Part One: David Berg and the Children of God (ft. Ed Helms)

Robert tells Joe about Eichmann's entrance to the Nazi Party and his time as a concentration camp intern during the start of the Third Reich.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss one of the worst Nazis: Adolf Eichmann, a major architect of the Holocaust. (4 Part Series)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Berg starts the 1970s as a wildly popular cult leader and immediately goes insane. Robert walks Ed Helms through the invention of "flirty fishing" AKA prostitution for Jesus and a bunch of other nightmare fuel. Sources; Children of God Children of God cult was 'hell on earth' 'Children of God': Life and Death of the Messiah The Children of God: Joaquin Phoenix, Rose McGowan Among Former Members of This Notorious Cult Murder and Suicide Reviving Claims of Child Abuse in Cult - The New York Times Life With Grandpa (1985) - more perverse puppetry from The Family International "Everybody can be happy" - The Luvvets 1980s - The Family International Puppet Show Treasure Attic: Let's Have Fun 78-79-copy.jpg (957×683) (PDF) Lustful prophet: A psychosexual historical study of the children of God's leader, David Berg. The Children of God \\ History \ Revolution for Jesus https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Main_Page https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Flirty_Fishing https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Love_bombing0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Ed Helms to discuss one of our worst monsters: David Berg, founder of the Children of God cult.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired June 2022 Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA.  SOURCES: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/04/27/meet-the-2-texans-who-took-over-the-nra-and-made-the-gun-rights-group-a-feared-and-powerful-force/%3foutputType=amp  https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/22/us/harlon-b-carter-longtime-head-of-rifle-association-dies-at-78.html  https://www.linktv.org/the-legacy-of-the-texas-rangers-a-look-at-the-long-history-of-violence-at-the-border  https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f  https://bostonreview.net/articles/america-as-a-tactical-gun-culture/ https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/04/us/hard-line-opponent-of-gun-laws-wins-new-term-at-helm-of-rifle.html  https://nraontherecord.org/harlon-carter/ https://medium.com/epic-magazine/sons-of-guns-a250e6637593  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/23/battleground-america  https://scholar.colorado.edu/downloads/s1784m73m  https://addran.tcu.edu/history/files/Dissertation-Prospectus-2.pdf  http://web.archive.org/web/20190331211610/http://www.davekopel.com/NRO/2000/Misfiring-at-Harlon-Carter.htm  https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/05/31/how-nra-evolved-from-backing-1934-ban-on-machine-guns-to-where-it-is-now-commentary/  https://www.thetrace.org/2020/01/gun-industry-legal-immunity-plcaa/  https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2013/02/gun-violence  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LW0MNW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired August 2020 Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol. SOURCES: https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f  https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/  https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-civil-rights-project-harrington-retire/  https://www.amazon.com/Migra-History-Border-American-Crossroads/dp/0520266412 https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/cruelty_on_the_border/  https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220 https://www.propublica.org/article/a-group-of-agents-rose-through-the-ranks-to-lead-the-border-patrol-theyre-leaving-it-in-crisis  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html https://books.google.com/books?id=mFQor2oScm0C&pg=PA29&dq=kicking+a+Mexican+male+who+was+handcuffed+and+lying+facedown+on+the+ground&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinlJqK0r3fAhUSnFkKHdzJDD4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=kicking%20a%20Mexican%20male%20who%20was%20handcuffed%20and%20lying%20facedown%20on%20the%20ground&f=false   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Reportback from the West Bank The LA Anti-ICE Protests Migrant Detention in Libya On The Ground In LA Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #20 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  Sources/Links: The LA Anti-ICE Protests https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/democrats-california-new-york-detention-facilities https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrants-at-ice-check-ins-detained-and-held-in-basement-of-federal-building-in-los-angeles/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=828415694 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-los-angeles-immigration-protests-trump/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/paramount-california-home-depot-protest-rcna211650 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kv1lgdpkjo Migrant Detention in Libya https://missingmigrants.iom.int/region/mediterranean

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/61570/libyas-coast-guard-has-intercepted-and-returned-nearly-21000-migrants-in-2024 https://apnews.com/article/italy-libya-ossama-almasri-icc-arrest-hague-305b5eed193ef7774e6591d4f0a256fc 

 European Commission Financial Transparency System
Andrea Beck, 2024 Italian and EU Funding of the Libyan Coast Guard: How Italian External Border Immigration Policies Have Created Crimes Against Humanity, Public Ignorance, and Legal Accountability Issues Ronald Bruce. Libya: From Colony to Revolution Ship of Humanity: Witness to Rescue in the Mediterranean by Judith Sunderland Capitivity, Migration and Power in Libya. Nadia Al-Dayel, Aaron Anfinson & Graeme Anfinson 2021. Tilley: War Making and State Making as organized crime Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #20See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert tells Jack about the 'rescue' of Eliza Fraser and how her lies about what happened on K'gari Island helped to fuel decades of colonial war and genocide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Jack O'Brien to tell the story about Eliza Fraser, who survived being shipwrecked thanks to the indigenous people of an island her lies helped destroy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert explores Dr. Church's weird history with eugenics adjacent projects, like the world's creepiest dating app, and how Colossal Biosciences was created and immediately used by the Trump administration as an excuse to attack the Endangered Species Act.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.