Robert discusses the mysterious 2001 anthrax attacks and how the FBI, without any real evidence, decided to destroy a man's life over it.

Robert discusses the mysterious 2001 anthrax attacks and how the FBI, without any real evidence, decided to destroy a man's life over it.

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.

How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 2)

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.

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.

Part One: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8068579a-eb50-4db8-b269-b46a01285432/transcript

Robert concludes the story of the rise and fall of an activist investor we can now admit was just Bill Ackman all along.

Robert concludes the story of the rise and fall of an activist investor we can now admit was just Bill Ackman all along.

Part Two: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e32a0bc4-4057-4c43-889c-b465015ef343/transcript

Robert explains the growth of "activist investors" through the career of one specific guy who also happens to be annoying as hell.

Robert explains the growth of "activist investors" through the career of one specific guy who also happens to be annoying as hell.

Part One: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/021879a6-dd61-4a72-aead-b463016c1ad3/transcript

How The FBI Botched the 2001 Anthrax Scare (Part 2)

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