Carl Schmitt
Type: Person

As of November 2026, Carl Schmitt has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Nov 2025 on Behind the Bastards. Presented as a Nazi legal/political theorist whose friend–enemy conception of politics influenced Thiel’s anti-democratic/authoritarian leanings.
Carl Schmitt was a German jurist and political philosopher. An authoritarian conservative, he was noted as a critic of parliamentary democracy, liberalism, and cosmopolitanism.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Behind the Bastards |
| Role | Political theorist, jurist |
| Affiliation | University of Berlin (historical); Nazi Germany state legal apparatus (historical association) |
What do podcasts say about Carl Schmitt?
2 quotes, recorded on Behind the Bastards.
The Nazi philosopher who discussed how to destroy democracies.
Behind the Bastards · · Hear itProminent theologians and philosophers. These include Renee Gerard, Jonathan Swift, and former Bastards Pod alumni Carl Schmidt.
Behind the Bastards · · Hear it
Who talks about Carl Schmitt on podcasts?
Carl Schmitt came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Behind the Bastards.