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 is 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 we have Saints Alive at the National Gallery.

I'll be talking to the artist Michael Landy about his irreverent take

on the miracle workers and self-flagellators of art history.

And is Prague the forgotten capital of surrealism? A new book celebrates the city's role as a melting pot of modern history. And is Prague the forgotten capital of surrealism?

A new book celebrates the city's role as a melting pot of modernism.

But first have a listen to this

because it's the subject of one of the most divisive arguments

about the works and the ideas

of the composer Richard Wagner.

As sullenness king, I took

I'd you off,

ferned with cladden in

small,

spice and rank, drew I

to you to,

hutted you,

like the e'enar-hout,

and how you arduces

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