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March 7, 2026
Mutual aid organization Culture of Solidarity operates outside institutional structures in Israel/Palestine to provide direct support while simultaneously engaging in political education to dismantle root causes of oppression, viewing Palestinian liberation as the primary responsibility of Israeli leftists.
Part Two: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death
March 5, 2026
Dr. Harry Bailey was characterized as a charming, well-dressed man prone to drunken rages, who also possessed a tendency to lie to exaggerate his successes and manipulate patients into accepting his treatments.
Part One: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death
March 3, 2026
The episode of *
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February 28, 2026
The Minneapolis Anti-ICE Rent Strike organizing effort rapidly unified various tenant groups and secured unprecedented alignment with local organized labor due to the acute, ongoing economic devastation caused by the federal occupation.
Part Four: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
February 26, 2026
The Ferguson protests in 2014 served as a significant catalyst, deeply impacting Jeffrey Epstein's worldview and accelerating his turn toward right-wing ideology and race science, evidenced by his subsequent financial support for white nationalist creators.
Part Three: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
February 24, 2026
Jeffrey Epstein actively attempted to broker a meeting with Vladimir Putin in 2013 to pitch Bitcoin as a tool for Russia to leapfrog the West financially, comparing it to Sputnik.
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February 21, 2026
The immediate aftermath of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting saw a rapid deployment of right-wing political opportunism online, including the misidentification and harassment of an innocent relative of the shooter.
Part Two: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
February 19, 2026
Jeffrey Epstein actively influenced the development and normalization of aggressive microtransaction strategies in video games by advising Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, suggesting games should prioritize addiction and profit over education.
Part One: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
February 17, 2026
The episode of "Behind the Bastards," "Part One: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World," focuses on Epstein's surprising influence in creating modern phenomena like cryptocurrency, Gamergate, the 2008 financial crash, and the growth of far-right media.
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February 14, 2026
The Trump administration and the political right have adopted the meme of a lone penguin marching toward certain death in the Antarctic as a symbol of suicidal defiance against perceived cultural norms, which the hosts interpret as a naked display of fascism's relationship with the death drive.
The Greg Bovino Episode Extravaganza!
February 12, 2026
The early life of Greg Bovino, the subject of this episode of Behind the Bastards, suggests he was an unremarkable student whose turn toward Border Patrol work was influenced by reading pro-Border Patrol propaganda in hunting magazines and a reaction against a liberal Hollywood movie.
Part Three: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada
February 10, 2026
Romana Didulo's activities between late 2021 and 2022 included issuing decrees to eliminate taxes and debt, distributing self-printed promissory notes as fake money, and teaching followers supposed magical powers like cloaking.
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February 7, 2026
The hosts of *
Part Two: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada
February 5, 2026
The initial grift of Romana Didulo, the subject of this episode of *
Part One: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada
February 3, 2026
The episode introduces Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," as a QAnon influencer who began her movement in 2021 while living in an RV caravan with followers.
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January 31, 2026
The Trump administration's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza, featuring figures like Tony Blair and inviting leaders like Vladimir Putin, represents a blueprint for a new, openly authoritarian global conflict management system predicated on 'might is right' and ethnic cleansing.
Part Four: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia
January 29, 2026
Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) consolidated absolute power by eliminating rivals like Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) and neutralizing the religious police (Mutawa/Haya), despite simultaneously being the architect of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Part Three: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia
January 27, 2026
Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN), the son of 'The Black Prince,' distinguished himself early on by cultivating relationships with Western security agencies (FBI, Scotland Yard) and taking a proactive stance against Al-Qaeda, contrasting sharply with his father's denial of the threat.
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January 24, 2026
The episode highlights the escalating, violent tactics of ICE, framing them as a rolling ethnic cleansing campaign where community support and visibility are crucial countermeasures against the state's efforts to disappear and terrorize vulnerable immigrants like Albeiro.
