Behind The Bastards

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 Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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  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-extr

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/art

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)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Apple Podcasts Spotify  iHeart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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  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.co

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophie reads Marjorie Taylor Green's book to Jamie and Robert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a CZM Rewind week! Enjoy this old, but prescient, episode where Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz. FOOTNOTES: https://www.oprah.com/pressroom/oprah-bids-farewell-to-dr-oz-as-he-launches-his-own-show-september-14#ixzz6ryQsKlGx   https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2018/02/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-the-doctors-and-the-dr-oz-show-what-our-analysis-reveals/  https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/the-dr-oz-health-quiz/all#ixzz6ryqeqPD3  https://www.nature.com/articles/nn0412-497  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6167233/  https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-dr-oz-effect-has-hooked-american-consumers-n134801  https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/magazine/18Oz-t.html  https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/04/reiki-cant-possibly-work-so-why-does-it/606808/   https://quackwatch.org/nccam/research/energy/   https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/case-dr-oz-ethics-evidence-and-does-professional-self-regulation-work/2017-02  https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dr-oz-slamm

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 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  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=emai

Robert concludes the story of T.E. Lawrence by getting into the real bastardry of his life, including a pretty heinous war crime!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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? 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  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-lg

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue our series on Lawrence of Arabia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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 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    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 Dep

Robert and Noah conclude the story of Peter Thiel, who just might get the corporate god king he's dreamed about.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.