Over the last year or so a series of news articles have sounded warnings about AI psychosis, and now an AI-generated cult, the Spiralists. Robert sits down with Blake Wexler to answer an important question: can a chatbot become a cult leader?

Over the last year or so a series of news articles have sounded warnings about AI psychosis, and now an AI-generated cult, the Spiralists. Robert sits down with Blake Wexler to&nbsp;answer an important question: can a chatbot become a cult leader?

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.

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

Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

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Robert discusses Martin's activities after the war, which included executing unarmed socialists. Then he became a pro-Nazi pastor and was shocked when the Nazis took power and did Nazi stuff.

Sources:

https://www.1517.org/articles/martin-niem%C3%B6ller-controversial-confessor

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/martin-niemoller

https://archive.org/details/godsmanthestory0000clar/page/28/mode/2up

https://www.nytimes.com/1939/09/25/archives/niemoeller-volunteers-for-uboat-service-nazis-reject-imprisoned.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/obituaries/martin-niemoller-resolute-foe-of-hitler.html

https://considerthesourceny.org/teaching-holocaust-and-genocide/overview-human-behavior/case-studies/martin-niemoller

https://archive.org/details/fromuboattoconce0000mart/page/260/mode/2up?q=jew

https://worldbeyondwar.org/kapp-putsch-modern-memory/

https://spartacus-educational.com/GERniemoller.htm

https://nwlocalpaper.com/first-they-came-explained

https://historymadeeasier.com/the-reverend-martin-niemollers-opposition/

https://blog.oup.com/2023/11/the-man-behind-the-legend-martin-niemoller-hitlers-personal-prisoner/

https://www.christiancentury.org/critical-essay/martin-niem-ller-nazis-finally-came-him

https://archive.is/ww7hM

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/first-they-came-martin-niemoller/

https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/NiemollersAntisemitism.htm

https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/njm415/NatJewMonthly415.htm

God's Man: The Story of Pastor Niemoeller: Mckay, David: 9780313210655: Amazon.com: Books

