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The Viall Files

SCOUNDREL: HISTORY'S FORGOTTEN VILLAINS IS AVAILABLE NOW!

The Viall Files

Nick Viall

Relationships, Society & Culture, Tv & Film, After Shows

3.826.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

History consists of heroes and villains (and, I suppose everything in between)... but it's usually the villains who are the most interesting: Their flaws, their quirks, the voids in their hearts that force them to do the unthinkable. These are the characters that fascinate us, that pull us in, that compel us to watch and don't let us look away. And these are the characters that Scoundrel: History's Forgotten Villains is all about. Scoundrel, is a new bi-weekly anthology podcast from Kast Media and the award winning creators of Myths & Legends, that tells the stories of the rapscallions through time who were just a little more adept at hiding their evil from historians than others. By joining them on their treacherous journeys, we not only learn about what makes them tick, but more importantly, the times that created them. Sidney Gottlieb, George Remus, Hetty Green, Thomas Blood, James McClintock. They've all done horrible things...on varying scales. If there's anything we can salvage from their misdeeds and incalculable human suffering, it's the opportunity to use them to elucidate the times they've lived… so that we can better understand ourselves. 

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you like this show, I have a podcast for you.

0:03.2

I think you're really gonna love.

0:04.8

Scoundrel History's Forgotten Villains

0:07.0

is a new anthology series brought to you by Cast Media

0:09.7

in the host of the award-winning

0:11.2

in chart-topping podcast Myths and Legend.

0:14.2

You will learn the truth about rotten

0:16.3

and forgotten parts of history.

0:18.0

When you think about it,

0:18.7

history is consistent of heroes and villains,

0:20.7

but it's usually the villains who are the most interesting.

0:23.2

They're flaws, they're quirks,

0:25.4

that force them to do the unthinkable.

0:27.3

These are the characters that fascinate all of us,

0:29.3

that can tell us to watch and don't let us look away.

0:32.4

And believe it or not,

0:33.6

some of the most fascinating villains

0:35.0

have been largely lost to the history books.

0:37.0

For example, you'll follow a career of a guy named Cindy,

0:39.0

not only learning about his torturous CA,

0:41.5

mind control experiments known as MK Ultra,

0:44.0

but the story will open a window

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