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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.

Behind the Bastards

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
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Occupied America and the Primal Father
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 3. 

How the Mapuche Fought Colonization feat. Andrew
 4. 
 5. 

What's Happening in Syria
 6. 
 7. 

The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup
 8. 
 9. 

The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump
 10. 
 
You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!
 
http://apple.co/coolerzone 
 
Sources:
 
Occupied America and the Primal Father
 
https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/theodor-w-adorno-freudian-theory-and-the-pattern-of-fascist-propaganda-5.pdf 
 
https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-election-2024-donald-trump-2b3580134a6b19dff18771c3fdb0f11a 
 
https://www.denver7.com/follow-up/aurora-pauses-closure-plans-of-apartments-at-center-of-venezuelan-gang-claims-after-court-appoints-caretaker 
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-police-id-more-armed-men-in-viral-video-no-venezuelan-gang-ties-reported/ 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-holds-campaign-rally-in-aurora-colorado 
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/politics/trump-anti-immigrant-comments/index.html 
 
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296/ 
 
The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup
 
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2173
 
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/1170874.html
 
https://www.mk.co.kr/en/politics/11107769
 
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_387639.html
 
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/03/world/south-korea-martial-law
 
https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=8122266
 
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241204006400315?section=national/politics
 
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170684.html
 
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170674.html
 
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-wife-scandal-ba065a2f07d5fc4a63fe0e4d36de12f6
 
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/g-s1-36730/south-korea-president-martial-law
 
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/1170683.html
 
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1170893.html
 
https://english.hani.co.kr/
 
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170682.html
 
The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump
 
https://mahotline.org
 
https://reprolegalhelpline.org
 
https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy-top-3

https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy

https://ifwhenhow.org/resources/selfcare-criminalized/

https://medium.com/@Kendra_Serra/fear-uncertainty-and-period-trackers-340ab8fdff74

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Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Ed Zitron's Better Offline podcast series.
 
 1. Man Who Killed Google Search
 2. Sam Altman Is Dangerous to Society
 3. Rot Society
 
Apple Podcasts
 
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Behind the Bastards Presents: Better Offline

Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about Vioxx, a pain medication released by pharmaceutical giant Merck even though they knew it caused fatal heart attacks.
 
(2 Part Series)

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Part One: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam

Robert and Kaveh conclude the thrilling sort of how Merck killed 55,000 Americans with Vioxx and then convinced the media they were the good guys somehow.
 
Sources:
 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-medical-madoff-anesthestesiologist-faked-data/ 
https://archive.is/Trdy2#selection-695.1-723.182 
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/merck-manipulated-science-about-drug-vioxx 
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20170409143210/https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/scientific_integrity/how-corporations-corrupt-science.pdf 
 
https://www.masslive.com/news/2010/06/scott_reuben_a_former_baystate.html 
 
https://www.jci.org/articles/view/38430 
 
https://archive.is/Yjj91#selection-835.0-993.212 
 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/fraud-misconduct-mistakes-this-blog-finds-the-stories-behind-retracted-papers/ 
 
https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Policy-Management/Article/03-09/Fraud-Case-Rocks-Anesthesiology-Community/12634?ses=ogst
 
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2019/the-pain-gap/ 
 
https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jcred 
 
https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=lclr 
 
Nesi, Tom. Poison Pills: The Untold Story of the Vioxx Drug Scandal (p. 31). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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Part Two: The Vioxx Scandal: How Big Pharma Killed More Americans Than Vietnam

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
 1. 

Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick
 2. 
 3. 

What Next for Syria?
 4. 
 5. 

Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain
 6. 
 7. 

The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won
 8. 
 9. 

You Already Know How to Organize
 10. 
 
You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!
 
http://apple.co/coolerzone 
 
Sources:
 
Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/kash-patel.html
 
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/kash-patel-bravado-baggage-fbi.html 
 
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec

 
https://www.mediamatters.org/truth-social/how-devin-nunes-and-kash-patel-appealed-qanon-extremists-build-truth-socials-user-base
 
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-trump-maga-merchandise-b2657380.html 
 
What Next for Syria?
 
