Behind the Bastards

Episode 2

Stalin: After Dark

Let’s talk about Stalin, baaaaaaby! In this Bonus Episode, Robert is joined by Brandie Posey (comedian, writer & producer) and they discuss Josef Stalin who was a bank robber, a sex icon, the drunkest man in history and more.

Episode 3

Secrets of Osama Bin Laden's Hard Drive

What was actually found on Osama Bin Laden's recovered Hard Drive? In Episode 3, Robert is joined by Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent) and they discuss the unraveling mysteries of what Osama Bin Laden was really watching. Spoiler Alert: tons of porn, anime, 'witchcraft hentai' and so much more!

Episode 4

Hitler: YA Fiction Fan Girl

Who was Karl May? And why was Hitler so obsessed with him? In Episode 4, Robert is joined by Laci Mosley (@DivaLaci on IG) and they discuss Karl May's young adult novels which were the 19th century German equivalent of 'Harry Potter,' and how they influenced Hitler.

Episode 5

Part One: It Takes a Village of Bastards to Make a Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein is a dull, gross, boring little puddle of a man who sexually assaulted at least 85 women, but it took dozens, perhaps even hundreds of people to make his behavior possible. In episode 5, Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh (Ethnically Ambiguous) and they discuss the evil acts of Harvey Weinstein and the people that were involved.

Episode 6

Part Two: It Takes a Village of Bastards to Make a Weinstein

This is Part Two of, 'It Takes a Village of Bastards to Make a Weinstein.' Robert is joined again by Anna Hossnieh (Ethnically Ambiguous Podcast) and they discuss the people who enabled Harvey Weinstein

Episode 7

The Cocaine Queen of Miami

Griselda Blanco once called herself, “the baddest bitch to ever take a breath of life," and this episode confirms that to be very accurate. In Episode 6, Robert is joined by Dani Fernandez (Nerdificent) and they discuss the life of the cocaine godmother, her mass murders, and invented Motorcycle Assassins And Cocaine Lingerie.

Episode 8

Part One: King Leopold: The First Modern Bastard

Have you ever heard of King Leopold II? In Episode 7, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they discuss the King of Belgium, who was the first world leader to be crappy in the true modern sense of the word. His life’s work was the blueprint for being the kind of terrible that we recognize in modern leaders like Dick Cheney or Vladimir Putin. He pioneered screwing over tens of millions of people for petty personal gain.

Episode 9

Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

This is Part Two of, 'King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard.' Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they continue discuss the evil actions of King Leopold II of Belgium.

Episode 10

Part One: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship

Have you ever heard of a guy named Keith Raniere? You may have heard of his cult, 'NXIVM' which has been in the news a lot lately. In Episode 8, Robert is joined by writer/comedian Anna Salinas (badcomixbyanna, John Baxte) and they discuss Keith Raniere who describes himself as the 'conceptual founder of NXIVM, a group that focuses on the overarching philosophy of companies focusing on increasing joy and ethics in the world.' BUT we now know that is complete crap and NXIVM is actually a creepy sex cult that forced women to brand each other.

Episode 11

Part Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship

In Part Two of Episode 8, Robert is joined again by writer/comedian Anna Salinas (badcomixbyanna, John Baxte) and they continue to discuss Keith Raniere and his sex cult, 'NXIVM.'

Episode 12

Concentration Camps Are Back, So Let's Talk About Their History

It’s possible the general idea of ‘building camps to hold people who’ve done nothing wrong’ goes back many thousands of years. In Episode 9, Robert is joined by Jacquis Neal (Culture Kings Podcast) and they dive into the history of concentration camps.

Episode 13

Part One: The Film Directing Playboy King Who Handed His Country to Pol Pot

Pol Pot is an evil bastard who had half his country killed, but he isn’t an interesting bastard, that title belongs to the man who enabled him, King Norodom Sihanouk. In Episode 10, Robert is joined by comedian, Caitlin Gill and they discuss the monarch who destroyed half of Cambodia and made some of the worst films ever.

Episode 14

Part Two: The Film Directing Playboy King Who Handed His Country to Pol Pot

In Part Two of Episode 10, Robert is joined again by comedian Caitlin Gill and they continue to discuss the life of the crazy King of Cambodia who made terrible movies and influenced Pol Pot to do terrible things.

Episode 15

Part One: Qaddafi: His Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories, Childhood Hate Crimes and Amazonian Bodyguard Fetish

Muammar Qaddafi was probably the craziest bastard to ever steer a nation. In Episode 11, Robert is joined by David Bell (www.patreon.com/GamefullyUnemployed) and they discuss the insane life of Libyan Dictator, Muammar Qaddafi.

Episode 16

Part Two: Qaddafi: His Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories, Childhood Hate Crimes and Amazonian Bodyguard Fetish

Robert is joined again by David Bell and they continue discuss the insane life of the controversial former leader of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi.

Episode 17

The British Super-Soldier Who Killed A Nation

He was a highly skilled soldier who murdered an estimated 300,000 or more of his own people. In Episode 12, Robert is joined by comedian Brodie Reed and they discuss Idi Amin's rise to power and rule in Uganda.

Episode 18

The Non-Nazi Bastards Who Helped Hitler Rise To Power

This week we did something a little bit different. In Episode 13, Robert is joined by Naomi Ekperigin (Couples Therapy Podcast) and we will be getting ‘behind’ Hitler again, but our focus is not going to be the Fuhrer himself or any Nazis, for that matter. Instead we’re talking about the men and women who helped Hitler rise to power

Episode 19

The Astrologer Who Managed The Reagan Presidency

Was Ronald Reagan's Astrologer a Bastard? In Episode 14, Robert is joined by Molly Lambert and Tess Lynch (Night Call Podcast) and they dive into Joan Quigley's career as The Reagan's Astrologer.

Episode 20

Part One: No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why)

Paul Manafort invented some of the very worst parts of our modern world. In a real way, he is one of the architects of our current national nightmare. In Episode 15, Robert is joined by comedian, Dave Ross (Suicide Buddies Podcast) to discuss Paul Manafort aka The Man Who Donkey-Punched Democracy. Paul Manafort’s work with the Trump Campaign is actually just about the LEAST objectionable thing this man has done in his entire life. Manafort is a MAJOR bad guy!

Episode 21

Part Two: No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why)

Robert is joined again by Dave Ross (Suicide Buddies Podcast) to continue talking about Paul Manafort.

Episode 22

Descendant of the Original Boogeyman: Albert Fish 🅴

Albert Fish was a cannibalistic child-murderer who loved lighting his own butt on fire. In Episode 16 Robert is joined by comedian Maggie Mae Fish who is a descendent of Albert Fish.

Episode 23

Part One: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People

In Episode 17, Robert is joined by the hilarious Ever Mainard and they discuss Charles Koch, who despite being born into impossible fortune came to believe that he and his fellow rich people were the most discriminated class in America. Over the course of a convoluted and bloody career, Charles Koch would become the driving force behind the infamous “Koch Brothers” and build a rebellion with a goal no less extreme than the destruction of the U.S. government as we know it.

Episode 24

Part Two: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People

Robert is joined again by comedian Ever Mainard and they continue to discuss Charles Koch, the notorious face behind the Koch Brothers empire.

Episode 25

The Congo After Leopold

What happened to the Congo after King Leopold? Unfortunately, Belgium the Nation was not much better to the Congolese people than their King had been. In Episode 18, Robert is joined by comedian Teresa Lee to discuss the aftermath of King Leopold.

Episode 26

The Silly Bastards Behind the Modern Fascist Movement

Robert is joined by Bridget Todd, Hannah Ettinger, and Nicholas Wood for a special bonus episode that looks into the modern American nazi movement and their methods

Episode 27

Does Punching Nazis Work? A Conversation From Unite The Right 2.0

This Bonus Episode is Robert's discussion after protesting at Unite The Right 2.0

Episode 28

Children of Dictators

What happens when you are raised by an evil tyrant? In Episode 19 Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien (The Daily Zeitgeist) to examine what it is like being the children of monsters.

Episode 29

Part One: The Most Evil Company In History 🅴

No matter who you are, or what personal stance you happen to have on capitalism, there is probably a corporation you regard as “evil”. In Episode 20 Robert is joined by the hilarious Michael Swaim to discuss one of the most terrible companies to ever exist.

Episode 30

Part Two: The Most Evil Company In History

Robert is joined again by Michael Swaim to continue discussing the 'era of heroic commerce.'

Episode 31

Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

Hitler was very aware of the impact movies had on him and everyone else and he believed the spoken word was the only way to push large scale societal changes. He noted that, just as people were more convinced by his speeches, movies were more convincing. In Episode 21, Robert is joined by comedian Daniel Van Kirk and they examine the influence Hitler and The Nazis had on Hollywood.

Episode 32

Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

In Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis, Robert is joined again by Daniel Van Kirk and they continue to discuss the influence Nazism had on Hollywood.

Episode 33

Part One: Alex Jones: The Godfather of Fake News

Alex Jones has been banned from Facebook, Twitter, the App Store and pretty much every other mainstream app that is capable of somehow spreading information. In Episode 22, Robert is joined by Noel Brown and Benjamin Bowlin (Ridiculous History and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know) and they discuss how Alex Jones became an architect of modern conservative media.

Episode 34

Part Two: How Alex Jones Got Rich at the Low, Low Price of Other People's Lives

This is Part Two of our trilogy on Alex Jones, Robert dives back into the madness with Noel Brown and Benjamin Bowlin (Ridiculous History and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know)

Episode 35

Part Three: The Fall of Alex Jones

Episode 36

Part One: Erik Prince: The Rich Kid Who Bought An Army

Have you ever heard of a guy named Erik Prince? In episode 23, Robert is joined by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) and they discuss the life of Erik Prince the man who wants his own Air Force.

Episode 37

Part Two: Blackwater's Erik Prince Wrote A Book About How Much He Sucks

In Part Two about Erik Prince, Robert is joined again by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) to discuss all the insane information from Erik's autobiography.

Episode 38

Part One: Duterte: The Mass Murdering Mayor 🅴

Duterte’s drug war in the Philippines is now the greatest mass slaughter of civilians in Asia since the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In episode 24, Robert is joined by comedian Blake Wexler to discuss what’s happening in the Philippines and how it is entirely intentional and directed by a single man, Rodrigo Duterte.

Episode 39

Part Two: Rodrigo Duterte: The Hitler of the Philippines

In Part Two about Rodrigo Duterte, Robert is joined again by comedian Blake Wexler and they discuss Duterte's presidency and spoiler alert how Facebook helped him get elected.

Episode 40

Part One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis

In Episode 25, Robert is joined by comedian Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy Podcast) to discuss Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan and the AIDS crisis. When Robert started researching for this episode, he expected it would be a fairly straightforward episode about how homophobia and religious fundamentalism in the halls of American power led to an executive branch that fiddled while thousands of gay people died. The story he uncovered was very different, and somehow even more offensive, than the one he'd set out to research.

Episode 41

Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis

In Part Two: Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis, Robert is joined again by Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy Podcast) and they continuing discussing The AIDS epidemic and how the Reagans were involved.

Episode 42

Part One: Steven Seagal Is So Much Worse Than You'd Ever Imagine

Trust us, Steven Seagal is a world class monster. On episode 26, Robert is joined by the Internet's Seanbaby about Seagal's aikido, alleged human trafficking and unconscionable blues music.

Episode 43

Part Two: Steven Seagal Is So Much Worse Than You'd Ever Imagine

In Part Two of our series on Steven Seagal, Robert is joined again by the Internet's Seanbaby and they continue to discuss Steven Seagal who is an actual monster.

Episode 44

Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

Lafayette Ron Hubbard was a living monument to how much a tall white guy can achieve by lying, without pause, for seventy straight years. In Episode 27, Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) and they discuss the wild life of the found of Scientology.

Episode 45

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

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.

Episode 46

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

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.

Episode 47

Why Ted Cruz S*cks: A Comprehensive Biography

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.

Episode 48

The Bastards of the 2018 Midterm Election

In Episode 29, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the Bastards of the 2018 Midterm Election!

Episode 49

Part One: The Birth of American Fascism

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.

Episode 50

Part Two: The Birth of American Fascism

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing how fascism started in America.

Episode 51

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

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.

Episode 52

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

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.

Episode 53

What's Alex Jones Up To Now?

In this bonus episode, Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to discuss Alex Jones: An Epilogue.

Episode 54

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

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.

Episode 55

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

An update on Paul Manafort with comedian Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast).

Episode 56

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

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.

Episode 57

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

Robert Evans sits down with two members of Rose City Antifa to talk about the most dangerous street gang you've never heard of.

Episode 58

Part One: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism

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.

Episode 59

Part Two: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism

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.

Episode 60

Part One: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands

In episode 37, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo Is This Racist) to discuss the history of the Andaman Islands.

Episode 61

Part Two: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands

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.

Episode 62

Jacob Wohl And The Krassensteins: A Tale of Several Grifters

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.

Episode 63

The Bastards That Kill Diabetics for a Profit

In Episode 39, Robert is joined by Katie Goldin (Creature Feature) to discuss the bastardful tale of Insulin.

Episode 64

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

In Episode 40, Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss one of his heroes, Raoul Wallenberg.

Episode 65

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

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.

Episode 66

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

In Part Two. Robert is joined by Abed Geith to finish discussing Alfred Hitchcock.

Episode 67

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

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.

Episode 68

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

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Teresa Lee to continue discussing R. Kelly

Episode 69

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

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.

Episode 70

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

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckerberg.

Episode 71

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

In Part Three, Robert is joined again by Maggie Mae Fish and Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and fake news.

Episode 72

Part One: The Birth of the Ku Klux Klan 🅴

In Episode 44, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the origin and rise of the Ku Klux Klan.

Episode 73

Part Two: The Grifters Who Resurrected the KKK

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.

Episode 74

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

In episode 45, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the GoFundMe, 'We The People Will Build the Wall' campaign.

Episode 75

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

In Episode 46, Robert is joined by Tamer Kattan to discuss the strange, corrupt life of Roger Stone.

Episode 76

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

In our second installment this week, Robert is joined again by Tamer Kattan to continue discussing Roger Stone.

Episode 77

Part One: John McAfee Is Not Funny Anymore

In Episode 47, Robert is joined by Laci Mosley to discuss how John McAfee became a violent con man.

Episode 78

Part Two: John McAfee Is Not Funny Anymore

Robert is joined again by Laci Mosley to continue discussing John McAfee.

Episode 79

Part One: The Birth of the Anti-Vaccine Movement

In episode 48, Robert is joined by Anna Salinas to discuss the origins of the anti-vaccine movement.

Episode 80

Part Two: Andrew Wakefield: The Worst Doctor Alive

In part two on the Anti-Vaccine Movement, Robert is joined again by Anna Salinas and they discuss corrupt doctor, Andrew Wakefield.

Episode 81

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

Robert is joined again by Anna Salinas to discuss Dr. Robert Sears who might be the worst doctor on planet Earth.

Episode 82

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

In episode 49, Robert is joined by Brandie Posey to discus Hitler's sex life!

Episode 83

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

Robert is joined again by comedian Brandie Posey to continue discussing Hitler's sex life.

Episode 84

Part One: The Complete, Insane Story of Trump University 🅴

In Episode 50, Robert is joined by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) and they discuss a Trump-adjacent topic: Trump University.

Episode 85

Part Two: The Complete, Insane Story of Trump University

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) to discuss now-defunct Trump University.

Episode 86

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

In episode 51, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss George Lincoln Rockwell, the grandfather of all modern fascists.

Episode 87

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

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continuing discussing George Lincoln Rockwell.

Episode 88

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

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.

Episode 89

Part One: Jeffrey Epstein: Pimp to the Powerful

In Episode 52, Robert is joined by Daniel O’Brien to discuss the story of pimp to the stars, Jeffrey Epstein.

Episode 90

Part Two: Jeffrey Epstein: Pimp to the Powerful

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Daniel O'Brien to continue discussing Jeffrey Epstein.

Episode 91

Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus

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.

Episode 92

Part Two: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by David Bell to continue discussing Turkmenbashi, the craziest man to ever rule a country!

Episode 93

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

In Episode 54, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Elizabeth Holmes and how she conned the world.

Episode 94

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

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.

Episode 95

Part One: Mosley: The British Hitler Who Inspired the Christchurch Shooter

In Episode 55, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists.

Episode 96

Part Two: Mosley: The British Hitler Who Inspired the Christchurch Shooter

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss Oswald Mosley.

Episode 97

Surprise! Flat Earth is a Nazi Conspiracy

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston for a special bonus episode to discuss and read excerpts from 'The Greatest Lie on Earth: Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe' by Edward Hendrie.

Episode 98

Part One: The Sackler Family: America's Deadliest Drug Dealers

In Episode 56, Robert is joined by James Heaney (Alchemy This) to discuss the drug dealing family responsible for destroying America's Heartland

Episode 99

Part Two: The Sackler Family: America's Deadliest Drug Dealers

Robert is joined again by James Heaney (Alchemy This) to continue discussing: The Sackler Family, Purdue Pharma and the Opioid Epidemic.

Episode 100

The Mueller Report Episode

In this special episode Robert is joined by Miles Gray and Jack O'Brien (The Daily Zeitgeist) to discuss The Mueller Report.

Episode 101

Part One: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)

In Episode 58, Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss George Tann, an abusive child molester who stole five thousand babies from poor parents to sell to the wealthy.

Episode 102

Part Two: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing George Tann, baby thief.

Episode 103

Part One: The Complete, Insane History of American Border Militias 🅴

In Episode 59, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the wild history of American Border Militias.

Episode 104

Part Two: The Complete, Insane History of American Border Militias

In Part Two on American Border Militias, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing the truly horrific history of Border Patrol.

