About this episode

This episode explores the thought of Gustave Le Bon and his influence on Adolf Hitler's speaking abilities.

This episode explores the thought of Gustave Le Bon was a French researcher and writer whose seminal work, The Crowd, greatly influenced Adolf Hitler and was partially responsible for teaching him how to be a great speaker at mass rallies. ----- Subscribe for the full episode: TakeoverPod.Supercast.com Join the Classical Society: TheClassicalSociety.com * This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep. Go to HelixSleep.com/TakeOverPod for 20% off your purchase. * This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Go to Incogni.com/takeover for 60% off. ----- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• psychology
• history
• public speaking

Keywords

• Gustave Le Bon
• The Crowd
• Adolf Hitler
• mass rallies

Sponsors

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