In episode 75, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss How Edward Bernays Invented America (And Propaganda).

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In episode 75, Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss How Edward Bernays Invented America (And Propaganda). Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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: Edward Bernays: The Founding Father of Lies

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Robert concludes the life story of Ian Smith by explaining the Rhodesian Bush War, and how prejudice led to military disaster.

Robert concludes the life story of Ian Smith by explaining the Rhodesian Bush War, and how prejudice led to military disaster.

Part Two: Ian Smith: The Prime Minister of Rhodesia

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It's finally time for our episodes on Ian Smith, and the founding of Rhodesia! Buckle up for some racism kids.

(2 Part Series)

It's finally time for our episodes on Ian Smith, and the founding of Rhodesia! Buckle up for some racism kids.
(2 Part Series)

Part One: Ian Smith: The Prime Minister of Rhodesia

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Robert concludes the heroic story of a fake bomb detector that got forced on Iraq leading to hundreds of deaths.

Sources:

https://corruption-tracker.org/case/the-worldwide-fake-bomb-detector-scam

https://archive.is/ykgSC

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29459896

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29477894

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375

https://archive.is/6pQv#selection-659.1-671.44

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-22380368

https://archive.is/qOXeu#selection-1625.1034-1633.368

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-43900624

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-bomb-detectors-that-didnt-work-in-baghdad/

https://archive.is/IctuY#selection-3735.0-3747.72

https://quackwatch.org/related/ideomotor/

https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/the-forgotten-story-of-the-radionics-scam-that-fooled-the-gilded-age/

https://mind.university/radionics-the-medicine-of-the-future-a-hoax-or-a-scientific-mystery/

https://educate-yourself.org/tjc/ruthdrownuntoldstory.shtml

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-un-science-of-radionics/

https://centerforinquiry.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/10/08135540/drown.pdf

https://www.kookscience.com/arch/Radionics.html

Robert concludes the heroic story of a fake bomb detector that got forced on Iraq leading to hundreds of deaths.
Sources:
<a href="https://corruption-tracker.org/case/the-worldwide-fake-bomb-detector-scam" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://corruption-tracker.org/case/the-worldwide-fake-bomb-detector-scam&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471082000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VR4Y_b8qp8U5AGNzlW_YL">https://corruption-tracker.org/case/the-worldwide-fake-bomb-detector-scam</a>
<a href="https://archive.is/ykgSC" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/ykgSC&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471082000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0KZug-JECS98CUXequKzjj">https://archive.is/ykgSC</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29459896" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29459896&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471082000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DynrwD5aomXGgJc1xVreV">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29459896</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29477894" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29477894&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw083l_lP9nCbfu3gYvgIDdg">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29477894</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tqntEOqod3sf-sm57GLkl">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tqntEOqod3sf-sm57GLkl">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23148375</a>
<a href="https://archive.is/6pQv#selection-659.1-671.44" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/6pQv%23selection-659.1-671.44&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0EmdYGEM3QKk9PR9qWjD5j">https://archive.is/6pQv#selection-659.1-671.44</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-22380368" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-22380368&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3xxLAdPrXAik7skmQhDBkt">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-22380368</a>
<a href="https://archive.is/qOXeu#selection-1625.1034-1633.368" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/qOXeu%23selection-1625.1034-1633.368&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mQyx8RdilqDy6ClsAGP4A">https://archive.is/qOXeu#selection-1625.1034-1633.368</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-43900624" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-43900624&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1VPo1hc9fwzAkSGyk69YV6">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-43900624</a>
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-bomb-detectors-that-didnt-work-in-baghdad/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-bomb-detectors-that-didnt-work-in-baghdad/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Sws4VjD7EsDrwbEYRIkQM">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-bomb-detectors-that-didnt-work-in-baghdad/</a>
<a href="https://archive.is/IctuY#selection-3735.0-3747.72" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/IctuY%23selection-3735.0-3747.72&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0b7ATipQdr8imY9fsJC5D6">https://archive.is/IctuY#selection-3735.0-3747.72</a>
<a href="https://quackwatch.org/related/ideomotor/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quackwatch.org/related/ideomotor/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DYNs6PlXXSLelqpLh49s3">https://quackwatch.org/related/ideomotor/</a>
<a href="https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/the-forgotten-story-of-the-radionics-scam-that-fooled-the-gilded-age/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/the-forgotten-story-of-the-radionics-scam-that-fooled-the-gilded-age/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0XN5ozZSfHT_kOATFhTg2J">https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/the-forgotten-story-of-the-radionics-scam-that-fooled-the-gilded-age/</a>
<a href="https://mind.university/radionics-the-medicine-of-the-future-a-hoax-or-a-scientific-mystery/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mind.university/radionics-the-medicine-of-the-future-a-hoax-or-a-scientific-mystery/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0HLFTYHY2ke_-rPwSuHf3F">https://mind.university/radionics-the-medicine-of-the-future-a-hoax-or-a-scientific-mystery/</a>
<a href="https://educate-yourself.org/tjc/ruthdrownuntoldstory.shtml" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://educate-yourself.org/tjc/ruthdrownuntoldstory.shtml&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0o-ahYDZ7yfHs1X5fzgv45">https://educate-yourself.org/tjc/ruthdrownuntoldstory.shtml</a>
<a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-un-science-of-radionics/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-un-science-of-radionics/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KoDRUWxzhI4j2AX0zGMLR">https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-un-science-of-radionics/</a>
<a href="https://centerforinquiry.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/10/08135540/drown.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://centerforinquiry.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/10/08135540/drown.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Bhf62ggF7tVIPGZB7gI2o">https://centerforinquiry.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/10/08135540/drown.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.kookscience.com/arch/Radionics.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kookscience.com/arch/Radionics.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781753471083000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pLriVckPh7U0WmUsFE6YQ">https://www.kookscience.com/arch/Radionics.html</a>

Part Two: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

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Part One: Edward Bernays: The Founding Father of Lies

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