Join writers Fraser Allen & Malcolm Triggs on a guided tour of some of the bizarre characters leading the 195 countries that make up Planet Earth. And brace yourself for a spoiler – with a few exceptions, they’re a pretty rum bunch. Each episode explores the life and behaviour of one of Our Glorious Leaders, including contributions from guests with inside knowledge. Thought-provoking and entertaining, the series holds a flickering candle to some of the shabbier representatives of our so-called civilisation.
Our Glorious Leaders
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Join writers Fraser Allen & Malcolm Triggs on a guided tour of some of the bizarre characters leading the 195 countries that make up Planet Earth. And brace yourself for a spoiler – with a few exceptions, they’re a pretty rum bunch. Each episode explores the life and behaviour of one of Our Glorious Leaders, including contributions from guests with inside knowledge. Thought-provoking and entertaining, the series holds a flickering candle to some of the shabbier representatives of our so-called civilisation.
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5/31/2022
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March 13, 2023
Ep3: The Bloody Boss of Black Beach Prison
Why does the nation with the highest GDP per capita in Africa allow most of its people to live in desperate poverty with no access to health care or primary education, and a sickening human rights record? Oh – that'll be down to (alleged) murderer and torturer President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has mobilised oil money and the politics of terror to make his name as the world's longest-serving (and utterly self-serving) President. The tale of post-colonial Equatorial Guinea is a tragic one and, in this episode of Our Glorious Leaders, Fraser Allen & Malcolm Triggs explore Obiang's oppressive world with the help of exiled activist and writer Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel.
July 27, 2022
Ep 2: The Mad Donkey of Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro is credited with transforming Venezuela from the wealthiest nation in South America into a land of chaos, characterised by corruption, violent crime, political persecution, soaring inflation and widespread poverty. And yet, as his people starve, Maduro continues to enjoy the trappings of luxury in plain sight. How long can he continue? The vast majority of Venezuelans now feel little but contempt for Maduro – or Maburro, as his critics call him, playing on the Spanish word for ‘donkey’. Join us for a deep dive into a beautiful country, rich in resources, that has plunged to the depths as a failed petrostate. Presented by Fraser Allen & Malcolm Triggs, with Venezuelan guest ‘Jose’.
May 31, 2022
Ep 1: The Monster Cockroach of Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko, Europe's last dictator, has ruled Belarus for 28 years. Very much an old-school tyrant, he exhibits the standard authoritarian hallmarks of military caps, rigged elections, human rights abuses and a bushy moustache. His opponents refer to him as the Monster Cockroach and, as this episode reveals, the Russian fable from which the nickname comes may yet hold the key to his demise. Presented by Fraser Allen & Malcolm Triggs, with Belarusian guest commentator 'Volha'.
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