Yesterday

American Elections Special: The 2026 Midterms in Historical Context

Today’s episode is a conversation with the American historian Gary Gerstle about this week’s US midterm elections to explore whether we have reached another turning point in American history. How do the results of these elections compare to previous midterm repudiations of sittin ... Show More

1h 12m

Nov 4

Can Universities Survive? AI vs Higher Education

Today’s episode in our series about the challenges facing universities looks at what might be the most direct threat of all: can they still fulfil their function if AI can write better essays than the students? David talks to political philosopher and university teacher Paul Saga ... Show More

1 h

Nov 1

Can Universities Survive? Politics and the International University w/Lea Ypi

For our series about the current crisis facing universities David talks to writer, philosopher and LSE professor Lea Ypi about the role played by politics in universities around the world. Is the difference between universities in different places greater than the institutional l ... Show More

1h 5m

Aug 2017

George Orwell and Animal Farm

The novel Animal Farm was an allegory about the dangers of Soviet communism and of the communist leader Joseph Stalin. It was first published shortly after the end of World War Two, as the Cold War was just beginning. Louise Hidalgo has been speaking to Orwell's adopted son, Rich ... Show More

9m 3s

Nov 2014

Ep 088 - Animal Farm, by George Orwell

Old Man Stalin Had A Farm...E-I-E-I-O....What happens when you mix the Russian Revolution with a bunch of farm animals and (more than a dash) of dystopian bummers? George Orwell's Animal Farm! Come listen to us learn the joys of rewriting history, selling your f ... Show More

1 h

Feb 2025

George Orwell - Orwell Collection Animal Farm 1984

Animal Farm and 1984

16h 10m

Aug 2020

Animal Farm

George Orwell’s allegorical novel ‘Animal Farm’ was first published on 17th August 1945 and has never been out of print. It tells the story of a group of exploited animals who take over their farm and attempt to create an ideal society. On the face of it, ‘Animal Farm’ is not a r ... Show More

27m 28s

Aug 2024

George Orwell: life of the week

From doublethink and thoughtcrime to coming face-to-face with our worst nightmares inside Room 101, few writers have had as much impact on the popular imagination as George Orwell. But what compelled the author of 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' to conjure up such dark, ... Show More

41m 38s

Mar 2023

Animal Farm: The Rise and Rise of Napoleon by George Orwell

Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Interested in more sleepy content or just want to support the show? Join Just Sleep Premium here: <a href="https://justsleeppodcast.com/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https ... Show More

34m 29s

Nov 2025

304. Orwell: Animal Farm, 1984 & Totalitarian Dystopia (Part 3)

What was the inspiration behind George Orwell’s most famous works? Why did he move to the remote Scottish island of Jura to finish writing 1984? What was Orwell’s “Snitch List” which he handed over to the government after World War 2? In Part 3 of this miniseries, Anita and Willi ... Show More

48m 2s

Sep 2022

Animal Farm: The Windmill by George Orwell

Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Interested in more sleepy content or just want to support the show? Join Just Sleep Premium here: <a href="https://justsleeppodcast.com/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_b ... Show More

39m 24s

Jul 2022

208. George Orwell

George Orwell is one of the most celebrated novelists, essayists, and journalists in modern British history. Tom and Dominic are joined by Robert Colls, Professor Emeritus of History at De Montfort University, to discuss the life and legacy of the man who wrote Nineteen Eighty- ... Show More

1h 9m

Animal Farm and Other Allegories