Robert Mugabe Part 2: The Leopard’s True Spots…
Real Dictators16 Nov 2022

Robert Mugabe Part 2: The Leopard’s True Spots…

Mugabe is now the leader of independent Zimbabwe. But behind the façade of democracy, he is already governing through fear. Emboldened, he unleashes a campaign of genocide on his opponents. For now, for the most part, the international community turns a blind eye. But the arrival of a new prime minister - not in Zimbabwe but in faraway Britain - will herald Mugabe’s first great crisis… A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett. This is Part 2 of 4. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Benito Mussolini Part 7: Break for the Border…

Benito Mussolini Part 7: Break for the Border…

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29 Jan 20251h 4min

Benito Mussolini Part 6: The Road to Perdition

Benito Mussolini Part 6: The Road to Perdition

It all starts to go horribly wrong… After the disastrous invasion of Greece, Mussolini sends troops to Russia. Benito’s Blitz prompts bemusement in Britain. An Italian assassin somehow survives the fi...

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Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel

Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel

At the Munich Conference, Mussolini postures as a peacemaker. With Hitler in the ascendancy, the Rome-Berlin Axis is upgraded to a military alliance. High on fascist adrenaline, Il Duce invades Albani...

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Benito Mussolini Part 4: A Fine Bromance

Benito Mussolini Part 4: A Fine Bromance

Il Duce uses propaganda to become a folk hero - part saint, part Father Christmas. He bans journalists from mentioning his birthday or the fact he’s a grandfather - to promote an image of eternal yout...

8 Jan 20251h

Benito Mussolini Part 3: Murder in Broad Daylight

Benito Mussolini Part 3: Murder in Broad Daylight

World leaders line up to hail the new Italian strongman. But the fascists are already silencing dissenting voices. An epochal discovery in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings unleashes a curse, or so Mussolin...

1 Jan 20251h 2min

Benito Mussolini Part 2: The March on Rome

Benito Mussolini Part 2: The March on Rome

Wounded at the Front, Mussolini’s war ends early. A playboy aristocrat forms his own private army, offering inspiration to Il Duce. As Italian workers go on strike, Mussolini’s goons crack skulls on t...

18 Des 20241h 4min

Introducing: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

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A brand-new release from the Noiser Network. Join Hugh Bonneville on a thrilling journey through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most celebrated Holmes mysteries - read in their original, masterful form. If...

16 Des 202429min

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Benito Mussolini Part 1: Italy’s Fascist Godfather

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