Robert is joined by Bridget Todd to discuss the Wonga Coup.Footnotes:<ol> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/04/opinion/saving-sierra-leone-at-a-price.html">Saving Sierra Leone, At a Price</a></li> <li><a href="https://old.post-gazette.com/headlines/20000215security1.asp">Safety at a price: Military expertise for sale or rent</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mad-mike-hoare-mercenary-in-congo-who-later-led-a-failed-coup-dies-at-100/2020/02/05/cd70451c-478c-11ea-ab15-b5df3261b710_story.html">‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, mercenary in Congo who later led a failed coup, dies at 100</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/an-african-adventure-inside-story-of-the-wonga-coup-794470.html">An African adventure: Inside story of the wonga coup</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/06/09/ely-calil-backer-of-a-farcical-coup-plot-died-on-may-28th">Ely Calil, backer of a farcical coup plot, died on May 28th</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2008/07/200878191540832228.html">A mercenary's tale</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/09/08/understanding-the-wonga-coup/">Understanding the Wonga Coup</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/69019da6-3b61-11db-96c9-0000779e2340">The Wonga Coup</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/nov/08/simon-mann-mark-thatcher-wonga-coup">Simon Mann, freed dog of war, is demanding justice</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/23/equatorial-guinea-africa-corruption-kleptocracy">The strange and evil world of Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wonga-Coup-Ruthless-Determination-Oil-Rich/dp/1586485008">The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs, and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa</a></li> </ol> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Part Two: The Dumbest Coup In World History

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.