Welcome back to the home of the oxymoron. Evil genius. He asked the newspaper to print his obituary early so he'd enjoy it. That's like hiding at your own funeral. Yeah, a big, great gig. I'm Russell Kane. Join me to weigh in on whether the biggest players in history are more evil or genius. Becoming that rich, I'd say that is some level of genius. It also helps that it's a long time ago, right?

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A university is definitely not a democratic institution.

When decisions begin to be made democratically around here, I will not be here any longer.

Whether students vote yes or no on an issue is like telling me they like strawberries.

Hello and welcome to free thinking, whether you like strawberries or not.

The words I just quoted were those of Herbert Dean,

who, in a triumph of nominative determinism,

became Vice-Deen Dean of Columbia University in 1963,

and then Provost in 1968,

the year it all kicked off on campus and across the world.

And everyone on tonight's program has studied or has first-hand experience

of those moments when restless youth, an uncompromising authority, come smashing into each other.

The musician Paul Hartnell, won half of Orbital, those British masters of techno,

came thudding up against the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994 at 150 beats per minute.

The novelist Tony White was near Stonehenge during what became known as the Battle of the Beanfield.

He'll be showing us his wounds later.

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