Behind the Bastards

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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Currently Playing: It Could Happen Here Weekly 249

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: • Counterrevolution in Egypt • What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos? • The Death of American Hegemony • Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov 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: Counterrevolution in Egypt • Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/ • Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos? • https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20 • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20 • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8 • https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps  • https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/ • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html • https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/ • https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20 • https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20 • https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20  • https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk The Death of American Hegemony • https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt • https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/ • https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov • nyc.gov/workerpower (http://nyc.gov/workerpower) • https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe • https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/ • https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform • https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html • https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/ • https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20 • https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25 • https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20 • https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/ • https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610 • https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/ • https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859 (https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859?s=20) • https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036 (https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036?s=20) • https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468 (https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468?s=20) • https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/ • https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/ • https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/ • https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl • https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld • https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/ • https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/ • https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4 • https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump...


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