Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In History | BEHIND THE BASTARDS

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Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In History | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
In Part Two of our Three Part Series on L. Ron Hubbard, Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) to discuss how L. Ron Hubbard lived the life of Indiana Jones, mixed with Steve Zizou, as well as mixed with the Prophet Mohammed.
Original Air Date: October 24, 2018
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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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[@chekz3520]

I actually discovered Doritos on one of my many exploratory expeditions into the Amazon Rainforest that I made when I was 6. The Tupi tribe made me a blood brother and everyone clapped, too.

[@marocat4749]

But have you visited the secret city of undiscovia? :P

[@Agent00Pi]

Did a big burly Marine approach you with tears in his eyes, even though he'd never cried before?

[@theautisticguitarist7560]

And your name? Albert Einstein.

[@theantithesis1]

"Sharpie" is old-timey slang for a "shrewd, cunning person, esp. a cheat."

[@williamkarbala5718]

Is that where the name of marker comes from?

[@TheDarthbinky]

@@williamkarbala5718Nah, the marker comes from that they were the first markers that had a sharp point on them rather than the fat ones that older magic markers had.

[@sunnymon1436]

The comment was made in the 1970s one Scientology was already established, not the 1920s.

[@ed118520]

​@sunnymon1436 The 1970s are old timey now.

[@TheDarthbinky]

"Sharpie" (as well as the closely related "card shark") originate from the older term "cardsharp" - a professional card player who wins primarily by cheating. So it's basically an old-timey slang for someone who's a cheater/liar/conman.

[@MrJohndoakes]

Thank God somebody else knows 1920s-30s slang and beat me to this.

[@damejanea.macdonald2371]

L. Ron Hubbard is a good proof of concept to the idea that the enemy of your enemy (Murdoch, Rhodesia) is not necessarily your friend.

[@marcogypaetus9607]

I wonder (odd detail to fixate on, i know) if Hubbard's grandfather was playing a hurdy-gurdy. It's an instrument which operates a bit like a fiddle or viola (the strings are rubbed) and has a somewhat similar sound, but it's played holding it in your lap and has a larger body than a fiddle, so it might be confused for a guitar if you don't know. And the classic ones are often ornamented with a sculpted head. I wonder...

[@marocat4749]

Hmm, genuinly ,maybe because i followe a vtuber playing a hurdy gurdy even doing a hurdygurdy stream fredrick knutsen, but , i agree,we need to know. Unironic, i want to know too.

[@marcogypaetus9607]

@@marocat4749 oh, hello fellow Fredrik Knudsen follower lol

[@marocat4749]

@@marcogypaetus9607 Hi ,ikow that name

[@alexbirdfox]

As an Australian I can confirm we are a clear continent if you ignore all the genocidal engrams

[@r.w.bottorff7735]

This three-piece scientologist triptych is my favorite so far, and is a masterpiece in it's own right. Great work!

[@MrJohndoakes]

The early years of Scientology (when it was known as Dianetics) were utterly bugf-ck crazy. It's boring now, because David Miscavge (the leader since 1987) takes all his cues from Protestant churches and not other cult leaders. I mean it still is cruel to the poor Africans and Eastern Europeans they trick into the Sea Org (the priest class that are really mostly groundskeepers/janitors/handymen) by holding their passports and paying them $50/month or less.

[@shitfitproductions6798]

well, there was that one white russian warlord who allegedly claimed to be Attilla and Genghis khan reincarnated. You know, the guy who took over Mongolia. He'd be a great episode if all the books about him weren't nonsense.

[@MrJohndoakes]

34:20 That book is probably "Dianetics '55" and the "church" still sells it. In fact they sell nearly every book Hubbard wrote, but not in the same editions.....there is a lot of evidence that they were secretly rewritten in the 1990s-early 2000s, because the books are a lot wider in the main.

[@mathewkelly9968]

56:30 lol as an Australian gotta say we werent much less racist than Rhodesia back in the day . And yeh sorry about Rupert , occassionally he has been on the right side of history though .

[@sunnymon1436]

Hubbard's reference was made in the 1970s, not the 1920s... so: A sharpie was a type of pre-punk rocker, almost rocker billy... easier to find on youtube if you look for the Australian version of what a SHARPIE is. I think they were opposed to mods.

[@kurogiza]

I suggest "L. Ron Lubbard Lube" as a product you can sell. I think I'd buy some. Maybe not?

[@marocat4749]

El lon lubbert lube :3

[@josephgalvez5048]

I had to go back and listen to that clam bit several times and I still have no idea what the hell that was.

[@Bioshadowknight]

Based Muncie drop 16:56

[@theautisticguitarist7560]

Scientology sounds bonkers and hilarious until you realize its pretty much just "gnostic christianity we have at home"

[@cookieface80]

"I'm not gonna do an episode on any of these people" Well, that aged poorly.

[@joshv.1490]

I spent most of my limited time in Muncie, IN intoxicated and it seems for the best. No arguments with the disappointing nature of most of Indiana.

[@bikecaptain-ye7un]

From a Hoosier. Indy, Bloomington, Gary, and corn. Only 3 fun towns in the whole state. Excellent camping though.

[@robertborland5083]

Ball State University - the Harvard of Muncie.

[@hungryhedgehog4201]

Did not expect Rhodesia to come up in this.

[@MrJohndoakes]

And Hubbard did not know Rhodes was gay before declaring that he was a reincarnation of him. Being gay is a "sin" in Scientology, and they think they can cure you of it.

[@MrJohndoakes]

54:15 The rag-arm people would graduate into the Rehabilitation Project Force, aka chain gang labor without the prison or the chain. They wore boiler suits, ate the worst food, did the dirtiest jobs. But that would take the formation of Hubbard's little navy, and you aren't covering that until the next episode.

[@russell62790]

Is there such a thing as, or different between, an innocent mistakeness and a lie?

[@marocat4749]

even rhodesia, wow

[@shinyskunk]

All this description of LRH and not one mention of his giant, fat DSLs.

[@tamarabrugara]

Apperently hemmingways kid was trans her wikipedia is really depressing cause she's one of those people who went in and out of conversion theraphy. Also kind of an issue with scientology

[@_NewtonMeter]

Asking your wife to have dinner with you and your wife 10:17

[@cookieface80]

It's pronounced Lou-cret-cia Borgia.

[@Tymbus]

What is it about America that leads people to believe utter rubbish?

[@MegaasAlexandros]

Its in several countries not just America - mainly westernised countries.

[@mssuxmyass]

l. Ron Hubbard Condoms! Classic Marx!

[@dwaynezilla]

Dianetics with a Vengeance

[@DestroyYouAlot]

Notes from today: Am I just now noticing that the Cool Zone Media logo is a catalytic converter? :D