Robert and Prop answer the final two great questions about Robert E. Lee: did he fuck that horse, and was he any good as a general?

Robert and Prop answer the final two great questions about Robert E. Lee: did he fuck that horse, and was he any good as a general?

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: Was Robert. E. Lee a Good General?

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In this episode we introduce two great heroes: freed slave and adventurer Olaudah Equiano, and crusading abolitionist lawyer Granville Sharp.

Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html 

In this episode we introduce two great heroes: freed slave and adventurer Olaudah Equiano, and crusading abolitionist lawyer Granville Sharp.
Against the State by&nbsp;James Stout available for preorder here: <a href="https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html">https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html</a>&nbsp;

Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b304c8ce-a9c0-4744-99f9-b3bd00124613/transcript

In our annual holiday reverse episode, Robert introduces James Stout to the heroes who fought to end the Atlantic Slave trade.

(3 part series)

Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html 

In our annual holiday reverse episode, Robert introduces James Stout to the heroes who fought to end the Atlantic Slave trade.
(3 part series)
Against the State by&nbsp;James Stout available for preorder here: <a href="https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html">https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html</a>&nbsp;

Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade

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Padraig explains how Lord Haw-Haw became an agent of the Third Reich...and how it all came crashing down for him at the end of the war.

Padraig explains how Lord Haw-Haw became an agent of the Third Reich...and how it all came crashing down for him at the end of the war.

Part Two: Lord Haw-Haw: Hitler's Favorite Anglo Propagandist

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/66d4e52e-3473-4541-9a41-b3b70012f3b8/transcript

Part Four: Was Robert. E. Lee a Good General?

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