Behind the Bastards

Robert sits down with Francesca Fiorentini to talk about how Orange County, California gave birth to the modern Republican Party, thanks to some arms dealers and a howling fascist named John Schmitz. 

(2 Part Series)

Sources:

1. https://cafe.com/article/were-revolutionaries-john-schmitzs-controversial-1972-third-partypresidential-campaign/  
2. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/05/archives/john-schmitz-is-no-george-wallace-.html 
3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-16-me-1902-story.html  
4. https://www.reddit.com/r/thecampaigntrail/comments/115krux/fun_facts_about_john_g_schmitz_not _really_theyre/  
5. https://people.com/crime/mary-kay-letourneau-devastated-when-politician-father-was-caughtfathering-children-with-student/  
6. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-joseph-e-schmitz-foreign-policypentagon-dod-germany-wrong-doing-439239
7. https://archive.is/qkm9c  
8. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/01/12/conservative-gopcongressman-john-g-schmitz-70-dies/d1dc7a2d-458c-4ef4-8f0d-398dfb8d54b4/  
9. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1176662608/a-historian-details-how-a-secretiveextremist-group-radicalized-the-american-rig  
10. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/29/republicans-orange-county-california-228110/
11. https://www.pressreader.com/usa/los-angeles-times/20181105/281483572392685  

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Kaiser Wilhelm.

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Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about Kaiser Wilhelm, the devastatingly cringy Mama's boy who came to rule an empire despite lacking even a single relevant skill.

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Henry Kissinger is dead! If you're wondering why people are so happy about this, listen to our six hour series on the life and crimes of one of the 20th century's greatest war criminals. (Ft. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds from The Dollop)

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Henry Kissinger is dead! If you're wondering why people are so happy about this, listen to our six hour series on the life and crimes of one of the 20th century's greatest war criminals. (Ft. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds from The Dollop)

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Margaret and Robert conclude our Christmas episode and yet another year of this fucking podcast.

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Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about Aaron Swartz, a tragic hero who helped build the open internet.

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CBP is detaining thousands of migrants, including children and the elderly, in the desert without food, water or shelter when overnight temperatures drop below freezing. Support the mutual aid groups helping them:

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Sources:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/03/11/requiem-for-a-dream

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-brilliant-life-and-tragic-death-of-aaronswartz-177191/

https://newrepublic.com/article/112485/aaron-swartz-profile-internet-will-never-save-you

https://newrepublic.com/article/112418/aaron-swartz-suicide-why-he-broke-jstor-andmit

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/aaron-swartz-prosecutor-withheldevidence/317410/

https://archive.is/bGVpb

https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/prosecutor-in-aaron-swartzhacking-case-comes-under-fire/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/31/aaron-swartz-mit-report-family-critical 

https://archive.is/9IIBX

https://archive.is/vmHXz

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