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  • Behind the Bastards

    Part Two: The First Shah of Iran

    2026/03/26 | 1h 5 mins.
    Robert discusses what Reza did with power once he ascended to the Peacock throne, and how he ultimately lost everything.
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    Part One: The First Shah of Iran

    2026/03/24 | 1h 12 mins.
    Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the first Shah of Iran.
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  • Behind the Bastards

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

    2026/03/21 | 3h 17 mins.
    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
    - Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
    - Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
    - Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism
    - The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
    - Executive Disorder: Bovino Calls It Quits, Prairieland Trial, War on Iran Continues
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    Sources/Links:
    Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
    https://www.register-iri.com/wp-content/uploads/MN-2-011-39.pdf
    https://en.mercopress.com/2009/04/26/cruise-ship-melody-fended-off-a-pirate-attack
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/48821900?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&searchKey=&refreqid=fastly-default%3Aa5c02fb4e4aea98208bb9f0b37780d3b&initiator=recommender&seq=1
    https://abcnews.com/Business/International/pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama/story?id=9114429
    https://www.ospreyobserver.com/2011/11/riverview-resident-receives-commemorative-knife-after-surviving-pirate-attack/
    Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
    Moral Matters in Hard Times - https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/moral-matters-in-hard-times.pdf
    October 2025 poll of Palestinians - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2096%20press%20release%20FINAL%20ENGLISH%2028%20Oct%202025.pdf
    Disarmament reporting - https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2020639164602200358
    Khaled Meshaal interview with Drop Site News - https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-leader-khaled-meshaal-interview-trump-maga-united-states-support-israel-gaza-netanyahu
    Reconstruction of Gaza reporting - https://www.dw.com/en/trump-board-of-peace-backers-pledge-5-billion-for-gaza/a-75982195
    Aljazeera reporting on Israeli backed gangs in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/armed-militia-members-are-serving-as-israeli-agents-in-gaza-investigation
    Panel interview in Gaza - https://youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?si=im4SHWm6v0g60t75
    Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism / The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
    https://www.vcinfodocs.com/
    Executive Disorder:
    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-attack-damage-wipes-out-17-qatars-lng-capacity-three-five-years-qatarenergy-2026-03-19/
    https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-vows-no-more-attacks-by-israel-iran-gas-field-after-it-violently-lashed-2026-03-19/
    https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/strike-on-key-iranian-gas-field-is-a-new-phase-of-the-war-trump-blames-israel-00837052
    https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/why-targeting-kharg-island-could-backfire-on-trump-00834972?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nname=playbook-pm&nrid=9f5c80e5-432f-4eff-99b5-c830ad9d5d94
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news
    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrapup1-iran-targets-energy-facilities-across-gulf-after-israel-struck-its-key-2026-03-19/
    https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-oil-china-us-trump-hormuz-82a9acb473837f1bf7a821d0c3f95205
    https://defector.com/trump-to-world-please-help-me-un-shoot-my-own-leg-off
    https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/strait-hormuz-coalition-allies-statement-uk
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/european-nations-japan-to-join-appropriate-efforts-to-open-hormuz-strait
    https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/joint-statement-strait-hormuz-by-european-nations-japan-2026-03-19/
    https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435

    https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20
    https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman

    https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/

    https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/

    https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf
    https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting
    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf
    https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/
    https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333
    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf
    https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2034111241409445916?s=20
    https://x.com/LisaDNews/status/2033996104186970532?s=20
    https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-to-retire-sources/
    https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2033497141306405353?s=20
    https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/16/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history/
    https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/leo-cbpo/cbpo-retirement
    https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/fers
    https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/justices-will-hear-argument-on-trump-administrations-removal-of-protected-status-for-syrian-and-haitian-nationals/
    https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf
    https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2033733565838496020?s=20
    https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq
    https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-8
    https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/03/article-17
    https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689?s=20
    https://x.com/PressSec/status/2033932810709315865
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    Part Two: Sylvia Browne: Fake Psychic Detective

    2026/03/19 | 58 mins.
    Robert concludes the story of fake psychic investigator Sylvia Browne with a surprise story about the World Trade Center bombing.
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    Part One: Sylvia Browne: Fake Psychic Detective

    2026/03/17 | 48 mins.
    Robert and Kal Penn discuss the life and times of Sylvia Browne, the first famous psychic detective who spent most of her life committing crimes rather than stopping them.
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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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