Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Jimmy Saville: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Robert explains how Jimmy Saville went from bike race commentator to pop music DJ and gatekeeper to the stars, and how much of Britain clamored to give him access to young girls as a reward. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part One: Jimmy Saville: Britain's Unending Nightmare

Robert explores the life and times of Jimmy Savile, the face of the BBC for decades, an ally of Margaret Thatcher, and a pedophile rapist on an incomprehensible scale. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 227

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  - How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 1 - How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 2 - The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination - Nigeria with Andrew - Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire? 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] Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th! Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation]  It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics]  Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary]  Sources/Links: How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45769802/ex-nflpa-boss-lloyd-howell-strip-club-expenses-sent-investigator [https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45769802/ex-nflpa-boss-lloyd-howell-strip-club-expenses-sent-investigator] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P42Wq3fmTYg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P42Wq3fmTYg] https://youtu.be/SwVNM266nCM [https://youtu.be/SwVNM266nCM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOpA-N24Cc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOpA-N24Cc] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-dN5xO7r [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-dN5xO7r] The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination Here Where We Live is Our Country - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-by-molly-crabapple/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-by-molly-crabapple/] We Need New Jewish Institutions by Arielle Angel -  https://jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-jewish-institutions [https://jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-jewish-institutions] Jewish Federations of North America polling - https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/jfna-survey-finds-just-37-of-jewish-americans-identify-as-zionists/ [https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/jfna-survey-finds-just-37-of-jewish-americans-identify-as-zionists/] Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire? https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies- [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519] Sources: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519 [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519] https://www.wisn.com/article/author-of-banned-book-calls-out-menomonee-falls-district/45840156 [https://www.wisn.com/article/author-of-banned-book-calls-out-menomonee-falls-district/45840156] https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announces-50-tariffs-nations-supplying-iran-with-weapons-2026-04-08/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announces-50-tariffs-nations-supplying-iran-with-weapons-2026-04-08/] https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/ [https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/] https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13006 [https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13006] https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-tariffs-countries-supplying-weapons-iran-ceasefire.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-tariffs-countries-supplying-weapons-iran-ceasefire.html] https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11346 [https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11346] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-polls.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-polls.html] https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-scores-f-accurate-pollster-11797710 [https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-scores-f-accurate-pollster-11797710] https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5819659-trump-approval-rating-democrats/ [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5819659-trump-approval-rating-democrats/] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5810850-trump-approval-hits-new-low/ [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5810850-trump-approval-hits-new-low/] https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump [https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump] https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2041503849991516661?s=20 [https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2041503849991516661?s=20] https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/tx-primary [https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/tx-primary] https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-shots-fired-into-indianapolis-city-county-councilors-home/ [https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-shots-fired-into-indianapolis-city-county-councilors-home/] https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041938354858582151?s=20 [https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041938354858582151?s=20] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html] https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456810#text=Dignidad [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456810#text=Dignidad] https://truthsocial.com/@greggphillips/posts/116329963429212640 [https://truthsocial.com/@greggphillips/posts/116329963429212640] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html] https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640/photo/1 [https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640/photo/1] https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2041839012097229086?s=20 [https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2041839012097229086?s=20] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-iran/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-iran/] https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/us-military-rescue-iran/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/us-military-rescue-iran/] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/trump-says-us-armed-iranian-dissidents-via-kurds-kurdish-groups-deny-claim [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/trump-says-us-armed-iranian-dissidents-via-kurds-kurdish-groups-deny-claim] https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041422908166127898?s=20 [https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041422908166127898?s=20] https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041429864335446102?s=20 [https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041429864335446102?s=20] https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041073575273156670?s=20 [https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041073575273156670?s=20] https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s-rescues-downed-f-15e-wso-deep-inside-iran/ [https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s-rescues-downed-f-15e-wso-deep-inside-iran/] https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-jail-time-over-f-15-story-leak-260769349590 [https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-jail-time-over-f-15-story-leak-260769349590] https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414 [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414] https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-scene-ice-involved-shooting-patterson-california/story?id=131812411 [https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-scene-ice-involved-shooting-patterson-california/story?id=131812411] https://x.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/2041886308964913229 [https://x.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/2041886308964913229] https://x.com/OversightDems/status/2041900181977718843 [https://x.com/OversightDems/status/2041900181977718843] https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lee-m-zeldin/about [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lee-m-zeldin/about] https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2026/04/5-things-know-about-lee-zeldin-he-tops-trumps-list-ag/412647/ [https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2026/04/5-things-know-about-lee-zeldin-he-tops-trumps-list-ag/412647/] https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/why-rep-zeldin-now-running-for-governor-says-he-voted-against-the-2020-election-results/ [https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/why-rep-zeldin-now-running-for-governor-says-he-voted-against-the-2020-election-results/] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html] https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/politics/todd-blanche-nobody-knows-why-bondi-was-fired [https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/politics/todd-blanche-nobody-knows-why-bondi-was-fired] https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/2041906771074138402 [https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/2041906771074138402] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part Four: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil concludes the story of Phil Spector by talking about the murder he definitely committed. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part Three: The Phil Spector Episodes

Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, and how his relationship with the Beatles and his relationship with his wife came into, uh, conflict. Cool Zone Media is nominated for 3 Webby Awards!  Please submit your votes by April 16th :) Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation]  It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics]  Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary [https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary]    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.