Robert Maxwell makes a full heel turn in this episode, going from badass killer of the SS to not so badass corporate ghoul who murdered science and also spied for Israel and the UK.

Robert Maxwell makes a full heel turn in this episode, going from badass killer of the SS to not so badass corporate ghoul who murdered science and also spied for Israel and the UK.

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: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science

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Originally aired June 2022

Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA. 

SOURCES:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/04/27/meet-the-2-texans-who-took-over-the-nra-and-made-the-gun-rights-group-a-feared-and-powerful-force/%3foutputType=amp 
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/22/us/harlon-b-carter-longtime-head-of-rifle-association-dies-at-78.html 
https://www.linktv.org/the-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border 
https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f 
https://bostonreview.net/articles/america-as-a-tactical-gun-culture/
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/04/us/hard-line-opponent-of-gun-laws-wins-new-term-at-helm-of-rifle.html 
https://nraontherecord.org/harlon-carter/
https://medium.com/epic-magazine/sons-of-guns-a250e6637593 
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/23/battleground-america 
https://scholar.colorado.edu/downloads/s1784m73m 
https://addran.tcu.edu/history/files/Dissertation-Prospectus-2.pdf 
http://web.archive.org/web/20190331211610/http://www.davekopel.com/NRO/2000/Misfiring-at-Harlon-Carter.htm 
https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/05/31/how-nra-evolved-from-backing-1934-ban-on-machine-guns-to-where-it-is-now-commentary/ 
https://www.thetrace.org/2020/01/gun-industry-legal-immunity-plcaa/ 
https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2013/02/gun-violence 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LW0MNW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Originally aired June 2022
Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA.&nbsp;
SOURCES:
<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/04/27/meet-the-2-texans-who-took-over-the-nra-and-made-the-gun-rights-group-a-feared-and-powerful-force/%3foutputType=amp&nbsp;">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/04/27/meet-the-2-texans-who-took-over-the-nra-and-made-the-gun-rights-group-a-feared-and-powerful-force/%3foutputType=amp&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/22/us/harlon-b-carter-longtime-head-of-rifle-association-dies-at-78.html&nbsp;">https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/22/us/harlon-b-carter-longtime-head-of-rifle-association-dies-at-78.html&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linktv.org%2Fthe-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSophieLichterman%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd1cfb387b7824336b4ea08da4da686f1%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637907674876222099%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0cm%2FdSRPoBf2Q6VoySea0EQHV3uo%2FR%2FHTkA7uGMsjv8%3D&amp;reserved=0"></a><a href="https://www.linktv.org/the-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border&nbsp;">https://www.linktv.org/the-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f&nbsp;">https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bostonreview.net/articles/america-as-a-tactical-gun-culture/">https://bostonreview.net/articles/america-as-a-tactical-gun-culture/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/04/us/hard-line-opponent-of-gun-laws-wins-new-term-at-helm-of-rifle.html&nbsp;">https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/04/us/hard-line-opponent-of-gun-laws-wins-new-term-at-helm-of-rifle.html&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nraontherecord.org/harlon-carter/">https://nraontherecord.org/harlon-carter/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/epic-magazine/sons-of-guns-a250e6637593&nbsp;">https://medium.com/epic-magazine/sons-of-guns-a250e6637593&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/23/battleground-america&nbsp;">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/23/battleground-america&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scholar.colorado.edu/downloads/s1784m73m&nbsp;">https://scholar.colorado.edu/downloads/s1784m73m&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addran.tcu.edu/history/files/Dissertation-Prospectus-2.pdf&nbsp;">https://addran.tcu.edu/history/files/Dissertation-Prospectus-2.pdf&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20190331211610/http://www.davekopel.com/NRO/2000/Misfiring-at-Harlon-Carter.htm&nbsp;">http://web.archive.org/web/20190331211610/http://www.davekopel.com/NRO/2000/Misfiring-at-Harlon-Carter.htm&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/05/31/how-nra-evolved-from-backing-1934-ban-on-machine-guns-to-where-it-is-now-commentary/&nbsp;">https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/05/31/how-nra-evolved-from-backing-1934-ban-on-machine-guns-to-where-it-is-now-commentary/&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thetrace.org/2020/01/gun-industry-legal-immunity-plcaa/&nbsp;">https://www.thetrace.org/2020/01/gun-industry-legal-immunity-plcaa/&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2013/02/gun-violence&nbsp;">https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2013/02/gun-violence&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled&nbsp;">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LW0MNW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LW0MNW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1</a></li>
</ol>

CZM Rewind: Harlon Carter: the Man Who Militarized the Cops and the NRA

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Originally aired August 2020

Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol.

SOURCES:
https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f 
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/ 
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-civil-rights-project-harrington-retire/ 
https://www.amazon.com/Migra-History-Border-American-Crossroads/dp/0520266412
https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/cruelty_on_the_border/ 
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220
https://www.propublica.org/article/a-group-of-agents-rose-through-the-ranks-to-lead-the-border-patrol-theyre-leaving-it-in-crisis 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=mFQor2oScm0C&pg=PA29&dq=kicking+a+Mexican+male+who+was+handcuffed+and+lying+facedown+on+the+ground&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinlJqK0r3fAhUSnFkKHdzJDD4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=kicking%20a%20Mexican%20male%20who%20was%20handcuffed%20and%20lying%20facedown%20on%20the%20ground&f=false 

 

Originally aired August 2020
Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol.
SOURCES:
<ol>
<li><a href="https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f%C2%A0">https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/%C2%A0">https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-civil-rights-project-harrington-retire/%C2%A0">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-civil-rights-project-harrington-retire/&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Migra-History-Border-American-Crossroads/dp/0520266412">https://www.amazon.com/Migra-History-Border-American-Crossroads/dp/0520266412</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/cruelty_on_the_border/%C2%A0">https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/cruelty_on_the_border/&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/a-group-of-agents-rose-through-the-ranks-to-lead-the-border-patrol-theyre-leaving-it-in-crisis%C2%A0">https://www.propublica.org/article/a-group-of-agents-rose-through-the-ranks-to-lead-the-border-patrol-theyre-leaving-it-in-crisis&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=mFQor2oScm0C&amp;pg=PA29&amp;dq=kicking+a+Mexican+male+who+was+handcuffed+and+lying+facedown+on+the+ground&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwinlJqK0r3fAhUSnFkKHdzJDD4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&amp;q=kicking%20a%20Mexican%20male%20who%20was%20handcuffed%20and%20lying%20facedown%20on%20the%20ground&amp;f=false%C2%A0">https://books.google.com/books?id=mFQor2oScm0C&amp;pg=PA29&amp;dq=kicking+a+Mexican+male+who+was+handcuffed+and+lying+facedown+on+the+ground&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwinlJqK0r3fAhUSnFkKHdzJDD4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&amp;q=kicking%20a%20Mexican%20male%20who%20was%20handcuffed%20and%20lying%20facedown%20on%20the%20ground&amp;f=false&nbsp;</a></li>
</ol>
&nbsp;

CZM Rewind: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends

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Robert tells Jack about the 'rescue' of Eliza Fraser and how her lies about what happened on K'gari Island helped to fuel decades of colonial war and genocide.

Robert tells Jack about the 'rescue' of Eliza Fraser and how her lies about what happened on K'gari Island helped to fuel decades of colonial war and genocide.

 Part Two: How Eliza Fraser Survived a Shipwreck and Sparked a Genocide

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Part Two: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science

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