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, it's 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 at some level of genius. It also helps

that it's a long time ago, right? It's like the podcast version of telling your kids the ice cream

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Tonight, hidden clues and disappearing nations as we debate the ugly renaissance beneath the beauty of its art

and the secret afterlife of East Germany in a new memoir about growing up in a DDR family.

Plus, a retrospective of the Jewish-born Brazilian artist Mirrish Endel,

who once called her adopted country a tropical Weimar.

But first, the facades of affluence that mask a fraudster.

Kate Blanchett plays the monstrous, brittle heroine of Woody Allen's new film Blue Jasmine.

Jasmine was born Plain Jeanette,

but her glamorous name was part of her reinvention

when she married a Wall Street High Flyer.

When he's jailed as a fraudster after the 2008 financial crash,

Jasmine, penniless and unstable, seeks refuge with her sister.

Here she is offering life lessons to her two young nephews.

I always wanted to do something with my life. You know, I had energy. I didn't just shop and

lunch and go to matinees. You know, I ran charities for poor people, ran, you know, raised some money

for museums and schools.

And with wealth comes responsibilities.

Wasn't just some mindless consumer like so many of my so-called friends.

Though I won't say I just like buying pretty clothes.

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