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Audience Interest
- historical tyrants and dictators
- eyewitness accounts of history
Podcast Focus
- hidden lives of dictators
- historical context of tyranny
Publishing Consistency
- 153 episodes released
- active for 6 years
Platform Reach
- available on multiple platforms
- Noiser podcast network presence
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 46 chart positions in 46 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · History#11300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · History#18300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · History#34100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · History#49100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · History#6230K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
769K to 2.5M🎙 Weekly cadence·153 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.5M to 4.9M🇦🇺20%🇬🇧20%🇨🇦6%+43 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
461K to 1.5M
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Tito Part 2: The Man of Disguises
Jun 23, 2026
1h 01m 44s
Tito Part 1: The Young Gun
Jun 16, 2026
58m 28s
Introducing: Founding Fathers: An American Dream - Episode 1
Jun 11, 2026
1h 00m 11s
Introducing: Real Vikings - Episode 1
Mar 20, 2026
54m 30s
Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 3: A Coronation for the Ages
Dec 31, 2025
1h 03m 00s
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() Tito Part 2: The Man of Disguises | An assassination in Marseilles plunges the Balkans into turmoil. The Europe-wide battles of Black versus Red make their way onto the streets of Yugoslavia. Pegged as a trouble-maker and pursued by the authorities, the shape-shifting Josip Broz flees to Russia. There he will be re-tooled as a Soviet agent. Dispatched by Moscow, he’ll return with a new mission and a new name… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Neil Barnett, Christopher Catherwood, Richard Mills, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Geoffrey Swain, Susan L Woodward. This is Part 2 of 5. Written by Jeff Dawson | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. You can listen to the next two episodes of the Tito story straight away, without waiting and without ads, by joining Noiser+. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 01m 44s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() Tito Part 1: The Young Gun | Josip Broz was the wartime resistance leader who became Tito, the strongman ruler of Yugoslavia. He defeated both Hitler and Mussolini. He stared down Stalin. He consolidated much of the Balkans as a single state, helping it to punch above its weight. But beyond his undoubted political skill and avuncular demeanour there was also a darkness… and an iron fist. So who really was the man behind the name? How did he chart a third way through the Cold War? And how is he remembered today? A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Neil Barnett, Branko Brkic, Christopher Catherwood, Richard Mills, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Geoffrey Swain, Susan L Woodward. This is Part 1 of 5. Written by Jeff Dawson | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Rob Plummer, Josh Latham | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. You can listen to the next two episodes of the Tito story straight away, without waiting and without ads, by joining Noiser+. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 58m 28s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() Introducing: Founding Fathers: An American Dream - Episode 1✨ | American historyFounding Fathers+5 | — | Noiser Podcast Network | Boston | Founding FathersAmerican Dream+6 | — | 1h 00m 11s | |
| 3/20/26 | ![]() Introducing: Real Vikings - Episode 1✨ | Viking agehistory+4 | — | NoiserGame of Thrones+1 | south of EnglandEurope | VikingsIain Glen+5 | — | 54m 30s | |
| 12/31/25 | ![]() Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 3: A Coronation for the Ages✨ | coronationCentral African Republic+4 | Louisa LombardRichard Moncrieff+1 | — | Central African Republic | Bokassacoronation+5 | — | 1h 03m 00s | |
| 12/24/25 | ![]() Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 2: The Power Grab, the Châteaux and the Missing Daughter✨ | political powercorruption+4 | Louisa LombardRichard Moncrieff+1 | Noiser | Central African RepublicLibya | BokassaCentral African Republic+7 | — | 58m 27s | |
| 12/17/25 | ![]() Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 1: The Butcher of Bangui✨ | dictatorshipCentral African Republic+5 | Louisa LombardRichard Moncrieff+1 | French army | Central African Republic | Bokassadictator+8 | — | 1h 01m 18s | |
| 12/8/25 | ![]() Introducing: Charles Dickens Ghost Stories - A Christmas Carol✨ | audiobookCharles Dickens+5 | — | A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens Ghost Stories | — | Charles Dickensghost stories+5 | — | 48m 31s | |
