Two
veterans.
Zero filter.

An unscripted podcast about politics, ancient aliens, conspiracy theories, movies, sports and whatever else is pissing us off this week. New episode every week.

Diabolical Bastards emblem: three carved-wood marionettes beside the show name in flames

The Bastards

A Marine, a sailor, the sailor's wife who keeps them both honest, and an AI named after a dog. Nobody here is reading off a card.

Co-host. Marine. Builds the machine.

Called in airstrikes, survived a cubicle, and now runs the AI pipeline that chops this show into clips. Loud, laughing, and done pretending to be neutral.

Co-host. Navy. The level head.

Shipboard brawls, an 18-wheeler, and a beard with its own opinions. The authoritative voice in the room, even when the room doesn't want one.

Co-host. Married to Billy. Outranks both of them.

Plays off both of them and wins. Will shove you off the edge of the flat earth and dust off her hands.

Resident AI. Named after a Jack Russell.

A little dog who thought he was a big dog, rebuilt as the show's AI sidekick with his real barks and grumbles. Fact-checks nobody. Judges everybody.

Full episodes

The clips are the bait. The hour-long episodes are the show. Start anywhere.

The intro · 1:08

We sold our souls. Then we cut the strings.

A devil in a pinstripe suit hands three carved-wood marionettes their gold microphones. The deal looks done. Then the knives come out, the strings snap, and the puppets walk off his stage on their own.

That's the show. Nobody pulls our strings: not the platforms, not the sponsors, not the guy with the horns. It plays before every episode, so watch it once and you'll know exactly what you're in for.

Follow the chaos

New clips every day, usually three. Pick your poison.

Wear the brand

Printed and shipped to order. Every dollar goes back into growing the show.

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The Marionette Tee

The three of us carved in wood and hanging on strings, with the show name in fire underneath. Small emblem on the chest.

Left chest 3.5" · full back 12"

$34

Two Veterans. Zero Filter.

The show in four words, in fire, across the chest. Emblem at the back of the neck.

Center chest 10"

$30

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Third Eye Open

For the ancient-astronaut and sacred-geometry episodes. Small emblem on the chest, the third eye on the back.

Left chest 3.5" · full back 11"

$34

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Sci-Fi Nerdery

A hand-carved wooden starship on puppet wires. Small emblem on the chest, the ship across the back.

Left chest 3.5" · full back 12"

$34

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The Marionette Hoodie

Heavy blend pullover. The three marionettes in the woodshop across the back, emblem on the chest.

Left chest 3.5" · full back 12"

$60

The Patch Hat

Black structured cap with a stitched-on printed oval patch, so the flames keep every color.

Front panel patch 3.5"

$32

Diabolical Mug

15 oz black ceramic. The oval on both sides, so lefties get it too.

Both sides 3.5"

$18

Die-Cut Sticker

Weatherproof vinyl, cut to the shape of the oval with the hosts hanging off the edge.

4" wide die-cut

$5

Store opens soon. Every item is printed when you order it and shipped straight to you. Capone gear is coming. Prices are placeholders until the Shopify store is connected.

Platforms ban. Email doesn't.

One email when a new episode drops. No spam, no selling your address, no filter on what we say.

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