Robert sits down with Francesca Fiorentini to talk about how Orange County, California gave birth to the modern Republican Party, thanks to some arms dealers and a howling fascist named John Schmitz. 

(2 Part Series)

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https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/05/archives/john-schmitz-is-no-george-wallace-.html 
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-16-me-1902-story.html  
https://www.reddit.com/r/thecampaigntrail/comments/115krux/fun_facts_about_john_g_schmitz_not _really_theyre/  
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Robert sits down with Francesca Fiorentini to talk about how Orange County, California gave birth to the modern Republican Party, thanks to some arms dealers and a howling fascist named John Schmitz. 
(2 Part Series)
Sources:
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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.

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Behind the Bastards

Part One: How Orange County Incubated American Fascism

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