Skorzeny was an Austrian fascist whose thirst for military glory led him to the Waffen-SS. In the summer of 1943, Hitler hand-selected him for a mission: rescue Benito Mussolini.
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Nov 2022
Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic
Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, as ... Show More
42m 41s
Nov 2022
Famous Revolutionaries: Maximilien Robespierre Pt. 2
In 1791, France adopted a new constitution, placing power in the hands of the people. Robespierre’s job was done... or so he thought. War was coming, and with it, the growing threat of enemies both internal and external. In his quest to squash the counter-revolution, Robespierre ... Show More
46m 37s
Jan 2025
Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel
At the Munich Conference, Mussolini postures as a peacemaker. With Hitler in the ascendancy, the Rome-Berlin Axis is upgraded to a military alliance. High on fascist adrenaline, Il Duce invades Albania. Soon, in the backdraft of the German Blitzkrieg, he will declare war on Brita ... Show More
1h 1m
Jan 2025
528. The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1)
Throughout the course of the 1930s, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party has overwhelmingly, terrifyingly seized power in Germany. Now, Hitler’s vile ambitions have turned to Czechoslovakia. On the 12th of September 1938 at the Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, he rabidly defended the suppo ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 2
Part One: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS
Robert sits down with Prop to discuss the early life of Heinrich Himmler, the man who built the SS into Hitler's engine of genocide. (6 part series) LIVE SHOW ALERT: We are doing a new Behind the Bastards Live show! In the Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, September 25th at 8pm! Al ... Show More
1h 10m
Apr 2025
[1/2] 1945 : Les derniers jours du IIIe Reich
80 ans après le suicide d'Adolf Hitler, le 30 avril 1945, Virginie Girod raconte les derniers jours du IIIe Reich. Dans le premier épisode de ce double récit inédit d'Au coeur de l'Histoire, l'Allemagne nazie est acculée par l'avancée fulgurante des troupes alliées après le débar ... Show More
14m 3s
Apr 2025
[2/2] 1945 : Les derniers jours du IIIe Reich
80 ans après le suicide d'Adolf Hitler, le 30 avril 1945, Virginie Girod raconte les derniers jours du IIIe Reich. Dans le second épisode de ce double récit inédit d'Au coeur de l'Histoire, les troupes soviétiques entrent dans Berlin. Dans les ténèbres de son bunker, Hitler célèb ... Show More
16m 29s