Behind the Bastards

David Berg starts the 1970s as a wildly popular cult leader and immediately goes insane. Robert walks Ed Helms through the invention of "flirty fishing" AKA prostitution for Jesus and a bunch of other nightmare fuel. Sources; Children of God [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/children-of-god] Children of God cult was 'hell on earth' [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-44613932] 'Children of God': Life and Death of the Messiah [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/children-of-god-cult-messiah-chosen-one-182272/] The Children of God: Joaquin Phoenix, Rose McGowan Among Former Members of This Notorious Cult [https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a29374581/children-of-god-cult-joaquin-phoenix-rose-mcgowan/] Murder and Suicide Reviving Claims of Child Abuse in Cult - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/15/us/murder-and-suicide-reviving-claims-of-child-abuse-in-cult.html?searchResultPosition=7] Life With Grandpa (1985) - more perverse puppetry from The Family International [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_1rsZ04Ew&t=104s] "Everybody can be happy" - The Luvvets 1980s - The Family International Puppet Show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODhlbpJWu4Q] Treasure Attic: Let's Have Fun [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXRb0-34n2g&t=451s] 78-79-copy.jpg (957×683) [https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/heavens-girl/scans/01/78-79-copy.jpg] (PDF) Lustful prophet: A psychosexual historical study of the children of God's leader, David Berg. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232542050_Lustful_prophet_A_psychosexual_historical_study_of_the_children_of_God's_leader_David_Berg] The Children of God \\ History \ Revolution for Jesus [https://childrenofgod.com/en/history/articles/revolution-for-jesus/] https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Main_Page [https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Main_Page] https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Flirty_Fishing [https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Flirty_Fishing] https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Love_bombing [https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Love_bombing]0 See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Ed Helms to discuss one of our worst monsters: David Berg, founder of the Children of God cult. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This special edition of ICHH Weekly compiles the complete Anti-Vax America series by guest host Steven Monacelli. - Viral Texas - Anti-Vax Genealogy - God's Will - Soft Eugenics - Could It Happen Here? You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone [http://apple.co/coolerzone]  Sources/Links: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/05/20/measles-updates-texas-cases-pass-700-as-illness-reported-in-30-states/ [https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/05/20/measles-updates-texas-cases-pass-700-as-illness-reported-in-30-states/] https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-measles-outbreak-in-west-texas-and-beyond [https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-measles-outbreak-in-west-texas-and-beyond] https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2025/03/24/data-these-charts-show-how-measles-vaccination-rates-declined-in-texas-public-schools/ [https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2025/03/24/data-these-charts-show-how-measles-vaccination-rates-declined-in-texas-public-schools/]  https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2025/03/24/too-good-for-this-earth-parents-of-child-who-died-in-measles-outbreak-say-no-to-vaccine/ 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https://www.christianitytoday.com/2013/09/measles-outbreak-megachurch-kenneth-copeland-vaccines/ [https://www.christianitytoday.com/2013/09/measles-outbreak-megachurch-kenneth-copeland-vaccines/]  https://www.npr.org/2013/09/01/217746942/texas-megachurch-at-center-of-measles-outbreak [https://www.npr.org/2013/09/01/217746942/texas-megachurch-at-center-of-measles-outbreak] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUGuJkVgXNA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUGuJkVgXNA]  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kenneth-copeland-blow-coronavirus-pray-sermon-trump-televangelist-a9448561.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kenneth-copeland-blow-coronavirus-pray-sermon-trump-televangelist-a9448561.html]  https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2025/03/04/west-texans-mennonites-at-center-of-measles-outbreak-choose-medical-freedom-over-vaccine-mandates/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 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Originally aired June 2022 Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA.  SOURCES: 1. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/04/27/meet-the-2-texans-who-took-over-the-nra-and-made-the-gun-rights-group-a-feared-and-powerful-force/%3foutputType=amp  [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/04/27/meet-the-2-texans-who-took-over-the-nra-and-made-the-gun-rights-group-a-feared-and-powerful-force/%3foutputType=amp ] 2. