Synopsis
Theres 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 Blackwaters insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Husseins side career as a trashy romance novelist.
Episodes
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 171
01/03/2025 Duration: 03h21minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The President of Argentina's Meme Coin Scandal How Trump is Changing Trans Healthcare Textbooks and Holy Books feat. Steven Moncelli & Dr. Michael Phillips Democratic Insiders Are Sharing A Warning About Curtis Yarvin, Elon Musk & Neoreactionaries Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #5 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/Links: The President of Argentina's Meme Coin Scandal https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-77/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-main-stock-index-falls-after-milei-crypto-scandal-2025-02-17/ https://crimethinc.com/2024/06/17/six-months-in-a-neoliberal-dystopia-social-cannibalism-versus-mutual-aid-and-resistance-in-argentin
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Part Two: Bruno Bettelheim and The Quest To Make a "Good" Concentration Camp
27/02/2025 Duration: 01h04minBruno Bettelheim has now made it to the United States, where he executes his elaborate plan to fix "emotionally disturbed" children by making a nice concentration camp.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Part One: Bruno Bettelheim: The Worst Psycho-therapist
25/02/2025 Duration: 01h11sRobert tells Allison Raskin about Bruno Bettelheim, a concentration camp survivor who revolutionized child mental health care by trying to create a GOOD concentration camp for small children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 170
22/02/2025 Duration: 02h25minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Coffee Unions Spread to Peet's Defining Anarchism feat. Andrew Mutuality feat. Andrew Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #4 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/Links: Coffee Unions Spread to Peet's https://linktr.ee/peetslaborunion https://peetslaborunion.org @peetslaborunion https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLR6ZV4VZRBPT/checkout/2KLSQDHYHY7D3GNP7YUX62CD Defining Anarchism feat. Andrew https://davidgraeber.org/interviews/david-graeber-on-acting-like-an-anarchist/https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/ Mutuality feat. Andrew Debt by David Graeber: https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/ Antinomies of Democr
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Part Two: Tony Alamo: The Worst Preacher
20/02/2025 Duration: 57minRobert explains how Tony Alamo became a jacket maker to the stars, providing Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton and others with fashion via child labor. Also, lots of sex crimes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Part One: Tony Alamo: The Worst Preacher
18/02/2025 Duration: 59minRobert sits down with Samantha McVey to talk about Tony Alamo, the evangelical cult leader who enslaved children to make denim vests for the stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 169
15/02/2025 Duration: 02h58minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada How the Federal Government Fell Constitutional Law Professor Reacts What's Happening To Gaza Under Trump: An Update with Dana El-Kurd Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #3 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/Links: Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-direct-action https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/politics/trump-expansion-ideas-what-matters/index.html https://www.businesstoday.in/world/canada/story/make-them-pay-canada-puts-trumps-first-friend-elon-musks-tesla-in-the-crosshairs-of-tariff-war-463097-2025-02-01 https://www.jstor.org/stable
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Part Two: How The U.S. Government Used Aliens To Destroy a Man's Mind
13/02/2025 Duration: 01h04minRobert tells Brandie how Richard Doty crafted an elaborate alien ruse to destroy Paul Bennewitz's mind, all with the goal of hiding the U.S. government's drone and stealth bomber programs. Spying, disinformation accusations follow UFO figure Rick Doty — an exclusive interview – Mystery Wire INTERVIEW: Defiant Rick Doty defends against 'liar' claims — punk rock and UFOs Mirage Men: UFO researcher Mark Pilkington on deception and psychological warfare | WIRED https://www.tweaktown.com/news/81486/ex-air-force-intelligence-officer-ufos-are-50-000-years-ahead-of-us/index.html Ex-Air Force Intelligence Officer: UFOs are 50,000 years ahead of us Here’s a thing about Richard Doty that not many know... : r/UFOs The Man Who Knew Too Much: The Unthinkable True Story of How the US Government Conspired to Destroy a UFOlogist Who Knew Too Much | by Cybertheticproject | Medium The real Men in Black, Hollywood and the great UFO cover-up | Movies | The Guardian The U.S. Government UFO Cover-Up Is
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Part One: How The U.S. Government Used Aliens To Destroy a Man's Mind
11/02/2025 Duration: 59minThis week we tell the harrowing story of Paul Bennewitz, a simple nerdy engineer who spotted evidence of covert Air Force weapons programs and was gaslit into believing they were alien spacecraft.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 168
