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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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Part One: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes Dec 17, 2024

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Robert sits down with his friend, Grammy-award winning audio engineer Greazy Wil, to talk about Sean "P Diddy" Combs, a sex criminal who killed way more people than you'd expect.

(3 Part Series)

Sean 'Diddy' Combs: What's a 'freak off', and what are the charges against him?
The ‘Freak-Offs’ at the Core of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Troubles: Drugs, Sex, Baby Oil - The New York Times

https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article295553889.html#storylink=cpy

Diddy's White Parties Were Wild — Check out the Photos

'I believe I was sexually assaulted at P. Diddy's party after winning tickets on a radio show'

We should've known about Diddy: A history of violence | Salon.com

Before he was Diddy: Covering Sean Combs’s first scandal - Columbia Journalism Review

THE CRUSH AT CITY COLLEGE; AN INQUIRY SPREADS BLAME FOR DEATHS AT A NEW YORK GYM - The New York Times

Music Executive Recounts Day of Altercation With Rapper Combs - Los Angeles Times

The epic rise and fall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs | The Independent

Diddy Accused Of Paying $1M For Tupac's Murder, New Court Documents Reveal

Diddy Reflects on the Childhood Memories That Drove His Success

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Bio: Everything You Need to Know About the Entertainment Mogul - The Hip Hop Insider

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: The ups and downs of a ‘bad boy’ turned businessman | CNN

Sean 'Diddy' Combs on growing up: "I wanted to... shake up the world"

Diddy lived with the Amish and milked cows as a child

Everyone publicly involved in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegations : NPR

Diddy and Aubrey O’day’s Feud and Allegations Explained

Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day Says Diddy Tried to Buy Her Silence | Us Weekly

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s White Parties Were Edgy, A-List Affairs. Were They More? - The New York Times

The Hamptons’ “Modern-Day Gatsby”: Diddy’s White Party Turns 20

A NIGHT OUT WITH: Puffy; Gettin' Jiggy Wit The Jet Set - The New York Times

Politics and Partying Meet in the Hamptons - The New York Times

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lavish White Parties marked the peak of his cultural influence | CNN

Diddy’s American Dream had a dark side: Years of lawsuits, controversy - The Washington Post

https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/p-diddy-white-parties-models-34050967

https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/p-diddy-precious-muir-playboy-790850

https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-hamptons-sex-parties-with-gay-rappers/

https://www.distractify.com/p/sean-diddy-combs-white-party-photos

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/diddy-accused-of-paying-1m-for-tupacs-murder-new-court-documents-reveal/ar-BB1qyFEX

https://www.bet.com/article/f51sy2/diddy-closes-justin-s-restaurant-in-atlanta

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/p-diddy-accusations-lawsuit-love-sean-combs-b2547969.html

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/diddy-made-money-off-student-protests-college.html/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/diddy-friends-bad-boy-artists-abuse-violence-1235028178/

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-sean-p-diddy-combs-bad-boy-entertainment-retrospective-20151005-story.html

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Weird Little Guys Dec 15, 2024

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Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Molly Conger's Weird Little Guys podcast series.

Soldier of Misfortune: Frank Sweeney, Parts 1 & 2

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 160 Dec 14, 2024

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick
What Next for Syria?
Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain
The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won
You Already Know How to Organize

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Sources:

Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/kash-patel.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/kash-patel-bravado-baggage-fbi.html

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec

https://www.mediamatters.org/truth-social/how-devin-nunes-and-kash-patel-appealed-qanon-extremists-build-truth-socials-user-base

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-trump-maga-merchandise-b2657380.html

What Next for Syria?

Defendrojava.org

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tJgepOyOt9cjXRjLE4kHdOhoCesJx-l_S9hJ2foQxnI/edit?tab=t.0

https://youtu.be/kuj8zPLY_4E?si=D2SVT1KBQzXwrxEU

The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won

https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/

https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/157973/1/bna-259_20090522_nb_casp_full_indexed.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/650244

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Part Two: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam Dec 12, 2024

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Robert and Kaveh conclude the thrilling sort of how Merck killed 55,000 Americans with Vioxx and then convinced the media they were the good guys somehow.

