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Behind the Bastards
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About Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards is a talk TV series that premiered on Netflix on May 1, 2018. It has 1 season and 639 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 876, aired on October 22, 2026.
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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Episodes
639 episodes · 1 season
Season 1
2018 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 2 weeks ago
Chronology of Episode Release
Behind the Bastards Season 1 release dates →- E875
875. Episode 875
- E874
874. Episode 874
- E873
873. Episode 873
- E872
872. Part Two: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Destroyed Troy
Robert concludes the thrilling story of how Heinrich Schlieman destroyed a crucial piece of our shared human heritage after purchasing a child bride.
- E871
871. Part One: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Destroyed Troy
This week Robert delves into the background of the most destructive archaeologist in history: Heinrich Schlieman, who destroyed the city of Troy looking for the city of Troy.
- E870
870. Part Two: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist
Robert discusses Martin's activities after the war, which included executing unarmed socialists. Then he became a pro-Nazi pastor and was shocked when the Nazis took power and did Nazi stuff.
- E869
869. Part One: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist
You've heard Martin Niemoller's famous poem about Nazi Germany: "First they came..." In these episodes, Robert exposes Martin's true past as a war criminal and Nazi supporter.
- E868
868. Part Two: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru
We conclude the harrowing story of Radovan Karadžić with his war crimes and third act as an energy healer.
- E867
867. Part One: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru
Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to discuss a bastard who really did it all: started his own country and became dictator, carried out a genocide, and matured to quack energy healer using magic to improve men's sperm count.
- E866
866. Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
We conclude the story of Francis Galton and explore all the hideous ways his ideas helped inspire eugenic laws around the world, and ultimately the Holocaust
- E865
865. Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
Robert explains how Francis Galton helped invent modern forensic science while looking for ways to be more racist, as well as continuing his weird fetish of 'measuring' attractive women.
- E864
864. Part Two: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
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.
- E863
863. Part One: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
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)
- E862
862. Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network
Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot.
- E861
861. Part One: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network
There exists online a community of websites and users who encourage, pay and teach each other in how to drug and sexually abuse women. Robert explores the case of one particular website, Coco, in France, along with in one specific offender, Dominique Pelicot.
- E860
860. Part Two: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist?
Robert concludes the tale of Percy Fawcett by discussing how he came to believe a hidden jungle portal would turn his son into a god (spoiler: they died horribly).
- E859
859. Part One: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist?
There are a few candidates for the title "the real Indiana Jones" but Percy Fawcett is the man whose reputation most inspired our favorite fictional archaeologist. Unfortunately, he was a racist, a murderer and a weirdo occultist who led his own son to a horrific death for reasons of Magic.
- E858
858. Part Two: Francisco Solano Lopez: The Worst Military Leader In Human History
Robert continues telling James Stout about the story of the worst military leader in human history: Francisco Solano Lopez. Also known as 'El supremo', he nearly annihilated his own country through sheer incompetence.
- E857
857. Part One: Francisco Solano Lopez: The Worst Military Leader In Human History
This week Robert sits down with James Stout to weave the story of the worst military leader in human history: Francisco Solano Lopez. Also known as 'El supremo', he nearly annihilated his own country through sheer incompetence.
- E856
856. Part Two: Alex Karp: How Palantir's CEO Went From Marxist To Anti-Woke Crusader
With Palantir now off the ground, Alex Karp turns himself into the spokesman and salesman for Palantir, a company that threatens to destroy everything he pretends to believe in.
- E855
855. Part One: Alex Karp: How Palantir's CEO Went From Marxist To Anti-Woke Crusader
Robert begins his exploration of the early life of Alex Karp, current CEO of Palantir and best friend to Peter Thiel. He traces Alex's journey from left-wing academic to overlord of an "Anti-Woke" defense contractor.
- E854
854. Part Two: The Origins of Terror in Palestine
After World War One, the British Mandate takes over in Palestine- and shit really starts to hit the fan, leading to a series of riots, pogroms, assassinations and the dissolution of the communities that has existed in harmony for generations.
- E853
853. Part One: The Origins of Terror in Palestine
Robert sits down with Dr. Dana al-Kurd to discuss how things started going wrong in Palestine, and how terror first came to the Holy Land.
- E852
852. Part Two: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)
After the Civil War takes everything from her, Rebecca blames her woes on rich white planters, which weirdly causes her to become a pro-lynching activist.
- E851
851. Part One: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)
Rebecca Felton was a major suffragette and the first female senator. She was also, at different points, a slave owner and professional racist who became America's #1 pro-lynching advocate. (2 Part Series)
- E850
850. Part Four: How The Navy SEALs Lost Their Mind
Robert takes us into the modern day history of SEAL malfeasance, from kinda robbing Captain Phillips to the comedy of errors that was the raid on Bin Laden
- E849
849. Part Three: How The Navy SEALs Lost Their Mind
In this episode Robert Chronicles how Richard Marcinko's elite red cell suffered two casualties trying to beat up an unarmed man. Also: the Navy SEALs make a series of questionable decisions overseas.
