BONUS: Dictators’ Books

The new emperor of the Central African Republic is introduced to the world in a totally surreal manner - with white horses from Belgium, finery from France and songs from a Broadway musical. The CAR’s finances continue to tumble. A controversial policy about school uniforms leads ...  Show more

A new year brings new beginnings in the Central African Republic. President Bokassa attempts to modernise. But at the same time, the mass incarcerations and torture ramp up and corruption takes hold. And then things get really strange… An imposter infiltrates Bokassa’s homelife. ...  Show more

This is a taster episode of the Fidel Castro story. To hear episodes 2-10, head over to Real Dictators and hit follow. Fidel Castro - a revolutionary turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters and loathed by his enemies. The bête noire of the United States who pushed th ...  Show more

  Clement Manyathela speaks to Prof. Dirk Kotze, Professor of Political Science at UNISA about the leadership of one of the most powerful and notorious dictators of the 20th century Adolf Hitler who was the leader of the Nazi Party and initiated the Second World War.See omnystudi ...  Show more

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli audiobook. Genre: philosophy Written in the turbulence of Renaissance Italy, The Prince is Niccolo Machiavelli's stark, practical manual on how power is gained, protected, and lost. Addressed to a ruler seeking to unify and stabilize a fractured ...  Show more

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we visit a humble farm in the east of Cuba to witness the early years of Fidel Castro, to see how this man would one day become the country's most revolutionary dictator. Link to Real Dictators: https://www.noiser.com/real-dictators Support the show! ...  Show more