Part Two: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia
January 22, 2026
Mohammed Bin Salman's early life was characterized by extreme, unearned privilege, isolation from non-royalty, and a lack of meaningful discipline, fostering a sense of entitlement and a need to constantly strive for distinction.
Part One: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia
January 20, 2026
The episode introduces Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) as the current effective ruler of Saudi Arabia and a dangerous, yet competent, world leader known for mixing reforms with authoritarian crackdowns, including the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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January 17, 2026
The 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is overwhelmingly dominated by 'LLM wrappers'—physical products built around existing large language models like ChatGPT—which often fail to function due to reliance on poor convention Wi-Fi.
Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition
January 15, 2026
Robert Evans believes that the early 20th century (1850-1950) contained the most 'bastards per capita' due to technological advancement providing new opportunities for power grabs, while noting that modern technology makes current bastards more visible.
Part One: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition
January 13, 2026
Robert's research methodology emphasizes cross-referencing multiple sources, avoiding single-source reliance, and actively searching for debunked myths to ensure accuracy, especially when dealing with pop history.
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January 10, 2026
The episode is a compilation of the week's *
CZM Rewind: Part Two: How Cigarettes Invented Everything
January 8, 2026
World War I was the critical turning point that propelled cigarettes into mainstream American adoption by providing a convenient smoking method for soldiers in the trenches, overriding prior anti-smoking sentiment.
CZM Rewind: Part One: How Cigarettes Invented Everything
January 6, 2026
The history of cigarettes is intrinsically linked to the invention of many aspects of modern civilization, driven by the tobacco industry's need to create mass demand for its product.
CZM Rewind: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult & The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Agent)
January 1, 2026
The extreme beliefs and subsequent violent actions of Ziz and her followers (the Zizians) are presented as an outgrowth of pre-existing, high-stakes, and sometimes psychologically damaging dynamics within the mainstream rationalist and Effective Altruism (EA) subcultures, including obsession with cosmic significance and mental hacking.
CZM Rewind: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult & The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader
December 30, 2025
The Zizians, linked to a recent Border Patrol shooting in Vermont, originated from the Bay Area Rationalist subculture, which itself grew out of early 2000s internet blogs like LessWrong and Overcoming Bias.
Part Three: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
December 25, 2025
The abolitionist movement gained significant momentum following the *
Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
December 24, 2025
The initial public reaction to the *
Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
December 23, 2025
The episode, part of the "Behind the Bastards" X-Mas Special series, focuses on the heroes who fought to end the Atlantic Slave Trade, a system described as uniquely terrible compared to historical forms of slavery.
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December 20, 2025
The consolidation of capital, exemplified by Larry Ellison's takeover of Paramount (which owns CBS) and Jeff Bezos's influence over the *
Part Two: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist
December 18, 2025
William Joyce, the subject of this episode of Behind the Bastards, joined Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists (BUF) due to his phenomenal, godlike talent as an orator, which was universally acknowledged even by his political rivals.
Part One: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist
December 16, 2025
This episode of Behind the Bastards is a 'reverse' format where guest host Pádraig O Ruairc presents the research on the bastard, William Joyce, who is identified as Lord Haw-Haw.
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December 13, 2025
The Trump administration's
Part Five: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
December 11, 2025
The initial design of the Minuteman system, driven by Air Force specifications, lacked crucial civilian control and contained catastrophic flaws, such as the potential for accidental launch due to power outages and the inability to stop a ripple launch once initiated.
Part Four: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
December 10, 2025
The Eisenhower administration's policy of "massive retaliation" was undermined by Eisenhower's personal reluctance to use nuclear weapons, even as field commanders were authorized in 1957 to use tactical nukes in specific defensive situations without direct presidential approval.
Part Three: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
December 9, 2025
The necessity of the atomic bombings of Japan remains highly debated, with evidence suggesting Japan was already defeated and surrender was sought to avoid Soviet involvement and partition, rather than solely due to the nuclear weapons.
