Authoritania

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Transnational Tyranny Mar 15, 2021

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On this episode, we discuss the proper ways to prevent the rise of your regime's critics and dissenters abroad through the creative methods of transnational authoritarianism. We'll take a look at tactics from surveilling international students to murdering journalists. How fun and uplifting!

Minisode: Nicolae Ceaușescu Mar 09, 2021

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On our first minisode, we give you a quick rundown on one of the last Communist autocrats of Cold War Europe, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Somebody Call Security Mar 02, 2021

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On this episode, we discuss how to crack down on your dissidents and revolutionaries against your new autocratic state by forming your own secret police service. We also discuss the history of security agencies, US black sites, forced disappearances, and other lovely hallmarks of a functioning autocracy.

Fabulous Fascist Fashions Feb 15, 2021

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On this episode we explore totalitarian tastes, dictator design, and how the clothes you love support the autocrats you hate. Learn how to design your own fabulous fascist state using lessons from Italy, Germany, China, and more!

You Gotta Start a Cult Feb 01, 2021

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On this episode, Nikhil walks you through how to create a cult of personality and become something beyond a political leader by examining the Aliyev family in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Why be a king, when you can be a god?

Authoritania: PILOT (S1E1) Oct 09, 2020

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On the pilot episode of Authoritania, Nikhil takes us through how to turn a democracy into a dictatorship in just three easy steps. We'll take a look at historical examples of autocracy in action in the US, Turkey, and India as we begin our journey in creating our own authoritarian state.

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