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Behind the Bastards

Behind the Bastards

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Part Two: Elizabeth Holmes: The CEO Who Treated Your Blood Like a Phone

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If you watch any documentaries about Holmes, or read much of the more sensational coverage about her life, you are left with a question: how did she trick so many prominent, intelligent people into believing her smoke and mirrors were real, functioning technology? In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus and they examine this question and continue to discuss Elizabeth Holmes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 4, 201946 min

Ep 54Part One: Elizabeth Holmes: The CEO Who Treated Your Blood Like a Phone

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In Episode 54, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Elizabeth Holmes and how she conned the world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 2, 20191h 0m

Part Two: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by David Bell to continue discussing Turkmenbashi, the craziest man to ever rule a country! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 28, 201939 min

Ep 53Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus

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In Episode 53, Robert is joined by David Bell to discuss a man who was, at one point, the most powerful lunatic on planet earth and absolute ruler of a nation of five million people, Saparmurat Niyazov who was the dictator of Turkmenistan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 26, 201957 min

Part Two: Jeffrey Epstein: Pimp to the Powerful

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Daniel O'Brien to continue discussing Jeffrey Epstein. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 21, 201946 min

Ep 52Part One: Jeffrey Epstein: Pimp to the Powerful

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In Episode 52, Robert is joined by Daniel O’Brien to discuss the story of pimp to the stars, Jeffrey Epstein. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 19, 201956 min

Part Three: George Lincoln Rockwell: The Most Racist American in History

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In Part Three, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss George Lincoln Rockwell and how his ideas have gone on to have influence every level of the radical-right wing ecosystem. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 14, 201950 min

Part Two: George Lincoln Rockwell: The Most Racist American in History

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continuing discussing George Lincoln Rockwell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 13, 201948 min

Ep 51Part One: George Lincoln Rockwell: The Most Racist American in History

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In episode 51, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss George Lincoln Rockwell, the grandfather of all modern fascists. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 12, 20191h 0m

Part Two: The Complete, Insane Story of Trump University

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) to discuss now-defunct Trump University. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 7, 201931 min

Ep 50Part One: The Complete, Insane Story of Trump University

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In Episode 50, Robert is joined by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) and they discuss a Trump-adjacent topic: Trump University. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 5, 20191h 5m

Part Two: Hitler's Sex Life: The Whole Sad Story

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Robert is joined again by comedian Brandie Posey to continue discussing Hitler's sex life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 28, 20191h 2m

Ep 49Part One: Hitler's Sex Life: The Whole Sad Story

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In episode 49, Robert is joined by Brandie Posey to discus Hitler's sex life! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 26, 20191h 0m

Part Three: Dr. Bob: Maybe Even worse at being a Doctor than Andrew Wakefield

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Robert is joined again by Anna Salinas to discuss Dr. Robert Sears who might be the worst doctor on planet Earth. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 21, 201935 min

Part Two: Andrew Wakefield: The Worst Doctor Alive

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In part two on the Anti-Vaccine Movement, Robert is joined again by Anna Salinas and they discuss corrupt doctor, Andrew Wakefield. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 20, 201950 min

Ep 48Part One: The Birth of the Anti-Vaccine Movement

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In episode 48, Robert is joined by Anna Salinas to discuss the origins of the anti-vaccine movement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 19, 20191h 1m

Part Two: John McAfee Is Not Funny Anymore

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Robert is joined again by Laci Mosley to continue discussing John McAfee. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 14, 20191h 9m

Ep 47Part One: John McAfee Is Not Funny Anymore

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In Episode 47, Robert is joined by Laci Mosley to discuss how John McAfee became a violent con man. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 12, 20191h 3m

Part Two: Roger Stone: Evil Genius or Sad, Broken Boy?

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In our second installment this week, Robert is joined again by Tamer Kattan to continue discussing Roger Stone. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 7, 20191h 3m

Ep 46Part One: Roger Stone: Evil Genius or Sad, Broken Boy?

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In Episode 46, Robert is joined by Tamer Kattan to discuss the strange, corrupt life of Roger Stone. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 5, 201948 min

Ep 45The Whole Story Behind that 'We Build the Wall' GoFundMe

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In episode 45, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the GoFundMe, 'We The People Will Build the Wall' campaign. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 29, 201931 min

Part Two: The Grifters Who Resurrected the KKK

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In Part Two on the Ku Klux Klan, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss how The KKK became a multi-level marketing scheme. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 24, 201959 min

Ep 44Part One: The Birth of the Ku Klux Klan

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In Episode 44, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the origin and rise of the Ku Klux Klan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 22, 201953 min

Part Three: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)

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In Part Three, Robert is joined again by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and fake news. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 17, 201956 min

Part Two: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckerberg. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 16, 201945 min

Ep 43Part One: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)

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Mark Zuckerberg Is A Much, Much Worse Person Than You’d Guess. In Episode 43, Robert is joined by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to discuss Zuckerberg's rise in the tech world and what makes him a huge bastard. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 15, 201950 min

