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Ridiculous History

Micronations: How a Guy Got Ran Out of Town and Created San Marino

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.34.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

While San Marino may not make many international headlines, this micronation has one of the most fascinating origin stories in all of Europe. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore how a formerly rural area just about 6 miles from Rimini became a home for a stonemason hoping to get away from it all.

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0:00.0

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0:09.0

She conditioned them to be monsters.

0:11.0

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0:17.0

She was telling people the Bible since she was going to kill, but actually she was taking revenge.

0:22.0

Listen to Queen Havoc and her murder cult. On the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

Last season, millions tuned into the betrayal podcast to hear a shocking story of deception.

0:35.0

I'm Andrea Gunning and now we're sharing an all-new story of betrayal.

0:40.0

Ashley Litten was helping her husband set up a business fanmail account when she discovered a terrible secret.

0:45.0

I saw a hidden folder and I opened it. What the hell did I just see?

0:53.0

Listen to season two of betrayal on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:01.0

What do a flirtatious gambling double agent in World War II?

1:06.0

An opera singer who burned down an honorary to kidnap her lover.

1:09.0

And a pirate queen who walked free with all of her spoils, haven't comment.

1:16.0

They're all real women who were left out of your history books.

1:19.0

You can hear these stories and more on the Womanica podcast.

1:24.0

Check it out on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

1:30.0

Radiculous History is a production of I Heart Radio.

1:34.0

Welcome back to the show, Radiculous Historians.

1:36.0

Thank you as always, so much for tuning in.

1:39.0

Let's go.

1:41.0

Let's go.

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