Episode 105

The QAnon Book: A Half-a*sed, Bagel-Tossing Review

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the book, 'QAnon: An Invitation to The Great Awakening.'

Episode 106

The Payday Loan Industry Is Bastards All The Way Down

In Episode 60, Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the Payday loan industry.

Episode 107

Jacob Wohl is Still The Dumbest Person In Politics

In Episode 61, Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes for an update on Jacob Wohl.

Episode 108

Part One: Gary Young: The Fake Doctor Who Drowned His Own Baby

In Episode 62, Robert is joined by comedian Billy Wayne Davis to discuss lunatic fake doctor, D. Gary Young.

Episode 109

Part Two: Gary Young: The Fake Doctor Who Drowned His Own Baby

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by comedian, Billy Wayne Davis to continue discussing D. Gary Young, the Fake Doctor Who Created The Essential Oil Craze.

Episode 110

Part One: Bashar al Assad: The Eye Doctor Who Murdered a Nation

In Episode 63, Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh (Ethnically Ambiguous) to discuss Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

Episode 111

Part Two: Bashar al Assad: The Eye Doctor Who Murdered a Nation

In Part Two on Bashar al Assad, Robert is joined again by Anna Hossnieh to continue discussing how he murdered his nation.

Episode 112

Part One: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard

In Episode 64, Robert is joined by Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson to discuss the end of L. Ron Hubbard's life.

Episode 113

Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard

Robert is joined again by Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson to continue to discuss the end of L. Ron Hubbard's life.

Episode 114

Part One: The Goat Testicle Implanting Doctor Who Invented Talk Radio

In episode 65, Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss John Brinkley, who was obsessed with goat testicles.

Episode 115

Part Two: The Goat Testicle Implanting Doctor Who Invented Talk Radio

Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante to continue discussing John Brinkley.

Episode 116

The 'White Savior' Fake Doctor Who May Have Killed 100 Babies

In episode 66, Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss Renee Bach.

Episode 117

How YouTube Became a Perpetual Nazi Machine

In Episode 67, Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss how YouTube is in fact, a bastard.

Episode 118

Part One: Mike Adams: The Deadliest Fake News Icon You've Never Heard Of

In Episode 69, Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight Podcast to discuss how Mike Adams got rich spreading death and paranoia online.

Episode 119

Part Two: Mike Adams: The Deadliest Fake News Icon You've Never Heard Of

Robert is joined again by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight Podcast to continue discussing Mike Adams and Natural News.

Episode 120

Bonus Ep: Debate Review w/ Katy and Cody

The ol' gang gets together to discuss the debates!

Episode 121

Part One: Kim Jong Un and His Family of Dictators

In Episode 70, Robert is joined by Eli Olsberg to discuss The Kims of North Korea.

Episode 122

Part Two: Kim Jong Un and His Family of Dictators

Robert is joined again by Eli Olsberg to continue discussing Kim Jong Un and his family.

Episode 123

The Fake Crusade for Free Speech

In Episode 72, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discus Free Speech Grifters.

Episode 124

How Pat Buchanan, Secret Nazi, Paved The Way For Donald Trump

In Episode 73, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss Pat Buchanan.

Episode 125

Part One: The International Church of: Drink Bleach

In Episode 74, Robert is joined by comedian, Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Reverend Jim Humble and his bleach drinking church.

Episode 126

Part Two: The International Church of: Drink Bleach

In Part Two, Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis where they continue discussing Jim Humble.

Episode 127

Part One: Edward Bernays: The Founding Father of Lies

In episode 75, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss How Edward Bernays Invented America (And Propaganda).

Episode 128

Part Two: Edward Bernays: The Founding Father of Lies

In part two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Edward Bernays, a pioneer in public relations, propaganda and lying

Episode 129

The Industrial Disaster That Makes Chernobyl Look Like Kindergarten

In Episode 76, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss the worst industrial disaster in history: Bhopal, India.

Episode 130

The Bastard Manifesto

In Episode 77, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus and Producer, Sophie Lichterman for look into what Robert calls, Bastards 101.

Episode 131

The Second Democratic Debate: Too Many Jebs

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss The Second Democratic Debate.

Episode 132

Part One: Napoleon Hill: The Grifter Who Invented 'The Secret' & Donald Trump

In episode 78, Robert is joined by Sara June to discuss Napoleon Hill, the grandaddy of grifters.

Episode 133

Part Two: Napoleon Hill: The Grifter Who Invented 'The Secret' & Donald Trump

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Sara June to continue discussing Napoleon Hill.

Episode 134

How Chiropractic Medicine Started as a Ghost Religion

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss the Origins of Chiropractic Medicine.

Episode 135

Fritz Haber: The Man Who Invented Chemical Warfare

In episode 81, Robert is joined by Karah Preiss and Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers Podcast) to discuss Fritz Haber.

Episode 136

Part One: James O'Keefe: The Patron Saint of News Grifters

In Episode 82, Robert is joined by Jack O’Brien to discuss news grifters

Episode 137

Andy Ngo: The Next Generation of News Grifter

Robert is joined again by Jack O'Brien to discuss news grifter, Andy Ngo.

Episode 138

Tommy Robinson: The Fascist Grifter With An Addiction to Being Arrested

In Episode 83, Robert is joined by Jake Hanrahan to discuss Tommy Robinson.

Episode 139

Keith Raniere: The End of A Cult Leader

Robert is joined by Anna Salinas for an update on Keith Raniere and NXIVM.

Episode 140

Part One: Rudolf Steiner: The Racist Who Invented Organic Farming and Waldorf Schools

In Episode 86, Robert is joined by Chris Crofton to discuss Rudolf Steiner.

Episode 141

Part Two: Rudolf Steiner: The Racist Who Invented Organic Farming and Waldorf Schools

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Chris Crofton to continue discussing Rudolf Steiner.

Episode 142

All Fertility Doctors Are Bastards

In Episode 87, Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss fertility doctors.

Episode 143

Qanon Grifter Bill Mitchell (A Crossover Episode)

Robert is joined by Qanon Anonymous for a crossover episode!

Episode 144

Part One: Ragnar Redbeard: The Patron Saint of Toxic Masculinity

In episode 88, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Ragnar Redbeard, the socialist turned Proto-Nazi who inspired a mass shooting.

Episode 145

Part Two: Ragnar Redbeard: The Patron Saint of Toxic Masculinity

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Ragnar Redbeard.

Episode 146

Bjorn Lomborg: Patient Zero of Climate Denial

In Episode 89, Robert is joined by Eric Lampaert to discuss Bjorn Lomborg.

Episode 147

The Story Behind All Those Nazi / Clown Memes

In Episode 90, Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss the war on clowns

Episode 148

Part One: The Bastard Who Invented Homeopathy

In Episode 91, Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis, to discuss the baby-killing horror of homeopathy

Episode 149

Part Two: The Bastard Who Invented Homeopathy

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Billy Wayne Davis to continue discussing Samuel Hahnemann and homeopathy.

Episode 150

The World is Burning: Your Guide to the Current Uprisings

In Episode 92, Robert gives listeners a guide to the uprisings all over the world right now.

Episode 151

Voices of Revolution

Special Bonus Minisode: The collected unedited audio of the interviews from 'The World is Burning

Episode 152

Ma' Barker: A Doting Mother And Gangster Overlord

In Episode 93, Robert is joined by Emily Yoshida (Night Call Podcast) to discuss Ma Barker, the notorious leader of the Barker Gang.

Episode 153

Part One: The Bastard Who Invented The Lobotomy 🅴

In Episode 94, Robert is joined by Daniel Van Kirk to discuss Walter Freeman, the father of lobotomies.

Episode 154

Part Two: The Bastard Who Invented The Lobotomy

In part two, Robert is joined again by Daniel Van Kirk to continue discussing Walter Freeman.

Episode 155

An Update on our Old Pal Jeffrey Epstein

In Episode 95, Robert is joined by Dan O'Brien for an update on the Jeffrey Epstein saga.

Episode 156

The Man Trying to Resurrect 8chan (Starring 8chan's Founder)

8chan, the website at the center of an epidemic of mass shootings, is on the cusp of resurrection thanks to one man: Jim Watkins. Robert talks with with the site's reformed founder, Fredrick, about a modern bastard.

Episode 157

Part One: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History

In Episode 97, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Kaiser Wilhelm.

Episode 158

Part Two: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Kaiser Wilhelm.

Episode 159

The Terrible Secret of Sea Monkeys (Live Show)

In Episode 98, Robert is joined live in Portland by Billy Wayne Davis for an episode about sea monkeys.

Episode 160

Part One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right

In Episode 99, Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss Jerry Falwell.

Episode 161

Part Two: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing Jerry Falwell.

Episode 162

Part Three: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra for our conclusion on Jerry Falwell.

Episode 163

The School That Raped Everbody

In episode 100, Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss a school made for child molesters.

Episode 164

Part One: The Idiot Who Made, And Destroyed, WeWork

Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to discuss the story of how one man made a billion dollars for no discernible reason at all.

Episode 165

Part Two: The Idiot Who Made, And Destroyed, WeWork

Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to continue the bastard who created WeWork

Episode 166

John Brown: Terrorist, Hero or Terrorist Hero?

Happy Bastards Holiday Episode! Robert is joined in studio by Anderson's mom and executive producer, Sophie Lichterman to discuss John Brown.

Episode 167

The MDMA Cook Who Tried To Commit Genocide

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Woulter Basson, a chemical weapons engineer with a hard on for racial extermination.

Episode 168

The Bastard Who Executed The Top Nazis

Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss John C. Woods, the American tasked with executing the Nazi High Command.

Episode 169

Qassem Soleimani and the Bastardful History of U.S. / Iran Relations

Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss Qassem Soleimani, as well as the history of Iran and America's relationship.

Episode 170

Part One: John Ronald Brown: The Worst Surgeon Ever

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss John Ronald Brown, the world's worst surgeon.

Episode 171

Part Two: John Ronald Brown: The Worst Surgeon Ever

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing John Ronald Brown.

Episode 172

Part One: The Man Who Invented Fascism

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the creator of Fascism, Gabriele D’Annunzio

Episode 173

Part Two: The Man Who Invented Fascism

Robert is joined again by Shereen Lani Younes to continue discussing the creator of Fascism, Gabriele D’Annunzio.

Episode 174

Part One: The Bastards Who Killed the Black Panthers

Robert is joined by political activist, poet, and podcaster, Propaganda to discuss the monsters who murdered the Black Panthers.

Episode 175

Part Two: The Bastards Who Killed the Black Panthers

Robert is joined again by political activist, poet, and podcaster, Propaganda to continue to discuss the monsters who murdered the Black Panthers.

Episode 176

How Hobby Lobby Funded Terrorism And Tried To Destroy Democracy

Robert is joined by Cody Johnston to discuss Hobby Lobby.

Episode 177

The Childhood of Joseph Stalin

Robert is joined by Cody Johnston to discuss the childhood of Stalin.

Episode 178

Part One: Savitri Devi: The Woman Who Turned Nazism into a Religion

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Hitler's Priestess, Savitri Devi.

Episode 179

Part Two: Savitri Devi: The Woman Who Turned Nazism into a Religion

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Savitri Devi.

Episode 180

Part One: Basil Zaharoff: The Man Who Sold World War One

Robert is joined by Teresa Lee to discuss Basil Zaharoff, The First Great Arms Dealer.

Episode 181

Part Two: Basil Zaharoff: The Man Who Sold World War One

Robert is joined again by Teresa Lee to continue discussing Basil Zaharoff.

Episode 182

Part One: The Dumbest Colonizer in History

Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss William Walker, the American who tried to conquer Central America.

Episode 183

Part Two: The Dumbest Colonizer in History

Robert is joined again by Miles Gray to continue discussing William Walker.

Episode 184

Part One: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Harry Hoxsey, the fake Cancer-Curing Alex Jones of the 1950s!

Episode 185

Part Two: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures

Robert is joined again by Billy Wayne Davis to continue discussing Harry Hoxsey.

Episode 186

How Exxon, Chevron and their buddies killed the world

Robert is joined by Molly Lambert to discuss the Bastards Who Covered Up Climate Change.

Episode 187

How L. Ron Hubbard Made An Antichrist Using Sex Magic

Robert is joined by DJ Danl Goodman to discuss Jack Parsons and Black Magic Scientology.

Episode 188

How The Internet Spawned A Baby-Killing Cult

Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss free birthers.

Episode 189

Soldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with Billy Wayne Davis)

Robert is joined LIVE from Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Soldier of Fortune Magazine.

Episode 190

Soldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with David X. Cohen)

Robert is joined live for SF Sketchfest by David X. Cohen to discuss Soldier of Fortune Magazine

Episode 191

The Worst Grifters of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss pandemic grifters.

Episode 192

The Survivor: A Magazine For Nerdy Terrorists

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston for a reading of Kurt Saxon's Survivor Magazine.

Episode 193

Part One: Narendra Modi, And India's Weird Nazi Obsession

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss Narendra Modi.

Episode 194

Part Two: Narendra Modi, And India's Weird Nazi Obsession

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing Narendra Modi.

Episode 195

The Priests of Plague

Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss the history of priests and plagues.

Episode 196

What We Learned From Ben Shapiro's Racist Novel

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston for a reading of Ben Shapiro's book.

Episode 197

Bonus: A Conversation About Tiger King and Rural America

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis for a bonus episode inspired by the Netflix series, Tiger King.

Episode 198

Part One: Henry Morton Stanley: The Explorer Who Shot His Way Through Africa

Robert is joined by Soren Bowie to discuss Henry Morton Stanley.

Episode 199

Part Two: Henry Morton Stanley: The Explorer Who Shot His Way Through Africa

Robert is joined again by Soren Bowie to continue discussing explorer, Henry Morton Stanley.

Episode 200

Part One: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About

Robert is joined by Spencer Crittenden to discuss The Battle of Blair Mountain.

Episode 201

Part Two: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About

Robert is joined by Spencer Crittenden to continue to discuss The Battle of Blair Mountain.

Episode 202

The People Who Turned Burning Your Face Off Into A Healthcare Fad

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Black Salve

Episode 203

The Bleach Church is Spreading

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss how the bleach church continues to spread.

Episode 204

Part One: The Rise And Fall (And Rise) of Arch-Grifter Jim Bakker

Robert is joined by Vic Berger to discuss Televangelist, Jim Bakker.

Episode 205

Part Two: The Rise And Fall (And Rise) of Arch-Grifter Jim Bakker

Robert is joined again by Vic Berger to continue discussing Televangelist, Jim Bakker.

Episode 206

We Continued Reading Ben Shapiro's Terrible Racist Novel 🅴

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue reading Ben Shapiro's book.

Episode 207

The Ballad of Doctor Orgasm

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the Doctor Charles Runels, the inventor of the “O Shot."

Episode 208

Part One: Jack Idema: The War On Terror's Dumbest Grifter

Robert is joined by Danl Goodman to discuss Jack Idema, the greatest conman of The Afghan War.

Episode 209

Part Two: Jack Idema: The War On Terror's Dumbest Grifter

Robert is joined again by Danl Goodman to continue to discuss Jack Idema.

Episode 210

Part One: Jim Bowie: The Worst Texan

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Jim Bowie, the biggest piece of crap in the Old West.

Episode 211

Part Two: Jim Bowie: The Worst Texan

Robert is joined again by Billy Wayne Davis to continue discussing Jim Bowie.

Episode 212

The Man Who Teaches Our Cops To Kill

Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien to discuss David Grossman, director of the Killology Research Group. More than a hundred police departments, and thousands of police officers, have taken Grossman’s courses over more than twenty years.

Episode 213

Part One: I Do Not Like Elon Musk Very Much

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss Elon Musk.

Episode 214

Part Two: I Do Not Like Elon Musk Very Much

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing Elon Musk.

Episode 215

Part One: The Dumbest Coup In World History

Robert is joined by Bridget Todd to discuss the Wonga Coup.

Episode 216

Part Two: The Dumbest Coup In World History

Robert is joined again by Bridget Todd to continue to discuss the Wonga Coup.

Episode 217

Slavery, Mass Murder and the Birth of American Policing 🅴

Ever wonder how Policing started in the U.S.? In this episode, Robert and Prop trace the bloody birth of American policing, from Ancient Greece, to the slave-holding South, to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri today.

Episode 218

How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Army For The Rich

When U.S. police departments didn't evolve out of slave patrols, they tended to form out of a desire to protect the property of the wealthy. In practice, this meant beating, murdering and arresting people who didn't want to work 12 hour days until they died.

Episode 219

The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan 🅴

For years protesters have chanted that the 'cops and klan go hand in hand'. Today, we discuss the very real history behind that, and how it influenced the birth of American policing.

Episode 220

Behind the Police: How The Police Defeated Lynching Via Torture

Lynching was the sharpest blade in the arsenal of white supremacy for decades, until American police replaced it with the death penalty. In this episode, Prop and Robert trace the evolution of police torture, and how the legacy of 'the third degree' persists in law enforcement to this day.

Episode 221

Behind the Police: How Police Unions Made Cops Even Deadlier

If you thought police were deadly up till this point, wait until you hear about what unionization did to the U.S. police (hint: it got a hell of a lot of the rest of us killed.)

Episode 222

Behind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us

For the last episode of Behind the Police, we discuss the history of police militarization in the United States, and where it's led us to today.

Episode 223

Part One: John of God: Oprah's Favorite Ghost-Channeling Rapist Surgeon

Robert is joined by Andrew Ti to discuss Brazilian 'healer' John of God.

Episode 224

Part Two: John of God: Oprah's Favorite Ghost-Channeling Rapist Surgeon

Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti to continue discussing John of God.

Episode 225

Part One: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Killed Truth

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper.

Episode 226

Part Two: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Killed Truth

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Bill Cooper.

