The Anatomy Of Autocracy: Masha Gessen
January 28, 2021
43 min
Full
108 of 440
January 28, 2021
The Anatomy Of Autocracy: Masha Gessen
0:00 / 43:54
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
NPR Podcasts Episodes Around January 28, 2021
Episode 108 of 440 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
43:54This episodeThe Anatomy Of Autocracy: Masha Gessen
Summary
Russian-born journalist Masha Gessen talks to us about how the rule of the people becomes the rule of the one, the role of the media, and what we can learn about the building blocks of autocracy from the work of philosopher and writer Hannah Arendt, and what history tells us are the ways to dismantle it.<br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.