com/OversightDems/status/2041900181977718843 https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lee-m-zeldin/about https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2026/04/5-things-know-about-lee-zeldin-he-tops-trumps-list-ag/412647/ https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/why-rep-zeldin-now-running-for-governor-says-he-voted-against-the-2020-election-results/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/...
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