Robert Evans is a bisexual Texas guy who decided he was going to report on war, so talked his way onto a military plane with other reporters as a stringer when Beirut was a place for barracks bombing. An experienced combat photographer took him under his wing and kept him alive. Evans has walked on concrete smelling the crushed dead from the collapsed structures. I know all this from memory (correct me if I messed anything up) because I researched his background a bit, because his “It Could Happen Here” podcast - about how a US civil war would go down - is very articulate and savvy, and I was curious how he gained that insight.
The only thing more articulate and savvy could possibly be the products and services that support his program. If you lurk on Lemmy, Robert, glad you’re here. Always wished I could hear a conversation between you and Robert Baer for a few hours… partially because I would expect only the best alcohol and other substances to be served in that room.
Behind the Bastards is great! It’s like The Dollop but for the worst people in history.
Coolzone media is all fantastic.
For current events there’s It Could Happen Here and Executive Disorder (sub series of ICHH, weekly analysis of Trump admin)
He did a lot of coverage of the protests back in 2020 in Portland.
He’s also an amazing author: After The Revolution (fictional sci-fi American civil war, free to listen audiobook on the link) and his older A Brief History Of Vice (he talks about historic drug use and personally tries out all the weird ways people did drugs, very funny)
Evans is the kind of guy to book his own ticket to a war zone and hope he gets paid for his reporting afterward. I have no idea if he’s ever done that, but he has that vibe. As others said, I think he’s a “journalist”, in a positive way.
edit: he did a whole series about Syria, way way before recent developments. “The Women’s War”. and Jake Hanrahan. I remember they paid a driver who kept giving them terrible cigarettes.
Who is this guy to have known several warlords? My guess is he’s either a glowie or a journalist.
Edit: Survey says journalist! Thank you to everyone who answered.
To this guy’s point, yeah, it’s hilarious that Elon fancies himself a survivor.
Surprised everyone has not included his title. The honorable judge Robert Evans.
This guy is Robert Evans, world famous podcaster of Behind The Bastards fame.
honestly he is awesome
Robert Evans is a bisexual Texas guy who decided he was going to report on war, so talked his way onto a military plane with other reporters as a stringer when Beirut was a place for barracks bombing. An experienced combat photographer took him under his wing and kept him alive. Evans has walked on concrete smelling the crushed dead from the collapsed structures. I know all this from memory (correct me if I messed anything up) because I researched his background a bit, because his “It Could Happen Here” podcast - about how a US civil war would go down - is very articulate and savvy, and I was curious how he gained that insight.
The only thing more articulate and savvy could possibly be the products and services that support his program. If you lurk on Lemmy, Robert, glad you’re here. Always wished I could hear a conversation between you and Robert Baer for a few hours… partially because I would expect only the best alcohol and other substances to be served in that room.
That was such a seamless ad pivot I’m not convinced your aren’t Robert?
holy shit ive been listening to btb for a while now but never heard the story of how robert got his start in war journalism
He also personally knows guests who have gotten away with murder on one of his podcasts
Hot dogs drive people to the brink of madness. It was inevitable.
Only the finest gas station heroin.
Behind the Bastards is great! It’s like The Dollop but for the worst people in history.
Coolzone media is all fantastic.
For current events there’s It Could Happen Here and Executive Disorder (sub series of ICHH, weekly analysis of Trump admin)
He did a lot of coverage of the protests back in 2020 in Portland.
He’s also an amazing author: After The Revolution (fictional sci-fi American civil war, free to listen audiobook on the link) and his older A Brief History Of Vice (he talks about historic drug use and personally tries out all the weird ways people did drugs, very funny)
Journalist https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Evans_(journalist)
Robert Evans does Behind the Bastards podcast, and has also reported on conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine, and Rojava, amongst lots of other things.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Evans_(journalist)?wprov=sfla1
Also just started listening to a podcast he has called The Women’s War. Seems very good
I listened to that right as trump pulled support for Rojava. Depressing af at the time but also hopeful.
Do behind the police next.
Behind the bastards is the regular twice weekly. I also love Margret killjoys Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Then all the Coolzone media podcasts. They’re all very good.
Former cracked.com editor. Show some respect.
He’s seen more than most of us will witness in a lifetime.
Evans is the kind of guy to book his own ticket to a war zone and hope he gets paid for his reporting afterward. I have no idea if he’s ever done that, but he has that vibe. As others said, I think he’s a “journalist”, in a positive way.
edit: he did a whole series about Syria, way way before recent developments. “The Women’s War”. and Jake Hanrahan. I remember they paid a driver who kept giving them terrible cigarettes.
He’s literally done that before and been shot at by Isis snipers as part of it.
i do remember him trying to downplay it
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He might just live in or near a very particular region of Africa or perhaps the middle eastern mountains.
Hes a conflict journalist with years of experience in the field
Ah dang, I lost the pool.