Episode 227

Ben Shapiro's Terrible Book: The Saga Continues

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue reading Ben Shapiro's terrible novel.

Episode 228

The Bastards Who Killed Pat Tillman

Robert is joined by Joe Kassabian to discuss the death of Pat Tillman.

Episode 229

America's War On Children

Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss The War on America’s Children.

Episode 230

We Read An Unbearably Thirsty Joe Biden / Barrack Obama Mystery Novel 🅴

Robert is joined by Danl Goodman for a reading of fan fiction novel about Joe Biden, Barrack Obama and trains.

Episode 231

Part One: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends

Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol.

Episode 232

Part Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends

Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante to continue discussing the U.S. Border Patrol.

Episode 233

Canada's Darkest Secret: Residential Schools

Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss Residential Schools.

Episode 234

Part One: Alexander Lukashenko: The Dictator of Belarus

Robert is joined by Garrison Davis to discuss Alexander Lukashenko.

Episode 235

Part Two: Alexander Lukashenko: The Dictator of Belarus

Robert is joined again by Garrison Davis to continue to discuss Alexander Lukashenko.

Episode 236

Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Culture Wars

Robert is joined by Teresa Lee to discuss Phyllis Schlafly.

Episode 237

Part Two: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Culture Wars

Robert is joined agin by Teresa Lee to continue discussing Phyllis Schlafly.

Episode 238

Why Steve Bannon Got Arrested

Robert is joined by Miles Gray for an update on the We Build the Wall grift.

Episode 239

Ben Shapiro's Unreadable Book is Still the Best Thing About 2020

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue reading Ben Shapiro's Terrible Novel.

Episode 240

Part One: The Golden Age of Terrorism

Robert talks to two of his friends, Bea and Elaine about the Golden Age of Terrorism which mostly included people getting free airplanes in exchange for threatening strangers with guns.

Episode 241

Part Two: Carlos The Jackal, The Most Wanted Man on Earth

In part two, we discuss Carlos the Jackal, the most wanted terrorist on the planet.

Episode 242

Part One: The Deadliest School in History

Robert is joined by Joelle Monique to discuss the School of the Americas

Episode 243

Part Two: The Deadliest School in History

Episode 244

Part One: Mark Zuckerberg Should Be On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus for an update on the crimes of Mark Zuckerberg.

Episode 245

Part Two: Mark Zuckerberg Should Be On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckberg.

Episode 246

Part One: Focus on the Family: James Dobson

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss James Dobson and Focus on the Family.

Episode 247

Part Two: Focus on the Family: Love Won Out

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to continue discussing Focus on the Family.

Episode 248

Part One: Cecil Rhodes: The First Proud Boy

Robert is joined by Propaganda to discuss Cecil Rhodes.

Episode 249

Part Two: Cecil Rhodes: The First Proud Boy

Robert is joined by again Propaganda to continue to discuss Cecil Rhodes.

Episode 250

Part One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss the, 'Little Nazis.'

Episode 251

Part Two: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue discussing the, 'Little Nazis.'

Episode 252

Part One: The Jordan Peterson Episode

Robert is joined by Cody Johnston to discuss Jordan Peterson.

Episode 253

Part Two: The Jordan Peterson Episode

Robert is joined again by Cody Johnston to continue to discuss Jordan Peterson.

Episode 254

Part One: The Satanic Panic: America's First QAnon

Robert is joined by Jake Hanrahan to discuss Satanic Panic.

Episode 255

Part Two: The Satanic Panic: America's First QAnon

Robert is joined again by Jake Hanrahan to continue to discuss Satanic Panic.

Episode 256

A Very Special Election Reading of Ben Shapiro's Unreadable Book

Robert is joined by Cody Johnston for a special election day reading of Ben Shapiro's awful novel.

Episode 257

Part One: The Con Artist Who Invented A Country

Robert is joined by Laci Mosley to discuss conman, Gregor MacGregor.

Episode 258

Part Two: The Con Artist Who Invented A Country

Robert is joined again by Laci Mosley to continue to discuss conman, Gregor MacGregor.

Episode 259

The War of the Eggs

Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss the war on eggs.

Episode 260

Elite Panic: Why The Rich And Powerful Can't Be Trusted

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Elite Panic.

Episode 261

Let's Talk About Dave Rubin

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss Dave Rubin.

Episode 262

Part One: The Worst Police Union In History

Robert is joined by Tuck Woodstock to discuss the worst Police Department in the Country.

Episode 263

Part Two: The Worst Police Union In History

Robert is joined again by Tuck Woodstock to continue to discuss the Portland Police Union.

Episode 264

Part One: Roy Cohn: The Man Who Made Donald Trump

Robert is joined by Joelle Monique to discuss Roy Cohn.

Episode 265

Part Two: Roy Cohn: The Man Who Made Donald Trump

Robert is joined again by Joelle Monique to continue to discuss Roy Cohn.

Episode 266

Part One: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right

Robert is joined by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to discuss The John Birch Society.

Episode 267

Part Two: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right

Robert is joined again by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to continue to discuss The John Birch Society.

Episode 268

Part One: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Nestor Makhno, our 2020 holiday non-bastard episode

Episode 269

Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue to discuss Nestor Makhno. Happy Holidays!

Episode 270

Part One: The Worst Birth Control Device Ever Invented

Robert is joined by Samantha McVey to discuss the Dalkon Shield.

Episode 271

Part Two: The Population Control Movement

Robert is joined again by Samantha McVey to discuss how the Dalkon Shield influenced population control.

Episode 272

Let's Take A Break With Ben Shapiro's Terrible Book

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing Ben Shapiro's horrible novel.

Episode 273

Behind the Insurrections - Mussolini's March on Rome: The First Fascist Insurrection

Behind the Insurrections Episode 1: Travel back to the very birth of fascism in this episode about the March on Rome. You'll learn how the first trailblazing fascist dictator took power and destroyed a democracy.

Episode 274

Behind the Insurrections - Hitler's Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Part 1

We continue our study of fascist insurrections with the most famous of them all: Hitler's disastrous beer hall putsch.

Episode 275

Behind the Insurrections - Hitler's Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Part 2

In Part Two, we continue to discuss Hitler's disastrous beer hall putsch.

Episode 276

Behind the Insurrections - The Birth of Spanish Fascism, Part 1

In this episode, we discuss the birth of Fascism in Spain and how it led to the first great armed conflict between Fascism and Democracy: the Spanish Civil War.

Episode 277

Behind the Insurrections - How Fascism Won The Spanish Civil War, Part 2

The incredible, heartbreaking story of the antifascist struggle in Spain.

Episode 278

Behind the Insurrections - The (French) Capitol Insurrection

The most direct precursor to January 6th, 2021 was a fascist assault on the French Capitol on February 6th 1934. Today we talk about that and, as a bonus, French Jeffrey Epstein.

Episode 279

Behind the Insurrections - The Business Plot: When Rich Fascists Almost Took Over America

In the early 1930s a consortium of America's wealthiest men conspires to overthrow President Roosevelt and institute a fascist state. This is the story of how they almost succeeded.

Episode 280

Ben Shapiro's Book: Part Whatever, The Journey Refuses to End

Another reading of Ben Shapiro's terrible novel.

Episode 281

The Class that made 200 Child Nazis

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss The Third Wave.

Episode 282

Part One: The Man Who Invented The Military-Industrial Complex

Robert is joined by Alison Stevenson to discuss Alfred Krupp.

Episode 283

Part Two: The Man Who Invented The Military-Industrial Complex

Robert is joined again by Alison Stevenson to continue to discuss Alfred Krupp.

Episode 284

Part One: The Birth of the Manosphere

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss the sigma male.

Episode 285

Part Two: A Live Investigation Into The Sigma Male Subculture

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus for an online investigation and continued discussion on the sigma male.

Episode 286

Part One: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning

Robert is joined by Chelsea Manning to discuss the bastardly history of United States and Panama

Episode 287

Part Two: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning

Robert is joined again by Chelsea Manning to continue discussing the United States and Panama

Episode 288

Part One: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins

Robert is joined by Paul F. Tompkins to discuss Rush Limbaugh.

Episode 289

Part Two: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins

Robert is joined again by Paul F. Tompkins to continue to discuss Rush Limbaugh.

Episode 290

Part One: RAM: Nazi Fight Club

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Rise Above Movement.

Episode 291

Part Two: RAM- Lifestyle Fascism

Garrison Davis is joined again by Robert Evans to continue to discuss the Rise Above Movement

Episode 292

Part One: The Family That Stole Malaysia

Robert is joined by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the Brooke Family.

Episode 293

Part Two: The Family That Stole Malaysia

Robert is joined again by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to continue to discuss the Brooke Family.

Episode 294

Part One: The King of Con Artists, Victor Lustig

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss Victor Lustig.

Episode 295

Part Two: India's Most Famous Con-Man

Robert is joined again by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the tale of Natwarlal, India's greatest con-man.

Episode 296

Part One: Kellogg: The Great American Cum Doctor

Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss John Harvey Kellogg.

Episode 297

Part Two: Kellogg: The Great American Cum Doctor

Robert is joined again by Miles Gray to continue to discuss John Harvey Kellogg.

Episode 298

Part One: The Conspiracy to Begin All Conspiracies

Robert is joined by Langston Kerman to discuss the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Episode 299

Part Two: The Conspiracy to Begin All Conspiracies

Robert is joined again by Langston Kerman to continue to discuss the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Episode 300

Part One: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz.

Episode 301

Part Two: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard

Robert is joined again by Matt Lieb to continue to discuss Dr. Oz.

Episode 302

Part One: The (Male) Doctor Who Redesigned Vaginas

Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss Dr. James Burt.

Episode 303

Part Two: The (Male) Doctor Who Redesigned Vaginas

Robert is joined again by Courtney Kocak to continue to discuss Dr. James Burt.

Episode 304

Part One: Excited Delirium: How Cops Invented A Disease

Robert is joined by Ben Bowlin to discuss Excited Delirium.

Episode 305

Part Two: Excited Delirium: How Cops Invented A Disease

Robert is joined again by Ben Bowlin to continue to discuss Excited Delirium.

Episode 306

Part One: Dr. Phil Is Even Worse Than You Think And You Probably Think He Sucks

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Dr, Phil

Episode 307

Part Two: Dr. Phil Is Even Worse Than You Think And You Probably Think He Sucks

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue to discuss Dr, Phil.

Episode 308

Part One: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else

Robert is joined by Jason Pargin to discuss the Dulles Brothers.

Episode 309

Part Two: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else

Part Two of Three of our episodes on the Dulles Brothers with guest, Jason Pargin.

Episode 310

Part Three: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else

Part Three of our episodes on the Dulles Brothers with guest, Jason Pargin.

Episode 311

Part One: What the Netanyahu Family Did To Palestine

Robert is joined by Dana El Kurd to discuss the Netanyahu Family, Zionism and Palestine.

Episode 312

Part Two: What the Netanyahu Family Did To Palestine

Robert is joined by Dana El Kurd to continue to discuss the Netanyahu Family.

Episode 313

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Robert is joined by Propaganda to discuss the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Episode 314

Ben Shapiro's Godawful Book: The Final Episode

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston for the last reading of Ben Shapiro's terrible novel.

Episode 315

Part One: The Well Hung Warlord Who Tried to Conquer China

Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Zhang Zongchang.

Episode 316

Part Two: The Well Hung Warlord Who Tried to Conquer China

Mia Wong is joined again by Robert Evans to continue to discuss Zhang Zongchang.

Episode 317

Part One: The Ballad of Bill Gates

Robert is joined by Andrew Ti to discuss Bill Gates

Episode 318

Part Two: The Ballad of Bill Gates

Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti to continue to discuss Bill Gates.

Episode 319

Part One: Synanon: The Drug Rehab Program That Built Its Own Army

Robert is joined by Paul F. Tompkins to discuss Synanon.

Episode 320

Part Two: Synanon: The Drug Rehab Program That Built Its Own Army

Robert is joined again by Paul F. Tompkins to continue to discuss Synanon.

Episode 321

Part One: How The Catholic Church Murdered Ireland's Babies

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss one the darkest chapters in all of Irish history.

Episode 322

Part Two: How The Catholic Church Murdered Ireland's Babies

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue to discuss one the darkest chapters in all of Irish history.

Episode 323

Part One: The Young, Evil God of Death: Reinhard Heydrich

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Reinhard Heydrich, the worst Nazi.

Episode 324

Part Two: The Young, Evil God of Death: Reinhard Heydrich

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to continue to discuss Reinhard Heydrich.

Episode 325

Part One: Pappa Doc and Baby Doc: Dictators of Haiti

Robert is joined by Propaganda to discuss Pappa Doc and Baby Doc.

Episode 326

Part Two: Pappa Doc and Baby Doc: Dictators of Haiti

Robert is joined again by Propaganda to continue to discuss Pappa Doc and Baby Doc.

Episode 327

The Company that Poisoned 300,000 Babies

Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to discuss the 2008 Tainted Milk Scandal.

Episode 328

Steven Seagal Wrote a Book (We Read It)

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss Steven Seagal's book, The Way of the Shadow Wolves.

Episode 329

Part One: Elan School: The Worst 'Troubled Teen' Facility

Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss The Elan School.

Episode 330

Part Two: Elan School: The Worst 'Troubled Teen' Facility

Robert is joined again by Miles Gray to continue to discuss The Elan School.

Episode 331

Part One: The Cult Behind Josh Duggar

Today we dig into child molester Josh Duggar, and the Christian Dominionist cult that hid his crimes.

Episode 332

Part Two: The Cult Behind Josh Duggar

In Part Two, we continue to discuss Josh Duggar, and the Christian Dominionist cult that hid his crimes.

Episode 333

How Nestle Starved A Bunch of Babies

Robert is joined by Arielle Duhaime-Ross (Vice News) to discuss the Nestle infant formula controversy.

Episode 334

Covid Vaccine Grifting "Doctors"

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Covid Vaccine Grifters.

Episode 335

Part One: Joe Arpaio: America's Favorite Concentration Camp Operator

Robert is joined by Noah Shachtman to discuss Joe Arpaio.

Episode 336

Part Two: Joe Arpaio: America's Favorite Concentration Camp Operator

Robert is joined again by Noah Shachtman to continue to discuss Joe Arpaio.

Episode 337

Part One: Hitler's Drug Problem

Robert is joined by Carolina Barlow to discuss Hitler, the Nazis and drugs

Episode 338

Part Two: Hitler's Drug Problem

Robert is joined again by Carolina Barlow to continue to discuss Hitler, the Nazis and drugs

Episode 339

Let's Talk About Thalidomide

Robert is joined by Francesca Fiorentini to discuss the Nazis who poisoned everyone’s babies.

Episode 340

The Libertarian Theme Park of your Dreams/Nightmares

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Action Park.

Episode 341

Part One: The Ivermectin Episode

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Ivermectin.

Episode 342

Part Two: The Ivermectin Episode

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue to discuss Ivermectin.

Episode 343

Part One: The Italian Invasions of Ethiopia

Robert is joined by Joelle Monique to discuss why Italy is the Bastard of Ethiopia.

Episode 344

Part Two: The Italian Invasions of Ethiopia

Robert is joined again by Joelle Monique to continue to discuss why Italy is the Bastard of Ethiopia.

Episode 345

Part One: The Slavery Loving Fascist who Built Modern Japan

Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Nobusuke Kishi.

Episode 346

Part Two: The Slavery Loving Fascist who Built Modern Japan

Mia Wong is joined again by Robert Evans to continue to discuss Nobusuke Kishi.

Episode 347

Part Three: The Slavery Loving Fascist who Built Modern Japan

Mia Wong is joined again by Robert Evans for part three of our episodes on Nobusuke Kishi.

Episode 348

The Nesara Cult and Qanon's Origins

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to talk about the culture that helped build the foundation of Qanon.

Episode 349

Reading About Nesara

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue to discuss Nesera.

Episode 350

Part One: Amway: The Gravedigger of Democracy

Robert is joined by Jack O'Brien to discuss Amway

Episode 351

Part Two: Amway: The Gravedigger of Democracy

Robert is joined again by Jack O'Brien to continue to discuss Amway.

Episode 352

Part One Joe Pyne: The Man Who Invented Right Wing Talk Radio

Robert is joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Joe Pyne.

Episode 353

Part Two: The Ballad of Wally George

Robert is joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Wally George.

Episode 354

Part Three: Morton Downey Junior: The Ur-Media Grifter

Robert is again joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Morton Downey Junior.

Episode 355

Ben Shapiro Wrote A Book About Sex

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to read Ben Shapiro's book about sex.

Episode 356

Part One: The Nazi Pedophile Cult Leader who Murdered Santa (With Paul F. Tompkins)

Robert is joined by Paul F. Tompkins to discuss Nazi Cult Leader, Paul Schäfer.

Episode 357

Part Two: The Nazi Pedophile Cult Leader who Murdered Santa (With Paul F. Tompkins)

Robert is joined again by Paul F. Tompkins to continue to discuss Paul Schäfer.

Episode 358

Part One: Robert Baden-Powell: Founder Of The Boy Scouts

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts of America.

Episode 359

Part Two: The Boy Scouts are a Bastard

Robert is joined again by Matt Lieb to continue to discuss the Boy Scouts of America.

Episode 360

Part One: How the First Fitness Influencer Doomed Us All

Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss Bernarr MacFadden.

Episode 361

Part Two: How the First Fitness Influencer Doomed Us All

Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante to continue to discuss Bernarr MacFadden.

Episode 362

Part One: Let's Look at the Facebook Papers

Robert and Jamie Loftus sit down to discuss the massive, damning 'Facebook leaks'.

Episode 363

Part Two: Let's Look at the Facebook Papers

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue to discuss the Facebook Papers.

