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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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. • Disarming Hamas • Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew • The Hunt for Jason Arday • Civilization with Andrew • Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted 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! Sources/Links: Disarming Hamas • https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism • https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/ • https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew • Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War • George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel • https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war • https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen The Hunt for Jason Arday • https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H Civilization with Andrew • Against the Grain by James C. Scott • Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan • Wild Thought by Claude Lévi-Strauss • Ishmael by Daniel Quinn • The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url • https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20 • https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20 • https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 • https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/ • https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20 • https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20 • https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/ • https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/ • https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court • https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20 • https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20 • https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e (https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a92151a0602a6000171fc7b&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+New+Content+(Feed)&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky) • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html • https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20 • https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30 • https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20 • https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20 • https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512 • https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056 • https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20 • https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20 • https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20 • https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 • https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20 • https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20 • https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/ • https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/ • https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20 • https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308 • https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20 • https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092 ...