Beware of Strongmen with Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sitdown 5
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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Episode description
When crime lords, or their puppets, find their way into political office, the worst of mankind is unleashed. LB sits down with scholar and author Ruth Ben-Ghiat to talk Mussolini and Hitler, the techniques and circumstances that lead to a Strongman's rise, and the devasting parallals and symbiosis they have with mob bosses - past and present.
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