Episode 364

The Ballad of Eel Horse

Garrison is joined by Robert Evans to discuss “feaguing” in horses and why eels keep being shoved up butts.

Episode 365

Part One: The Not-At-All-Sad History of Libertarian Sea Nations

Robert is joined by David Bell to discuss the history of Libertarian Boat Cities.

Episode 366

Part Two: The Not-At-All-Sad History of Libertarian Sea Nations

Robert is joined again by David Bell to continue to discuss the history of Libertarian Boat Cities.

Episode 367

Part One: Let's Talk About Cryptocurrency

Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss cryptocurrency.

Episode 368

Part Two: Let's Talk About Cryptocurrency

Robert is joined again by Sofiya Alexandra to continue to discuss cryptocurrency.

Episode 369

Part One: Jeff Bezos and the Birth of Amazon

Robert is joined by Jake Hanrahan to discuss Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos.

Episode 370

Part Two: Jeff Bezos and the Birth of Amazon

Robert is joined again by Jake Hanrahan to continue to discuss Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos.

Episode 371

Part One: Christmas non-Bastard: The Tupamaros of Uruguay

Robert is joined by Margaret Killjoy to discuss José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano.

Episode 372

Part Two: Christmas non-Bastard: The Tupamaros of Uruguay

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue to discuss José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano.

Episode 373

Ben Shapiro Knows Less About Sex Than An Amoeba

We continue dissecting Ben's unspeakably shoddy book about sex.

Episode 374

Let's Talk About The Pullman Strike, Knob-Gobblers

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the Pullman Strike.

Episode 375

Part One: The Judge Rotenberg Center

Today Robert and Aidan Bonacci talk about a school that makes tons of money abusing kids with autism.

Episode 376

Part Two: The Judge Rotenberg Center

Robert is joined again by Aidan Bonacci to continue to discuss The Judge Rotenberg Center.

Episode 377

Hiram Maxim, Inventor of the Machine-Gun and Curling Iron

Robert is joined by Karl Kasarda to discuss Hiram Maxim.

Episode 378

The Man Who Built A Gun To Shoot Space

Robert is joined by Karl Kasarda to discuss gun designer, Gerald Bull.

Episode 379

Part One: The Cash for Kids Scandal

Robert is joined by Propaganda to discuss The Cash for Kids Scandal.

Episode 380

Part Two: The Child Prisons of Texas

Robert is joined by Propaganda to discuss The Child Prisons of Texas.

Episode 381

Part One: The Food And Drug Administration

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss the Food And Drug Administration.

Episode 382

Part Two: The Food And Drug Administration

Robert is again joined by Matt Lieb to continue to discuss the Food And Drug Administration.

Episode 383

The Man Who Pioneered Libraries and Sexual Harassment

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss John Dewey.

Episode 384

George Shea: Hot Dog Villain

Jamie Loftus is joined by Robert Evans to discuss George Shea the founder of Major League Eating who popularized the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Episode 385

Part One: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

Robert is joined by Jeff May for part one of our four part series on Tzar Nicholas II.

Episode 386

Part Two: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

Robert is joined by Jeff May for part two of our four part series on Tzar Nicholas II.

Episode 387

Part Three: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

Robert is joined by Jeff May for part three of our four part series on Tzar Nicholas II.

Episode 388

Part Four: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

Robert is joined by Jeff May for part four of our series on Tzar Nicholas II.

Episode 389

Part One: How The Rich Ate Christianity

We sit down with Dan and Jordan from knowledge fight to discuss the plot to make Christianity capitalist.

Episode 390

Part Two: How The Rich Ate Christianity

Robert is joined again by Dan and Jordan from knowledge fight to continue to discuss the plot to make Christianity capitalist.

Episode 391

Part One: The Moonies Are So Much Worse Than You Could Possibly Imagine

Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to discuss the many crimes of Reverend Sun Myung Moon and his family.

Episode 392

Part Two: The Moonies Are So Much Worse Than You Could Possibly Imagine

Mia Wong is once again joined by Robert Evans to continue their discussion the many crimes of Reverend Sun Myung Moon and his family.

Episode 393

Part One: Kissinger

We begin our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger: the Forest Gump of war crimes.

Episode 394

Part Two: Kissinger

Robert is joined again by Gareth Reynolds & Dave Anthony (The Dollop) for part two of our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger.

Episode 395

Part Three: Kissinger

Robert is joined again by Gareth Reynolds & Dave Anthony (The Dollop) for part three of our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger.

Episode 396

Part Four: Kissinger

Robert is joined again by Gareth Reynolds & Dave Anthony (The Dollop) for part four of our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger.

Episode 397

Part Five: Kissinger

Robert is joined again by Gareth Reynolds & Dave Anthony (The Dollop) for part five of our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger.

Episode 398

Part Six: Kissinger

Robert is joined again by Gareth Reynolds & Dave Anthony (The Dollop) for the sixth and final part of our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger.

Episode 399

Part One: The Bastards of Reality Television

Robert sits down with David Bell to talk about some fucked up shit that happened in reality shows because, damn, that Kissinger series was hard.

Episode 400

Part Two: The Bastards of Reality Television

Robert is joined again by David Bell to to discuss why reality television is a bastard.

Episode 401

Part One: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland

Robert is joined by Prop to discuss the bastards of the Great Hunger.

Episode 402

Part Two: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland

Robert is joined again by Prop to for two of three on the Great Hunger.

Episode 403

Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland

Robert is joined by Prop for part three of our series on the Great Hunger.

Episode 404

The Audubon Guy Was A Monster

Robert sits down with David Bell to discuss John Audubon, namesake for the birdwatching society, naturalist and racist monster

Episode 405

Part One: John Wayne: A Dude Who Sucked

Robert is joined by Francesca Fiorentini to discuss John Wayne.

Episode 406

Part Two: John Wayne: A Dude Who Sucked

Robert is joined again by Francesca Fiorentini for part two of our three part series on John Wayne.

Episode 407

Part Three: John Wayne: A Dude Who Sucked

Robert is joined by Francesca Fiorentini for the final part our three part series on John Wayne.

Episode 408

Reading: Unintended Consequences

Robert is joined by Karl from InRange TV for a discussion and reading of the book, Unintended Consequences.

Episode 409

Part One: A Terrible Story About The Internet

Just listen. Guest Margaret Killjoy.

Episode 410

Part Two: A Terrible Story About The Internet

Part Two with guest, Margaret Killjoy.

Episode 411

Part One: The Twilight Zone Movie

Robert sits down with Caitlin Durante to discuss one of the greatest disasters in film history.

Episode 412

Part Two: The Twilight Zone Movie

Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante to continue to discuss The Twilight Zone Movie.

Episode 413

Part One: General Butt-Naked and the Liberian Civil War

Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the Liberian Civil War.

Episode 414

Part Two: General Butt-Naked and the Liberian Civil War

Robert is joined again by Shereen Lani Younes to continue to discuss the Liberian Civil War.

Episode 415

Part One: Ancient Genocide and the War on Carthage

Robert and Joe Kassabian discuss the prehistoric roots of genocide and then Rome's genocide of Carthage.

Episode 416

Part Two: Ancient Genocide and the War on Carthage

Robert is joined again by Joe Kassabian to continue to discuss ancient genocide.

Episode 417

Part One: What's New with Alex Jones?

Robert sits down with the guys from Knowledge Fight to talk about what our old friend Alex Jones has been up to for the last few years.

Episode 418

Part Two: What's New with Alex Jones?

We continue our update of Alex Jones by discussing his many, hilarious, legal battles.

Episode 419

Part One: Harlon Carter: the Man Who Militarized the Cops and the NRA

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA.

Episode 420

Part Two: Harlon Carter: the Man Who Militarized the Cops and the NRA

Robert is joined again by Matt Lieb for part two of three of our series on Harlon Carter and the NRA

Episode 421

Part Three: Harlon Carter: the Man Who Militarized the Cops and the NRA

Robert is joined again by Matt Lieb for the final part of our series on Harlon Carter and the NRA.

Episode 422

The NRA and their Blickies

You'd be surprised how many people inside the gun world actually think we need better laws around guns. But they won't ever speak up. Why?! Prop talks about it with Robert Evans.

Episode 423

How To Insert Goat Balls Into Human Balls

Robert, Katy and Cody read an antique book written by the goat gland doctor John Brinkley.

Episode 424

Part One: How The Southern Baptist Convention Was Taken Over By Republicans and Child Molesters

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to discuss The Southern Baptist Convention.

Episode 425

Part Two: How The Southern Baptist Convention Was Taken Over By Republicans and Child Molesters

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue to discuss The Southern Baptist Convention.

Episode 426

Part One: The Man Who Ruined New York

Robert and Bridgett Todd sit down to talk about Robert Moses, a man who loved racism almost as much as he hated public transit.

Episode 427

Part Two: The Man Who Ruined New York

Robert is joined again by Bridget Todd to continue to discuss Robert Moses.

Episode 428

Part One: The Father of Gynecology

Robert is joined by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the history of gynecology.

Episode 429

Part Two: The Father of Gynecology

Robert is joined again by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to continue to discuss the history of gynecology.

Episode 430

Part One: The World Anti-Communist League: A Study in Nazi Death Squads

Mia Wong is joined by Robert to find out where all the Nazis went after World War II.

Episode 431

Part Two: The World Anti-Communist League: A Study in Nazi Death Squads

Mia is joined by Robert to continue discussing the World Anti-Communist League's rampage through Italy and Latin America.

Episode 432

Part One: The Clarence Thomas Story

Robert is joined by Miles Gray to discuss Clarence Thomas, a four part series.

Episode 433

Part Two: The Clarence Thomas Story

Robert is joined again by Miles Gray for part two of our four part series on Clarence Thomas.

Episode 434

Part Three: The Clarence Thomas Story

Robert is joined again by Miles Gray for part three of our four part series on Clarence Thomas.

Episode 435

Part Four: The Clarence Thomas Story

Robert is joined by Miles Gray for the final part of our series on Clarence Thomas

Episode 436

Part One: How The Roman Republic Became a Police State

Robert is joined by Andrew Ti to discuss The Roman Republic.

Episode 437

Part Two: How The Roman Republic Became a Police State

Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti to continue to discuss The Roman Republic.

Episode 438

Part One: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Helena Blavatsky.

Episode 439

Part Two: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue to discuss Helena Blavatsky.

Episode 440

Part Three: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow

Robert and Jamie Loftus talk about Helena Blavatsky's time in the United States, inventing the "new age" movement.

Episode 441

Part Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow

In part four of this series, Robert concludes his conversation with Jamie Loftus about Helena Blavatsky.

Episode 442

Part One: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse

Robert is joined by Michael Swaim to discuss Christopher Columbus

Episode 443

Part Two: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse

Robert is joined again by Michael Swaim to continue to discuss Christopher Columbus.

Episode 444

Part Three: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse

Robert is joined again by Michael Swaim for the final part of our series on Christopher Columbus.

Episode 445

A Book Episode (with Rush Limbaugh)

Robert is reunited with Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston for a book episode.

Episode 446

Part One: The Racist Cult Behind Herbal Tea

Robert is joined by Ty aka HeyShadyLady - one of the hosts of the Boss LVL podcast to discuss the Urantia Book and Sleepy Time Tea.

Episode 447

Part Two: The Racist Cult Behind Herbal Tea

Robert is joined again by Ty aka HeyShadyLady - one of the hosts of the Boss LVL podcast to continue to discuss the Urantia Book and Sleepy Time Tea.

Episode 448

Part One: Oskar Dirlwanger: The Worst Nazi

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Oskar Dirlwanger.

Episode 449

Part Two: Oskar Dirlwanger: The Worst Nazi

Robert is joined again by Matt Lieb to continue to discuss Oskar Dirlwanger.

Episode 450

Cracktoberfest Part One: Constructing the Crack "Epidemic"

Robert and Prop sit down to talk about an epidemic that wasn't. A five part series

Episode 451

Cracktoberfest Part Two: How The CIA Became Drug Dealers

Robert and Prop talk about the CIA's secret heroin program and the beginning of the Ollie North saga

Episode 452

Cracktoberfest Part Three: The Iran-Contra Affair

In part three of Cracktoberfest, Prop leads the discussion with Robert about the the Iran Side of the Iran–Contra affair and how that somehow landed Jean from Wisconsin in the jungles of Nicaragua

Episode 453

Cracktoberfest Part Four: Why Ronald Reagan Should Have Gone To Jail

In part four, Prop now switches to the Contra side of Iran-Contra Affair and how Ronald Regan was bout that life.

Episode 454

Cracktoberfest Part Five: How the CIA and the L.A. Times Killed Gary Webb

Robert and Prop finish out Cracktoberfest with the story of the journalist who broke the CIA / cocaine story.

Episode 455

Part One: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will

Robert is joined by Jason Pargin to discuss the CIA's secret illegal mind control experiment, Project MKUltra.

Episode 456

Part Two: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will

Robert is joined again by Jason Pargin to continue to discuss Project MKUltra.

Episode 457

Part Three: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will

Robert is joined again by Jason Pargin for part three of our series on Project MKUltra.

Episode 458

Part Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will

Robert is joined again by Jason Pargin for the final part of our series on Project MKUltra.

Episode 459

Part One: Peter Nygard: The Epstein of Fashion

Robert is joined by Margaret Killjoy to discuss Peter Nygard.

Episode 460

Part Two: Peter Nygard: The Epstein of Fashion

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue to discuss Peter Nygard.

Episode 461

Part One: Robert and Cody Watch Jordan B. Peterson's New TV Show

Robert is joined by Cody Johnston to discuss Jordan Peterson's new TV series, 'Dragons, Monsters & Men.'

Episode 462

Part Two: Robert and Cody Watch Jordan B. Peterson's New TV Show

Part Two: Robert and Cody Watch Jordan B. Peterson's New TV Show

Episode 463

Part One: Why is the Rent So Damn High?

Robert is joined by Samantha Mcvey to discuss what is going with the rental market.

Episode 464

Part Two: Sam Zell: the Elon Musk of Real Estate

Robert is joined again by Samantha Mcvey to continue to discuss why the rent is so damn high.

Episode 465

Part One: How Cigarettes Invented Everything

Robert is joined by James Stout to discuss the Tobacco Industry.

Episode 466

Part Two: How Cigarettes Invented Everything

Robert is joined again by James Stout to continue to discuss the Tobacco Industry.

Episode 467

How Sam Bankman-Fried Conned the Crypto World

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about the collapse of one of the great financial criminals of our time. (1 part)

Episode 468

Part One: Napoleon III: The Worst Bonaparte

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Napoleon III. (4 Part Series)

Episode 469

Part Two: Napoleon III: The Worst Bonaparte

Robert is joined again by Matt Lieb to continue to discuss Napoleon III.

Episode 470

Part Three: Napoleon III: The Worst Bonaparte

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb for part three of our series on Napoleon III.

Episode 471

Part Four: Napoleon III: The Worst Bonaparte

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb for the final part of series on Napoleon III.

Episode 472

Part One: A Tale of Revenge

Robert and Margaret Killjoy sit down to do the annual Christmas non-bastard episode about Nakam, a terrorist group made up of Holocaust survivors who sought vengeance against the Nazis. (2 Part Series)

Episode 473

Part Two: A Tale of Revenge

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy for part two of our annual Christmas non-bastard episode to continue to discuss Nakam, a terrorist group made up of Holocaust survivors who sought vengeance against the Nazis.

Episode 474

Part One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas

Margaret talks with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice.

Episode 475

Part Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice.

Episode 476

Part One: We Watch More of Jordan Peterson's New Show

Robert and Cody sit down to talk Jordan Peterson's new incomprehensible tv series.

Episode 477

Part Two: We Watch More of Jordan Peterson's New Show

Robert is joined again by Cody Johnston to continue to discuss Jordan Peterson's new incomprehensible tv series.

Episode 478

Part One: Andrew Tate, and the Mythopoetic Men's Movement

Robert is joined by Cool Zone Media editor, Ian Johnson to discuss Andrew Tate.

Episode 479

Part Two: The Andrew Tate Story

Robert is joined again by Ian Johnson to continue to discuss Andrew Tate.

Episode 480

Part Three: The Andrew Tate Story

Part Three of our series on Andrew Tate.

Episode 481

Part Four: The Andrew Tate Story

Robert is joined again by Sophie and Ian to conclude our series on Andrew Tate

Episode 482

Part One: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

Robert is joined by Jeff May to discuss Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Episode 483

Part Two: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

Robert is joined again by Jeff May to continue to discuss Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Episode 484

Part Three: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

Robert is joined by Jeff May for part three of our series on Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Episode 485

Part Four: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

Robert is joined by Jeff May for our final episode in our series about Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Episode 486

Part One: Bobby Fischer: Chess Nazi

Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to talk about the most famous chess player the US has ever produced.

Episode 487

Part Two: Bobby Fischer: Chess Nazi

Mia Wong is once again joined by Robert Evans to finish the story of Bobby Fischer.

Episode 488

Part One: A Complete History of the Illuminati

Robert sits down with Garrison Davis and Margaret Killjoy to talk about the birth of the Illuminati, the Secret Society behind every modern conspiracy theory. (6 Part Series)

Episode 489

Part Two: A Complete History of the Illuminati

We conclude the story of Adam Weishaupt and talk about how the Illuminati went from nerd club to the USAs favorite conspiracy theory.

Episode 490

Part Three: A Complete History of the Illuminati

Robert sits down with Garrison and Margaret to talk about Kerry Thornley, who would go on to help resurrect the Illuminati.

Episode 491

Part Four: A Complete History of the Illuminati

We continue our discussion of Kerry Thornley, friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and resurrector of the Illuminati.

