We welcome Al Murray, the comedian who might just be your new favourite historian, to Decoding the Gurus. In a crossover you probably didn’t expect, we discuss World War II, Wehraboos, gurus, and the contemporary comedy scene... something for all the family.

Along the way, we touch on British nostalgia, military fetishism, and self-styled “truth tellers”. A chat about history, humour, and hubris, not necessarily in that order.

Links

 * We Have Ways of Making You Talk – Al Murray & James Holland [https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/ww2-pod-we-have-ways-of-making-you-talk/id1457552694]
 * Al Murray’s YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@almurray]
 * Follow Al on X (Twitter) [https://twitter.com/almurray]


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