Hitler's Personal Prisoner - Benjamin Ziemann - Oxford University Press

Then They Came for Me by Matthew D Hockenos | Hachette Book Group

Robert discusses Martin's activities after the war, which included executing unarmed socialists. Then he became a pro-Nazi pastor and was shocked when the Nazis took power and did Nazi stuff. Sources:
<a href="https://www.1517.org/articles/martin-niem%C3%B6ller-controversial-confessor" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.1517.org/articles/martin-niem%25C3%25B6ller-controversial-confessor&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1p-jpX5F0YPHga4aY6Pz7l" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.1517.org/articles/martin-niem%C3%B6ller-controversial-confessor</a>
<a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/martin-niemoller" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/martin-niemoller&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0t84p02Nh3grr7GWFz-gEX" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/martin-niemoller</a>
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1939/09/25/archives/niemoeller-volunteers-for-uboat-service-nazis-reject-imprisoned.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/09/25/archives/niemoeller-volunteers-for-uboat-service-nazis-reject-imprisoned.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw02bZZBT8oM6fzdr1aMArvs" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.nytimes.com/1939/09/25/archives/niemoeller-volunteers-for-uboat-service-nazis-reject-imprisoned.html</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/obituaries/martin-niemoller-resolute-foe-of-hitler.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/obituaries/martin-niemoller-resolute-foe-of-hitler.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0csFEoWq2GgiTes4TmMCqj" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/obituaries/martin-niemoller-resolute-foe-of-hitler.html</a>
<a href="https://considerthesourceny.org/teaching-holocaust-and-genocide/overview-human-behavior/case-studies/martin-niemoller" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://considerthesourceny.org/teaching-holocaust-and-genocide/overview-human-behavior/case-studies/martin-niemoller&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ylK6RVFa9p0MSTIN1NkJ_">https://considerthesourceny.org/teaching-holocaust-and-genocide/overview-human-behavior/case-studies/martin-niemoller</a>
<a href="https://archive.org/details/fromuboattoconce0000mart/page/260/mode/2up?q=jew" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.org/details/fromuboattoconce0000mart/page/260/mode/2up?q%3Djew&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Bog0kH2nnSnTknQehatUg" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://archive.org/details/fromuboattoconce0000mart/page/260/mode/2up?q=jew</a>
<a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/kapp-putsch-modern-memory/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://worldbeyondwar.org/kapp-putsch-modern-memory/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0-1gOhknFqwllWYXPw03j3" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://worldbeyondwar.org/kapp-putsch-modern-memory/</a>
<a href="https://spartacus-educational.com/GERniemoller.htm" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://spartacus-educational.com/GERniemoller.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw15eXq-1AmSK4ezwdi_Rpq8" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://spartacus-educational.com/GERniemoller.htm</a>
<a href="https://nwlocalpaper.com/first-they-came-explained" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nwlocalpaper.com/first-they-came-explained&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vLwfshRQPLwdx8hLof4ij" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://nwlocalpaper.com/first-they-came-explained</a>
<a href="https://historymadeeasier.com/the-reverend-martin-niemollers-opposition/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://historymadeeasier.com/the-reverend-martin-niemollers-opposition/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3_LNlG1QzlYvaHn1nbMoyo" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://historymadeeasier.com/the-reverend-martin-niemollers-opposition/</a>
<a href="https://blog.oup.com/2023/11/the-man-behind-the-legend-martin-niemoller-hitlers-personal-prisoner/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blog.oup.com/2023/11/the-man-behind-the-legend-martin-niemoller-hitlers-personal-prisoner/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09krHul5R4IxFjqgg6vZwL" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://blog.oup.com/2023/11/the-man-behind-the-legend-martin-niemoller-hitlers-personal-prisoner/</a>
<a href="https://www.christiancentury.org/critical-essay/martin-niem-ller-nazis-finally-came-him" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.christiancentury.org/critical-essay/martin-niem-ller-nazis-finally-came-him&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CwVcnlwlJZ-0cjSHVGUKW" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.christiancentury.org/critical-essay/martin-niem-ller-nazis-finally-came-him</a>
<a href="https://archive.is/ww7hM" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/ww7hM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bxmEDvpRgLeJbxkd1dkro" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://archive.is/ww7hM</a>
<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/first-they-came-martin-niemoller/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/first-they-came-martin-niemoller/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Z8wUk4fihf_ZYjtbuAc2S" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/first-they-came-martin-niemoller/</a>
<a href="https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/NiemollersAntisemitism.htm" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/NiemollersAntisemitism.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Sfiyy9Pl5I9uZM8ohgjEU" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/NiemollersAntisemitism.htm</a>
<a href="https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/njm415/NatJewMonthly415.htm" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/njm415/NatJewMonthly415.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw380DPRfY3yJrW6FZZlo9La" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/niem/njm415/NatJewMonthly415.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0313210659?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=520&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0313210659?lv%3Dshuf%26channelId%3D520%26plpRedirect%3DmhFallback&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Z_6WkKW6Xmb5Uoi-_rsKB" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">God's Man: The Story of Pastor Niemoeller: Mckay, David: 9780313210655: Amazon.com: Books</a>
<a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hitlers-personal-prisoner-9780192862587?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hitlers-personal-prisoner-9780192862587?cc%3Dus%26lang%3Den%26&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3z7n4gtN4N3YBMkRuUxqLa" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">Hitler's Personal Prisoner - Benjamin Ziemann - Oxford University Press</a>
<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matthew-d-hockenos/then-they-came-for-me/9780465097876/?lens=basic-books" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matthew-d-hockenos/then-they-came-for-me/9780465097876/?lens%3Dbasic-books&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790914095571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0cA3ufZW0HEM6WqnRYVr4h" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">Then They Came for Me by Matthew D Hockenos | Hachette Book Group</a>

Part Two: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist

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You've heard Martin Niemoller's famous poem about Nazi Germany: "First they came..." In these episodes, Robert exposes Martin's true past as a war criminal and Nazi supporter.

You've heard Martin Niemoller's famous poem about Nazi Germany: "First they came..." In these episodes, Robert exposes Martin's true past as a war criminal and Nazi supporter.

Part One: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/4143d800-c189-4f00-9994-b4d301343c8a/transcript

We conclude the harrowing story of Radovan Karadžić with his war crimes and third act as an energy healer.

We conclude the harrowing story of Radovan Karadžić with his war crimes and third act as an energy healer.

 Part Two: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8e7c73fb-2461-45d6-8ec2-b4ce016fb81d/transcript

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