| 7/1/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 10: Emergency on an Airplane✨ | Cuban historyFidel Castro+4 | Michael BustamanteAnthony DePalma+3 | — | — | Fidel CastroCuba+7 | — | 57m 47s | |
| 6/24/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 9: Down With Fidel!✨ | Cuban historyFidel Castro+4 | Alvaro AlbaMichael Bustamante+5 | NoiserSoviet Union+1 | Florida StraitsCuba+1 | Fidel CastroCuba+6 | — | 57m 01s | |
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| 6/17/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 8: Miami Vice✨ | Cuban exilesFidel Castro+4 | Michael BustamanteNicholas Griffin+4 | Noiser | MiamiLibya+2 | Fidel CastroCuban exiles+6 | — | 54m 33s | |
| 6/10/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 7: Che Guevara in the Jungle✨ | Cuban RevolutionFidel Castro+4 | Michael BustamanteCarlos Eire+5 | Noiser | — | Fidel CastroChe Guevara+8 | — | 57m 13s | |
| 6/3/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 6: The Cuban Missile Crisis✨ | Cuban Missile CrisisFidel Castro+5 | Alvaro AlbaMervyn Bain+4 | CIANoiser+2 | — | Cuban Missile CrisisFidel Castro+5 | — | 56m 02s | |
| 5/28/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 5: The Bay of Pigs | A man who was right there tells us the tale of one of history’s most notorious military failures. Castro’s former lover is given a handful of poison capsules and dispatched to Fidel’s hotel. A Havana schoolboy crosses his fingers as the American bombing begins. And a young activist prepares to do whatever it takes to repel the impending invasion... A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Carlos Eire, Peter Kornbluh, Monica Mercedes Perez Jimenez, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan. This is Part 5 of 10. Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 56m 50s | ||||||
| 5/20/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 4: Havana’s TV Star | Castro goes on a victory parade, eventually arriving in Havana on top of a tank. Vengeance is wrought on the old dictator’s supporters, as the new leader moves into the Hilton hotel. Fidel takes a trip to Washington - for a sit-down with Richard Nixon. And a regime insider tells us how he turned his back on Castro, only to pay the price... A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Jennifer Lambe, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan. Special thanks to University of Miami Libraries for the use of the Huber Matos archive. This is Part 4 of 10. Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Anisha Deva, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 57m 32s | ||||||
| 5/13/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 3: The Mountain Guerrillas | While Batista tries to convince the world that Castro is dead, Fidel regroups in the mountains. The world’s press descends on Cuba, hoping to meet this elusive rebel, and Fidel is only too happy to grant everyone interviews. Meanwhile, in Havana, Batista’s sick son helps to save him from assassination. But his grip on the island is slipping… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Anthony DePalma, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Jennifer Lambe, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza.Special thanks to University of Miami Libraries for the use of the Huber Matos archive. This is Part 3 of 10. Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Anisha Deva, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 55m 16s | ||||||
| 5/6/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 2: Shipwrecked in the Swamps | Castro wrestles with Marxism and begins another affair. Attempting to reignite the revolution, he swims naked across the US border. At a get-together in Mexico City, he strikes up a rapport with a scruffy Argentine known as “Che”. Together, in a battered old boat, they will set sail for Cuba - to bring the fight to Batista… A Noiser podcast production.Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Michael J. Bustamante, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Irene Lopez, Alex von Tunzelmann, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan. This is Part 2 of 10. Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 58m 33s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 | ![]() Fidel Castro Part 1: Rise of ‘The Crazy One’ | Fidel Castro - a revolutionary turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters and loathed by his enemies. The bête noire of the United States who pushed the world to the brink of annihilation. The ultimate political survivor who evaded hundreds of barely believable assassination attempts. We scroll back to the early years of the one they would call El Loco. It all begins on a farm in the east of Cuba - an island paradise with dark undercurrents swirling beneath the surface… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Michael J. Bustamante, Carlos Eire, Lillian Guerra, Jonathan Hansen, Peter Kornbluh, Jennifer Lambe, Rogelio Martinez, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza, Eduardo Zayas-Bazan. Special thanks to University of Miami Libraries for the use of the Huber Matos archive. This is Part 1 of 10. Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 06m 08s | ||||||
