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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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CZM Rewind: Part Two: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard Nov 28, 2024

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It's still a CZM Rewind week! Enjoy the second part of this unfortunately prescient episode where Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz.

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CZM Rewind: Part One: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard Nov 26, 2024

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It's a CZM Rewind week! Enjoy this old, but prescient, episode where Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 157 Nov 24, 2024

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

Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.
Delete Your Account?
Safe Gun Ownership

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Sources:

Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities

https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth-called-for-a-righteous-holy-war

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-defense-pete-hegseth.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/kristi-noem-dhs-trump-policy-00189513

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-the-leaked-rubio-dossier?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7677&post_id=151561577&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1aiy5i&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

https://bylinetimes.com/2019/10/03/islamophobic-world-view-of-tulsi-gabbards-guru-revealed-in-unearthed-recordings-can-she-still-run-for-president/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-dni-intelligence-trump-appointment/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trumps-pick-top-intel-job-accused-traitorous-parroting-russian-propaga-rcna180073

https://decider.com/2020/08/04/the-swamp-matt-gaetz-truman-show-house/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-testified-house-ethics-committee-gaetz-sex-17/story?id=115867555

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/13/trumps-cabinet-picks-could-diminish-gops-already-thin-edge-in-congress-heres-what-to-know/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know

https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump

https://newrepublic.com/post/188246/trump-border-czar-tom-homan?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-picks-pro-settlement-mike-huckabee-as-us-ambassador-to-israel

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna179826

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/07/congress/donald-trump-transition-team-00186912

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4951768-linda-mcmahon-sued-wwe/

Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

Richard Wolin, "'The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time': On The European Origins of the 'Great Replacement Theory," Los Angeles Review of Books, August 4, 2022, https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/

Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998), https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318

The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html

https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/

https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-dea-stimulants-adhd-medication/

https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-labor-camps

https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/woman-who-accused-rfk-jr-sexual-assault-says-he-apologized-by-text-2024-07-12/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-war-vaccines-could-213751533.html?guccounter=1

https://archive.is/QIIY7

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-comes-home-anti-vaccine-group-commits-break-us-infectious-disea-rcna123551

https://thegrayzone.com/2021/12/03/flattening-curve-global-poor-covid-lockdowns-human-rights-vulnerable/

Delete Your Account?

https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/

https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-artwork-zines/cybersecurity-with-pigeon-know-your-cyber-civil-rights

https://open.nytimes.com/how-to-dox-yourself-on-the-internet-d2892b4c5954

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/some-steps-to-defend-against-online-doxxing-and-harassment

https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/doxcare-prevention-and-aftercare-for-those-targeted-by-doxxing-and-political-harassment

Safe Gun Ownership

https://theliberalgunclub.com/

https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/

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Part Four: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War Nov 21, 2024

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Robert concludes the story of T.E. Lawrence by getting into the real bastardry of his life, including a pretty heinous war crime!

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Part Three: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War Nov 19, 2024

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Robert tells Margaret how to scientifically shatter a bridge the T.E. Lawrence way, and how Lawrence crippled the transportation infrastructure of a mighty empire using some guys with camels and sacks of flour.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 156 Nov 16, 2024

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

Life for Trans People Under Trump
What Happens to Gaza Under Trump
How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You
Trump's Foreign Policy
Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump?

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Sources:

Life for Trans People Under Trump

https://diyhrt.wiki/
https://www.glad.org/transgender-id-project-updating-your-passport/#ds-11

https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/

https://www.transincomeproject.org/

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/

https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/\

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/harris-trump-trans-rights-election-lgbtq/

https://www.axios.com/2023/01/31/trump-transgender-rights-lgbtq

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna178755

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/10/trump-promises-rollback-on-trans-rights-heres-what-hes-said/

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-anti-trans-ads-are-just-election-rhetoric-rcna178755

https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/trump-republican-transgender-ads.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/us/politics/democrats-kamala-harris.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU4.kF1q.d5RAok6aekNd&smid=url-share

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-anti-transgender-political-ads-are-dominating-the-airwaves-this-election

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/8/26/21374948/trump-second-term-lgbtq-people

What Happens to Gaza Under Trump

Palestinians dismayed by Trump's win, their leaders urge peace | Reuters

Gaza’s Cease-Fire Talks Will Probably Wait Until After Trump’s Inauguration - The New York Times

‘Israel will keep invading – with more ease’: Gaza dreads Trump presidency | Features News | Al Jazeera

Trump Wants to End Gaza War on Israel’s Terms

Trump's election promises even more pain for Palestinians

U.S. presidential election: Why Trump's phone call with Netanyahu is so alarming.