Defendrojava.org
 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tJgepOyOt9cjXRjLE4kHdOhoCesJx-l_S9hJ2foQxnI/edit?tab=t.0
 
https://youtu.be/kuj8zPLY_4E?si=D2SVT1KBQzXwrxEU
 
The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won
 
https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/
 
https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/157973/1/bna-259_20090522_nb_casp_full_indexed.pdf
 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/650244

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Here are a couple of our favorite episodes of Molly Conger's Weird Little Guys podcast series.
 
Soldier of Misfortune: Frank Sweeney, Parts 1 & 2
 
Apple Podcasts
 
Spotify
 
iHeart
 

 

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Behind the Bastards Presents: Weird Little Guys

Robert sits down with his friend, Grammy-award winning audio engineer Greazy Wil, to talk about Sean "P Diddy" Combs, a sex criminal who killed way more people than you'd expect.
 
(3 Part Series)
 
Sean 'Diddy' Combs: What's a 'freak off', and what are the charges against him?
The ‘Freak-Offs’ at the Core of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Troubles: Drugs, Sex, Baby Oil - The New York Times
 
https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article295553889.html#storylink=cpy
 
Diddy's White Parties Were Wild — Check out the Photos
 
'I believe I was sexually assaulted at P. Diddy's party after winning tickets on a radio show'
 
We should've known about Diddy: A history of violence | Salon.com
 
Before he was Diddy: Covering Sean Combs’s first scandal - Columbia Journalism Review
 
THE CRUSH AT CITY COLLEGE; AN INQUIRY SPREADS BLAME FOR DEATHS AT A NEW YORK GYM - The New York Times
 
Music Executive Recounts Day of Altercation With Rapper Combs - Los Angeles Times
 
The epic rise and fall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs | The Independent
 
Diddy Accused Of Paying $1M For Tupac's Murder, New Court Documents Reveal
 
Diddy Reflects on the Childhood Memories That Drove His Success
 
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Bio: Everything You Need to Know About the Entertainment Mogul - The Hip Hop Insider
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: The ups and downs of a ‘bad boy’ turned businessman | CNN
 
Sean 'Diddy' Combs on growing up: "I wanted to... shake up the world"
 
Diddy lived with the Amish and milked cows as a child
 
Everyone publicly involved in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegations : NPR
 
Diddy and Aubrey O’day’s Feud and Allegations Explained
 
Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day Says Diddy Tried to Buy Her Silence | Us Weekly
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s White Parties Were Edgy, A-List Affairs. Were They More? - The New York Times
 
The Hamptons’ “Modern-Day Gatsby”: Diddy’s White Party Turns 20
 
A NIGHT OUT WITH: Puffy; Gettin' Jiggy Wit The Jet Set - The New York Times
 
Politics and Partying Meet in the Hamptons - The New York Times
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lavish White Parties marked the peak of his cultural influence | CNN
 
Diddy’s American Dream had a dark side: Years of lawsuits, controversy - The Washington Post
 
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/p-diddy-white-parties-models-34050967
 
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/p-diddy-precious-muir-playboy-790850
 
https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-hamptons-sex-parties-with-gay-rappers/
 
https://www.distractify.com/p/sean-diddy-combs-white-party-photos
 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/diddy-accused-of-paying-1m-for-tupacs-murder-new-court-documents-reveal/ar-BB1qyFEX
 
https://www.bet.com/article/f51sy2/diddy-closes-justin-s-restaurant-in-atlanta
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/p-diddy-accusations-lawsuit-love-sean-combs-b2547969.html
 
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/diddy-made-money-off-student-protests-college.html/
 
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/diddy-friends-bad-boy-artists-abuse-violence-1235028178/
 
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-sean-p-diddy-combs-bad-boy-entertainment-retrospective-20151005-story.html

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Part One: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

Robert and Wil discuss the east coast / west coast rap war that Diddy helped orchestrate, as well as just, an awful lot of sex crimes.
 
