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King Leopold's Ghost

Author: Adam Hochschild

Referenced in 4 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

February 20, 2025

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Referenced as a source that mentions Leon Romm as a possible model for the character Kurtz

February 17, 2025

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Referenced multiple times as the primary source for the podcast series about the Congo Free State. Mentioned when discussing Hochschild's descriptions of Casement's report style and noted that certain aspects weren't fully captured in the book.

February 13, 2025

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Explicitly referenced as 'his brilliant book' that the hosts have 'mentioned quite a lot.' They quote from it describing the appeal of the Congo to adventurers, and later mention it contains 'long narratives of kind of these hideous, bloody mutinaries.' The hosts note they will discuss critics of this book in a future bonus episode.

February 10, 2025

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Explicitly described as 'a brilliant book on this' about the Congo Free State. The hosts mention they will be 'borrowing from that book very liberally' and give it a 'big shout out' as a primary source for their discussion.