1984 Today! Episode #101 - Dorian Lynskey

Thank you all for being the very first subscribers to our shared podcast journey.Speaking of sharing…This episode features the author, journalist, and podcaster Dorian Lynskey. His excellent book The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is worth reading and is available from all reputable booksellers (and disreputable ones as well, I’m sure).He and I talk about his research into Orwell, the motives the great man himself had for writing the genre-defining novel, the broader threads that stitch the book into our society’s idea of itself, and more besides.It was a good chat, and Dorian is a lovely man with a deep knowledge of the subject. I hope you enjoy it.Also, as subscribers, you’ll get a transcript of each episode as well. I’m still figuring out the best way to do it, so forgive me if typos or other errors snuck in. It will follow in a separate email because it’s quite long, probably due to my overly verbose and redundant loquacity. Or is it garrulousness? I’m not erudite enough to cognise such terminology.If you received this email as a forward and haven’t subscribed to the Substack yet, please do!Thank you again for subscribing during this crucial launch phase. Please tell your friends, your enemies, your families, your doctor, your dog’s therapist, whomever you can rope into our nascent community. Here’s that button again…Please don’t forget to reach out and let me know what you think. I’d love to hear from you.With gratitude,Mike This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1984today.substack.com