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Brendan Simms: Why Hitler's Rise to Power Is Still Relevant

How could a man as demonstrably evil as Adolf Hitler come to power? And what lessons can we learn from this today? As populations around the world once again turn to authoritarian leaders, the questions aren’t academic. Historian Brendan Simms' new book explores Hitler’s rise to power, and he joins the program to explain how it’s not just the times that give rise to the worst type of leader.
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Season 2026 Episode 8138
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Season 2026 Episode 8137
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Volodymyr Zelensky; Mark Rutte; Roberta Metsola; Sen. Roger Wicker; Jesús Armas; Margaret Hany
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Elizabeth Economy; Adam Higginbotham; Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
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John Kirby; Vali Nasr; Edward Wong
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Jon Alterman; Dmytro Kuleba; Brian Goldstone; Hoda Sobhani
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Julianne Smith; Jim Scuitto; Lynn Harfoush; Nicholas Lemann
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