I generally hate podcasts, but a) there is a transcript and b) this one is by Applebaum [0], who is a highly-regarded historian. She specializes in autocracy vs democracy.
For instance, one of the perspectives helping to understand retorics like "The Big Steal":
«and this is exactly how a conspiracy theory—a big lie—functions in an autocratic political system. It helps the leader, the autocrat, establish who’s loyal, who’s on our side, and who’s not. You know, if you promise to believe in the made-up story, then you can work for the government or the party or whatever, and if you don’t, you’re out. And so this then, not merit or hard work, determines who gets promoted and who runs things.»
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