Episode
Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus
1:06:55
Published: Tue Mar 26 2019
Description
In Episode 53, Robert is joined by David Bell to discuss a man who was, at one point, the most powerful lunatic on planet earth and absolute ruler of a nation of five million people, Saparmurat Niyazov who was the dictator of Turkmenistan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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