Sean 'Diddy' Combs: What's a 'freak off', and what are the charges against him?
The ‘Freak-Offs’ at the Core of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Troubles: Drugs, Sex, Baby Oil - The New York Times
 
https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article295553889.html#storylink=cpy
 
Diddy's White Parties Were Wild — Check out the Photos
 
'I believe I was sexually assaulted at P. Diddy's party after winning tickets on a radio show'
 
We should've known about Diddy: A history of violence | Salon.com
 
Before he was Diddy: Covering Sean Combs’s first scandal - Columbia Journalism Review
 
THE CRUSH AT CITY COLLEGE; AN INQUIRY SPREADS BLAME FOR DEATHS AT A NEW YORK GYM - The New York Times
 
Music Executive Recounts Day of Altercation With Rapper Combs - Los Angeles Times
 
The epic rise and fall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs | The Independent
 
Diddy Accused Of Paying $1M For Tupac's Murder, New Court Documents Reveal
 
Diddy Reflects on the Childhood Memories That Drove His Success
 
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Bio: Everything You Need to Know About the Entertainment Mogul - The Hip Hop Insider
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: The ups and downs of a ‘bad boy’ turned businessman | CNN
 
Sean 'Diddy' Combs on growing up: "I wanted to... shake up the world"
 
Diddy lived with the Amish and milked cows as a child
 
Everyone publicly involved in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegations : NPR
 
Diddy and Aubrey O’day’s Feud and Allegations Explained
 
Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day Says Diddy Tried to Buy Her Silence | Us Weekly
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s White Parties Were Edgy, A-List Affairs. Were They More? - The New York Times
 
The Hamptons’ “Modern-Day Gatsby”: Diddy’s White Party Turns 20
 
A NIGHT OUT WITH: Puffy; Gettin' Jiggy Wit The Jet Set - The New York Times
 
Politics and Partying Meet in the Hamptons - The New York Times
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lavish White Parties marked the peak of his cultural influence | CNN
 
Diddy’s American Dream had a dark side: Years of lawsuits, controversy - The Washington Post
 
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/p-diddy-white-parties-models-34050967
 
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/p-diddy-precious-muir-playboy-790850
 
https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-hamptons-sex-parties-with-gay-rappers/
 
https://www.distractify.com/p/sean-diddy-combs-white-party-photos
 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/diddy-accused-of-paying-1m-for-tupacs-murder-new-court-documents-reveal/ar-BB1qyFEX
 
https://www.bet.com/article/f51sy2/diddy-closes-justin-s-restaurant-in-atlanta
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/p-diddy-accusations-lawsuit-love-sean-combs-b2547969.html
 
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/diddy-made-money-off-student-protests-college.html/
 
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/diddy-friends-bad-boy-artists-abuse-violence-1235028178/
 
 
 
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-sean-p-diddy-combs-bad-boy-entertainment-retrospective-20151005-story.html

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Part Two: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

Robert is joined again by Wil Anspach to conclude our 3 part series on Diddy.
 
Sean 'Diddy' Combs: What's a 'freak off', and what are the charges against him?
The ‘Freak-Offs’ at the Core of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Troubles: Drugs, Sex, Baby Oil - The New York Times
 
https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article295553889.html#storylink=cpy
 
Diddy's White Parties Were Wild — Check out the Photos
 
'I believe I was sexually assaulted at P. Diddy's party after winning tickets on a radio show'
 
We should've known about Diddy: A history of violence | Salon.com
 
Before he was Diddy: Covering Sean Combs’s first scandal - Columbia Journalism Review
 
THE CRUSH AT CITY COLLEGE; AN INQUIRY SPREADS BLAME FOR DEATHS AT A NEW YORK GYM - The New York Times
 
Music Executive Recounts Day of Altercation With Rapper Combs - Los Angeles Times
 
