Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-04-10
Books mentioned on Part Two: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany
World War 1 has begun, and Robert walks Amanda through how Alfred Hugenberg bought up the German media to make the case the the war should go on for ever, and then how he backed the Nazi party and ushered Hitler into power when that didn't go well for some reason.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Fateful Alliance
Discussed“as Herman Beck lays out in his book the fateful alliance students preceded the established bildings burgurtum in appropriating a new conservatism before the German defeat in the first world war”
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Cultish
“Amanda Montel, our great guest and the author of Ctish, as soon as we finish this recording”
Own book Cultish
“I have another podcast called Magical Overthinkers and I got a bunch of books. Cultish, The Age of Magical Overthinking.”
Own book The Age of Magical Overthinking
“I have another podcast called Magical Overthinkers and I got a bunch of books. Cultish, The Age of Magical Overthinking.”
Own book Cultish
“Cultish, The Age of Magical Overthinking. I love talking about social science in a cheeky way.”
Own book The Age of Magical Overthinking
“Cultish, The Age of Magical Overthinking. I love talking about social science in a cheeky way.”