Israeli Officials Embrace Trump Victory, Despite His Unpredictability - The New York Times

Donald Trump uses expletive to attack ex-ally Benjamin Netanyahu

No guarantees Trump will give Netanyahu all he wants

How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You

https://chuangcn.org/2019/12/trade-war-or-redistribution

https://chuangcn.org/journal/one/no-way-forward-no-way-back/

https://chuangcn.org/journal/two/picking-quarrels/

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-cementing-fair-and-reciprocal-trade-with-the-trump-reciprocal-trade-act

https://chuangcn.org/2020/06/measuring-profitability/

https://chuangcn.org/2019/08/the-changing-geography-of-chinese-industry-data-brief/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/politics/china-trump-tariffs-taiwan/index.html

https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/who-has-authority-impose-tariffs-and-how-does-affect-international-trade

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/china-and-walmart-please-for-the-love-3729889/

https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/trumps-tariff-would-cost-the-typical-american-household-roughly-1500-each-year/

https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-biden-tariffs/

https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/fiscal-macroeconomic-and-price-estimates-tariffs-under-both-non-retaliation-and-retaliation

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/11/07/donald-trump-is-poised-to-smash-mexico-with-tariffs

https://www.vox.com/scotus/383884/supreme-court-donald-trump-tariffs-inflation-economy

Trump's Foreign Policy

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/civilian-deaths-war-isis.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/syrian-surprise-how-trumps-phone-call-changed-the-war-idUSKCN1OR0PN/

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/issues

https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/trumps-bigger-tariff-proposals-would-cost-typical-american-household-over

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-donald-trump-trade-war-second-presidency-kamala-harris/

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview-transcript/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/09/woodward-war-biden-putin-nuclear-use-trump-russia-logan-act/

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/border-patrol-tactical-unit-marksman-fires-round-fatally-injuring

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/04/trump-mexico-tariff-trade/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMrVdFnjEjs&t=17s

Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump?

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-10/election-2024-asian-american-voters

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-americans-exit-poll-harris-trump-rcna179005

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Part Two: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War Nov 14, 2024

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Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue our series on Lawrence of Arabia.

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Part One: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War Nov 12, 2024

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Robert tells Margaret Killjoy the whole story of Lawrence of Arabia, a British imperialist, hopeless romantic and asexual icon who invented the concept of modern insurgent war. Through it all we ask: was he a bastard?

(4 Part Series)

https://www.cliohistory.org/thomas-lawrence/lawrence/youth

https://www.investigativeproject.org/4256/guest-column-the-final-death-of-lawrence-of-arabia

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/02/young-lawrence-a-portrait-of-the-legend-as-a-young-man-review

https://www.salon.com/2015/03/01/i%C2%A0realize_now_that_he_was_sexless/

https://www.thehistoryreader.com/military-history/t-e-lawrence-art-war-twenty-first-century/

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2016/2/16/what-would-t-e-lawrence-do

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-lawrence-arabia-180951857/

https://www.tracesofevil.com/p/blog-page_24.html

https://www.firstworldwar.com/features/telawrence.htm

https://baklol.com/baks/Misc/Great-people-who-were-also-per-_1492/T--E--Lawrence-_18491

https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2016/sykes-picot-100-years-middle-east-map/index.html

https://stljewishlight.org/top-story/lawrence-of-arabia-or-lawrence-of-zion/

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/23/peter-thiel-jeff-thomas/

https://israelforever.org/programs/balfourinitiative/Implementing_Balfour_Declaration/

https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Opinion/Implementing-the-Balfour-Declaration

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/manuscript-reveals-dark-side-of-lawrence-of-arabia-s-sex-life-76363.html

https://www.amazon.com/Setting-Desert-Fire-T-Lawrence-ebook/dp/B006072QSG

https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/22/archives/the-naked-truth-nothing-withheld-revealed-at-last-the-secret-lives.html

https://www.pbs.org/lawrenceofarabia/players/dahoum.html

Schneider, James. Guerrilla Leader: T. E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt (p. 52). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

Sattin, Anthony. The Young T. E. Lawrence (pp. 34-35). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 155 Nov 09, 2024

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

Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs
Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November
An Election Episode feat. Robert
Still Don't Panic: An Election Response
Trump's Deportation Plans

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Sources:

Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs

https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs

Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/

https://www.ajc.org/news/on-luther-and-his-lies

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html

https://deadline.com/2024/10/lilly-wachowski-anarchists-united-grants-1236161483/

https://www.autostraddle.com/lilly-wachowski-interview/

Trump's Deportation Plans

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/MIGRATION-DEPORTATIONS/akpeoeoerpr/

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/title-8-and-title-42-statistics-fy22

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-trump-would-crack-down-immigration-second-term-2023-11-14/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledges-10000-extra-border-agents-fight-with-harris-over-immigration-2024-10-13/

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation

https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g

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Part Four: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy Nov 07, 2024

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Robert and Noah conclude the story of Peter Thiel, who just might get the corporate god king he's dreamed about.

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