| 4/8/25 | ![]() Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1 | This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser podcast network. Join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most famous ship in history. You’ll be right there on board - setting sail from Southampton, chugging across the Atlantic, striking the iceberg and sinking into the icy depths. We’ll hear the harrowing tales of the victims and the testimonies of the lucky survivors. And Paul explores his own family story, following his great uncle Jimmy McGann - a trimmer down in Titanic’s engine room. Search ‘Titanic: Ship of Dreams’ in your podcast app and hit follow to get new episodes each Tuesday. Or listen at noiser.com Episode 2 is live now on Titanic: Ship of Dreams. Real Dictators will be back on April 30th with the story of Fidel Castro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 52m 11s | ||||||
| 1/29/25 | ![]() Benito Mussolini Part 7: Break for the Border… | As Italy switches sides, Hitler hatches a plan to rescue his pal. But with the Axis collapsing on all fronts, Mussolini makes for Switzerland - stowed away and in disguise. For Il Duce’s enemies, the race is on to get to him first. His downfall will come at the hands of his own people… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 7 of 7. Real Dictators will be back soon with, among others, the stories of Fidel Castro and Jean-Bédel Bokassa as well as some bonus content. Stay tuned... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 04m 42s | ||||||
| 1/22/25 | ![]() Benito Mussolini Part 6: The Road to Perdition | It all starts to go horribly wrong… After the disastrous invasion of Greece, Mussolini sends troops to Russia. Benito’s Blitz prompts bemusement in Britain. An Italian assassin somehow survives the firing squad. A famous American mobster helps the Allies in Sicily. And Il Duce’s son telephones his father with devastating news… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 6 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 01m 10s | ||||||
| 1/15/25 | ![]() Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel | At the Munich Conference, Mussolini postures as a peacemaker. With Hitler in the ascendancy, the Rome-Berlin Axis is upgraded to a military alliance. High on fascist adrenaline, Il Duce invades Albania. Soon, in the backdraft of the German Blitzkrieg, he will declare war on Britain and France… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche, Thomas Weber. This is Part 5 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 57m 08s | ||||||
| 1/8/25 | ![]() Benito Mussolini Part 4: A Fine Bromance | Il Duce uses propaganda to become a folk hero - part saint, part Father Christmas. He bans journalists from mentioning his birthday or the fact he’s a grandfather - to promote an image of eternal youth. Ernest Hemingway arrives in Switzerland to interview the Italian strongman, and sees right through him. Italy launches a genocidal campaign in Libya and gets away with it. And as the World Cup comes to the Fatherland, Benito Mussolini prepares to finally meet one Adolf Hitler… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 4 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 00m 38s | ||||||
| 1/1/25 | ![]() Benito Mussolini Part 3: Murder in Broad Daylight | World leaders line up to hail the new Italian strongman. But the fascists are already silencing dissenting voices. An epochal discovery in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings unleashes a curse, or so Mussolini believes. Il Duce gets his top off in the wheat fields - making sure to be caught on camera. He comes to an arrangement with the Pope and meets the woman who will ultimately die by his side. Meanwhile, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat prepares to make an astonishing attempt on Mussolini’s life… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 3 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 02m 29s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 | ![]() Benito Mussolini Part 2: The March on Rome | Wounded at the Front, Mussolini’s war ends early. A playboy aristocrat forms his own private army, offering inspiration to Il Duce. As Italian workers go on strike, Mussolini’s goons crack skulls on the streets. And in a smoke-filled hall in Milan, he declares the birth of a new movement. His fascists will soon begin an audacious march on the capital… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 2 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 04m 45s | ||||||
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