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Listen Now: No One Is Coming To Save Us is back!

No One Is Coming To Save Us, hosted by veteran reporter Gloria Riviera, returns for a new season diving deep into America’s childcare crisis. This season, you’ll hear stories about everyday people rolling up their sleeves to demand better childcare in America, whether it’s guaran ...  Show more

Introducing: Pantsuit Politics

We’re excited to share a show we know you’ll love: Pantsuit Politics. Hosted by Kentuckians Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers, Pantsuit Politics offers a refreshing, thoughtful take on news and culture. It’s all about paying attention to what’s happening in the world—without ...  Show more

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Mussolini's Friend
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EPISODE 2 -- David discovers a surprising personal relationship between his great-grandfather and Benito Mussolini. Stanley Tucci brings this great-grandfather to life, revealing how he witnessed Mussolini's rise to power - and what happens when a dictator turns against you. For ...  Show more

Fascism in Italy: Has the country moved on from its past?
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Nearly 80 years after the death of Benito Mussolini, you can still find some Italians who openly proclaim their loyalty to the dictator and give the fascist salute at rallies. That behaviour would be punished with jail time in Germany. But in Italy it’s mostly met with indifferen ...  Show more

Toto Koopman: Socialite, Vogue Model and WWII Spy
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Toto Koopman was remarkable; she was a high society socialite who risked her life wining and dining with Italian blackshirts in order to gather information for the Dutch intelligence service in WWII. When she refused to work as a spy for the Italians, she was thrown in a deten ...

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Mussolini's Favourite Daughter
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What do we know about the people who shared the surname Mussolini with the Italian fascist dictator?


Edda Mussolini may have been Benito’s daughter, but she was also the wife of a convicted traitor, an unwilling mother and a hard-drinking socialite.

 

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