08/02/2025 Duration: 03h42minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Internationalists Fighting Fascism in Burma (Maybe Don't) Read Siege How Trump is Killing Science (And You) Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2 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/Link: (Maybe Don't) Read Siege https://www.routledge.com/Neo-Nazi-Terrorism-and-Countercultural-Fascism-The-Origins-and-Afterlife-of-James-Masons-Siege/Sunshine/p/book/9780367190606 Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh Donations: VOMA https://www.voma.center/enVOMA is a non-governmental movement that aims to strengthen the defenses of the Republic of Armenia through preparing Armenians and Diaspora to face the immanent threat of invasion
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Part Two: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey
06/02/2025 Duration: 51minRobert and Molly continue their exploration of Venusian health science which apparently involves eating nothing but raw fruit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Part One: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey
04/02/2025 Duration: 52minRobert sits down with Molly Conger to explore a book at the foundation of American conspiracy culture that may have helped kill Steve Jobs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 167
01/02/2025 Duration: 03h29minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office Nut Country Revisited feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips They're Trying to Put Women Into Men's Prisons How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1 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: The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office https://www.nalc.org https://www.fightingnalc.com https://concernedlettercarriers.com https://www.nalc.org/member-benefits/nalc-disaster-relief-foundation Nut Country Revisited Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America https://www.ucpress.edu/books/a-culture-of-conspiracy/paper Mark F
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Bonus: The Bastards of Oprah
31/01/2025 Duration: 06h14minThis is a bonus episode of our Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and John of God episodes aka the bastards of Oprah episodes stitched together with limited ad breaksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Part Six: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?
30/01/2025 Duration: 01h32minOh god, we are finally done. Unfortunately Oprah's greatest harms, like her role in birthing the anti vaccine movement, live on. Series Sources: https://archive.org/details/oprahwinfrey0000unse_a9o7/page/40/mode/2up https://www.today.com/popculture/oprah-opens-hoda-kotb-about-how-her-childhood-trauma-informed-t219209 https://www.amazon.com/Oprah-Media-Power-Janice-Peck/dp/1594514690 Winfrey, Oprah; Perry, Bruce D.. What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (pp. 21-22). Flatiron Books. Kindle Edition. https://variety.com/2018/music/news/seal-accuses-oprah-knowing-about-weinstein-misconduct-1202661226/ https://quchronicle.com/87691/opinion/oprah-winfrey-always-at-the-scene-of-the-crime/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/entertainment/oprah-winfrey-harvey-weinstein-gwyneth-paltrow-interview/index.html https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2021/09/rose-mcgowan-states-oprah-is-as-fake-as-they-come-for-friendship-with-harvey-weinstein.html https://pagesix.com/2021/08/31/rose-mcgow
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Part Five: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?
28/01/2025 Duration: 01h24minToday we talk about Oprah's involvement in a self help guru who killed three people in a sweat lodge, and how it goes into a shift in American culture driven by The Oprah Winfrey show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 166
25/01/2025 Duration: 02h50minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Lost Post Office Union Episode The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next How to Evacuate Your Home A Firsthand Account of the Inauguration & Trump's First Days About That Nazi Salute 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/Links: The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next https://emilygorcenski.com/ How to Evacuate Your Home https://www.fire.ca.gov/prepare/get-ready-to-go https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/ About That Nazi Salute https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-politics-brasilia-united-states-government-florida-state-29fad1e6c79a5737641932c939021e62 https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm https://www.marxists.org/ref
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Part Four: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?
23/01/2025 Duration: 01h12minRobert chronicles Oprah's war with the beef industry and her pivot to new age anti-science nonsense. Also: rainbow parties!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Part Three: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?
21/01/2025 Duration: 01h13minOprah's career is on the move now, and Robert tells the gang about her coke filled early years in local TV, her rise to stardom and how she helped spark the Satanic Panic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 165
18/01/2025 Duration: 02h52minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Mutual Aid & the LA Fires CES 2025: AI Toys Are Coming For Your Kids From Anti-Satanic Crusaders to Congresswoman: Tracing an Anti-Trans Harassment Campaign CES 2025: The Best And Worst Tech Products Coming Soon The Years of Lead Paint (Or Why There Will Be More Tesla Car Bombs) 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.