Treats, s’il vous plaît!

Steve and James embrace the Halloween mindset with a chat about a cast of characters who transcend space, time, and barriers of language and even reality. They brace themselves for the midterms, swap a couple scary movie suggestions, and offer a proper send-off to Sir Patrick Stewart.

Andrew Roberts joins to discuss his latest biography, Napoleon and His Marshals: Victory, Rivalry, Betrayal. Along with detailing the extraordinary talent behind the Grande Armée, the trio draws attention to parallels that contemporary expansionists, visionaries, and magalomaniacs would do well to remember.

(And speaking of treats, be sure to get your code for a whopping discount on a Ricochet subscription for your first year! Use code HALLOWEEN2026 for $15 off a Listener or Member plan.)

Opening sound this week: The late Sir Patrick Stewart at Just for Laughs in Montréal in 2015.

Closing music: "Space Journey," by Daniel Inrem via MotionArray.

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