They’re natural-born leaders with a never-ending thirst for power. Through force and deceit, they rise through the ranks toward radicalism — eliminating anyone who stands in their way. Delve into the minds and motives behind the world’s most infamous leaders. Dictators is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Introducing American Terror | EP1: Infiltrated (00:40:35)
Get an inside look at far-right extremism and domestic terror groups. From Gimlet and VICE News, American Terror follows reporter Ben Makuch as he investigates the ideologies and inside workings of ha...
Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic (00:42:41)
Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, kne...
Famous Revolutionaries: Maximilien Robespierre Pt. 2 (00:46:37)
In 1791, France adopted a new constitution, placing power in the hands of the people. Robespierre’s job was done... or so he thought. War was coming, and with it, the growing threat of enemies both in...
Famous Revolutionaries: Maximilien Robespierre Pt. 1 (00:45:52)
He entered the Age of Enlightenment as a young, well-educated student who saw the French nobility and clergy as corrupt — and society as ripe for an overhaul. As France plunged into crisis after crisi...
Unsolved Murders: The Death of King Tut Pt. 2 (00:52:05)
Since the 1920s, many archaeologists have examined the mummified remains of King Tut. But one Egyptologist believes that King Tut’s murder shouldn’t be solved by examining his body but by exploring wh...
Unsolved Murders: The Death of King Tut Pt. 1 (00:49:06)
Before becoming the world’s most famous mummy, King Tut was a teenage pharoah coming out of his father’s shadow. When he suddenly died at age 19, it sent shockwaves through his empire. But it wasn’t u...
Conquistadors: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Pt. 2 (00:42:18)
Still harboring an unquenchable thirst for gold, Coronado takes his expedition north from Mexico on a wild goose chase through “Tierra Nueva.” They unleash their brutality on indigenous villages. But ...
Conquistadors: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Pt. 1 (00:40:15)
In 1535, the second son of a wealthy Spanish family sailed to Mexico and married into a wealthy estate. But he wanted more. He wanted fame. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado raises himself out of obscurit...
Conquistadors: Pedro de Alvarado (00:46:15)
He was one of the most ruthless conquistadors of the era, epitomizing the unbound cruelty of the most reckless Spanish invaders. Pedro de Alvarado served as Hernán Cortés’s right-hand man during their...
Conquistadors: Hérnan Cortés Pt. 2 (00:46:41)
Emperor Moctezuma couldn’t stop Cortés from reaching his legendary city. But the conquistador’s plans for conquest and glory had more than a few hiccups. Still contending with an old rival, Cortés was...
Conquistadors: Hernán Cortés Pt. 1 (00:44:42)
In the 16th century a spate of European explorers pursued gold and glory across the so-called New World. Among them was Hernán Cortés, a fame-seeking descendant of Spanish warriors who became a soldie...
African Dictators: Mobutu Sese Seko (00:43:43)
After experiencing a brutal colonization in the late 19th century, and years of political corruption afterward, the Congolese people desperately needed a virtuous leader. In 1965, they got Mobutu Sese...
African Dictators: Siad Barre (00:47:48)
In Somalia, after losing both of his parents to clan factionalism, Siad Barre joins the military and ascends its ranks over the decades. As his country finds independence from British and Italian colo...
African Dictators: Muammar Gaddafi Pt. 2 (00:48:49)
He was supposed to be the revolutionary spark that swept through Libya, inspiring the masses to rule themselves through direct democracy. Instead, his brutal authoritarianism transformed the country i...
African Dictators: Muammar Gaddafi Pt. 1 (00:47:33)
The 1950s in Libya saw the dawning of a new era, when foreign rule ended and the country became an independent kingdom. Muammar Gaddafi was just a boy then. But inspired by Egypt’s anti-imperialist pr...
Hitler’s Henchmen: Otto Skorzeny Pt. 2 (00:45:21)
Hitler’s favorite commando took every opportunity he could to lionize himself after the raid on Gran Sasso. His efforts paid off: As the German war effort stalled, Nazi leadership used him not only as...
Hitler’s Henchmen: Otto Skorzeny Pt. 1 (00:44:22)
Skorzeny was an Austrian fascist whose thirst for military glory led him to the Waffen-SS. In the summer of 1943, Hitler hand-selected him for a mission: rescue Benito Mussolini.
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Hitler’s Henchmen: Reinhard Heydrich Pt. 2 (00:48:18)
Between his stranglehold on the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and his authority over the Nazis’ anti-Jewish policies, 38-year-old Reinhard Heydrich controlled the fates of millions. His fate, th...
Hitler’s Henchmen: Reinhard Heydrich Pt. 1 (00:51:31)
Reinhard Heydrich was a disgraced German naval officer who became a devout fascist under the tutelage of Heimlich Himmler. As the Nazis consolidated their power, he became one of the most ruthless off...
Hitler’s Henchmen: Heinrich Himmler Pt. 2 (00:50:09)
With his power secured, Himmler began a wave of terror that started in Germany and spread throughout Europe. Today we’re covering how he convinced Hitler to sanction the Nuremberg Laws, supplied Hitle...
Hitler’s Henchmen: Heinrich Himmler Pt. 1 (00:49:56)
He was a ruthless sycophant who carried out Hitler’s orders with utter savagery. Once a far-right university radical, Heinrich Himmler rose to become a leading member of the Nazi party and one of the ...
Pharaohs: Cleopatra VII Pt. 2 (00:48:24)
Caesar’s assassination throws Rome into political turmoil, jeopardizing Cleopatra’s right to rule Egypt. She begins a legendary love affair with Mark Antony that secures her survival for the time bein...
Pharaohs: Cleopatra VII Pt. 1 (00:46:35)
A keen witness to political theater from a young age, Cleopatra became the teenage queen of Egypt after her father suddenly died. In the face of deadly conflicts and exile, she found an unlikely ally ...
Pharaohs: Ramesses the Great Pt. 2 (00:39:48)
The pharaoh prepared his armies for battle against the Hittites in modern-day Syria. In epic poems and pictorial reliefs, Ramesses would honor himself as the savior of Egypt’s forces — despite the tru...
Pharaohs: Ramesses the Great Pt. 1 (00:36:59)
He set out to be a living god whose name could never be forgotten. Ramesses II built monuments and a lavish new capital city. He tore down Akhenaten’s metropolis, using its stones for his own tomb. He...
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