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December 6, 2025
The episode compilation for "It Could Happen Here Weekly 211" focuses heavily on the perilous journey and subsequent struggles of migrants, exemplified by the story of Primrose and Kim crossing the Darién Gap and facing exploitation in Mexico.
Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
December 4, 2025
The episode of Behind the Bastards, "Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All," introduces Curtis LeMay as a key figure in the "Bomber Mafia," whose early life of poverty and self-discipline fostered a relentless belief in the efficacy of strategic bombing.
Part One: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
December 2, 2025
The current global nuclear posture, capable of ending civilization in 15 to 30 minutes, remains as dangerous as during the Cold War because no safety measures have been implemented since then.
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November 29, 2025
The Stop Cop City movement, despite its genuine belief in winnability, ultimately fell short due to a failure to adapt strategy after police broke their initial paralysis and escalated repression tactics, particularly following the killing of Tortuguita and the subsequent RICO indictments.
CZM Rewind: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (Secretly About Michael Lewis)
November 27, 2025
The episode of *
CZM Rewind: How Sam Bankman-Fried Conned the Crypto World & The Sam Bankman-Fried Update
November 25, 2025
The discussion in this segment of *
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November 22, 2025
Implementing social democratic policies at the city level, such as free public transit proposed by Mayor Mamdani, faces significant structural hurdles due to reliance on the bond market and opposition from state-level authorities like Governor Hochul.
Part Two: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz
November 20, 2025
Bo Gritz's attempt to rescue POWs, dubbed "Operation Velvet Hammer," involved training a bizarre platoon including a psychic and a hypnotherapist at a cheerleading academy in Florida before failing immediately upon entering Laos.
Part One: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz
November 18, 2025
The live show for *
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November 15, 2025
The primary focus of this compilation episode of "Behind the Bastards" is analyzing the political fallout and reactions to Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral race, framing it as a major win for the left and a significant loss for establishment figures like Andrew Cuomo.
Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist
November 13, 2025
Thomas Thistlewood rationalized his horrific sexual violence and cruelty by framing his diary entries as contributions to the scientific record and equating his actions with the taming of the natural world, similar to managing livestock.
Part One: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist
November 11, 2025
The detailed diary of Thomas Thistlewood, a Jamaican slave plantation owner, is a crucial but bleak historical source because his unusual level of note-taking documented the day-to-day brutality of the chattel slave trade.
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November 8, 2025
The 2025 A Culture Conference explored the tension between digital technomancy (like using LLMs as intermediaries for magical entities) and the revival of traditional occult practices.
Part Two: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ
November 6, 2025
The hosts critique Peter Thiel's lecture series for framing secular apocalyptic fears (like nuclear war or AI risk) as evidence of the biblical Antichrist's agenda, while simultaneously ignoring contemporary political figures who align with apocalyptic rhetoric.
Part One: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ
November 4, 2025
The discussion in this part of *
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November 1, 2025
The US campaign of drone strikes in the Caribbean, allegedly targeting 'narco-terrorism,' is politically destabilizing the region and is unlikely to be an effective counter-narcotics operation because it prevents the capture and interrogation of potential smugglers.
Part Two: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend
October 30, 2025
David E. Taylor's ministry, the focus of the *
Part One: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend
October 28, 2025
The discussion opens by contrasting the rapid, almost farcical speed of authoritarian consolidation in the West (US and UK) with the need for people to maintain mundane concerns like making rent, leading into the topic of cultic behavior becoming normalized.
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October 25, 2025
Land ownership, historically established through violence and legitimized by law, is fundamentally linked to state domination, making squatting a persistent historical tactic of resistance against this structure.
Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE
October 23, 2025
The initial escalation of the 1965 Watts incident, which led to widespread unrest, was directly caused by the arrival of police officers, including those with shotguns and batons, despite community leaders advising restraint.
