Radio War Nerd EP 385 — Silvio Berlusconi from "Years of Lead" to Post-Fascism, feat. Annibale

What this episode covers

Guest: Annibale Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest serving leader since Mussolini, just died, and we'll be damned if we're not going to get rwn favorite Annibale's take on Berlusconi's life & place in contemporary Italian politics & history, from Berlusconi's mysterious rise to riches coinciding with his unexplained role in the notorious P2 Lodge (think Gladio), to his transformation from Socialist Party patronage to reanimator of the Italian far-right... RWN'S ITALY’S YEARS OF LEAD SERIES WITH ANNIBALE: EP #134: Post-War Italy: Prequel to Years of Lead EP #135: Years Of Lead, Part 1 EP #136: Years Of Lead, Part 2: Red Brigades & Aldo Moro EP #139: Years Of Lead, Part 3: Ustica, Bologna Massacre & the Radical Implosion EP #264: The 1970 Borghese Coup, Part One EP #265: The 1970 Borghese Coup, Part Two Total time: 1:21:57 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here  Sound production by Telescope Audio Studios Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! *NEW!! Buy John Dolan's comic memoir "Pleasant Hell" now available in both audio and ebook format.