Mussolini's Favourite Daughter

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

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🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What do we know about the people who shared the surname Mussolini with the Italian fascist dictator?

Edda Mussolini may have been Benito’s daughter, but she was also the wife of a convicted traitor, an unwilling mother and a hard-drinking socialite.

To find out about Edda’s life and its connections with the Italian and German leadership, Kate spoke to Caroline Moorehead, author of the new biography ‘Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe’.

*WARNING there are adult words and themes in this episode*

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Sophie Gee.

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:02.2	But a legacy can change over time as new generations
0:05.6	re-examine old preputations.
0:07.6	From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4Hersh.
0:11.0	I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,
0:14.0	we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,
0:17.4	from Napoleon to Picasso.
0:19.2	And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?
0:23.4	This is legacy.
0:24.7	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Hello, my lovely big twixers.
0:34.4	This is Kate Lister, and I am here once again with your fair dues warning.
0:38.6	Today we are talking about Eda Mussolini.
0:41.6	So we will actually be viewing into conversations around Nazis
0:46.0	and all of those kind of things.
0:47.2	And of course, we'll be talking about adult themes in an adulty way.
0:51.0	You know the drill by now.
0:52.6	If this isn't for you, just say this one out.
0:54.8	Otherwise, let's do it.
1:01.0	Hitler, Stalin, Gaddafi, Mussolini.
1:05.0	We all heard of these infamous dictators, their horrific crimes.
1:10.0	But do you ever stop and think about their families?
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