{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696557f81266d4af749bb87e/6983633892cc2b35f6a5f59b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stalin’s Poetry & Mussolini’s Violin","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/696557f81266d4af749bb87e/1770218267714-046a23fd-8d08-461d-9f2e-5955b1edf2e4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we look at the strange, \"good\" deeds of two horrible men. We explore whether writing poetry implies a soul, and if being a good teacher counts for anything when you are a dictator.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Stalin:&nbsp;Responsible for millions of deaths... and the author of romantic poetry?</li><li>Mussolini:&nbsp;The father of Fascism... and a talented violinist who fixed the school system?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong>&nbsp;Highlighting these historical paradoxes is not an endorsement. We do not stand behind the actions of these dictators, and their few good qualities do not absolve them of their crimes.</p>","author_name":"D"}