Episode 492

Part Five: A Complete History of the Illuminati

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy and Garrison Davis for part five of our series, in which the story of the Illuminati takes a dark turn.

Episode 493

Part Six: A Complete History of the Illuminati

The Epic story of the Illuminati concludes with some, admittedly, messed up stuff.

Episode 494

Part One: Inside Fox News with Katy and Cody

Robert reunites with his soul mates, Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll, to learn what Tucker Carlson and friends said behind the scenes after the 2020 election.

Episode 495

Part Two: Inside Fox News with Katy and Cody

We continue the story of Dominion's lawsuit against Fox.

Episode 496

Part One: Alfredo Stroessner: The Luckiest Dictator

Robert is joined by James Stout to discuss Alfredo Stroessner. (2 Part Series)

Episode 497

Part Two: Alfredo Stroessner: The Luckiest Dictator

Robert is joined again by James Stout to continue to discuss Alfredo Stroessner.

Episode 498

Part One: Coco Chanel: The Nazi Who Invented Fashion

Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss fashion designer, Coco Chanel. (2 Part Series)

Episode 499

Part Two: Coco Chanel: The Nazi Who Invented Fashion

Robert is joined again by Courtney Kocak to continue to discuss fashion designer, Coco Chanel

Episode 500

The Liver King (A Live Show)

Robert and Dr. Kaveh Hoda perform live at SF Sketchfest. Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Liver King and a significant number of things you did not want to know.

Episode 501

The Primal Diet Con

Robert is joined by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the Primal Diet.

Episode 502

Part One: Josef Mengele & The Nazi Doctors

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to begin our series on Nazi Doctor, Josef Mengele. (4 Part Series)

Episode 503

Part Two: Josef Mengele & The Nazi Doctors

Matt and Robert continue their discussion of Joey Mengs, and the collapse of the German Medical Establishment into Nazi terror.

Episode 504

Part Three: Josef Mengele & The Nazi Doctors

Matt and Robert finally get to the worst part of the Mengele story: his time at Auschwitz, and his nightmarish medical experiments.

Episode 505

Part Four: Josef Mengele & The Nazi Doctors

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to conclude our series on Josef Mengele.

Episode 506

Part One: The First American Yoga Cult Leader

Robert sits down with Katy Stoll to talk about The Great Oom, America's first Yoga cult leader, and precursor to all the wonderful abusive yoga cults of today. (2 part series)

Episode 507

Part Two: The First American Yoga Cult Leader

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll to continue to discuss the founder of Bikram Yoga.

Episode 508

Andrew Tate Update

Robert is joined by Ian Johnson and Sophie Lichterman for an update episode on Andrew Tate.

Episode 509

Andrew Tate's Terrible Book

Robert reads Andrew Tate's horrendous book to Shereen Lani Younes.

Episode 510

Part One: Jack Welch Is Why You Got Laid Off

Robert is joined by Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson to discuss Hell's CEO, Jack Welch. (2 Part Series)

Episode 511

Part Two: Jack Welch Is Why You Got Laid Off

Robert is joined again by Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson to continue to discuss Jack Welch.

Episode 512

Part One: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Monster

We begin our 6 part series on the Chairman & CEO of WWE, Vince McMahon.

Episode 513

Part Two: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Monster

Robert is joined again by Sean and Tom to continue to discuss Vince McMahon.

Episode 514

Part Three: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Monster

Robert, Seanbaby and Tom discuss the time Vince McMahon tried to maim Muhammed Ali with a razor blade, and how he killed old school wrestling in order to remake it in his own fetid image.

Episode 515

Part Four: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Monster

Robert walks Seanbaby and Tom through Vince McMahon's betrayal of Andre the Giant, rape allegations, and the murder he may have helped cover up. As a bonus, Jesse Ventura tries to unionize the WWF.

Episode 516

Part Five: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Monster

Sean, Tom and Robert discuss the WWF steroid abuse scandal, the end of kayfabe, and Saddam Hussein.

Episode 517

Part Six: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Monster

We bring the Vince McMahon saga to a bloody conclusion. For now.

Episode 518

Part One: Elon Musk is Being Sued, LMAO

Robert is joined by Katy and Cody to discuss the wild lawsuit against Elon Musk.

Episode 519

Part Two: Elon Musk is Being Sued, LMAO

Robert, Katy, and Cody continue to discuss the lawsuit against Elon Musk.

Episode 520

Part One: The War On Vagrants

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about slavery and the origins of our present-day war on homelessness.

Episode 521

Part Two: The War On Vagrants

Margaret and Robert continue the tale of the default world's war on Malaga Island.

Episode 522

Part One: AI Is Coming for Your Children

Robert sits down with Ben Bowlin to talk about the flood of AI-generated children's books con-artists are putting on Kindle. Not only are they off-putting and bad, they might represent a serious threat to literacy itself.

Episode 523

Part Two: AI Is Coming for Your Children

We continue our investigation of weird AI children's book grifters.

Episode 524

Part One: Stockton Rush: Inventor of the Deathsub

Robert is joined by Andrew Ti to discuss Oceangate CEO, Stockton Rush.

Episode 525

Part: Two Stockton Rush: Inventor of the Deathsub

Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti to continue to discuss Oceangate CEO, Stockton Rush.

Episode 526

Let's Read the Proud Boys Membership Manual

Robert, Katy and Cody read a Proud Boys manual that was recently released as part of a sedition case.

Episode 527

Part One: How The Dilbert Guy Lost His Mind

Robert sits down with cartoonist Randy Milholland to discuss Scott Adams and the secret of his madness. (2 Part Series)

Episode 528

Part Two: How The Dilbert Guy Lost His Mind

Robert is joined again by cartoonist Randy Milholland to continue to discuss Scott Adams.

Episode 529

Part One: Why Kidnapping Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere

Robert and Sarah Marshall sit down to talk about the wave of kidnapping conspiracy theories that recently led a random woman to murder an Uber driver in El Paso. (2 Part Series)

Episode 530

Part Two: Why Kidnapping Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere

Sarah Marshall and Robert continue their deep dive into the wide world of kidnapping conspiracy theories and the horrible consequences thereof.

Episode 531

Part One: Julius Streicher: The Other Hitler

Robert sits down with Jake Hanrahan to talk about trailblazing Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher, the man who might have been Fuhrer if a few things had broken differently. (2 Part Series)

Episode 532

Part Two: Julius Streicher: The Other Hitler

Robert and Jake conclude the story of Julius Streicher, the trailblazing Nazi cancel culture pioneer.

Episode 533

Part One: Frank Lorenzo: The Man Who Ruined Air Travel

Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about Frank Lorenzo, the vulture capitalist who murdered the airline unions and made flying terrible. (2 Part Series)

Episode 534

Part Two: Frank Lorenzo: The Man Who Ruined Air Travel

Robert is joined again by Miles Gray to continue to discuss Frank Lorenzo.

Episode 535

Part One: Rafael Trujillo: The Most Brutal Dictator of the Americas

Robert sits down with Kat Abu to talk about Rafael Trujillo, the genocidal dictator and most prolific godfather in world history. (2 Part Series)

Episode 536

Part Two: Rafael Trujillo: The Most Brutal Dictator of the Americas

Robert and Kat conclude the story, and the life, of Rafael Trujillo.

Episode 537

The Sam Bankman-Fried Update

Everyone's favorite crypto conman is back behind bars! Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about his plans to buy an island and make he and his friends living gods. (1 Part)

Episode 538

We Read The Dilbert Guy's Attempt to Make Trump into a Religion

Robert is joined by Garrison Davis to discuss Win Bigly: The Dilbert Guy's Terrible Book About Trump.

Episode 539

Part One: Ron DeSantis: Florida Man

Robert sits down with Katy and Cody to talk about the life, career, and violent implosion of Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida. 2 Part Series.

Episode 540

Part Two: Ron DeSantis: Florida Man

Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue to discuss Ron DeSantis.

Episode 541

Part One: Behind the Swastika

Robert and Chelsey Weber-Smith discuss the surprisingly ancient history of the Swastika, and how it was a part of everyone before the Nazis stole it. (2 part series)

Episode 542

Part Two: Behind the Swastika

Robert is joined again by Chelsey Weber-Smith to continue to discuss the secret history of the Swastika.

Episode 543

Part One: The 12 Tribes: The Worst Cult You've Never Heard Of

Robert is joined by Alex Steed to discuss The 12 Tribes cult. (2 Part Series)

Episode 544

Part Two: The 12 Tribes: The Worst Cult You've Never Heard Of

Robert is joined again by Alex Steed to continue to discuss The 12 Tribes cult.

Episode 545

Part One: Wim Hof's Surprisingly Deadly Story

Robert sits down with James Stout to tell the grisly tale of Wim Hof, who got famous for teaching celebrities how to hyperventilate and has a much darker backstory than you'd guess. (2 Part Series)

Episode 546

Part Two: Wim Hof's Surprisingly Deadly Story

Robert is joined again by James Stout to continue to discuss the bloody tale of Wim Hof.

Episode 547

Part One: The Religion War, by Scott Adams (with Matt Lieb)

Robert reads selections from Scott Adams's terrible novels to help unravel the great mystery: who is God, and how can we kill him?

Episode 548

Part Two: God's Debris, by Scott Adams (with Matt Lieb)

Robert sits down with Matt Lieb to discuss Scott Adams's worst novel, God's Debris.

Episode 549

CZM Rewind: Hitler's Sex Life: The Whole Sad Story

Original Air Date: February 26, 2019 Robert is joined by comedian Brandie Posey to discus Hitler's sex life!

Episode 550

Part One: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

Robert sits down with Andrew Ti for a very special episode about the craziest American political thinker, Watergate mastermind G. Gordon Liddy. (6 part series)

Episode 551

Part Two: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

Robert and Andrew Ti continue their exploration of G. Gordon Liddy, God's perfect fascist, who once blew out his appendix in a sit-up contest.

Episode 552

Part Three: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

G. Gordon Liddy joins the FBI, learns how to express his joy through random gunfire, and threatens a jury with a knife. By the end, we finally get to Watergate!

Episode 553

Part Four: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

G. Gordon Liddy is finally given the job of his dreams: managing a dirty tricks campaign to spy on "the left". He is as bad at this job as it is possible for a person to be.

Episode 554

Part Five: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

G. Gordon Liddy is in prison, but just as committed to making baffling Nazi references and lying about violence as ever. As a bonus, he learns Kung-Fu.

Episode 555

Part Six: G. Gordon Liddy: The Fascist Behind Watergate

The stirring conclusion to the G. Gordon Liddy saga, featuring Fear Factor's Joe Rogan.

Episode 556

Part One:The Deadliest Workplace Disaster in U.S. History

Robert and Jason Pargin sit down to discuss the Hawk's Nest Tunnel project, the deadliest industrial disaster in U.S. history.

Episode 557

Part Two:The Deadliest Workplace Disaster in U.S. History

Robert and Jason continue their discussion of the deadliest workplace catastrophe in U.S. history.

Episode 558

The True Story of Dracula

Robert sits down with Jack O'Brien to talk about how the life of a Transylvanian prince turned into the story of Dracula. (1 part)

Episode 559

CZM Rewind: The British Super-Soldier Who Killed A Nation

Original Air Date: July 17th, 2018 Robert is joined by comedian Brodie Reed to discuss Idi Amin, a highly skilled soldier who murdered an estimated 300,000 or more of his own people, and his rise to power in Uganda.

Episode 560

Part One: The Surprising Evil of 1950s Men's Adventure Magazines

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to read a selection of stories and ads from old timey men's adventure magazines, which feature a mix of soft core porn, racism and Indiana Jones style action. (2 Part Series)

Episode 561

Part Two: The Surprising Evil of 1950s Men's Adventure Magazines

Big Bobbo E-Money and Magpie the Killjoy read a magazine for racist pedophiles.

Episode 562

Part One: Lord Aspinall: The Gambling King of London

Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to talk about Lord Aspinall and his gambling buddies, who ruled London high society with an iron fist and also did a murder. (2 part series)

Episode 563

Part Two: Lord Aspinall: The Gambling King of London

Robert and Ed continue the story of Lord Aspinall, who trades in his gambling house for the deadliest zoo in history. Bonus: murder!

Episode 564

CZM Rewind: Part One: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

Original Air Date: June 12th, 2018 Have you ever heard of King Leopold II? In Episode 7, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they discuss the King of Belgium, who was the first world leader to be crappy in the true modern sense of the word. His life’s work was the blueprint for being the kind of terrible that we recognize in modern leaders like Dick Cheney or Vladimir Putin. He pioneered screwing over tens of millions of people for petty personal gain

Episode 565

CZM Rewind: Part Two: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

Original Air Date: June 14th, 2018 Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they continue discuss the evil actions of King Leopold II of Belgium.

Episode 566

Part One: The Holy Rollers Sex Cult

Robert sits down with Matt Lieb to talk about Oregon's first sex cult: the Holy Rollers. (2 Part Series)

Episode 567

Part Two: The Holy Rollers Sex Cult

Sophie has never been wrong about a single thing in her life. Matt Lieb guests and Robert is also there

Episode 568

Part One: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (secretly about Michael Lewis)

Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short. (2 Part Series!)

Episode 569

Part Two: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (secretly about Michael Lewis)

Robert and Jamie conclude the thrilling tale of Sam Bankman-Fried and his biographer, Michael Lewis.

Episode 570

Part One: William Bailey: The Gwyneth Paltrow of Radiation

Robert sits down with Sofiya Alexandra to talk about Will Bailey, the fake doctor who made himself into the king of radioactive fake medicine and killed an unknown number of people in the doing. (2 Part Series)

Episode 571

Part Two: William Bailey: The Gwyneth Paltrow of Radiation

Robert and Sofiya finish the story of William Bailey, after a brief interlude to talk about the radium girls

Episode 572

Part One: Christmas Hero Episode: Aaron Swartz

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about Aaron Swartz, a tragic hero who helped build the open internet. (2 Part Series)

Episode 573

Part Two: Christmas Hero Episode: Aaron Swartz

Margaret and Robert conclude our Christmas episode and yet another year of this fucking podcast.

Episode 574

CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 1-3

Henry Kissinger is dead! If you're wondering why people are so happy about this, listen to our six hour series on the life and crimes of one of the 20th century's greatest war criminals. (Ft. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds from The Dollop)

Episode 575

CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 4-6

Henry Kissinger is dead! If you're wondering why people are so happy about this, listen to our six hour series on the life and crimes of one of the 20th century's greatest war criminals. (Ft. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds from The Dollop)

Episode 576

CZM Rewind: Part One: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about Kaiser Wilhelm, the devastatingly cringy Mama's boy who came to rule an empire despite lacking even a single relevant skill.

Episode 577

CZM Rewind: Part Two: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Kaiser Wilhelm.

Episode 578

Part One: How Orange County Incubated American Fascism

Robert sits down with Francesca Fiorentini to talk about how Orange County, California gave birth to the modern Republican Party, thanks to some arms dealers and a howling fascist named John Schmitz. (2 Part Series)

Episode 579

Part Two: John Schmitz: The First Trump

Our tale of Orange County bastardry reaches it's apex in John Schmitz, the conspiracy maniac who ran against Nixon from the Right and blazed the trail that led us to Donald Trump

Episode 580

Part One: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to tell the tale of Marion Petty, the man whose cult was accused of trafficking children and may have been part of a CIA op. Or not! It's very unclear! (4 Part Series)

Episode 581

Part Two: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?

After almost twenty years of quiet growth the Finders explode into public awareness when they are accused of sex trafficking children, possibly for the CIA. (Or the Devil.)

Episode 582

Part Three: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?

Were The Finders a CIA operation? The short answer is "maybe"! The long answer is... this episode.

Episode 583

Part Four: The Finders: CIA Child Trafficking Cult or Just Normal Cult?

Now bereft of their children, the Finders slide into old age and irrelevance with one last attempt to freak out the normies.

Episode 584

Part One: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI

Robert sits down with Ify Nwadiwe to talk about the weird cult that's formed around AI, and some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. (Adapted from his article in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-companies-advocates-cult-1234954528/) (2 Part Series)

Episode 585

Part Two: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI

Robert tells Ify about the time tech weirdo's recreated Hell using AI and Robert pisses off a VP at Google. Plus: More cult shit! (Adapted from his article in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-companies-advocates-cult-1234954528/)

Episode 586

Part One: We Can't Put This Guy's Name In The Title But Trust Us, He Sucks

Robert sits down with Garrison Davis to discuss a mercenary hacking guru we dare not name in the title of this episode but, trust us, he sucks ass. (2 Part Series)

Episode 587

Part Two: We Can't Put This Guy's Name In The Title But Trust Us, He Sucks

Robert and Garrison conclude the story of the mercenary hacking mogul who we, again, cannot name in the description of this episode.

Episode 588

Part One: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure

Robert sits down with Jason Petty aka Prop to begin the epic story of Robert E. Lee, prominent furry, slave owner and Confederate General. (4 Part Series)

Episode 589

Part Two: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure

Robert and Prop discuss Robert E. Lee's career in the army, and his horrific violence towards the enslaved workers on his father-in-laws plantation.

Episode 590

Part Three: Why Did Robert E. Lee Turn Traitor?

Robert and Prop continue the story of Bobby Lee to the climax of his life: his decision to turn traitor and fight for the Confederacy.

Episode 591

Part Four: Was Robert. E. Lee a Good General?

Robert and Prop answer the final two great questions about Robert E. Lee: did he fuck that horse, and was he any good as a general?

Episode 592

Part One: TB Joshua: The Evangelical Pastor Who Built His Own Hell

Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about TB Joshua, a Nigerian pastor whose cult trapped people from all over the world in a literal physical hell of his own design. (2 Part Series)

Episode 593

Part Two: TB Joshua: The Evangelical Pastor Who Built His Own Hell

Robert and Miles get to the nightmare heart of the TB Joshua story: a sprawling empire of sexual violence and gaslighting on an epic scale.