Part One: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE
October 21, 2025
Daryl Gates is presented as the single most important figure in the militarization of U.S. law enforcement, credited with co-creating SWAT teams and inventing the DARE program.
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October 18, 2025
Indigenous Peoples Day serves to acknowledge the atrocities committed by Christopher Columbus, contrasting with the historical celebration of him, and federal Indian policy is contextualized within the ongoing teleology of settler colonialism.
Part Two: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil
October 16, 2025
Volkswagen executives actively supported the Brazilian military dictatorship, viewing the overthrow of the left-leaning president as the 'restoration of a rational political order' beneficial to corporate profit.
Part One: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil
October 14, 2025
The episode introduces the shocking revelation that Volkswagen operated a slave plantation in Brazil during the latter half of the 20th century, long after its initial Nazi-era involvement.
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October 11, 2025
Federal agents in Chicago are employing extreme, violent, and chaotic tactics, including the use of riot munitions against journalists and the mass detention of residents (including naked children) in a South Shore apartment raid, suggesting a level of unaccountability far exceeding typical local policing.
Robert and Cody Read Ben Shapiro's New Book
October 9, 2025
The central analogy of Ben Shapiro's new book, pitting 'Lions' (conservatives/builders) against 'Scavengers' (critics/destroyers), is immediately undermined by the factual inaccuracy that lions are significant scavengers themselves.
Introducing: SAD OLIGARCH Season 2
October 8, 2025
The invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24th, 2022, did not proceed as quickly as Putin planned, leading to peculiar events like increased sabotage and black market activity.
How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 2)
October 7, 2025
The intense national paranoia following 9/11 created an environment where the subsequent anthrax attacks were immediately assumed to be related to Islamic terrorism, despite early evidence pointing toward a domestic bioweapons insider.
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October 4, 2025
State employees in California, represented by SEIU Local 1000, successfully leveraged workplace organization, including picketing in extreme heat, to secure an 8% raise after Governor Newsom's team initially offered minimal increases while publicly supporting other labor groups.
How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 1)
October 2, 2025
The episode introduces Steven Hatfill as the subject of this part of the *
Part One: How The FBI Botched The Olympic Park Bombing
September 30, 2025
The episode of Behind the Bastards, "Part One: How The FBI Botched The Olympic Park Bombing," will focus on two stories where law enforcement and the media wrongly accused innocent people, with the FBI and the justice system being the primary antagonists.
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September 27, 2025
The immigration system under the current administration is perceived by interviewees as aggressively dismantling due process, leading to extreme fear of detention and family separation for asylum seekers, even those with American family ties.
Part Two: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever
September 25, 2025
The narrative surrounding Buford Pusser, as presented in "Behind the Bastards" episode "Part Two: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever," suggests that his public image as a heroic lawman wielding a stick was largely a manufactured legend, obscuring a reality of criminal activity and potentially murder.
Part One: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever
September 23, 2025
The "Behind the Bastards" episode "Part One: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever" introduces Buford Pusser as a figure whose legendary, often embellished, life story inspired the "Walking Tall" film franchise and shaped Hollywood's perception of the ideal lawman.
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September 20, 2025
The shooting of Charlie Kirk is being analyzed through the lens of online culture, with the shooter's background and the inscriptions on the bullets revealing a complex interplay of memes, video games, and potentially various political ideologies, making definitive categorization difficult.
Part Six: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
September 18, 2025
Heinrich Himmler's embrace of occultism and pagan revivalism, influenced by figures like Carl Maria Willigut, led to the SS developing its own pseudo-religious ideology and practices, including the establishment of Wewelsburg Castle as a spiritual center.
Part Five: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
September 16, 2025
Heinrich Himmler's rise within the SS was driven by his organizational skills, his ability to exploit the insecurities of his recruits, and his strategic maneuvering against rivals like Ernst Röhm and Hermann Göring, ultimately positioning the SS as a powerful state within a state.