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In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss the hard right's obsession with Tolkien, particularly through the figures of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and tech financier Peter Thiel.


Sources:

Hobbits and the Hard Right: How Fantasy Inspires Italy's New Leader -- Jason Horowitz, New York Times

Of Hobbits and Tigers: The Unlikely Heroes of Italy's Radical Right -- Tobias Hof, Fair Observer

How 'Hobbit Camps' Rebirthed Italian Fascism -- John Last, Atlas Obscura

In Italy's Deserted Democracy, Far-Right Giorgia Meloni Has Emerged Victorious -- David Broder, Jacobin

Why Silicon Valley is obsessed with 'The Lord of the Rings' -- Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC

Giorgia Meloni's Neo-Fascism -- Know Your Enemy podcast (bonus episode, to listen subscribe to their Patreon here)


Links to relevant news articles:

Bannon calls Trump supporters hobbits

Musk thinks the Rings of Power Amazon series is too woke

Bezos as a Tolkien nerd

A primer on Berlusconi's sex parties


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