‘He liked that people were scared of him’: my year unpicking fantasy and reality with a veteran of Italy’s football ultras
About this episode
The episode explores the complex life of Alessandro Casolari, a veteran of Italy's football ultras, through the lens of violence and culture.
I’ve met many hardcore, violent fans, but the hostage-negotiating, cocaine-smuggling, Marxist-Leninist Alessandro Casolari still stood out By Tobias Jones. Read by Bert Seymour. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
More episodes of The Audio Long Read
- Saint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval
- ‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI
- From the archive: Battle of the botanic garden: the horticulture war roiling the Isle of Wight
- ‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend
- From the archive: Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online
- How did Mexico’s president become the world’s most popular leftwing leader?
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Audio Long Read podcast page.