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.

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.

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

Everything you don't know about History's greatest monsters

Behind the Bastards

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

Part One: Beau Brummell: The First Celebrity and Inventor of the Suit and Tie

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/2f91d00d-ba00-4af6-9422-b1ae01262dbf/transcript

Robert and Cody continue the epic tale of Bobby Kennedy Jr, falconer and rotting animal carcass connoisseur.

Robert and Cody continue the epic tale of Bobby Kennedy Jr, falconer and rotting animal carcass connoisseur.

Part Two: The RFK Episodes

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6d5b08f8-9d0b-4f01-8d32-b1b7015c5533/transcript

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)

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)

Part One: The RFK Jr. Episodes

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/be30974e-3391-4d6c-8bca-b1b60042974d/transcript

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.

Sources:

Beau Brummell was a 19th-century fashion icon for men (archive.is)

"Beau" Brummell, the Dandy Who Invented Men’s Suits (aristocracy.london)

Beau Brummell Wasn’t a Hero of Modern Men’s Fashion. He Was a Villain. A Boring, Uptight Villain. (esquire.com)

https://reginajeffers.blog/2022/07/18/purchasing-commissions-during-the-napoleonic-wars/

A Revolution in Masculine Style: How Beau Brummell Changed Jane Austen’s World » JASNA

Beau Brummell: The Most Stylish History Maker – Never Was (neverwasmag.com)

Man of the Cloth - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Blog | Regency History

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416584587?psc=1&language=en_US

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.
Sources:
<a href="https://archive.is/2m3sj" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/2m3sj&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UB6nX7LWoH2X61FhhlpaU">Beau Brummell was a 19th-century fashion icon for men (archive.is)</a>
<a href="https://www.aristocracy.london/beau-brummell-the-dandy-who-invented-mens-suits/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aristocracy.london/beau-brummell-the-dandy-who-invented-mens-suits/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TvSaXM7xielzs8YB2JMsE">"Beau" Brummell, the Dandy Who Invented Men’s Suits (aristocracy.london)</a>
<a href="https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a26870204/beau-brummell-style-toxic-masculinity/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a26870204/beau-brummell-style-toxic-masculinity/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2cSMiLUs1-UTYacBbq_M9p">Beau Brummell Wasn’t a Hero of Modern Men’s Fashion. He Was a Villain. A Boring, Uptight Villain. (esquire.com)</a>
<a href="https://reginajeffers.blog/2022/07/18/purchasing-commissions-during-the-napoleonic-wars/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://reginajeffers.blog/2022/07/18/purchasing-commissions-during-the-napoleonic-wars/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Byhl9l6vVX89FcsmcfHWk">https://reginajeffers.blog/2022/07/18/purchasing-commissions-during-the-napoleonic-wars/</a>
<a href="https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/nigro-phillips/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/nigro-phillips/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1I4zHw_2N6T2FozZuH_DGs">A Revolution in Masculine Style: How Beau Brummell Changed Jane Austen’s World » JASNA</a>
<a href="https://neverwasmag.com/2008/11/beau-brummell-the-most-stylish-history-maker/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://neverwasmag.com/2008/11/beau-brummell-the-most-stylish-history-maker/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2crRV2p7L60sMYp28InkDC">Beau Brummell: The Most Stylish History Maker – Never Was (neverwasmag.com)</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/style/tmagazine/man-of-the-cloth.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/style/tmagazine/man-of-the-cloth.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0J6-os6JjxW49yFaPVE61J">Man of the Cloth - The New York Times (nytimes.com)</a>
<a href="https://www.regencyhistory.net/blog/beau-brummell-regency-dandy" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.regencyhistory.net/blog/beau-brummell-regency-dandy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3nTNwlfqU_31i-Lx6xivjI">Blog | Regency History</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416584587?psc=1&amp;language=en_US" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416584587?psc%3D1%26language%3Den_US&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3T5RZqelXgTEqeDRuUU8e0">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416584587?psc=1&amp;language=en_US</a>

Part Two: Beau Brummell: The First Celebrity and Inventor of the Suit and Tie

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7f8b68e2-34b6-4053-a4b4-b1b0014a6c74/transcript

Part One: Beau Brummell: The First Celebrity and Inventor of the Suit and Tie

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