Episode 594

Part One: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to discuss the early life of Steve Jobs, who started out setting off bombs in school and wound up founding

Episode 595

Part Two: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

Robert Evans explains the rise of Apple, and how Steve Jobs tried to cheat the California Welfare system.

Episode 596

Part Three: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

Robert and Ed reach a crucial crux in the Steve Jobs story: his years of failed product launches and near destruction of Apple. Also, Bono appears.

Episode 597

Part Four: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs

Ed and Robert conclude the epic story of Steve Jobs with a look at how his peculiarities determined the shape and horrible abusive nature of much of the modern consumer electronics industry.

Episode 598

Part One: The Dennis the Menace Creator was a Shockingly Bad Man

Robert sits down with Randy Milholland to discuss Hank Ketcham, the creator of Dennis the Menace. Despite his cartoon's kid-safe nature, Hank mined his own wife and child for content while systematically destroying both of their lives. (2 Part Series)

Episode 599

Part Two: The Dennis the Menace Creator was a Shockingly Bad Man

Robert and Randy discuss Hank's unorthodox parenting methods, how he tried to get laid at Disneyland, and some very uncomfortable racism

Episode 600

Part One: The Fake Doctors Who Gave Everyone Alzheimer's

Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to tell several hilarious fake doctor stories that wind up exposing the dark heart of the health insurance industry. (2 Part Series)

Episode 601

Part Two: The Real Bastard Was Health Insurance Companies All Along

Robert and Kaveh continue with another wacky fake doctor story that snowballs into a vast conspiracy by health insurance companies to make everyone else's life much worse.

Episode 602

Part One: How Conservatism Won

Robert sits down with David Bell to discuss how a consortium of rich failsons got together to fund a network of right wing think tanks and shift American culture in a fun new direction. (note: it was not actually fun at all) (2 Part Series)

Episode 603

Part Two: How Conservatism Won

Robert and Dave conclude our episode about think tanks.

Episode 604

Part One: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur.

Episode 605

Part Two: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

In part two, Robert continues with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur.

Episode 606

Part Three: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

Robert and Joe get into the meat of the Beria story: the invasion of Poland and start of World War 2.

Episode 607

Part Four: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

Beria? I hardly know'ya. Anyway, this is the last episode of the series. Goodbye.

Episode 608

Part One: The Bastards of Forensic Science

Forensic Science is supposed to provide perfect certainty in the most serious criminal cases. What if it's all a bunch of bullshit? Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about all the myriad cons in forensic "science.”

Episode 609

Part Two: The Bastards of Forensic Science

Robert is joined again by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to continue to discuss why Forensic Science really doesn't work.

Episode 610

CZM Rewind: Part One: Savitri Devi The Woman Who Turned Nazism into a Religion

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Hitler's Priestess, Savitri Devi. Jamie’s new Cool Zone Media show Sixteenth Minute launches on May 7th! Every week, she gets to know one of the internet’s most notorious main characters, and how the algorithm delivering them to you changes their brain and yours. Up first: Antoine Dodson, the dress, and Boston slide cop!

Episode 611

CZM Rewind: Part Two: Savitri Devi The Woman Who Turned Nazism into a Religion

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Savitri Devi.

Episode 612

Part One: The Parenting Gurus of Nazi Germany

Robert sits down with Margaret killjoy to talk about Moritz Schreber, the pseudo scientific parenting guru who strapped children into torture devices and helped prepare Germany for the Nazis. (4 Part Series)

Episode 613

Part Two: The Parenting Gurus of Nazi Germany

This week Robert introduces Margaret and the audience to Johanna Harer, the chief Momfluencer of Nazi Germany, whose pop science parenting book was endorsed by Hitler himself. During what historians refer to as his "Oprah period".

Episode 614

Part One: The Darkest Episode We Will Ever Do

Robert weaves a hideous story for Margaret, about how post-war Germans started out trying to make Nazism impossible and wound up harming generations of poor children.

Episode 615

Part Two: The Darkest Episode We Will Ever Do

Robert and Margaret conclude the story of Helmut Kentler's pedophile foster program, and discuss how the German left was infiltrated and co-opted by pedophile activists to disastrous ends.

Episode 616

CZM Rewind: Joe Pyne: The Man Who Invented Right Wing Talk Radio

Robert is joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Joe Pyne.

Episode 617

CZM Rewind: The Ballad of Wally George

Robert is joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Wally George.

Episode 618

CZM Rewind: Morton Downey Junior: The Ur-Media Grifter

Robert is again joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Morton Downey Junior.

Episode 619

Part One: Kent Hovind: Fake Dinosaur Scholar and Accidental Child Killer

Robert sits down with Molly Conger to discuss Kent Hovind, self-declared doctor of dinosaur studies for the Creationist museum he founded and somehow killed a kid with. (2 Part Series)

Episode 620

Part Two: Kent Hovind: Fake Dinosaur Scholar and Accidental Child Killer

Kent Hovind befriends a pedophile and, separately, kills a 7 year old through negligence. Also, more dinosaur disinfo.

Episode 621

Part One: Thomas Jefferson: King of Hypocrites

Robert sits down with Jason Petty, AKA Prop, to discuss how Thomas Jefferson became a global prophet of liberty despite owning human beings and helping to invent modern racism. (4 Part Series)

Episode 622

Part Two: Thomas Jefferson: King of Hypocrites

Robert and Prop talk about Jefferson's embarrassing history as a war leader and how he helped invent scientific racism.

Episode 623

Part Three: Thomas Jefferson: King of Hypocrites

Robert and Prop talk about Jefferson's wild years as a slavery debate bro in Paris, and also the fact that he was for sure a pedophile.

Episode 624

Part Four: Thomas Jefferson: King of Hypocrites

Robert and Prop conclude the story of Thomas Jefferson by talking about the time he built a smarthome powered by child slavery.Robert and Prop conclude the story of Thomas Jefferson by talking about the time he built a smart home powered by child slavery.

Episode 625

Part One: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise

Robert welcomes Andrew Ti back to the show to tell the story of the Chagos Islands, a paradise founded by former slaves that was wiped out by the British empire so they could lease it to the U.S. as an air base. (2 Part Series)

Episode 626

Part Two: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise

Robert killed a man in Reno, just to watch him die. Also he concludes the story of the murder of the Chagos Islands by the U.S. and the ailing British Empire. With bonus Dog Genocide!

Episode 627

Part One: How Avery Brundage Gave Hitler an Olympics

Robert sits down with Matt Lieb to discuss Avery Brundage, the millionaire athlete and professional Olympics nerd who stopped the U.S. from Boycotting the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (2 Part Series)

Episode 628

Part Two: How Avery Brundage Gave Hitler an Olympics

Robert and Matt discuss how Avery Brundage and the Olympic Committee killed the attempt at an Olympics boycott and handed Hitler a major win.

Episode 629

The July 4th Terrible Right Wing Novel Spectacular

Robert found a copy of the weird Navy SEAL fetishist novel written by his old boss back in the 1990s.

Episode 630

Part One: The Dr. Laura Episodes

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to discuss the life and times of Dr. Laura Schlesinger, the angriest woman on the radio and harbinger of Jordan Peterson. (2 Part Series)

Episode 631

Part Two: The Dr. Laura Episodes

Robert and Jamie conclude the story of Dr. Laura and offer up a theory on the possible murder of her mother.

Episode 632

Part One: Beau Brummell: The First Celebrity and Inventor of the Suit and Tie

Robert sits down with Princess Weekes to talk about Beau Brummell, the first fashion influencer and modern celebrity, and discuss whether or not he was really a bastard.

Episode 633

Part Two: Beau Brummell: The First Celebrity and Inventor of the Suit and Tie

Robert sits down with Princess Weekes to finish talking about Beau Brummell, the first fashion influencer and modern celebrity, and discuss whether or not he was really a bastard.

Episode 634

Part One: The RFK Jr. Episodes

Robert sits down with Cody Johnston to discuss the origins of the Kennedy Family Curse, and how it trapped RFK Jr on the path to ruin. (4 Part Series)

Episode 635

Part Two: The RFK Jr. Episodes

Robert and Cody continue the epic tale of Bobby Kennedy Jr, falconer and rotting animal carcass connoisseur.

Episode 636

Part Three: The RFK Jr. Episodes

Robert and Cody discuss RFK Jr's days as a professional rat-eater and explorer, and then things get weird.

Episode 637

Part Four: The RFK Jr. Episodes

Robert and Cody conclude the story of RFK Jr by talking about how he was directly complicit in the deaths of dozens of children and probably tens of thousands of people across the county.

Episode 638

Part One: Blue Dawn: A Right Wing Fantasy of Leftist Revolution

Robert sits down with Garrison to read through a brand new novel that fantasizes about the aftermath of an Antifa revolution in ... 2021.

Episode 639

Part Two: Blue Dawn: A Right Wing Fantasy of Leftist Revolution

Robert and Garrison continue exploring the world of Blue Dawn, where the justice system is angry twitter mobs empowered to throw people in prison and President Trump is an underground Castro-like militant commander.

Episode 640

Part One: Louis van Schoor: The Deadliest Security Guard in History

Robert sits down with Molly Conger to discuss a weird little guy of South African Apartheid, serial murdering security guard Louis van Schoor. (2 Part Series)

Episode 641

Part Two: Louis van Schoor: The Deadliest Security Guard in History

Robert concludes the story of Louis van Schoor and the surprise tale of his daughter, Sabrina.

Episode 642

Part One: How The Liberal Media Helped Fascism Win

Robert sits down with best pal Michael Swaim to discuss the great liberal media organizations of Italy, Germany and the U.S. in the 1920s and 30s, and how they failed utterly to stop Mussolini and Hitler.

Episode 643

Part Two: How The Liberal Media Helped Fascism Win

Robert and Michael talk about how the US press responded to the rise of European fascism and where that leaves us today.

Episode 644

Part One: Thomas Kinkade: the Evil-est Painter

Robert sits back down with Randy Milholland to discuss Thomas Kinkade, the most financially successful American artist and con-man.

Episode 645

Part Two: Thomas Kinkade: the Evil-est Painter

Robert and Randy conclude the story of Thomas Kincade by talking about the massive fraud he committed and also some sex crimes.

Episode 646

Part One: That Time eBay's Private Spies Went To War With Some Bloggers

Robert sits down with Jason Pargin to lay out the insane story of how eBay corporate security, with the tacit endorsement of their executives, waged a relentless shadow war against two elderly bloggers for no reason really. (2 Part Series)

Episode 647

Part Two: That Time eBay's Private Spies Went To War With Some Bloggers

Robert and Jason continue the thrilling story of this Jim Baugh and Ebay's war against some elderly bloggers.

Episode 648

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard

Robert is joined by Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson to discuss the end of L. Ron Hubbard's life.

Episode 649

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard

Robert is joined again by Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson to continue to discuss the end of L. Ron Hubbard's life.

Episode 650

Part One: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance

Robert sits down with the great Ed Helms to discuss Curtis Yarvin, the American philosopher of dictatorship whose ideas inspired J.D. Vance. (2 Part Series)

Episode 651

Part Two: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance

Robert concludes the story of Curtis Yarvin, and explains to Ed Helms how he went from pseudonymous weirdo with a blog to part of the right-wing power structure.

Episode 652

Part One: The Inventor of Those 'Troubled Teen' Wilderness Camps Where They Kill Kids

Robert sits down with Mara Wilson to discuss the man behind those camps that kidnap teenagers and torture them in the desert. (2 Part Series)

Episode 653

Part Two: The Inventor of Those 'Troubled Teen' Wilderness Camps Where They Kill Kids

Robert and Mara conclude the story of Steve Cartisano with a truly shocking number of illegal open air child torture camps.

Episode 654

Part One: Apollo Quiboloy: The Jeffrey Epstein of the Philippines

Robert sits down with Prop to discuss Apollo Quiboloy, the Pentacostal cult leader known as 'the Jeffery Epstein of the Philippines'. (2 Part Series)

Episode 655

Part Two: Apollo Quiboloy: The Jeffrey Epstein of the Philippines

Robert and Prop conclude the story of the Filipino Jeffrey Epstein with his exciting near-Waco arrest.

Episode 656

Part One: America's First Fascist Governor

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Eugene Talmadge, the racist southern country lawyer who became a dictator. (4 Part Series)

Episode 657

Part Two: America's First Fascist Governor

Garrison and Robert continue the tale of Gene Talmadge with his first military style coup of Georgia and his battle against FDR.

Episode 658

Part Three: America's First Fascist Governor

Garrison and Robert return to discuss Eugene Talmadge’s takeover of state finances and his fight against the new deal.

Episode 659

Part Four: America's First Fascist Governor

Garrison is joined by Robert to conclude the story of Eugene Talmadge and how his campaign for a White Supremacist Georgia lead to his death.

Episode 660

Part One: The History of American Masculinity Grifters

Robert sits down with Miles Gray to give a history of American Masculinity Grifters, and the media-created fears of a 'crisis' in masculinity. (2 Part Series)

Episode 661

Part Two: The History of American Masculinity Grifters

Robert and Miles talk about the mid-century crisis in American masculinity and then catch up to the modern era, and Gamergate.

Episode 662

Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

Robert sits down with Noah Shachtman to discuss the life and times of Peter Thiel, the demon investor of Silicon Valley and would-be assassin of democracy. (4 Part Series)

Episode 663

Part Two: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

We discuss Peter Thiel's rise to PayPal CEO, his betrayal of Elon Musk, and the birth of the technology that became Palantir.

Episode 664

Part Three: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

Robert tells Noah how Peter Thiel went to war against Gawker and also completely whiffed on profiting from the 2008 financial crash. Bonus: how Palantir enabled a bunch of creepy corporate security types to stalk their girlfriends, each other.

Episode 665

Part Four: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

Robert and Noah conclude the story of Peter Thiel, who just might get the corporate god king he's dreamed about.

Episode 666

Part One: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

Robert tells Margaret Killjoy the whole story of Lawrence of Arabia, a British imperialist, hopeless romantic and asexual icon who invented the concept of modern insurgent war. Through it all we ask: was he a bastard? (4 Part Series)

Episode 667

Part Two: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue our series on Lawrence of Arabia.

Episode 668

Part Three: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

Robert tells Margaret how to scientifically shatter a bridge the T.E. Lawrence way, and how Lawrence crippled the transportation infrastructure of a mighty empire using some guys with camels and sacks of flour.

Episode 669

Part Four: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War

Robert concludes the story of T.E. Lawrence by getting into the real bastardry of his life, including a pretty heinous war crime!

Episode 670

CZM Rewind: Part One: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard

It's a CZM Rewind week! Enjoy this old, but prescient, episode where Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz.

Episode 671

CZM Rewind: Part Two: Dr. Oz: Why 'America's Doctor' Is A Bastard

It's still a CZM Rewind week! Enjoy the second part of this unfortunately prescient episode where Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Dr. Oz.

Episode 672

We Read Marjorie Taylor Green's Book

Sophie reads Marjorie Taylor Green's book to Jamie and Robert.

Episode 673

We Read Newt Gingrich's World War 2 Alternate History

Robert sits down and explains former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's alt-history novel to Molly Conger. If you've ever wondered what would happen if the Nazis invaded Tennessee well, here it is.

Episode 674

Part One: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam

Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about Vioxx, a pain medication released by pharmaceutical giant Merck even though they knew it caused fatal heart attacks. (2 Part Series)

Episode 675

Part Two: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam

Robert and Kaveh conclude the thrilling sort of how Merck killed 55,000 Americans with Vioxx and then convinced the media they were the good guys somehow.

Episode 676

Part One: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

Robert sits down with his friend, Grammy-award winning audio engineer Greazy Wil, to talk about Sean "P Diddy" Combs, a sex criminal who killed way more people than you'd expect. (3 Part Series)

Episode 677

Part Two: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

Robert and Wil discuss the east coast / west coast rap war that Diddy helped orchestrate, as well as just, an awful lot of sex crimes.

Episode 678

Part Three: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

Robert is joined again by Wil Anspach to conclude our 3 part series on Diddy.

Episode 679

Part One: How Woody Guthrie Turned Folk Music into a Weapon

Robert and Margaret sit down for their annual anti-bastard episode about one of America's greatest heroes, folk musician Woody Guthrie. (2 Part Series)

Episode 680

Part Two: How Woody Guthrie Turned Folk Music into a Weapon

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy for part two of our holiday non bastard episode about Woody Guthrie.

Episode 681

Part One: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition

Robert and Sophie sit down to answer your most burning questions and also maybe light some of you on fire depending on the questions you asked. (2 parts)

Episode 682

Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition

Robert and Sophie answer even more of your thrilling questions.

Episode 683

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins

Robert is joined by Paul F. Tompkins to discuss Rush Limbaugh.

Episode 684

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins

Robert is joined again by Paul F. Tompkins to continue to discuss Rush Limbaugh.

Episode 685

Part One: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Oprah Winfrey has been responsible for introducing several of the most toxic monsters of our era to society. But is she a bastard? Robert sits down with Bridgett Todd and Andrew Ti to investigate. (Six Part Series)

Episode 686

Part Two: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Oprah continues to have the most sympathetic backstory of any BTB subject, and Robert walks Bridget and Andrew through how she turned it all around.

Episode 687

Part Three: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Oprah's career is on the move now, and Robert tells the gang about her coke filled early years in local TV, her rise to stardom and how she helped spark the Satanic Panic.

Episode 688

Part Four: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Robert chronicles Oprah's war with the beef industry and her pivot to new age anti-science nonsense. Also: rainbow parties!

Episode 689

Part Five: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Today we talk about Oprah's involvement in a self help guru who killed three people in a sweat lodge, and how it goes into a shift in American culture driven by The Oprah Winfrey show.

