Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2026-05-11
Books mentioned on Pulitzer Prize Historian: You Won't Notice Until It's Too Late!
Anne Applebaum has spent decades studying how democracies collapse, how authoritarian systems rise, and why the warning signs are often ignored until it’s too late. She reveals why America is entering a dangerous new phase, and what happens next!
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Autocracy, Inc.
“Anne Applebaum, what is it you spent the last couple of decades of your life doing, understanding, studying, and sharing with the world?”
Plugged Twilight of Democracy
“And so that book Twilight of Democracy was a description I mean it starts with a description of a party I gave and then the book is about how people I knew had changed.”
Plugged Iron Curtain
“So this this has been a subject of a lot of my books. So that book Iron Curtain is about it.”