The epic rise and fall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs | The Independent
 
Diddy Accused Of Paying $1M For Tupac's Murder, New Court Documents Reveal
 
Diddy Reflects on the Childhood Memories That Drove His Success
 
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Bio: Everything You Need to Know About the Entertainment Mogul - The Hip Hop Insider
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: The ups and downs of a ‘bad boy’ turned businessman | CNN
 
Sean 'Diddy' Combs on growing up: "I wanted to... shake up the world"
 
Diddy lived with the Amish and milked cows as a child
 
Everyone publicly involved in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegations : NPR
 
Diddy and Aubrey O’day’s Feud and Allegations Explained
 
Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day Says Diddy Tried to Buy Her Silence | Us Weekly
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s White Parties Were Edgy, A-List Affairs. Were They More? - The New York Times
 
The Hamptons’ “Modern-Day Gatsby”: Diddy’s White Party Turns 20
 
A NIGHT OUT WITH: Puffy; Gettin' Jiggy Wit The Jet Set - The New York Times
 
Politics and Partying Meet in the Hamptons - The New York Times
 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lavish White Parties marked the peak of his cultural influence | CNN
 
Diddy’s American Dream had a dark side: Years of lawsuits, controversy - The Washington Post
 
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/p-diddy-white-parties-models-34050967
 
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/p-diddy-precious-muir-playboy-790850
 
https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-hamptons-sex-parties-with-gay-rappers/
 
https://www.distractify.com/p/sean-diddy-combs-white-party-photos
 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/diddy-accused-of-paying-1m-for-tupacs-murder-new-court-documents-reveal/ar-BB1qyFEX
 
https://www.bet.com/article/f51sy2/diddy-closes-justin-s-restaurant-in-atlanta
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/p-diddy-accusations-lawsuit-love-sean-combs-b2547969.html
 
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/diddy-made-money-off-student-protests-college.html/
 
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/diddy-friends-bad-boy-artists-abuse-violence-1235028178/
 
 
 
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-sean-p-diddy-combs-bad-boy-entertainment-retrospective-20151005-story.html

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Part Three: P. Diddy: A Life in Crimes

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
 1. 

Anarchism in Paraguay feat. Andrew
 2. 
 3. 

What’s Happening In Rojava
 4. 
 5. 

The Madison, Wisconsin School Shooter Was A Columbine Copycat: Here's What That Means
 6. 
 7. 

Who Is Running South Korea?
 8. 
 9. 

Collective Media in the Second Trump Era
 10. 
 
You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!
 
http://apple.co/coolerzone 
 
Sources:
 
The Madison, Wisconsin School Shooter Was A Columbine Copycat: Here's What That Means
 
ttps://shatterzone.substack.com/p/the-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter 
 
Who Is Running South Korea?
 
https://www.commondreams.org/news/south-korean-president-impeachment
 
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/g-s1-37854/south-korea-yoon-martial-law
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/south-korea-ruling-party-accused-of-second-coup-as-opposition-pushes-for-new-impeachment-vote?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
 
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/14/nx-s1-5228633/south-korea-parliament-impeach-president-yoon-suk-yeol
 
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/g-s1-37718/south-korea-president-insurrection-charges
 
https://www.dw.com/en/south-korean-military-faces-scrutiny-amid-officer-arrests/a-71092765
 
Collective Media in the Second Trump Era
 
https://www.cawshinythings.com/
 
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-launch-caw

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Have you ever heard of King Leopold II? In Episode 7, Robert is joined by Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and they discuss the King of Belgium, who was the first world leader to be crappy in the true modern sense of the word. His life’s work was the blueprint for being the kind of terrible that we recognize in modern leaders like Dick Cheney or Vladimir Putin. He pioneered screwing over tens of millions of people for petty personal gain. 

 
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Part One: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard

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