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Pinochet Part 3: Searching for the Disappeared : Pinochet consolidates control, creating a terrifying new secret police force The dictators war on communism extends abroad, as Chile joins Operation Condor But how long can Pinochets global allies allow him to go unchecked And will the families of the murdered and the disappeared ever find justiceA Noiser production, written by Sean ColemanMany thanks to John Bartlett, Mark Ensalaco, Peter KornbluhThis is Part 3 of 3Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser Youll also get adfree listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network Click the Noiser banner to get started Or, if youre on Spotify or Android, go tonoisercom/subscriptionsTo get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpncom/realdictators to get an extra 4 months on the 2year plan Theres no risk with Nords 30day moneyback guaranteeLearn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoicescom/adchoices

Introducing: Detectives Don’t Sleep - The Dulcimer Murder : From Noiser, Detectives Dont Sleep is the new whodunnit podcast Step beyond the police tape to shadow the real detectives who worked historys most intriguing casesIn this taster episode, were in 1913 following Chicagos first female detective, Alice Clement, as she gets called out to the slums to investigate the death of a young woman At first glance, it looks like the girl died of typhoid fever A tragic but all too common ending for Chicagos impoverished population But Detective Clement has a hunch that theres more to the story Especially when she spies a dulcimer an expensive stringed instrument perched in the corner of the victims squalid apartment Taking out her magnifying glass she sees something incredible The stringshave been poisoned But who would go to so much trouble to kill some poor girl Answering that question will take everything Detective Clements got Shell go undercover and use her incredible powers of deduction to unmask a killer hiding in plain sight Its a case that will take the nation by storm Solidifying Alice Clements reputation as one of Americas greatest sleuthsIf you enjoy this taster episode, search ’Detectives Don’t Sleep’ in your podcast app and hit follow to get new episodes every TuesdayLearn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoicescom/adchoices

Ethiopian history : Max Pearson presents a collection of the weeks Witness History episodes Were looking at key moments in Ethiopian history, as its 50 years since Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a military coup We start our programme looking at the moment a military junta called the Derg who ousted the monarchy in September 1974 Then, we hear how, before this, the Emperor lived in exile in Bath, in the west of EnglandOur expert guest is Hewan Semon Marye, who is junior professor at the University of Hamburg in Germany Then, Abebech Gobena who founded an orphanage and was known as Africas Mother Teresa Following that, the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor, discovered in 1994 Finally, the Axum Obelisk, returned to Ethiopia in 2005, after being looted by Italys fascist dictator Contributors: Lij Mulugeta Asseratte Kassa relative of Haile Selassie Professor ShawnNaphtali Sobers University of the West of England, Bristol Professor Hewan Semon Marye Ethiopian Studies and Contemporary NorthEast African Studies at the University of Hamburg, Germany Hannah Merkana raised in Abebech Gobenas orphanageProfessor Yohannes Haile Selassie PaleoanthropologistMichele Daniele ArchitectPhoto: Haile Selassie in his study Credit: Universal History Archive/Getty Images

Episode 487-A 2 Episode Special! Interview with Shannon Monaghan: A Quiet Company of Dangerous Men. Then, Merry Christmas From the Eastern Front : 2 Ep Special 1st, Interview with Shannon Monaghan about her book, A Quiet Company of Dangerous Men: The Forgotten British Special Operations Soldiers of WW2 Then, as Christmas approaches, the Germans continually fall back, unable to face the onslaught of Zhukovs attacks The Holiday will be bleak for the fighting men, but rather lively for the officers far away And Hitler will find out that his defiant speeches have been for nothing as he is told his men lack enough of anything, but mostly, winter clothingLearn more about your ad choices Visit megaphonefm/adchoices