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.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/
Part One: General Butt-Naked and the Liberian Civil War
Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the Liberian Civil War.
Footnotes:
- https://abcnews.go.com/International/penitent-warlord-atoning-20000-war-crimes/story?id=20749940
- https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/The-chilling-story-of-a-Liberian-warlord-turned-preacher-1388905
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/03/14/general-butt-naked-the-repentant-warlord
- https://www.thoughtco.com/brief-history-of-liberia-4019127
- https://thegrio.com/2010/02/01/former-american-slaves-played-oppressive-role-in-liberias-past/
- https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/12/the-bizarre-case-of-general-butt-naked-and-his-demon-powered-warriors/
- http://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/liberia-rampant-ritual-killings-or-gboyo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRuSS0iiFyo&vl=en
- https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/1040650/Wyszomierski%20Final%20Thesis.pdf?sequence=1
- https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/lsj/article/download/4138/3765/13244
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H3B87RR/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Behind the Bastards is once again raising money to fund the Portland Diaper Bank! We've done this the last two years running and in 2021 your donations helped buy 1 million+ diapers for low income families!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/btb-fundraiser-for-pdx-diaper-bank
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