Radio War Nerd EP 514 — The Original Fascismo, feat. Annibale

Guest: AnnibaleRecorded: April 7, 2025 With Trump back in power, it means the "F" word is back in vogue. We talk to friend of the show Annibale about Original Fascism in Italy, what it was in practice, the specific context that produced fascismo, and its leader Mussolini. RWN has done several shows on various aspects of fascism and neo-fascism. Here is a partial list:-EP #131: The Italian Resistance Movement in WW2-EP #134: Post-War Italy: Introduction to Years of Lead (series)-EP #205: Recovered History of Neoliberalism & Fascism-EP #226: Italy on the Eastern Front, Pt. 1-EP #257: Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12-EP #348: Italian Elections, Giorgia Meloni & Neofascists-EP #385: Silvio Berlusconi from "Years of Lead" to Post-Fascism Total time: 1:51:41Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World