Part Two: R. Kelly: His Life, Times & Vicious Sex Cult

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Teresa Lee to continue discussing R. Kelly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 10, 201937 min

Ep 42Part One: R. Kelly: His Life, Times & Vicious Sex Cult

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Does R. Kelly Have A Sex Cult? In episode 42, Robert is joined by comedian Teresa Lee to discuss the life of R&B singer, R. Kelly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 8, 20191h 1m

Part Two: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People

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In Part Two. Robert is joined by Abed Geith to finish discussing Alfred Hitchcock. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 3, 201949 min

Ep 41Part One: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People

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Was it worth it? In Episode 41, Robert is joined by Abed Geith to discuss Alfred Hitchcock the brilliant director who also tortured his friends and employees. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 1, 201952 min

Ep 40Special X-Mas Non-Bastard: Raoul Wallenberg, History's Greatest Hero

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In Episode 40, Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss one of his heroes, Raoul Wallenberg. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 25, 201843 min

Ep 39The Bastards That Kill Diabetics for a Profit

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In Episode 39, Robert is joined by Katie Goldin (Creature Feature) to discuss the bastardful tale of Insulin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 201839 min

Ep 38Jacob Wohl And The Krassensteins: A Tale of Several Grifters

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Grifters and conmen thrive in times of unrest and chaos. In Episode 38, Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the tales of several grifters. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 201856 min

Part Two: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands

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In the last episode, we discussed talked mostly about the history of the Andaman islands in general, and not North Sentinel Island specifically. In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti (Yo Is This Racist) to discuss the Sentinel Island in detail. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 13, 201841 min

Ep 37Part One: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands

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In episode 37, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo Is This Racist) to discuss the history of the Andaman Islands. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 201855 min

Part Two: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism

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When we last left the science of Phrenology, it had spread like wildfire throughout the United States and, later, Europe. Robert is joined again by podcast pioneer Josh Clark (Stuff You Should Know, The End of the World) to continue discussing scientific racism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 6, 201846 min

Ep 36Part One: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism

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For some people, racism isn’t enough. They aren’t satisfied with just hating someone because of their appearance. They need a scientific justification for their bigotry. In episode 36, Robert is joined by podcast pioneer Josh Clark (Stuff You Should Know, The End of the World) to discuss the long, long chain of scientific racism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 4, 201848 min

Part Two: Patriot Prayer: The Street Gang That's Tearing Portland Apart

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Robert Evans sits down with two members of Rose City Antifa to talk about the most dangerous street gang you've never heard of. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 29, 201851 min

Ep 35Part One: Oregon is a Bastard: The History of a White Supremacist State

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In episode 35, Portland activist Marielle Eaton sits down with Robert Evans to talk about Oregon's exceedingly Bastardful history as a white nationalist paradise. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 28, 201847 min

Ep 33Paul Manafort Update: He's Still Somehow Even Worse Than You Know

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An update on Paul Manafort with comedian Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 27, 201844 min

Ep 32Jair Bolsonaro: The President Who Promised to Kill 30,000 People

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In episode 32, Robert is joined by actor and activist Behzad Dabu to discuss Jair Bolsonaro, a murderous nutjob who was elected the President of Brazil. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 20, 201855 min

What's Alex Jones Up To Now?

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In this bonus episode, Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to discuss Alex Jones: An Epilogue. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 15, 20181h 16m

Part Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by comedian Max Silvestri to continue discussing Trofim Lysenko, the Russian scientist responsible for starving 30 million people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 14, 201858 min

Ep 31Part One: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People

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In episode 31, Robert is joined by comedian Max Silvestri to talk about a Russian scientist named Trofim Lysenko. He set out to feed the world, but in reality, Lysenko wound up starving it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 13, 201859 min

Part Two: The Birth of American Fascism

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Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing how fascism started in America. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 8, 201849 min

Ep 30Part One: The Birth of American Fascism

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In episode 30, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss how fascism started in America. It is a well-established fact that fascism can rise to dominate a democratic nation from relatively humble beginnings. Keep that in mind as we talk about the birth of the American Fascist movement in the United States. Because, more than anything, this is a story about how close the USA came to going down Germany’s path. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 6, 20181h 3m

Ep 29The Bastards of the 2018 Midterm Election

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In Episode 29, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the Bastards of the 2018 Midterm Election! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 1, 201852 min

Ep 28Why Ted Cruz S*cks: A Comprehensive Biography

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This week, Robert is joined by Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll to discuss the Bastards of the 2018 Mid-Term Elections. And to start, let’s talk about a man that people of all backgrounds and beliefs can despise: Ted Cruz. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 30, 20181h 10m

Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures With His Private Cult Navy

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In Part Three of our Series on L. Ron Hubbard, Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) to discuss how L. Ron Hubbard spent 99% of his waking hours making up insane lies and died worth $600 million. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 201857 min

Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In History

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In Part Two of our Three Part Series on L. Ron Hubbard, Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) to discuss how L. Ron Hubbard lived the life of Indiana Jones, mixed with Steve Zizou, as well as mixed with the Prophet Mohammed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 24, 201859 min