Episode 690

Part Six: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Oh god, we are finally done. Unfortunately Oprah's greatest harms, like her role in birthing the anti vaccine movement, live on.

Episode 691

Bonus: The Bastards of Oprah

This is a bonus episode of our Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and John of God episodes aka the bastards of Oprah episodes stitched together with limited ad breaks

Episode 692

Part One: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey

Robert sits down with Molly Conger to explore a book at the foundation of American conspiracy culture that may have helped kill Steve Jobs.

Episode 693

Part Two: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey

Robert and Molly continue their exploration of Venusian health science which apparently involves eating nothing but raw fruit.

Episode 694

Part One: How The U.S. Government Used Aliens To Destroy a Man's Mind

This week we tell the harrowing story of Paul Bennewitz, a simple nerdy engineer who spotted evidence of covert Air Force weapons programs and was gaslit into believing they were alien spacecraft.

Episode 695

Part Two: How The U.S. Government Used Aliens To Destroy a Man's Mind

Robert tells Brandie how Richard Doty crafted an elaborate alien ruse to destroy Paul Bennewitz's mind, all with the goal of hiding the U.S. government's drone and stealth bomber programs.

Episode 696

Part One: Tony Alamo: The Worst Preacher

Robert sits down with Samantha McVey to talk about Tony Alamo, the evangelical cult leader who enslaved children to make denim vests for the stars

Episode 697

Part Two: Tony Alamo: The Worst Preacher

Robert explains how Tony Alamo became a jacket maker to the stars, providing Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton and others with fashion via child labor. Also, lots of sex crimes.

Episode 698

Part One: Bruno Bettelheim: The Worst Psycho-therapist

Robert tells Allison Raskin about Bruno Bettelheim, a concentration camp survivor who revolutionized child mental health care by trying to create a GOOD concentration camp for small children.

Episode 699

Part Two: Bruno Bettelheim and The Quest To Make a "Good" Concentration Camp

Bruno Bettelheim has now made it to the United States, where he executes his elaborate plan to fix "emotionally disturbed" children by making a nice concentration camp.

Episode 700

Part One: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

In honor of the American oligarchs trying to form their own aristocracy, Robert and Ed Zitron look back at the court of Versailles, how it was formed as a sort of frat house pentagon that broke the brains of every subsequent generation of French nobles.

Episode 701

Part Two: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

Robert tells Ed about the Sun King's very sad death from butt rot and how his great grandson grew up raised by the insane party house of death that now controlled all of French politics.

Episode 702

Part One: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult

Earlier this year a Border Patrol officer was killed in a shoot-out with people who have been described as members of a trans vegan AI death cult. But who are the Zizians, really? Robert sits down with David Gborie to trace their development, from part of the Bay Area Rationalist subculture to killers. (4 Part series)

Episode 703

Part Two: The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader

Robert tells David Gborie about the early life of Ziz LaSota, a bright young girl from Alaska who came to the Bay Area with dreams of saving the cosmos or destroying it, all based on her obsession with Rationalist blogs and fanfic.

Episode 704

Part Three: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult

Robert tells David about Ziz's glorious plan to take to the sea and sever the right and left brains of her followers in order to make them psychopaths god that sentence was weird to write trust us the episode is weirder.

Episode 705

Part Four: The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Agent)

Robert concludes the story of the Zizians with a spree of horrific violent crimes and deaths, culminating in a shoot out with the Border Patrol in Vermont of all places.

Episode 706

Part One: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export

Robert and Ben Bowlin sit-down to talk about controversial blood plasma donation program in the Arkansas Prison system under Governor Clinton that killed more than 2 9/11s worth of Canadians.

Episode 707

Part Two: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export

Robert, who is looking better than ever these days wow what great hair, finishes telling Ben Bowlin the harrowing story of how the U.S. murdered thousands of our nation's closest friends and poisoned incarcerated people for a modest payout.

Episode 708

Part One: The Grifters Behind The Fake Autism 'Cure' Industry

Robert and Mangesh Hattikudur explore the birth of the "unorthodox biomedical movement", which is a fancy way of saying "fake doctors who poison children to cure Autism".

Episode 709

Part Two: The Grifters Behind The Fake Autism 'Cure' Industry

Robert concludes the story of the Fake Autism Cure Industrial Complex and tells Mangesh about a doctor who tried to get rich selling spoiled blood to deranged parents.

Episode 710

Part One: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany

Robert sits down with Amanda Montell to talk about Alfred Hugenberg, a German industrialist who made Hitler's rise to power possible for some very familiar reasons.

Episode 711

Part Two: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany

World War 1 has begun, and Robert walks Amanda through how Alfred Hugenberg bought up the German media to make the case the the war should go on for ever, and then how he backed the Nazi party and ushered Hitler into power when that didn't go well for some reason.

Episode 712

CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 1 & 2)

Robert and Sophie are joined by Cool Zone Media supervising producer, Ian Johnson to discuss Andrew Tate, and the Mythopoetic Men's Movement. Includes Part 1 & 2 with less ad breaks.

Episode 713

CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 3 & 4)

Robert and Sophie are joined by Cool Zone Media supervising producer, Ian Johnson to continue to discuss Andrew Tate. Update series dropping next week! Includes Part 3 & 4 with less ad breaks.

Episode 714

Part One: What's New With Andrew Tate?

Why Was Andrew Tate allowed back in the U.S.? What's happening with all his court cases? Robert sits back down with Ian Johnson and Sophie Lichterman and explains what's happening with Tate's numerous charges, his latest criminal allegations, and his God awful taste in machetes. (2 Part Series....for now.)

Episode 715

Part Two: What's New With Andrew Tate?

Robert explains the weird cult Andrew Tate created with a wizard and former pick up artist to rob young men and abuse women at scale.

Episode 716

Part One: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country

Robert sits down with Andrew Ti for three episodes in one week about the bizarre life of Pol Pot, a man who spent too much time reading books and bullshitting with his friends and for convinced he could save his country by destroying it. (3 Part Series)

Episode 717

Part Two: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country

Robert continues the story with young Pol Pot's years in France where he and his friends radicalize themselves in what has to have been the deadliest book club of all time.

Episode 718

Part Three: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country

Pol Pot and his friends are now in charge of Cambodia and in a remarkably short period of time they manage to kill two million people. Including a leftist academic from the UK who thought the Khmer Rouge was rad. Here's how!

Episode 719

Part One: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science

You know his daughter as Jeffrey Epstein's right hand woman. Robert tells guest Adam Conover about Ghislaine Maxwell's dad, Robert Maxwell. He started his life on a Nazi murder quest and ended it by killing science as a field of endeavor and raiding millions from his company pension plan.

Episode 720

Part Two: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science

Robert Maxwell makes a full heel turn in this episode, going from badass killer of the SS to not so badass corporate ghoul who murdered science and also spied for Israel and the UK.

Episode 721

Part One: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets

Robert gets back to basics with guest star Katy Stoll by talking about one of America's newest cult leaders, Natureboy, who used instagram to convince a small army of followers to join his crusade against toilets. (2 Part Series)

Episode 722

Part Two: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets

Nature Boy is now in Central America, where he weaponizes the power of Instagram's algorithm to trick rubes into flying out to join him and handing over all their money.

Episode 723

Part One: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism

Robert walks Blake Wexler through the life and times of Carl Schmitt, a legal scholar born in Imperial Germany who would come to create the blueprint for how fascist movements could destroy liberal democracy from within. (2 Part Series)

Episode 724

Part Two: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism

In this episode we follow Carl Schmitt through the disillusionment of WW1, and breaking up with his con artist wife, to his creation of the Death Star of liberal democracy.

Episode 725

Part One: The Throat-Slitting Evangelical Minister of Jamaica

Robert tells the story of Kevin Ontoniel Smith, a Jamaican-Canadian minister who created an apocalyptic Christian sect and slit his follower's throats in a COVID related panic.

Episode 726

Part Two: The Throat-Slitting Evangelical Minister of Jamaica

Robert builds to the thrilling conclusion of the other Kevin Smith's story: the mass slaughter of his own flock.

Episode 727

Part One: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Robert walks Langston Kerman through the story of Dr. George Church, a very real scientist who co founded the company making bullshit claims of "de extincting" dire wolves. (2 Part Series)

Episode 728

Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Robert explores Dr. Church's weird history with eugenics adjacent projects, like the world's creepiest dating app, and how Colossal Biosciences was created and immediately used by the Trump administration as an excuse to attack the Endangered Species Act.

Episode 729

Part One: How Eliza Fraser Survived a Shipwreck and Sparked a Genocide

Robert sits down with Jack O'Brien to tell the story about Eliza Fraser, who survived being shipwrecked thanks to the indigenous people of an island her lies helped destroy.

Episode 730

Part Two: How Eliza Fraser Survived a Shipwreck and Sparked a Genocide

Robert tells Jack about the 'rescue' of Eliza Fraser and how her lies about what happened on K'gari Island helped to fuel decades of colonial war and genocide.

Episode 731

CZM Rewind: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends

Originally aired August 2020 Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol.

Episode 732

CZM Rewind: Harlon Carter: the Man Who Militarized the Cops and the NRA

Originally aired June 2022 Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA.

Episode 733

Part One: David Berg and the Children of God (ft. Ed Helms)

Robert sits down with Ed Helms to discuss one of our worst monsters: David Berg, founder of the Children of God cult.

Episode 734

Part Two: David Berg and the Children of God (ft. Ed Helms)

David Berg starts the 1970s as a wildly popular cult leader and immediately goes insane. Robert walks Ed Helms through the invention of "flirty fishing" AKA prostitution for Jesus and a bunch of other nightmare fuel.

Episode 735

Part One: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss one of the worst Nazis: Adolf Eichmann, a major architect of the Holocaust. (4 Part Series)

Episode 736

Part Two: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself

Robert tells Joe about Eichmann's entrance to the Nazi Party and his time as a concentration camp intern during the start of the Third Reich.

Episode 737

Part Three: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself

In Part 3, the Reich has invaded Russia and Eichmann is on a fact finding mission that will determine the course of the Holocaust.

Episode 738

Part Four: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself

World War 2 is coming to an end, and Eichmann cooks up an escape scheme that allows him to flee justice- for a while. Robert and Joe talk about what comes next and conclude the Eichmann story.

Episode 739

Part One: Antonio Salazar: The Smartest Fascist Dictator

Robert sits down with with Jeff May to talk about Antonio Salazar, the economics professor who became a brutal fascist dictator and was, sadly, really damn good at it. (2 Part Series)

Episode 740

Part Two: Antonio Salazar: The Smartest Fascist Dictator

Antonio Salazar spends his post-war years helping the CIA learn how to torture people and starting a disastrous war with a large portion of Africa. Then he dies! Hooray!

Episode 741

Part One: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry

Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about Laetrile, a fraudulent cancer "cure" embraced by the John Birch society as a way to tie right wing politics to alternative medicine. (2 Part Series)

Episode 742

Part Two: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry

Robert and Miles discuss the second phase of Laetrile's history, where it becomes a culture war issue for the right wing John Birch Society.

Episode 743

Part One: Dr. Death: The Texas Death Row Psychiatrist Who Killed So Many People

Robert sits down with Steven Monacelli to tell the grisly tale of a Texas psychiatrist who invented an industry based on convincing juries to kill people. (2 Part series)

Episode 744

Part Two: Dr. Death: The Texas Death Row Psychiatrist Who Killed So Many People

We conclude the story and life of "Dr. Death", which culminates in, predictably, a lot of dead people.

Episode 745

Part One: Pete Hegseth's Fascist Book 'American Crusade'

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about Pete Hegseth's life, times and horrible 2020 book.

Episode 746

Part Two: Pete Hegseth's Fascist Book 'American Crusade'

Robert and Jamie learn how Pete Hegseth thinks Islam works, and discuss his plan to purge the U.S. of undesirables.

Episode 747

Part One: Frank Fay, The Fascist Who invented Stand Up Comedy

Robert sits down with Andrew Ti to discuss the ground breaking performer who created modern stand up comedy and also palled around with the KKK. (2 Part Series)

Episode 748

Part Two: Frank Fay, The Fascist Who invented Stand Up Comedy

In Part 2 Frank Fay finds love and creates the most toxic Hollywood romance of all time. Then he breaks Nazi and holds a fascist rally in New York City less than a year after the end of WW2.

Episode 749

Part One: The Evilest Football Player of All Time

Robert sits down with Dana Schwartz to tell the dark tale of Alexandre Villaplane, the French Football star and gangster who became a member of the SS. (2 part series)

Episode 750

Part Two: The Evilest Football Player of All Time

Robert explains how Alexandre Villaplane ruined his football career committing crimes, badly, and then started a new career as a mass murderer for the SS.

Episode 751

Part One: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush

Robert sits down with Garrison Davis to discuss the life and times of Lee Atwater, the arch inventor of Republican dirty tricks politics. (3 Part Series, releasing all this week)

Episode 752

Part Two: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush

Lee Atwater graduates high school after a brief stint in an insane fraternity then becomes a college Republican leader and starts his career as a dirty tricks expert for political campaigns.

Episode 753

Part Three: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush

Robert concludes the story of Lee Atwater by discussing his greatest success and then his sickness and fall from power and influence. We also talk about the Grammy nominated album he made with Isaac Hayes.

Episode 754

Part One: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS

Robert sits down with Prop to discuss the early life of Heinrich Himmler, the man who built the SS into Hitler's engine of genocide. (6 part series)

Episode 755

Part Two: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS

Robert takes us up to Heinrich Himmler's adolescence and frustrating wait through the war years, which leads him into the world of far-right politics and eventually the welcoming arms of the Nazi party itself.

Episode 756

Part Three: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS

In this episode we discuss Himmler's growing belief in the German occult movement, even as he rises to command the SS.

Episode 757

Part Four: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS

Robert and Prop continue the improbable journey of Heinrich Himmler from nerdy new age mystic kid to leader of the deadliest organization in history

Episode 758

Part Five: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS

As the Nazis take total power, Heinrich Himmler must build the SS into a power that can defeat his new enemy: other Nazis.

Episode 759

Part Six: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS

Ever wondered how the SS celebrated Christmas? This, and Heinrich Himmler's war on Christmas in our conclusion to Heinrich Himmler's life from birth up to the start of WW2.

Episode 760

Part One: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever

Robert tells the story of legendary lawman Buford Pusser, whose lies about his real life inspired the movie 'Walking Tall' and helped create Hollywood's conception of the ideal lawman. (2 Part Series)

Episode 761

Part Two: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever

Robert discussed Buford Pusser's war on crime and the crime he committed when he murdered his wife and blamed the mafia. We also talk about how he died, which is fun.

Episode 762

How The FBI Botched The Olympic Park Bombing

Robert begins our series of episodes about two of the most infamous fuck ups in US law enforcement history, starting with the Atlanta Olympic Park Bombing.

Episode 763

How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 1)

Robert goes through the colorful life and backstory of future Trump administration official Steven Hatfill, who went from Rhodesian military volunteer to biological weapons expert to (innocent) suspect of a major terrorist attack.

Episode 764

How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 2)

Robert discusses the mysterious 2001 anthrax attacks and how the FBI, without any real evidence, decided to destroy a man's life over it.

Episode 765

Robert and Cody Read Ben Shapiro's New Book

Robert and Cody Johnston sit down to read Ben Shapiro's latest non-fiction book, which seems to be based entirely on him not understanding how lions work.

Episode 766

Part One: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil

Robert sits down with Maggie Mae Fish to discuss how Volkswagen went from Hitler's favorite auto-company to the owner of a slave plantation in the Amazon during the Reagan Era. (2 Part Series)

Episode 767

Part Two: That Time Volkswagen Operated a Slave Plantation in Brazil

We conclude the heinous tale of Volkswagen's slave plantation in Brazil.

Episode 768

Part One: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE

Robert sits down with Bridget Todd to discuss influential LA police chief Daryl Gates, the Godfather of militarized policing. (2 Part Series)

Episode 769

Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE

Robert concludes the story of Daryl Gates with his founding of SWAT and insane reaction to the LA Riots.

Episode 770

Part One: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend

Robert sits down with Jake Hanrahan to discuss the recently busted cult / call center of Bishop David Taylor's, Jesus Christ's Best Friend. (2 Part Series)

Episode 771

Part Two: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend

David E. Taylor's cult truly had it all: enslaved workers using plagiarism machines to generate AI ads to rob cancer patients, welfare fraud, and heinous sex crimes! In Part 2, we conclude his horrific story.

Episode 772

Part One: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ

Robert sits down with Sarah Marshall to discuss just what Peter Thiel believes about the antichrist and who he thinks is destroying the world. (2 Part Series)

Episode 773

Part Two: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ

Robert answers the big question: who does Peter Thiel think the antichrist might be? And we learn about the time he considered cryonically freezing his own head after death.

Episode 774

Part One: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist

Robert walks his former colleague Titi Lee through the life and times of Thomas Thistlewood, a slave owner and monster of the first order who kept a detailed diary of all his crimes against humanity. (2 Part Series)

Episode 775

Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist

Robert talks about legitimately some of the worst stuff we'll ever discuss on this show. Oh my god, you guys

Episode 776

Part One: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz

Robert and Prop did a live show to raise money for the Portland Bail Fund. They discussed the life and times of Bo Gritz, a foundational right wing militia maniac.

Episode 777

Part Two: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz

Robert concludes the story of Bo Gritz with his unhinged attempts to rescue POWs from Vietnam, his political ambitions, and disgraceful downfall.

