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Autocracy Now!

Autocracy Now is a podcast about historical dictators. In the modern world, shockingly, more and more people are growing frustrated with democracy. Is democracy really 'the best form of government, ap... Read more

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Huey P Long II: The Campaign Trail

Huey P Long II: The Campaign Trail

Huey Long pulled a man aside once, and, conspiratorially, explained his plans for 1924.  "I'm gonna run for governer, an... Read more

6 Dec 2018

32mins

Ranked #2

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Huey Long Part I: The Whirlwind

Huey Long Part I: The Whirlwind

Imagine, for a moment, that there was a politician in the United States very unlike the others. One who was willing to p... Read more

22 Nov 2018

34mins

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Stalin Episode XIII: The Fall of the Red Tsar

Stalin Episode XIII: The Fall of the Red Tsar

In 1953, in a final convulsion of paranoid violence, Stalin suffered a massive stroke. As his underlings jockeyed and vi... Read more

4 Nov 2018

38mins

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Simon Ings on Stalin and the Scientists

Simon Ings on Stalin and the Scientists

As we bring our series on Stalin to its conclusion, I'm posting the full and unedited interview with Simon Ings, author ... Read more

24 Oct 2018

1hr 58mins

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Stalin, Episode XII: The Red Tiberius and the Game of Thrones

Stalin, Episode XII: The Red Tiberius and the Game of Thrones

Towards the end of Stalin's life, he became ever more paranoid, embittered, isolated, and vengeful. As his various minis... Read more

15 Oct 2018

40mins

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Stalin, Episode XI: The Big Three, Beria, and the Bomb

Stalin, Episode XI: The Big Three, Beria, and the Bomb

As World War Two wound down to a close, Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill held several meetings to carve up the world. Aft... Read more

1 Oct 2018

43mins

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Stalin X: Stalin's City

Stalin X: Stalin's City

The Second World War was an incredibly complex conflict, fought on multiple fronts between various aggressors. It's diff... Read more

12 Sep 2018

35mins

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Stalin, Episode IX: Barbarossa

Stalin, Episode IX: Barbarossa

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact could only keep the peace for so long. Both the Nazi and the Soviet dictators knew that a bl... Read more

31 Aug 2018

36mins

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Stalin, Episode VIII: Before the Storm

Stalin, Episode VIII: Before the Storm

Stalin's Great Terror took place in the 1930s, with its most bloodthirsty peak in 1937. Two years later, Nazi Germany wo... Read more

8 Aug 2018

33mins

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Stalin, Episode VII: The Common Enemy of Humanity

Stalin, Episode VII: The Common Enemy of Humanity

Stalin's "Great Terror" was not limited to eliminating his political rivals. Soon enough, detentions and executions were... Read more

26 Jul 2018

34mins

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