The Weird History Podcast

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117 Italian Fascism Part Six, Church and State

Posted February 23, 2017 • 00:21:23

Italian fascism came to power (and solidified power) by co-opting existing political organizations and interests in Italy. That included the Catholic...

Plague Has Taken Me

Posted February 16, 2017 • 00:00:50

I’m sick. The harrowing tale of Benito Mussolini and Pope Pius XI will have to wait until next week.

116 Italian Fascism Part Five, “All Within the State”

Posted February 9, 2017 • 00:25:11

After Mussolini proclaimed dictatorship in January of 1925 fascist Italy became the first modern totalitarian state. The regime extended its power and...

115 Italian Fascism Part Four, Voter Suppression and Murder

Posted February 2, 2017 • 00:18:12

Following the March on Rome Mussolini and the fascists cemented their grasp on power via an electoral reform known as the Acerbo Law, voter suppression...

114 Italian Fascism Part Three, The March on Rome

Posted January 26, 2017 • 00:22:50

The March on Rome is often cited as the beginning of Italian fascism. However, there was a fair amount of a run-up to the actual blackshirt invasion...