This chapter begins with a promotion for the podcast Song Exploder, leading into a celebration of the new year of 1984. It juxtaposes fictional elements with cultural references, particularly examining the broader implications of George Orwell's influence during this pivotal year.
Forty years ago in 1984 your host was twelve years old and like George Orwell’s protagonist Winston Smith, he kept a diary, for the citizens of the future. For this special installment of Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything we travel back in time and give this diary a soundtrack. TV commercials, radio spots, movie clips – all sound from 1984 (the year, not the book). Find out what totalitarianism really sounds like.
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