We discuss Peter Thiel's rise to PayPal CEO, his betrayal of Elon Musk, and the birth of the technology that became Palantir.

We discuss Peter Thiel's rise to PayPal CEO, his betrayal of Elon Musk, and the birth of the technology that became Palantir.

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 Two: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6e231a1b-1993-4d8d-aa9b-b21a00174bbe/transcript

In part 2, we follow Galton during his youthful rampage through the middle east and then Africa, and how his 'gap years' created the racism we all live with today.

In part 2, we follow Galton during his youthful rampage through the middle east and then Africa, and how his 'gap years' created the racism we all live with today.

Part Two: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b41565f1-7533-478f-aaec-b4bf012d5061/transcript

This week Robert begins our exploration of Francis Galton, a groundbreaking explorer and statistician who also invented modern racism as we know it by creating Eugenics.

(4 Part Series)

This week Robert begins our exploration of Francis Galton, a groundbreaking explorer and statistician who also invented modern racism as we know it by creating Eugenics.
(4 Part Series)

Part One: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/45627771-0773-49f8-9be6-b4be017d360b/transcript

Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot.

Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot.

 Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/4440271c-730d-40ec-a7f0-b4b8016c33b6/transcript

Part Two: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy

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