# Lea Ypi on parallels between the 1930s and today

An episode of [The Rachman Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1504048545), 4 Sep 2025, 29 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/therachmanreview/e/68b8762b093397eb053b549f/media.mp3

Gideon talks to Albanian academic Lea Ypi about her book Indignity. In the book, she describes how living first under the Ottoman empire, then as part of fascist Italy and later in a post-war communist state affected the lives of her grandparents. They discuss possible parallels between the first half of the 20th century and the times we are living in today and ask what lessons can be drawn from this history to avoid making the same mistakes. Clip: AQSHF Free links to read more on this topic: Kant and the case for peace Albania’s ‘old sheriff’ on course to win fourth term as prime minister Why the EU’s migration dilemma is pushing the bloc further right Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social, @gideonrachman Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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