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/22/us/harlon-b-carter-longtime-head-of-rifle-association-dies-at-78.html  [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/22/us/harlon-b-carter-longtime-head-of-rifle-association-dies-at-78.html ] 3. https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linktv.org%2Fthe-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border&data=05%7C01%7CSophieLichterman%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd1cfb387b7824336b4ea08da4da686f1%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637907674876222099%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0cm%2FdSRPoBf2Q6VoySea0EQHV3uo%2FR%2FHTkA7uGMsjv8%3D&reserved=0https://www.linktv.org/the-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border  [https://www.linktv.org/the-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border ] 4. https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f  [https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f ] 5. https://bostonreview.net/articles/america-as-a-tactical-gun-culture/ [https://bostonreview.net/articles/america-as-a-tactical-gun-culture/] 6. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/04/us/hard-line-opponent-of-gun-laws-wins-new-term-at-helm-of-rifle.html  [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/04/us/hard-line-opponent-of-gun-laws-wins-new-term-at-helm-of-rifle.html ] 7. https://nraontherecord.org/harlon-carter/ [https://nraontherecord.org/harlon-carter/] 8. https://medium.com/epic-magazine/sons-of-guns-a250e6637593  [https://medium.com/epic-magazine/sons-of-guns-a250e6637593 ] 9. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/23/battleground-america  [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/23/battleground-america ] 10. https://scholar.colorado.edu/downloads/s1784m73m  [https://scholar.colorado.edu/downloads/s1784m73m ] 11. https://addran.tcu.edu/history/files/Dissertation-Prospectus-2.pdf  [https://addran.tcu.edu/history/files/Dissertation-Prospectus-2.pdf ] 12. http://web.archive.org/web/20190331211610/http://www.davekopel.com/NRO/2000/Misfiring-at-Harlon-Carter.htm  [http://web.archive.org/web/20190331211610/http://www.davekopel.com/NRO/2000/Misfiring-at-Harlon-Carter.htm ] 13. https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/05/31/how-nra-evolved-from-backing-1934-ban-on-machine-guns-to-where-it-is-now-commentary/  [https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/05/31/how-nra-evolved-from-backing-1934-ban-on-machine-guns-to-where-it-is-now-commentary/ ] 14. https://www.thetrace.org/2020/01/gun-industry-legal-immunity-plcaa/  [https://www.thetrace.org/2020/01/gun-industry-legal-immunity-plcaa/ ] 15. https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2013/02/gun-violence  [https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2013/02/gun-violence ] 16. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled  [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled ] 17. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LW0MNW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LW0MNW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Originally aired August 2020 Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol. SOURCES: 1. https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f  [https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f%C2%A0] 2. https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/  [https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/%C2%A0] 3. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-civil-rights-project-harrington-retire/  [https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-civil-rights-project-harrington-retire/%C2%A0] 4. https://www.amazon.com/Migra-History-Border-American-Crossroads/dp/0520266412 [https://www.amazon.com/Migra-History-Border-American-Crossroads/dp/0520266412] 5. https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/cruelty_on_the_border/  [https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/cruelty_on_the_border/%C2%A0] 6. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220 [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220] 7. https://www.propublica.org/article/a-group-of-agents-rose-through-the-ranks-to-lead-the-border-patrol-theyre-leaving-it-in-crisis  [https://www.propublica.org/article/a-group-of-agents-rose-through-the-ranks-to-lead-the-border-patrol-theyre-leaving-it-in-crisis%C2%A0] 8. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html] 9. https://books.google.com/books?id=mFQor2oScm0C&pg=PA29&dq=kicking+a+Mexican+male+who+was+handcuffed+and+lying+facedown+on+the+ground&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinlJqK0r3fAhUSnFkKHdzJDD4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=kicking%20a%20Mexican%20male%20who%20was%20handcuffed%20and%20lying%20facedown%20on%20the%20ground&f=false  [https://books.google.com/books?id=mFQor2oScm0C&pg=PA29&dq=kicking+a+Mexican+male+who+was+handcuffed+and+lying+facedown+on+the+ground&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinlJqK0r3fAhUSnFkKHdzJDD4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=kicking%20a%20Mexican%20male%20who%20was%20handcuffed%20and%20lying%20facedown%20on%20the%20ground&f=false%C2%A0]   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.