Behind the Bastards
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://bit.ly/BtBSubscribe There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s ins...
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Who and what this show talks about
The people, companies, books and ideas that recur across 28 analyzed episodes.
- Robert Evans (Person, 7 episodes)
- General Curtis Lame (Person, 4 episodes)
- Steven Hatfill (Person, 3 episodes)
- James Stout (Person, 3 episodes)
- Robert Stubs (Person, 3 episodes)
- Annie Jacobson (Person, 3 episodes)
- Margaret Killjoy (Person, 3 episodes)
- Peter Thiel (Person, 3 episodes)
- Washington Post (Company, 3 episodes)
- Sophie (Person, 3 episodes)
- Against the State (Book, 3 episodes)
- Elon Musk (Person, 3 episodes)
- William Joyce (Person, 2 episodes)
- General Duhi (Person, 2 episodes)
- Granville Sharp (Person, 2 episodes)
- Daryl Gates (Person, 2 episodes)
- David E. Taylor (Person, 2 episodes)
- Courtney Kosak (Person, 2 episodes)
- Adolf Hitler (Person, 2 episodes)
- FBI (Company, 2 episodes)
Themes
- General Curtis Lame and Annie Jacobson: General Curtis Lame, Annie Jacobson, Margaret Killjoy, John Rubel, General Thomas Sarsfield Power, 15 Minutes
- Robert Evans and Peter Thiel: Robert Evans, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Carl Schmitt, Rene Girard
- James Stout and Robert Stubs: James Stout, Robert Stubs, Against the State, AK Press, Granville Sharp
- Steven Hatfill and Courtney Kosak: Steven Hatfill, Courtney Kosak, Tom Dashel
- Mitsubishi and Brazil: Mitsubishi, Brazil, Amazon
Mentioned together
- James Stout and Robert Stubs: together in 3 episodes
- James Stout and Against the State: together in 3 episodes
- Robert Stubs and Against the State: together in 3 episodes
- Robert Evans and Peter Thiel: together in 3 episodes
- Peter Thiel and Elon Musk: together in 2 episodes
- General Curtis Lame and 15 Minutes: together in 2 episodes
- James Stout and Granville Sharp: together in 2 episodes
- James Stout and AK Press: together in 2 episodes
- Robert Stubs and Granville Sharp: together in 2 episodes
- Robert Stubs and AK Press: together in 2 episodes
Recent Episodes
- Part One: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Three: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part One: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Five: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Four: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Three: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part One: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part One: Behind the Bastards Live Show: The Ballad of Bo Gritz | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part One: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part One: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part One: Bishop David E. Taylor: Jesus Christ's Best Friend | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
- Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE | BEHIND THE BASTARDS