Part One: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

Behind the Bastards

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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In honor of the American oligarchs trying to form their own aristocracy, Robert and Ed Zitron look back at the court of Versailles, how it was formed as a sort of frat house pentagon that broke the brains of every subsequent generation of French nobles.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Behind the Bastards, a podcast about terrible people.
0:10.7	You know, we've got a great episode, a couple of episodes for you this week with Ed Zittron, a better offline.
0:17.1	Ed, how are you doing, buddy?
0:19.6	I'm doing fantastically. Love being here. I'd be doing better, but, you know, buddy? I'm doing fantastically.
0:21.3	Love being here.
0:22.3	I'd be doing better, but, you know, we have something sad to talk about today, Ed.
0:26.7	We're going to give a little moment of silence for 14 FDA agents who were just trying to do their job.
0:33.5	But unfortunately, you know, they got between Sophie and her HGH ring.
0:39.5	And, you know, that's just, that's just never, never a safe thing to do.
0:44.2	Also back on the show is Sophie Lichten, who is recovering south of the border in a hidden steadfast.
0:53.9	Sophie, why did those men need to die? Why? Why? in a hidden steadfast, Sophie.
0:54.6	Why did those men need to die?
0:57.0	Why is that the cover story you gave me?
1:01.3	I feel like you could have done something so much cooler.
1:05.1	I think that's pretty cool, shooting it out with the FDA and going on the run to Mexico.
1:11.0	Yeah, an HGH ring.
1:12.2	Well, I didn't want to, like, accuse you of selling hard drugs.
1:16.7	I mean, sure.
1:18.9	And everybody loves HGH.
1:21.8	At least Joe Rogan loves HGH.
1:23.7	So maybe you could get on his show.
1:25.3	Is that the, I mean, I've been sent some very fascinating messages.
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