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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 14 MIN

Who is the Fool

from Risto's History Rhymes · host Risto

We don't get fooled because the lie is good. We get fooled because the truth is worse.Four stories of people who wanted to believe — and paid for it. A Greek traitor whose name became the modern Greek word for "nightmare." A queen mother who thought she had beaten Richelieu. A cardinal in love who signed for a necklace he never saw. A British prime minister who came home from Munich waving a piece of paper.Four centuries, one mechanism: a lie that flatters lasts longer than the truth that corrects it.An episode of Risto's History Rhymes.#HistoryPodcast #WhoIsTheFool #History

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We don't get fooled because the lie is good. We get fooled because the truth is worse.Four stories of people who wanted to believe — and paid for it. A Greek traitor whose name became the modern Greek word for "nightmare." A queen mother who thought she had beaten Richelieu. A cardinal in love who signed for a necklace he never saw. A British prime minister who came home from Munich waving a piece of paper.Four centuries, one mechanism: a lie that flatters lasts longer than the truth that corrects it.An episode of Risto's History Rhymes.#HistoryPodcast #WhoIsTheFool #History

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We don't get fooled because the lie is good. We get fooled because the truth is worse.Four stories of people who wanted to believe — and paid for it. A Greek traitor whose name became the modern Greek word for "nightmare." A queen mother who thought...

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