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Podcast: Film Festival Radio
Episode: Sam Blair Director 'Berlusconi: Condemned to Win' (ESPN'S 30 For 30)
Description: ESPN's 30 for 30 series Berlusconi: Condemned to Win, is a 3-part series that tells the story of Silvio Berlusconi, one of the most significant and controversial figures in Italian history. Berlusconi rose to prominence as a business & media tycoon who owned one of the country’s most storied football clubs, A.C. Milan. As they became hugely successful, he used its victories to fuel his own popularity — ultimately propelling him to the highest political office of Prime Minister of Italy. Berlusconi’s ascent raised troubling questions about how sport can mask corruption and provide a path to power with consequences far be...