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 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)

Sources:
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Who is Curtis Yarvin, the monarchist, anti-democracy blogger? | Vox
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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)
Sources:
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Part One: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a6616f85-f5f9-4785-97d1-b1ed0185b4fd/transcript

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

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

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b2c3e969-535e-4ecc-ad22-b1e70008b752/transcript

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

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

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/1d37de06-0431-490d-985b-b1e70008b74c/transcript

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

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