In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss the hard right's obsession with Tolkien, particularly through the figures of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and tech financier Peter Thiel.
Sources:
Hobbits and the Hard Right: How Fantasy Inspires Italy's New Leader -- Jason Horowitz, New York Times
Of Hobbits and Tigers: The Unlikely Heroes of Italy's Radical Right -- Tobias Hof, Fair Observer
How 'Hobbit Camps' Rebirthed Italian Fascism -- John Last, Atlas Obscura
In Italy's Deserted Democracy, Far-Right Giorgia Meloni Has Emerged Victorious -- David Broder, Jacobin
Why Silicon Valley is obsessed with 'The Lord of the Rings' -- Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC
Giorgia Meloni's Neo-Fascism -- Know Your Enemy podcast (bonus episode, to listen subscribe to their Patreon here)
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Musk thinks the Rings of Power Amazon series is too woke
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