The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan
Society & Culture
Behind the Bastards
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Today: #6 in Society & Culture on our combined chart.
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| Date | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts |
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| Oct 1 | #12 | #9 | #8 |
About the show
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.
Latest episodes
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Part One: Martin Niemöller, the author of 'First They Came', was a murderous fascist
September 29, 2026 · 60 minYou'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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 251
September 26, 2026 · 3 hr 5 minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: West Bank Takeover The AI Regulation Debate Diversity With Andrew Gas Prices and Oil Wars Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian…
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Part Two: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru
September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minWe conclude the harrowing story of Radovan Karadžić with his war crimes and third act as an energy healer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Part One: Radovan Karadžić: The Genocidal Dictator Who Became a New-Age Guru
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 13 minRobert 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. Preorder…
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 250
September 19, 2026 · 3 hr 30 minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Sanctions, Terror, and the Internet Should AOC talk to MAHA? Debating the American Role in the Middle East A History Built of Uprising Executive Disorder…
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Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
September 17, 2026 · 53 minWe 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. Sources: https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galt…
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Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 17 minRobert 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. Sources: https://www.history…
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 249
September 12, 2026 · 3 hr 0 minAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Counterrevolution in Egypt What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos? The Death of American Hegemony Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with…