Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
History · Ongoing · ~71 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricaltalk-showslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a morally murky history podcast, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
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 th…
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- Publisher
- Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 71 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, History, News
- Taste scores
- How we score
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