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Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? How do you tell if your leader is a psychopath? Are we drawn to following bad people? To find out, Brian Klaas met presidents, philanthropists, cultists and dictators. He tells his story to Jon Ronson.
Dr Brian Klaas is an Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London and a columnist for the Washington Post. Klaas is also a frequent television commentator and political consultant. He was previously based at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford. He is also the host of the Power Corrupts podcast. He has advised governments, US political campaigns, NATO, the European Union, multi-billion dollar investors, international NGOs, and international politicians. On YouTube, Brian has been featured on CNN (strongmen leaders), MSNBC (Corruption in the republican party, dictators, authoritarianism), David Pakman Show, TEDx Talks, BBC Newsnight, Skeptic and Forward with Andrew Yang.
Jon Ronson is a journalist, author, and filmmaker whose works include Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and The Psychopath Test. He has published nine books and his work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, City Life and Time Out. He has made several BBC Television documentary films and two documentary series for Channel 4. On YouTube, Jon has been featured on TED (psychopath test, one tweet can ruin your life), JRE Clips (fake martial artist, Bohemian Grove), GANT (Couple thinkers), RiverheadBooks (the psychopath test), Russell Howard, Shaun Attwood, PoliticsJOE, BBC Sounds, Times Radio and The Moth.