Simón Bolívar

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Francisco Eissa-Barroso and comedian Katie Green to learn all about the complicated life and legacy of nineteenth-century South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar. Bolívar liberated six modern countries from Spanish colonial rule, but also had himself appointed president for life, and argued that popular elections had led to the failure of earlier revolutions. Taking in Bolívar’s political philosophy, scandalous personal relationships, and constant military struggles to liberate and unify South America, this episode explores the life, times, and legend of this complex man. Hosted by: Greg Jenner Research by: Roxy Moore Written by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Produced by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Caitlin Hobbs Senior Producer: Emma Nagouse

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0:12.0	We were told to stay at home.
0:15.0	We lived with an invisible enemy,
0:17.0	with only the internet for company.
0:19.0	That changed people psychologically.
0:21.0	I'm John Ronson, and I'll be unerthing the roots of the
0:24.4	culture wars that engulfed us then and still do now.
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0:40.0	Hello and welcome to You're Dead to Me the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously
0:46.2	my name is Greg Jana I'm a public historian author and broadcaster and today we are gathering
0:50.9	our troops and quick marching back to 19th century South America.
0:55.0	To learn all about revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar.
0:58.0	And to help us we have two very special comrades in arms.
1:01.0	In History Corner, he's a senior lecturer in Latin American history
1:04.3	at the University of Manchester,
1:05.8	specializing in the political, social, and military history
1:08.1	of early modern Spanish America and the broader Spanish world.
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