Lee Atwater graduates high school after a brief stint in an insane fraternity then becomes a college Republican leader and starts his career as a dirty tricks expert for political campaigns.

Lee Atwater graduates high school after a brief stint in an insane fraternity then becomes a college Republican leader and starts his career as a dirty tricks expert for political campaigns.

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 Two: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush

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Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, now with The Beatles!

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Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, now with The Beatles!
Cool Zone Media is nominated for 3 Webby Awards🎉🎉🎉&nbsp;
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 Part Two: The Phil Spector Episodes

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Robert sits down with his old pal and Grammy-award audio engineer Greazy Will to discuss one of the music industry's greatest bastards: Phil Spector.

(4 Part Series)


Cool Zone Media is nominated for 3 Webby Awards🎉🎉🎉 

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Robert sits down with his old pal and Grammy-award audio engineer Greazy Will to discuss one of the music industry's greatest bastards: Phil Spector.
(4 Part Series)
 Cool Zone Media is nominated for 3 Webby Awards🎉🎉🎉&nbsp;
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Part One: The Phil Spector Episodes

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Robert discusses what Reza did with power once he ascended to the Peacock throne, and how he ultimately lost everything.

Robert discusses what Reza did with power once he ascended to the Peacock throne, and how he ultimately lost everything.

Part Two: The First Shah of Iran

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Part Two: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush

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