William Durrumpal

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8 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 11 Mar

William Durrumpal’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Rest Is Classified · 137. How Russia Made Trump: MAGA Take The White House (Ep 6) · 11 Mar 2026 podcast

To others, he's a brutal despot, accused of presiding over more civilian deaths than either Stalin or Hitler.

A rebel son who hated his father, survived a 6,000 mile walk across China and rose to become a figure of titanic proportions.

And I'm William Durrumpal.

We'll track his rise from a bookstore owner to a guerrilla commander and we'll witness his ruthless elimination to secure total power.

And we'll descend into the dark experiment of the Cultural Revolution, a time when ancient temples were burnt, children denounced their parents, and a nation worshipped a mango as a sacred relic.

Hello, it's William Drimple again from Empire.

Here is a clip from our recent six-part series on Mao Zedong.

To listen to the full series, search Empire World History, wherever you get your podcasts.

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