Episode 778

CZM Rewind: How Sam Bankman-Fried Conned the Crypto World & The Sam Bankman-Fried Update

Part One: Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about the collapse of one of the great financial criminals of our time. Original Air Date: 11.22.22 Part Two: Everyone's favorite crypto conman is back behind bars! Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about his plans to buy an island and make he and his friends living gods. Original Air Date: 8.15.23

Episode 779

CZM Rewind: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (Secretly About Michael Lewis)

Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short. Original Air Dates: 12.5.23 & 12.7.23

Episode 780

Part One: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about how mankind went from building one atomic bomb to building tens of thousands of them, permanently 15 minutes or less away from ending all life on earth. (5 Part Series)

Episode 781

Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

Robert Evans: Robert and Margaret discuss the birth of the first atom bomb and how delusions about the use of air power made it a savior for a certain kind of U.S Army Air Corps officer. Sophie Lichterman: She's sick more often than anyone I know

Episode 782

Part Three: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

Robert continues the harrowing story of the men who decided we should be ready to rain nuclear hellfire on everyone at a moments notice forever.

Episode 783

Part Four: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

ICBMs made it possible to end the world in 15 minutes or less. Robert tells Margaret about the nightmarishly incompetent first draft of the Minuteman, a nuclear weapons system almost perfectly designed to end the world on accident.

Episode 784

Part Five: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All

Robert tells Margaret about the giant meeting the military held to tell everyone how they planned to kill the world.

Episode 785

Part One: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist

Robert sits down with Pádraig O Ruairc to learn about a bastard from across the pond who threw his lot in with Hitler during WW2.

Episode 786

Part Two: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist

Padraig explains how Lord Haw-Haw became an agent of the Third Reich...and how it all came crashing down for him at the end of the war.

Episode 787

Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

In our annual holiday reverse episode, Robert introduces James Stout to the heroes who fought to end the Atlantic Slave trade. (3 part series)

Episode 788

Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

In this episode we introduce two great heroes: freed slave and adventurer Olaudah Equiano, and crusading abolitionist lawyer Granville Sharp.

Episode 789

Part Three: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

We conclude the story of how Britain ended its role in the Atlantic Slave Trade.

Episode 790

CZM Rewind: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult & The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader

Part One: Earlier this year a Border Patrol officer was killed in a shoot-out with people who have been described as members of a trans vegan AI death cult. But who are the Zizians, really? Robert sits down with David Gborie to trace their development, from part of the Bay Area Rationalist subculture to killers. Part Two: Robert tells David Gborie about the early life of Ziz LaSota, a bright young girl from Alaska who came to the Bay Area with dreams of saving the cosmos or destroying it, all based on her obsession with Rationalist blogs and fanfic.

Episode 791

CZM Rewind: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult & The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Agent)

Part Three: Robert tells David about Ziz's glorious plan to take to the sea and sever the right and left brains of her followers in order to make them psychopaths god that sentence was weird to write trust us the episode is weirder. Part Four: Robert concludes the story of the Zizians with a spree of horrific violent crimes and deaths, culminating in a shoot out with the Border Patrol in Vermont of all places.

Episode 792

CZM Rewind: Part One: How Cigarettes Invented Everything

Robert is joined by James Stout to discuss the Tobacco Industry. (2 part series)

Episode 793

CZM Rewind: Part Two: How Cigarettes Invented Everything

Robert is joined again by James Stout to continue to discuss the Tobacco Industry.

Episode 794

Part One: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition

Happy New Year, Robert and Sophie sit down and answer listener questions.

Episode 795

Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition

Robert and Sophie continue to answer listener questions.

Episode 796

Part One: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

Robert sits down with David Bell to tell the life story of MBS, the crown prince and ruler behind the scenes of the Saudi Kingdom. (4 Part Series)

Episode 797

Part Two: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

Robert continues the early history of Mohammed Bin Salman and the House of Saud.

Episode 798

Part Three: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

Robert and Dave continue with Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's early adult years and rise to power.

Episode 799

Part Four: Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia

We conclude the story of Saudi Arabia's blood-soaked crown prince, for now.

Episode 800

Part One: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada

Robert sits down with Prop (Jason Petty) to discuss the QAnon Queen of Canada, Romana Didulo. (3 Part Series)

Episode 801

Part Two: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada

We continue with the life and journeys of Romana Didulo, the Queen of Canada who defeated the Chinese Military underground and executed 2.7 million people.

Episode 802

Part Three: Romana Didulo: Queen of Canada

Robert concludes the story of Romana Didulo, for now, with the tale of her ill-fated invasion of a small Canadian town.

Episode 803

The Greg Bovino Episode Extravaganza!

Finally, an episode about the life and times and possibly crimes of Border Patrol sin eater Greg Bovino.

Episode 804

Part One: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

Robert begins to explore the new Epstein files with Andrew Ti and unveils a conspiracy that crosses cryptocurrency, right-wing political power and, believe it or not, video game micro transactions. (4 Part Series)

Episode 805

Part Two: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

Robert explores how Jeffrey Epstein used his friendship with Brock Pierce and his influence with Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to push for micro transactions in video games to "indoctrinate" children.

Episode 806

Part Three: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

Robert explains how Jeffrey Epstein became increasingly pilled on right-wing media and even started funding race science to further his eugenics-laced views.

Episode 807

Part Four: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World

In our thrilling conclusion, Robert explores how the Ferguson protests and the right-wing fear-mongering around them radicalized Jeffrey Epstein and his rich friends into fascism.

Episode 808

Part One: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death

Robert sits down with Gabe Dunne to discuss Australia's "Dr. sleep" a man who spent twenty years prescribing two and three weeks comas to his patients for no real reason at all.

Episode 809

Part Two: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death

Robert concludes the story of Dr. Bailey by describing how he lost his mind and eventually his practice

Episode 810

Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Robert explains how we went from incels complaining about women online to the influencer Clavicular with special guest Kat Abughazaleh.

Episode 811

Part Two: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Robert explains how incel terminology met the social internet, particularly reddit, and became tied inexorably with Gen Z slang.

Episode 812

Part One: Sylvia Browne: Fake Psychic Detective

Robert and Kal Penn discuss the life and times of Sylvia Browne, the first famous psychic detective who spent most of her life committing crimes rather than stopping them.

Episode 813

Part Two: Sylvia Browne: Fake Psychic Detective

Robert concludes the story of fake psychic investigator Sylvia Browne with a surprise story about the World Trade Center bombing.

Episode 814

Part One: The First Shah of Iran

Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the first Shah of Iran. (2 Part Series)

Episode 815

Part Two: The First Shah of Iran

Robert discusses what Reza did with power once he ascended to the Peacock throne, and how he ultimately lost everything.

Episode 816

Part One: The Phil Spector Episodes

Robert sits down with his old pal and Grammy-award audio engineer Greazy Will to discuss one of the music industry's greatest bastards: Phil Spector. (4 Part Series)

Episode 817

Part Two: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, now with The Beatles!

Episode 818

Part Three: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, and how his relationship with the Beatles and his relationship with his wife came into, uh, conflict.

Episode 819

Part Four: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil concludes the story of Phil Spector by talking about the murder he definitely committed.

Episode 820

Part One: Jimmy Saville: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Robert explores the life and times of Jimmy Savile, the face of the BBC for decades, an ally of Margaret Thatcher, and a pedophile rapist on an incomprehensible scale.

Episode 821

Part Two: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Robert explains how Jimmy Savile went from bike race commentator to pop music DJ and gatekeeper to the stars, and how much of Britain clamored to give him access to young girls as a reward.

Episode 822

Part Three: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Now Jimmy Saville is at the top of the world: he's become a radio and TV star and found his way into the Royal family's good graces. Now we see what he does with power and access.

Episode 823

Part Four: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Robert concludes the harrowing tale of Jimmy Saville by explaining the horrific reach his relationship with Margaret Thatcher gave him into the NHS, and how he lived out his days as BBC royalty.

Episode 824

Part One: The Naturopathic Doctor Who Bombed a Plane

Robert tells Brandie Posey the thrilling tale of Dr. Robert Spears, a man who was not a doctor but was a trailblazing Naturopath. And when I say "trailblazing", I mean he committed terrorism on a plane.

Episode 825

Part Two: The Naturopathic Doctor Who Bombed a Plane

Robert concludes the thrilling story of Dr. Robert Spears, who absolutely was not a doctor or actually named Robert Spears.

Episode 826

Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

Over the last year or so a series of news articles have sounded warnings about AI psychosis, and now an AI-generated cult, the Spiralists. Robert sits down with Blake Wexler to answer an important question: can a chatbot become a cult leader?

Episode 827

Part Two: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

Robert concludes his explanation of how AI chatbots replicate cult dynamics in the brains of some vulnerable users.

Episode 828

Part One: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk

This week Robert begins the three-part story of the former wealthiest man on earth, H.L. Hunt, who also became the first right wing plutocrat to buy his own shitty media empire, creating a model for Elon Musk to follow today. (3 Part Series)

Episode 829

Part Two: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk

Robert explains how H.L. Hunt became the richest man alive through simple hard work and also gambling and pimping.

Episode 830

Part Three: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk

Robert concludes the story of H.L. Hunt with his involvement in the death of John F. Kennedy and downfall as a polical force.

Episode 831

Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

Robert and Joe Kassabian are soon launching a new podcast about Warhammer 40,000 and you. This episode acts as a legally binding teaser / preview.

Episode 832

Part One: The Orgasm Cult

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to weave the half-century long history of orgasm cults in the U.S., culminating in the rise of Nicole Daedone's OneTaste.

Episode 833

Part Two: The Orgasm Cult

Robert continues to tell Jamie about Nicole Daedone's OneTaste, orgasm cult.

Episode 834

Part Three: The Orgasm Cult

Robert finally concludes the tale of OneTaste by describing how it all fell apart and ended in prison for Nicole Daedone.

Episode 835

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

This week Robert invites Joe Kassabian to the guest seat and regales him with the thrilling story of Mark Fuhrman, the most famous racist in LAPD history.

Episode 836

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

Robert concludes the story and, thankfully, the life of Mark Fuhrman, after discussing his most famous moment: the OJ Simpson trial.

Episode 837

Part One: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor

Robert explains the growth of "activist investors" through the career of one specific guy who also happens to be annoying as hell.

Episode 838

Part Two: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor

Robert concludes the story of the rise and fall of an activist investor we can now admit was just Bill Ackman all along.

Episode 839

Part One: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to discuss one of the deadliest fake tech products in history: the Gopher, a fake golf ball detector that became a fake bomb detector and got hundreds of people killed.

Episode 840

Part Two: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

Robert concludes the heroic story of a fake bomb detector that got forced on Iraq leading to hundreds of deaths.

Episode 841

Part One: Ian Smith: The Prime Minister of Rhodesia

It's finally time for our episodes on Ian Smith, and the founding of Rhodesia! Buckle up for some racism kids. (2 Part Series)

Episode 842

Part Two: Ian Smith: The Prime Minister of Rhodesia

Robert concludes the life story of Ian Smith by explaining the Rhodesian Bush War, and how prejudice led to military disaster.

Episode 843

Part One: Elizabeth Dilling: The Original Candace Owens

Robert sits down with the magnanimous Katy Stoll to discuss the predecessor of Phyllis Schlafly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones: Elizabeth Dilling

Episode 844

Part Two: Elizabeth Dilling: The Original Candace Owens

Robert concludes the Liz Dilling story with her thrilling exploits to support Father Coughlin in taking down FDR and supporting the Nazis.

Episode 845

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

In honor of the World Cup, Robert tells our guest, Molly Conger the wild story of the worst team owner in FIFA History, who also happened to be Saddam Hussein's oldest son.

Episode 846

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

Robert concludes the story of Uday Hussein, football team owner with guest Molly Conger, host of Weird Little Guys.

Episode 847

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

This week Robert tells Andrew Ti the story of Richard Marcinko, the founder of SEAL Team 6 and patient zero of tacticool "operator" culture. (4 Part Series)

Episode 848

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

We continue the life and times of Richard Marcinko as he enters the Vietnam War and immediately commits numerous war crimes for the CIA. Then he gets to invent SEAL Team 6!

Episode 849

Part Three: How The Navy SEALs Lost Their Mind

In this episode Robert Chronicles how Richard Marcinko's elite red cell suffered two casualties trying to beat up an unarmed man. Also: the Navy SEALs make a series of questionable decisions overseas.

Episode 850

Part Four: How The Navy SEALs Lost Their Mind

Robert takes us into the modern day history of SEAL malfeasance, from kinda robbing Captain Phillips to the comedy of errors that was the raid on Bin Laden

Episode 851

Part One: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)

Rebecca Felton was a major suffragette and the first female senator. She was also, at different points, a slave owner and professional racist who became America's #1 pro-lynching advocate. (2 Part Series)

Episode 852

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

After the Civil War takes everything from her, Rebecca blames her woes on rich white planters, which weirdly causes her to become a pro-lynching activist.

Episode 853

Part One: The Origins of Terror in Palestine

Robert sits down with Dr. Dana al-Kurd to discuss how things started going wrong in Palestine, and how terror first came to the Holy Land.

Episode 854

Part Two: The Origins of Terror in Palestine

After World War One, the British Mandate takes over in Palestine- and shit really starts to hit the fan, leading to a series of riots, pogroms, assassinations and the dissolution of the communities that has existed in harmony for generations.

Episode 855

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

Robert begins his exploration of the early life of Alex Karp, current CEO of Palantir and best friend to Peter Thiel. He traces Alex's journey from left-wing academic to overlord of an "Anti-Woke" defense contractor.

Episode 856

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

With Palantir now off the ground, Alex Karp turns himself into the spokesman and salesman for Palantir, a company that threatens to destroy everything he pretends to believe in.

Episode 857

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

This week Robert sits down with James Stout to weave the story of the worst military leader in human history: Francisco Solano Lopez. Also known as 'El supremo', he nearly annihilated his own country through sheer incompetence.

Episode 858

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

Robert continues telling James Stout about the story of the worst military leader in human history: Francisco Solano Lopez. Also known as 'El supremo', he nearly annihilated his own country through sheer incompetence.

Episode 859

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

There are a few candidates for the title "the real Indiana Jones" but Percy Fawcett is the man whose reputation most inspired our favorite fictional archaeologist. Unfortunately, he was a racist, a murderer and a weirdo occultist who led his own son to a horrific death for reasons of Magic.

Episode 860

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

Robert concludes the tale of Percy Fawcett by discussing how he came to believe a hidden jungle portal would turn his son into a god (spoiler: they died horribly).

Episode 861

Part One: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network

There exists online a community of websites and users who encourage, pay and teach each other in how to drug and sexually abuse women. Robert explores the case of one particular website, Coco, in France, along with in one specific offender, Dominique Pelicot.

Episode 862

Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network

Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot.

Episode 863

Part One: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

This week Robert begins our exploration of Francis Galton, a groundbreaking explorer and statistician who also invented modern racism as we know it by creating Eugenics. (4 Part Series)

Episode 864

Part Two: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

In part 2, we follow Galton during his youthful rampage through the middle east and then Africa, and how his 'gap years' created the racism we all live with today.

Episode 865

Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

Robert explains how Francis Galton helped invent modern forensic science while looking for ways to be more racist, as well as continuing his weird fetish of 'measuring' attractive women.

Episode 866

Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

We conclude the story of Francis Galton and explore all the hideous ways his ideas helped inspire eugenic laws around the world, and ultimately the Holocaust

Episode 867

Part One: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru

Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to discuss a bastard who really did it all: started his own country and became dictator, carried out a genocide, and matured to quack energy healer using magic to improve men's sperm count.

Episode 868

Part Two: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru

We conclude the harrowing story of Radovan Karadžić with his war crimes and third act as an energy healer.

Episode 869

Part One: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist

You've heard Martin Niemoller's famous poem about Nazi Germany: "First they came..." In these episodes, Robert exposes Martin's true past as a war criminal and Nazi supporter.

Episode 870

Part Two: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist

Robert discusses Martin's activities after the war, which included executing unarmed socialists. Then he became a pro-Nazi pastor and was shocked when the Nazis took power and did Nazi stuff.

Episode 871

Part One: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Destroyed Troy

This week Robert delves into the background of the most destructive archaeologist in history: Heinrich Schlieman, who destroyed the city of Troy looking for the city of Troy.

Episode 872

Part Two: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Destroyed Troy

Robert concludes the thrilling story of how Heinrich Schlieman destroyed a crucial piece of our shared human heritage after purchasing a child bride.

Episode 873

Part One: Peter Attia and the Cult of Longevity

Dr. Peter Attia is not the worst doctor we've covered, but he may be one of the most influential. This week, Robert is joined by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to learn about the rise of a longevity medicine superstar who would influence the manosphere, the biohacker set, and the "healthspan" crowd. Covering what longevity medicine actually is and why concierge care is a problem for the country.

Episode 874

Part Two: Peter Attia and the Cult of Longevity

In Part Two, Robert is again joined by Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the rise and fall of the doctor at the center of the wellness podcast circuit: Dr. Peter Attia. From his stent as a McKinsey consult consultant to his pricey concierge longevity practice, a hit podcast, and a #1 bestseller. We break down "Medicine 3.0" and where the evidence holds up, where it doesn't, and how a smart, credible doctor can end up giving cover to the MAHA crowd. Finally, we get into his emails with Jeffrey Epstein, the fallout at CBS and his sponsors, and what it all says about doctors, fame, and wealthy patients. Content note: discusses Jeffrey Epstein and sexual abuse.

Episode 875

Part One: How Nuisance Streamers and Rage-Baiting Ate the Internet

How did nuisance streaming and rage-baiting rise to dominate the internet? Robert traces the unsettling devolution and its consequences for guest Jason Pargin.

Episode 876

Part Two: How Nuisance Streamers and Rage-Baiting Ate the Internet

Robert explains how live streamers went from pranks, to acts of insane violence and public cruelty, and eventually turned them into a lucrative industry.

Episode 877

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