We continue our discussion of Kerry Thornley, friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and resurrector of the Illuminati.

We continue our discussion of Kerry Thornley, friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and resurrector of the Illuminati.

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 Four: A Complete History of the Illuminati

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Don Simpson rises to the top of Hollywood by co-opting gay culture and doing every drug imaginable. But then things take a turn on the set of a doomed Tom Cruise movie.

Don Simpson rises to the top of Hollywood by co-opting gay culture and doing every drug imaginable. But then things take a turn on the set of a doomed Tom Cruise movie.

Part Two: Don Simpson: The Producer of Top Gun Also Ruined Hollywood

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In this week's harrowing episode, Robert and Soren Bowie explore the life and times of Don Simpson: the man who produced Top Gun and most of the other big hits of the 1980s while being a coked-up devil behind the scenes.

In this week's harrowing episode, Robert and Soren Bowie explore the life and times of Don Simpson: the man who produced Top Gun and most of the other big hits of the 1980s while being a coked-up devil behind the scenes.

Part One: Don Simpson: The Producer of Top Gun Also Ruined Hollywood

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In part 2, Dennis Hastert lucks his way into becoming Speaker of the House and helps Congress redefine corruption for the 21st century. And then, after his retirement, it all comes crashing down.

In part 2, Dennis Hastert lucks his way into becoming Speaker of the House and helps Congress redefine corruption for the 21st century. And then, after his retirement, it all comes crashing down.

Part Two: Dennis Hastert: The Longest-Serving Republican Speaker of the House

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Part Four: A Complete History of the Illuminati

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