Sources:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-medical-madoff-anesthestesiologist-faked-data/
https://archive.is/Trdy2#selection-695.1-723.182
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/merck-manipulated-science-about-drug-vioxx

https://web.archive.org/web/20170409143210/https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/scientific_integrity/how-corporations-corrupt-science.pdf

https://www.masslive.com/news/2010/06/scott_reuben_a_former_baystate.html

https://www.jci.org/articles/view/38430

https://archive.is/Yjj91#selection-835.0-993.212

https://www.vice.com/en/article/fraud-misconduct-mistakes-this-blog-finds-the-stories-behind-retracted-papers/

https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Policy-Management/Article/03-09/Fraud-Case-Rocks-Anesthesiology-Community/12634?ses=ogst

https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2019/the-pain-gap/

https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jcred

https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=lclr

Nesi, Tom. Poison Pills: The Untold Story of the Vioxx Drug Scandal (p. 31). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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Part One: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam Dec 10, 2024

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Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about Vioxx, a pain medication released by pharmaceutical giant Merck even though they knew it caused fatal heart attacks.

(2 Part Series)

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Better Offline Dec 08, 2024

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Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Ed Zitron's Better Offline podcast series.

Man Who Killed Google Search
Sam Altman Is Dangerous to Society
Rot Society

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 159 Dec 07, 2024

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

Occupied America and the Primal Father
How the Mapuche Fought Colonization feat. Andrew
What's Happening in Syria
The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup
The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump

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Sources:

Occupied America and the Primal Father

https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/theodor-w-adorno-freudian-theory-and-the-pattern-of-fascist-propaganda-5.pdf

https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-election-2024-donald-trump-2b3580134a6b19dff18771c3fdb0f11a

https://www.denver7.com/follow-up/aurora-pauses-closure-plans-of-apartments-at-center-of-venezuelan-gang-claims-after-court-appoints-caretaker
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-police-id-more-armed-men-in-viral-video-no-venezuelan-gang-ties-reported/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-holds-campaign-rally-in-aurora-colorado
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/politics/trump-anti-immigrant-comments/index.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296/

The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2173

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/1170874.html

https://www.mk.co.kr/en/politics/11107769

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_387639.html

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/03/world/south-korea-martial-law

https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=8122266

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241204006400315?section=national/politics

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170684.html

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https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-wife-scandal-ba065a2f07d5fc4a63fe0e4d36de12f6

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/g-s1-36730/south-korea-president-martial-law

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/1170683.html

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1170893.html

https://english.hani.co.kr/

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170682.html

The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump

https://mahotline.org

https://reprolegalhelpline.org

https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy-top-3
https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy
https://ifwhenhow.org/resources/selfcare-criminalized/
https://medium.com/@Kendra_Serra/fear-uncertainty-and-period-trackers-340ab8fdff74

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We Read Newt Gingrich's World War 2 Alternate History Dec 05, 2024

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Robert sits down and explains former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's alt-history novel to Molly Conger. If you've ever wondered what would happen if the Nazis invaded Tennessee well, here it is.

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We Read Marjorie Taylor Green's Book Dec 03, 2024

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Sophie reads Marjorie Taylor Green's book to Jamie and Robert.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 158 Nov 30, 2024

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

CZM Rewind: An Update on Border Patrol Outdoor Detention
CZM Rewind: Agenda 47: Trump's Plan for Education
CZM Rewind: Wild Faith: A Conversation with Talia Lavin
CZM Rewind: Irregular Naval Warfare And You (Ukraine and Myanmar Edition)
CZM Rewind: Whipping Girl, The Book That Changed Everything ft. Dr. Julia Serano

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