Behind the Bastards

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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.
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  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 167

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 167
    Feb 1 2025

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

    1. The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

    2. Nut Country Revisited feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

    3. They're Trying to Put Women Into Men's Prisons

    4. How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

    5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1

    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!

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    Sources:

    The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

    https://www.nalc.org

    https://www.fightingnalc.com

    https://concernedlettercarriers.com

    https://www.nalc.org/member-benefits/nalc-disaster-relief-foundation

    Nut Country Revisited

    Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America https://www.ucpress.edu/books/a-culture-of-conspiracy/paper

    Mark Fenster, Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816654949/conspiracy-theories/

    Edward H. Miller, Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo19197692.html

    How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

    Solidarity Pledge: https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H

    https://sbworkersunited.org/

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-orders-ending-diversity-programs-proclaiming-there-are-only-two-sexes-2025-01-20/

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-orders-end-federal-support-gender-affirming-care-minors-2025-01-28/

    https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/bill-would-block-insurance-companies-that-cover-gender-affirming-care-from-contracting-with-tenncare/

    https://www.npr.org/2024/12/24/nx-s1-5238169/starbucks-strike-christmas

    https://www.them.us/story/starbucks-threatens-to-take-away-trans-rights-at-stores-that-unionize

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    3 hrs and 29 mins
  • Bonus: The Bastards of Oprah

    Bonus: The Bastards of Oprah
    Jan 31 2025

    This is a bonus episode of our Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and John of God episodes aka the bastards of Oprah episodes stitched together with limited ad breaks.

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    6 hrs and 14 mins
  • Part Six: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

    Part Six: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?
    Jan 30 2025
    Oh god, we are finally done. Unfortunately Oprah's greatest harms, like her role in birthing the anti vaccine movement, live on. Series Sources: https://archive.org/details/oprahwinfrey0000unse_a9o7/page/40/mode/2uphttps://www.today.com/popculture/oprah-opens-hoda-kotb-about-how-her-childhood-trauma-informed-t219209https://www.amazon.com/Oprah-Media-Power-Janice-Peck/dp/1594514690 Winfrey, Oprah; Perry, Bruce D.. What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (pp. 21-22). Flatiron Books. Kindle Edition.https://variety.com/2018/music/news/seal-accuses-oprah-knowing-about-weinstein-misconduct-1202661226/https://quchronicle.com/87691/opinion/oprah-winfrey-always-at-the-scene-of-the-crime/https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/entertainment/oprah-winfrey-harvey-weinstein-gwyneth-paltrow-interview/index.htmlhttps://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2021/09/rose-mcgowan-states-oprah-is-as-fake-as-they-come-for-friendship-with-harvey-weinstein.htmlhttps://pagesix.com/2021/08/31/rose-mcgowan-calls-oprah-winfrey-as-fake-as-they-come/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/17wiij/i_worked_backstage_on_the_oprah_winfrey_show_ama/Why Everyone is Hating on Oprah LatelyAn Open Letter to Oprah, Whose ‘The Life You Want’ Tour Asked Me to Work for FreeFact Check: Legal documents do not say that Oprah Winfrey was a client of Epstein | ReutersThese Are The Black Celebs Who Were Named On Jeffrey Epstein's ListOprah's Bad Book Club Pick | HuffPost Latest NewsTed Rall: Oprah Winfrey elevates lowbrow literary tastes, hurts readingOprah Says Author 'Betrayed Millions' - CBS News(2003) The Oprah Winfrey Show - Rainbow parties are first introduced to the world. Oprah and her guest teach us other dangerous sex terminology such as Tossed Salad. : r/ObscureMediaForget about rainbow parties, sex bracelets and sexting: Today's kids have not gone wild | Salon.comOver the rainbow / Oral sex among teens is new spin the bottleOprah’s long history with junk science | VoxA fun fact about Oprah Winfrey and Interview with the Vampire that made me laugh : r/moviesDid Oprah Make Us Terrified for Our Kids? - Free-Range KidsDespair disguised as entertainment: Does Oprah Winfrey sensationalize human suffering in order to fuel her media empire and encourage other media to follow?Oprah Winfrey helped create our irrational pseudoscientific American fantasyland.Oprah’s School Rocked by 2nd Sex Scandal – NBC4 Washington'A Culture of Distrust and Fear': Oprah Winfrey Turns Off Her Comments After Celebrating the Graduation of One of Her Former Students Following Years of Accusations About Her Leadership Academy for GirlsOprah "cleans house" in South Africa school abuse case | ReutersThe Education Of Oprah Winfrey: How She Saved Her South African SchoolOprah ‘shamed’ live on-air: ‘Why are you so fat?’ | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news siteOprah Winfrey 'Shamed' for 25 Years Over Her WeightOprah Winfrey's wagon of fat: The real story.Oprah Winfrey Recalls ‘In Living Color’ Making Fun Of Her Weight: ‘One Of The Most Hurtful Things’Mothers Battle Autismhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-31-ca-1049-story.htmlhttps://slate.com/health-and-science/2018/01/oprah-winfrey-helped-create-our-irrational-pseudoscientific-american-fantasyland.htmlhttps://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/mothers-battle-autism/1https://archive.is/N6NyH#selection-947.0-951.184https://theselfstyledlife.com/2014/05/27/an-open-letter-to-oprah-regarding-your-silence-on-james-ray/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna43501833https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/10/time-oprah-winfrey-beefed-texas-cattle-industry/https://unortho-docs.com/deepak-chopra-anti-vaxxers-and-religious-zealots/https://www.deepakchopra.com/articles/why-doctors-can-t-make-you-well/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/embodiment-of-pseudoscience-deepak-chopra-bad-choice-for-edmonton-autism-conference-says-expert-1.3827677https://circleofa.org/library/creation-by-god/Celebrity Charities: Good For Image, But What About Good Works?This Woman Used Oprah's Pontiac To Finance Her DreamsHow Oprah Helped Spread Anti-Vaccine Pseudoscience – Mother JonesSouth African parents unhappy with Oprah school | ReutersThe Education Of Oprah Winfrey - Forbes AfricaThe Doctor Carl Sagan Warned Us About | Office for Science and Society - McGill UniversityMany children taken by Americans not orphansLaura Silsby, Haiti 'Orphans' ' Would-Be Rescuer, Serial Rule Breaker : The Two-Way : NPRMissionary Stumbles on Road to Haiti - WSJMany children taken by Americans not orphansAmerican Missionary Jim Allen Speaks OutTraffickers exploit children in Haiti’s orphanages | CNNFunding_Haiti_Orphanages_Report.pdfDespair disguised as entertainment: Does Oprah Winfrey sensationalize human suffering in order to fuel her media empire and encourage other media to follow?Generation Z, values, and media: from influencers to BeReal, between visibility and authenticity - PMCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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    1 hr and 32 mins

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