[RERUN] EPISODE 89: The Marquis de Lafayette: A Conversation with Mike Duncan

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“Marat posed a difficult challenge for Lafayette—a difficult challenge for any free society. Lafayette was committed to the principle of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, but here was a journalist using fanatical lies and scurrilous accusations to incite the population to mass murder.” Mike Duncan “Lafayette’s unique position at the center of the action meant, as Paris polarized, his attempt to hold the center offended everyone.” Mike Duncan Mike Duncan is one of the godfathers of historical podcasting. He began podcasting before most people had any clue what the podcasting medium even entailed. His History of Rome and Revolutions are among the most popular historical podcasts…