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Dictatorum is a podcast about dictators.

Dictatorum Podcast


    • Jan 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 7m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    Episode 2.8: The 70's Were Disco, But the 80's Are Washed Up Rockers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022


    Ceausescu's regime started to falter in the early 1980's due to a high load of debt. Economic and social conditions worsened until the Leader was deposed and brutally killed in December 1989.

    Episode 2.7: The Securitate and the Foreign Intelligence Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022


    Ceausescu's regime was propped up by a loyal and effective internal intelligence service called the Securitate. They had agents everywhere, and they would not hesitate to squash any and all dissent. Their brethren in the Foreign Intelligence Service were used to steal all kinds of intelligence and industrial secrets.

    Episode 2.6: The Roaring 70's

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021


    Ceausescu's domestic priorities in the 1970's see heavy industry take the lion's share of investment, spies in foreign lands steal all kinds of stuff, and people get forced out of their homes into ugly new apartments. Plus, Ceausescu really starts to indulge in the lifestyle of someone who owns a country.

    Episode 2.5: The Dawning of a New Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021


    Ceausescu makes a name for himself in the early days of his rule, makes friends with former enemies, takes a trip to the far east, and lets Elena get a little power for herself.

    Episode 2.4: Ceausescu Starts His Climb Up the Government Ladder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021


    From petty prisoner to high communist party official, we profile Ceausescu's steady rise into the position that will set him up to rule Romania.

    Episode 2.3: Communism Steamrolls Its Way Into Romania

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021


    Royal rule is replaced by fascism, which doesn't work out well. By the time the king takes power back, there is nothing he can do to stop the Soviet Red Army from rolling into Romania and eventually toppling his government.

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    Episode 2.2: Young Nicolae

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021


    Nicolae Ceausescu was born into obscurity in a village in southern Romania in 1918. His rough but uneventful upbringing led him to leave the village and explore the big city life, where he quickly devoted himself to communism.

    Episode 2.1: A Geography and History of Romania

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021


    In this episode, we take a look at where Romania is located, and how its history took a former Roman province, turned it into a Turkish vassal, and ultimately a country of its own.

    Episode 1.10: Libya Still Suffers and Ghaddafi's Oddities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020


    Libya has been in turmoil since Ghaddafi's death, with no end in sight. Plus, we take a look at some of Ghaddafi's quirks.

    Episode 1.9: The Regime Unravels

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020


    The Arab Spring arrives on Libya's shores and dislodges Ghaddafi and his 42-year reign.

    Episode 1.8: A Post-9/11 World Brings Relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020


    After the end of the Lockerbie Trials, sanctions end and the Libyan economy starts to open back up. But it was going to be a long hard road for Ghaddafi's Libya…

    Episode 1.7: The 90's Hit Libya With a Brick

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020


    The Lockerbie Bombing leads to international sanctions, which only complicate Ghaddafi's economic woes, while Islamist extremism reaches Libya.

    Episode 1.6: Ghaddafi's Dreams Turn Into a Nightmare - The 1980's

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020


    Ghaddafi's support to worldwide terrorist operations lands it in hot water with the West, and the economy takes a dive.

    Episode 1.5 Ghaddafi's Dream Comes True...Kinda

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020


    Ghaddafi starts building his Jamahiriyah. Things start getting weird, and Libya starts supporting worldwide terrorism.

    Episode 1.4: Building the Libyan Arab Republic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020


    After the 1 September Coup, Ghaddafi takes the reins in Libya, and leaves the RCC behind.

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    Episode 1.3: The 1 September Coup

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020


    On 1 September 1969, Ghaddafi and his Free Unionist Officer Movement launched a successful coup against King Idris

    Episode 1.2: Young Ghaddafi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020


    In this episode, we introduce the poor Bedouin from the desert who would one day come to rule Libya, Muammar Ghaddafi.

    Episode 1.1: The Geography and History of Libya

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020


    In this episode we dive into the geography and history of Libya.

    Episode 1.0: An Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 7:20


    Welcome to Dictatorum. This episode will talk about what a dictator is, and why I have chosen to cover the topic.

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