{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Heartland Daily Podcast","title":"Who Is Big Brother? A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell (