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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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: • West Bank Takeover • The AI Regulation Debate • Diversity With Andrew • Gas Prices and Oil Wars • Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism 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: West Bank Takeover • https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence • https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/ • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusra • https://www.972mag.com/bilin-israeli-land-seizure-settler-road/ The AI Regulation Debate • https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843 • https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20 • https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/ • https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/ • https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier • https://www.anthropic.com/constitution • https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n • https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631 • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20 • https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20 • https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20 • https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20 • https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20 • https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20 • https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20 • https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20 • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html  • https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/  • https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/ • https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race • https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20 • https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2  • https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways • https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/ • https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/  Diversity With Andrew • In Light of Our Differences   by David Harmon • The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies by Scott E. Page Gas Prices and Oil Wars • https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030 • https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/ • https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html • https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2 • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e • https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/ • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline • https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1 • https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypt...


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