4. The British Fascisti w/ historian Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc
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Historian of Irish resistance Pádraig Ó Ruairc joins Fritz to discuss the rise of the British Fascisti (yes, that's what they called themselves), the first Fascist organization in the UK, their imperial and class origins, their freaky friends and their terrible role in the occupation of Ireland.
Get Burn Them Out!: A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland from Bloomsbury press!
Music: Opener "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" attributed to Dominic Behan, performer unknown. retrieved from archive.org.
Closer: "God Bless England" performed by the Mary Wallopers.
also featuring music from fesliyanstudios.com
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