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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 t...

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Part Two: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist?

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Part Two: Francisco Solano Lopez: The Worst Military Leader In Human History

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Part Two: Alex Karp: How Palantir's CEO Went From Marxist To Anti-Woke Crusader

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Part Two: The Origins of Terror in Palestine

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Part Two: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching acti...

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Part Four: How The Navy SEALs Lost Their Mind

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Part Two: Richard Marcinko: The Founder of SEAL Team 6

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Part Two: The Worst Team Owner in FIFA History: Uday Hussein

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Part Two: Elizabeth Dilling: The Original Candace Owens

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Part Two: Ian Smith: The Prime Minister of Rhodesia

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Part Two: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

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Part Two: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor

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Part Two: Mark Fuhrman: The Most Racist Cop, or Merely Normal Racist Cop?

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