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Evil Genius with Russell Kane is one of the funniest podcasts we’ve listened to. In a nutshell, the show embodies the adage that advises you to “never meet your heroes” — probably because the closer you get to someone, the more you can see right through the veneer of their persona. And Kane — comedian, actor, writer and host — is ruthless about it. The self-declared “mirth-maker” does not shy away from pointing out everything that is wrong with global icons and fictional characters alike. From Batman to Frida Kahlo, all the way to Genghis Khan — the podcast host, along with his guests, all seem to agree: Even the most impressive of people are fallible and quite defective. But make sure to take his comments with a grain of salt. While Kane’s comments are quite hilarious — maybe watch out for the super strong language if you’re not listening alone — and mostly factually correct, he’s no historian. Or as one disgruntled reviewer put it: It’s like listening to the “wokest students on campus telling you how the world should work.” So think of this show as light edu-tainment as it is anything but a serious academic exercise. If we can recommend one episode, it will be — of course — the one roasting Cleopatra.

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