Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-10-25
Books mentioned on Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures With His Private Cult Navy
In Part Three of our Series on L. Ron Hubbard, Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) to discuss how L.
Robert Evans discussed Bare-faced Messiah by Russell Miller and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bare-faced Messiah
Bare-faced Messiah by Russell Miller is an investigative biography that details the controversial life and career of Scientology founder L.
Discussed“According to Barefaced Messiah, depending on his whim, offenders were either confined in the dark in the chain locker and given food in a bucket or assigned to chip paint on the billagege tanks for 24 or 48 hours without break.”
Where to get it
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion by Victor, E.
Discussed“Have you ever heard of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion? No. I don't know. I don't think so. A lot of anti-semitic conspiracy theories trace back to it was created by Russian essentially Tsarist Russian secret service operatives created this fake list”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged A (brief) history of vice
“I've got a book, A Brief History of Vice. Buy it.”