# The Making of an Autocrat: hijack a party

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Podcast: [The Conversation Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-weekly-1380543)
Published: 2025-12-28T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901
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## Resource

We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping today. The list goes on. So, where does Donald Trump fit in? In this six-part podcast series, The Making of an Autocrat, we are asking six experts on authoritarianism and US politics to explain how exactly an autocrat is made – and whether Trump is on his way to becoming one. This episode was written by Justin Bergman and produced and edited by Isabella Podwinski and Ashlynne McGhee. Sound design by Michelle Macklem.

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