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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 Three: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy Nov 05, 2024

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Robert tells Noah how Peter Thiel went to war against Gawker and also completely whiffed on profiting from the 2008 financial crash. Bonus: how Palantir enabled a bunch of creepy corporate security types to stalk their girlfriends, each other.

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The Darién Gap: Where Dreams Die Nov 02, 2024

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In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrants from around the world about the dangers of the journey, their fears that forced them to take it, and their dreams for America.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 154

Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.

The Green Hell: Migration Through the Darién Gap
We Are All Brothers: How the Emberá Community of Bajo Chiquito Welcomes Migrants in the Darién Gap
They Don’t Care About Us: What Migrants Leave Behind
As If We Had Been Imprisoned: The Migrant Reception Center
What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant Journey

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Part Two: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy Oct 31, 2024

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We discuss Peter Thiel's rise to PayPal CEO, his betrayal of Elon Musk, and the birth of the technology that became Palantir.

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Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy Oct 29, 2024

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Robert sits down with Noah Shachtman to discuss the life and times of Peter Thiel, the demon investor of Silicon Valley and would-be assassin of democracy.

(4 Part Series)

Sources:

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https://theintercept.com/2019/05/02/peter-thiels-palantir-was-used-to-bust-hundreds-of-relatives-of-migrant-children-new-documents-show/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/22/war-inside-palantir-data-mining-firms-ties-ice-under-attack-by-employees/

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/peter-thiel-israel-palantir/

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s542/client/snv?isnewsnv=true&noteGuid=46c636b6-b404-45df-ab0a-1f84c6fdc8c2&noteKey=7c94233539b8258d72b395a063f3c589&sn=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evernote.com%2Fshard%2Fs542%2Fsh%2F46c636b6-b404-45df-ab0a-1f84c6fdc8c2%2F7c94233539b8258d72b395a063f3c589&title=That%2BEssay

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https://archive.is/ZmTHu

https://www.quora.com/How-was-Peter-Thiel-in-high-school

https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-887.0-891.775

https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/my-conversation-with-peter-thiel-about-apartheid-and-its-aftermath-3fdf4249b08d#.xz4kamaam

https://newcriterion.com/article/the-diversity-myth/

https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-peter-thiel-20161026-story.html

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/peter-thiel-republican-megadonor-wont-fund-candidates-2024-sources-2023-04-26/

https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-1933.0-1933.1393

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets

https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-2085.0-2085.515

https://archive.is/ncwwe

https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-1913.0-1913.1159

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Chafkin, Max. The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power (p. 11). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 153 Oct 26, 2024

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.

An Alex Jones Update feat. Knowledge Fight
Infiltrating Local Nazi Groups
How Trump Rigged an FBI Investigation for Brett Kavanaugh
Economists Win Worst Nobel Prize Yet, Asked to Please Stop
Charlie Kirk vs College Students

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Part Two: The History of American Masculinity Grifters Oct 24, 2024

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Robert and Miles talk about the mid-century crisis in American masculinity and then catch up to the modern era, and Gamergate.

https://www.sandboxx.us/news/alpha-male-boot-camps-are-a-joke/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-are-man-warrior-camps/

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/fashion/01Fitness.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/01/22/modern-day-knight-project-videos-men-man-camps/72290454007/

https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/masculinity-guru-wants-guys-to-stop-being-so-nice-to-women/

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/1/23/14238530/self-help-advice-bogus

https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/09/manosphere-poisoning-conservatism

https://www.motherjones.com/politics

2023/08/boy-problems-andrew-tate-masculinity-crisis-manosphere/

https://medium.com/sexstories/the-right-faces-its-cuckholding-sex-fantasies-1351ed88a8ae

https://classic.esquire.com/article/1958/11/1/the-crisis-of-american-masculinity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGy1SaXKxqA

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0276146719897107

https://www.tesble.com/10.1177/0276146719897107

https://www.mybootcampchallenge.com/

https://classic.esquire.com/article/1958/11/1/the-crisis-of-american-masculinity

https://www.tesble.com/10.1177/0276146719897107

https://www.themdkproject.com/flip-the-switch

https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/fac_other_pubs/118/

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/09/new-chat-logs-show-how-4chan-users-pushed-gamergate-into-the-national-spotlight/

https://www.wired.com/story/gamergates-aggrieved-men-still-haunt-the-internet/

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-did-you-know/moral-and-medical-panic-over-bicycles

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/cosmetic-leg-lengthening-surgeries-luring-patients-courting-controversy/story?id=106826824

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/why-us-men-voluntarily-undergo-limb-lengthening-procedure/LNLGCLEFKY27BA2NTYGNIO5OKA/?ref=readmore

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Part One: The History of American Masculinity Grifters Oct 22, 2024

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Robert sits down with Miles Gray to give a history of American Masculinity Grifters, and the media-created fears of a 'crisis' in masculinity.

(2 Part Series)

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 152 Oct 19, 2024

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.

Hurricane Conspiracy Theories
The 2028 General Strike and Climate Change
Israel's History with UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon
Anarchism In Argentina, Pt. 1 feat. Andrew
Anarchism In Argentina, Pt. 2 feat. Andrew

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Part Four: America's First Fascist Governor Oct 17, 2024

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Garrison is joined by Robert to conclude the story of Eugene Talmadge and how his campaign for a White Supremacist Georgia lead to his death.

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Part Three: America's First Fascist Governor Oct 15, 2024

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Garrison and Robert return to discuss Eugene Talmadge’s takeover of state finances and his fight against the new deal.

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