- E848
848. Part Two: Richard Marcinko: The Founder of SEAL Team 6
We continue the life and times of Richard Marcinko as he enters the Vietnam War and immediately commits numerous war crimes for the CIA. Then he gets to invent SEAL Team 6!
- E847
847. Part One: Richard Marcinko: The Founder of SEAL Team 6
This week Robert tells Andrew Ti the story of Richard Marcinko, the founder of SEAL Team 6 and patient zero of tacticool "operator" culture. (4 Part Series)
- E846
846. Part Two: The Worst Team Owner in FIFA History: Uday Hussein
Robert concludes the story of Uday Hussein, football team owner with guest Molly Conger, host of Weird Little Guys.
- E845
845. Part One: The Worst Team Owner in FIFA History: Uday Hussein
In honor of the World Cup, Robert tells our guest, Molly Conger the wild story of the worst team owner in FIFA History, who also happened to be Saddam Hussein's oldest son.
- E844
844. Part Two: Elizabeth Dilling: The Original Candace Owens
Robert concludes the Liz Dilling story with her thrilling exploits to support Father Coughlin in taking down FDR and supporting the Nazis.
- E843
843. Part One: Elizabeth Dilling: The Original Candace Owens
Robert sits down with the magnanimous Katy Stoll to discuss the predecessor of Phyllis Schlafly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones: Elizabeth Dilling
- E842
842. Part Two: Ian Smith: The Prime Minister of Rhodesia
Robert concludes the life story of Ian Smith by explaining the Rhodesian Bush War, and how prejudice led to military disaster.
- E841
841. Part One: Ian Smith: The Prime Minister of Rhodesia
It's finally time for our episodes on Ian Smith, and the founding of Rhodesia! Buckle up for some racism kids. (2 Part Series)
- E840
840. Part Two: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds
Robert concludes the heroic story of a fake bomb detector that got forced on Iraq leading to hundreds of deaths.
- E839
839. Part One: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds
Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to discuss one of the deadliest fake tech products in history: the Gopher, a fake golf ball detector that became a fake bomb detector and got hundreds of people killed.
- E838
838. Part Two: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor
Robert concludes the story of the rise and fall of an activist investor we can now admit was just Bill Ackman all along.
- E837
837. Part One: The Rise of the "Activist" Investor
Robert explains the growth of "activist investors" through the career of one specific guy who also happens to be annoying as hell.
- E836
836. Part Two: Mark Fuhrman: The Most Racist Cop, or Merely Normal Racist Cop?
Robert concludes the story and, thankfully, the life of Mark Fuhrman, after discussing his most famous moment: the OJ Simpson trial.
- E835
835. Part One: Mark Fuhrman: The Most Racist Cop, or Merely Normal Racist Cop?
This week Robert invites Joe Kassabian to the guest seat and regales him with the thrilling story of Mark Fuhrman, the most famous racist in LAPD history.
- E834
834. Part Three: The Orgasm Cult
Robert finally concludes the tale of OneTaste by describing how it all fell apart and ended in prison for Nicole Daedone.
- E833
833. Part Two: The Orgasm Cult
Robert continues to tell Jamie about Nicole Daedone's OneTaste, orgasm cult.
- E832
832. Part One: The Orgasm Cult
Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to weave the half-century long history of orgasm cults in the U.S., culminating in the rise of Nicole Daedone's OneTaste.
- E831
831. Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast
Robert and Joe Kassabian are soon launching a new podcast about Warhammer 40,000 and you. This episode acts as a legally binding teaser / preview.
- E830
830. Part Three: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk
Robert concludes the story of H.L. Hunt with his involvement in the death of John F. Kennedy and downfall as a polical force.
- E829
829. Part Two: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk
Robert explains how H.L. Hunt became the richest man alive through simple hard work and also gambling and pimping.
- E828
828. Part One: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk
This week Robert begins the three-part story of the former wealthiest man on earth, H.L. Hunt, who also became the first right wing plutocrat to buy his own shitty media empire, creating a model for Elon Musk to follow today. (3 Part Series)
- E827
827. Part Two: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders
Robert concludes his explanation of how AI chatbots replicate cult dynamics in the brains of some vulnerable users.
Cast & crew
Created by Robert Evans and Sophie Lichterman
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The most recent episode of Behind the Bastards, Season 1 Episode 876, aired on October 22, 2026.
How many seasons of Behind the Bastards are there?
Behind the Bastards has 1 season with 639 episodes in total.
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Behind the Bastards first aired on Netflix on May 1, 2018.
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