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Scott Rank, Ph.D., is the host of the History Unplugged podcast and today has released his latest book, History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers. As armchair psychologists question the mental health of our current politicians, this book shows how truly insane rulers are in a different category altogether. This is Scott’s 12th book and, when he isn’t writing or podcasting, he researches the history of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey.
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REALLY liking the new “one host, one guest” format. Nice to hear Jon’s POV.
Thanks so much!
“You’re not dreaming big enough” hahaha. I read somewhere that Ivan the Terrible may have been suffering from mercury poisoning. Anyway, very interesting topic. Great interview.
Unintended side effect of this podcast: getting out my two Split Enz’s box sets and going down that quirky rabbit hole…
“This book shows how truly insane rulers are in a different category.”
Loved your reference to “The Death of Stalin”. I watched it recently, then convinced my wife to watch it with me. Chilling and probably the best example of dark humor I could ever imagine. I’ll be sure to pick up Scott’s book if only for the unhealthy interest in the bizarre.