Lafayette Ron Hubbard was a living monument to how much a tall white guy can achieve by lying, without pause, for seventy straight years. In Episode 27, Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) and they discuss the wild life of the found of Scientology. 

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Lafayette Ron Hubbard was a living monument to how much a tall white guy can achieve by lying, without pause, for seventy straight years. In Episode 27, Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) and they discuss the wild life of the found of Scientology.  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.

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 L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/1fdf0e48-96ee-483c-9810-ae290002af9c/transcript

Robert and Mara conclude the story of Steve Cartisano with a truly shocking number of illegal open air child torture camps.

Robert and Mara conclude the story of Steve Cartisano with a truly shocking number of illegal open air child torture camps.

Part Two: The Inventor of Those 'Troubled Teen' Wilderness Camps Where They Kill Kids

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6ddec07e-428a-43fe-bd8d-b1f60168a6cf/transcript

Robert sits down with Mara Wilson to discuss the man behind those camps that kidnap teenagers and torture them in the desert.

(2 Part Series)

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Steve Cartisano - Bryan County Patriot
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‘Hell Camp’: Paris Hilton and the Troubled Teen Industry’s Abuse Epidemic (rollingstone.com)
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Robert sits down with Mara Wilson to discuss the man behind those camps that kidnap teenagers and torture them in the desert.
(2 Part Series)
Sources:
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Part One: The Inventor of Those 'Troubled Teen' Wilderness Camps Where They Kill Kids

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3dadda7b-1136-441c-99c1-b1f401812b94/transcript

Robert concludes the story of Curtis Yarvin, and explains to Ed Helms how he went from pseudonymous weirdo with a blog to part of the right-wing power structure.

Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube!

New videos every Wednesday and Friday.

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Robert concludes the story of Curtis Yarvin, and explains to Ed Helms how he went from pseudonymous weirdo with a blog to part of the right-wing power structure.
Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube!
New videos every Wednesday and Friday.
Subscribe to our channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/@behindthebastards">Youtube.com/@behindthebastards</a>

Part Two: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/345a0955-ed7b-498e-9c99-b1f00022ada9/transcript

Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

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