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Episode Synopsis
Send us a text“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde wrote those words as a joke. But they would come to define his life—and his downfall.He dazzled Victorian England with wit, charm, and brilliance. A literary star. A master of theatre. The toast of high society. But behind the glittering facade lay secrets, risks, and a love that would destroy him.Oscar Wilde is often remembered as the ultimate gay martyr—a genius crushed by a hypocritical system. But the truth is more complicated, and far more haunting. How did this brilliant man go from standing ovations to a prison cell? Why did he sue his lover’s father for libel, knowing the risk? And how did the very society that once adored him turn so quickly into a mob with pitchforks?Wilde’s fall wasn’t just a scandal—it was a slow-motion execution, orchestrated by a society that punished what it secretly practiced.Join Keith as he unravels the glittering rise and brutal collapse of Oscar Wilde—a tale of beauty, betrayal, and a man destroyed for daring to live—and love—out loud.referral Links: Oscar Wild Support the showFor books written and published by Keith Hocton www.entrepotpublishing.com
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