Tomorrow, Tuesday 25 April, Giorgio Frassineti, the former mayor of Predappio, will be a guest at Tintoria, the podcast by Daniele Tinti and Stefano Rapone co-produced by The Comedy Club. "I've never managed to create the museum of fascism but how many sometimes they asked me for a selfie", so Giorgio Frassineti, in an exclusive and original interview with Tintoria, recounted his years as mayor and how he tried unsuccessfully - even with the help of the institutions - to close the souvenir shops which attract many nostalgics to Predappio.
His biggest regret?
Failing to establish a great Museum of Fascism, as happens all over the world where nations are able to serenely come to terms with the wounds of history.
A documentary, The Mayor - Me, will be released on the story of this attempt.
The former mayor of Predappio: 'Never managed to create the museum of fascism'
Frassineti - who has now returned to teaching geography - spoke candidly and concretely about his experience as mayor, providing a privileged point of view on the ways available to historicize fascism and isolate nostalgia.
«Probably we have to recalibrate our actions to combat this phenomenon, we have to aim for the strongest weapon, which is culture.
And I tried… but I messed up.
Only with culture - and the museum would have served this purpose - can we face this historical period and understand that talking to people who still dress like Nazi leaders is something ridiculous.
In Predappio we see these fashion shows several times a year».
An unprecedented Frassineti thanks to the comparison with the two comedians: in his years as mayor he was a star of the first citizens - «All the most important television stations in the world have interviewed me, except Al Jazeera.
It was a pity, I even grew a beard" - he also says that he complimented Rachele Mussolini after her election to the City Council of Rome: "Taking the vows is always difficult and people can't pay for their whole life by the surname they bear".
Tintoria is the podcast hosted by Daniele Tinti and Stefano Rapone co-produced by The Comedy Club, which combines pure entertainment and dissemination.
Hosting personalities from the world of entertainment and culture, it has the goal not only of entertainment, but also of coming into contact with ever new points of view and perspectives.
With over 150 episodes and more than 10 million views, it has become a point of reference in the world of Italian comedy podcasts.
