{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrim.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Frasputin-evil-genius-f1dHz8aa","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Rasputin II: Evil Genius","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f0c3c71f-873f-4cd1-a663-dff6a7ec7134/5e6e0499-f0fa-4497-8748-a793be388e38/free-image-resizer-cropper-5-copy.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/32931502-59f6-495f-a898-3e4befb9cd43\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Rasputin II: Evil Genius\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Part 2 of 5. Man with the Dragon Tattoo. \nRasputin displays his private parts at a Moscow restaurant feeding rumors of espionage and an affair with Tsarina Alexandra Romanov amidst anarchy, assassination, royal incest, and Bloody Sunday according to Ochrana secret police reports at the dawn of WWI as his political power grows. Tsar Nicholas II begins his reign in blood and mediocrity as his hatred of The Japanese grows. Historians Britnee Smith, Ted Sisco, and Joe Wojie are joined by Historian Cassie Coxon of Penn State University.\nSupport the show on patreon.com/grimphilly\nLive event information at grimphilly.com\n"}