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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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- 2 days agoconversational56 min5-min read
Part One: Peter Rachman: King of the Slumlords
Peter Rachman, a Holocaust survivor and Polish immigrant, became one of London's most notorious landlords in the 1950s and 1960s, exploiting housing shortages, racial tensions, and sex workers to amass a property empire. Though he provided housing to marginalized groups, his tactics were ruthless, involving intimidation, racial manipulation, and predatory rent practices — so much so that his name became synonymous with tenant exploitation: 'Rachmanism'.
- 6 days agonarrative4h 17m6-min read
It Could Happen Here Weekly 255
This compilation episode weaves together urgent political threats to democracy, academic freedom, and human rights, exposing how authoritarian tactics are being institutionalized through executive overreach, voter suppression, and the weaponization of racism and nationalism.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 15m7-min read
Part Two: How Nuisance Streamers and Rage-Baiting Ate the Internet
This episode dives into the rise of 'nuisance streamers' — internet personalities who profit from rage-baiting, public harassment, and cultural trolling — tracing their roots to the broader 'attention economy' where shock value and controversy are monetized. The conversation explores how figures like Ice Poseidon, Johnny Somali, and Vitaly ZDorovetsky exploit social media platforms and real-world chaos for clout, often with little consequence, while drawing parallels to larger cultural forces like Trumpism and Elon Musk’s media dominance.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 8m6-min read
Part One: How Nuisance Streamers and Rage-Baiting Ate the Internet
This episode of Behind the Bastards explores the disturbing rise of 'nuisance streamers'—online provocateurs who profit from rage-baiting the public with offensive behavior, often racial harassment, culminating in the case of Dalton Levi Etherly, aka 'Chud the Builder,' who shot a Black man after live-streaming racial slurs. Host Robert and guest Jason Pargin dissect how technology, social media algorithms, and the influencer economy have created a perverse incentive structure where being a hateful public nuisance can become a lucrative career.
- 1 weeks agoroundtable3h 53m5-min read
It Could Happen Here Weekly 254
The episode is a compilation covering multiple political and social issues, including international reactions to U.S. midterms, student-led protests in France and Spain, climate-resilient agriculture in Puerto Rico, the dangers of nuclear escalation, and a controversial ICE shooting in New York. The overarching theme is a global wave of resistance against authoritarianism, inequality, and state violence, with a focus on youth mobilization and systemic critique.
- 1 weeks agonarrative3 min3-min read
Introducing: Knowledge Fight Country
Dan Friesen, after a decade of dissecting Alex Jones’ InfoWars empire on Knowledge Fight, launches a new podcast called Knowledge Fight Country, trading the narrow focus on one conspiracy theorist for a wild, metaphor-laden quest to reclaim 'context' from a menagerie of modern misinformation mini-bosses. It’s a self-aware, absurdist farewell to a grueling mission, wrapped in banana-powered allegory and existential dread.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 16m5-min read
Part Two: Peter Attia and the Cult of Longevity
In a special 'reverse bastards' episode of Behind the Bastards, Dr. Kaveh Hoda breaks down the controversial career of longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia — a man who traded medical residency for McKinsey, then built a $500,000-a-year concierge clinic while cozying up to Jeffrey Epstein, all while promoting aggressive, unproven medical interventions under the guise of 'preventive' care.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 4m5-min read
Part One: Peter Attia and the Cult of Longevity
This episode of Behind the Bastards features guest Dr. Kaveh Hoda discussing Dr. Peter Attia, a prominent figure in longevity medicine who’s gained fame through podcasts, books, and elite wellness circles. While not a criminal or outright fraud, Attia represents a troubling trend: a charismatic, privileged doctor reshaping medicine around unproven, expensive interventions that deepen inequality. The conversation unpacks his background, controversial exit from surgical training, and rise as a “maverick” in the longevity space — all while questioning the ethics of concierge medicine and the manosphere-adjacent wellness culture he inhabits.
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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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