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Nov 3, 2022 39 min

IDIOTS

from Histories of the Unexpected

In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis try to take very seriously indeed the unexpected history of IDIOTS! Which is all about the current disarray in British politics (the kamikaze budget) and the concept of the useful idiot - or a person who is duped into acting for a cause without properly knowing what they're doing - a la Tory party recklessness via Vladimir Lenin. It's also all about the incredibly important field of disability history and the idea of the 'disabled' mind and the curious case of Miss Fanny Fust; the history of the dunce and childhood teasing! Who knew!

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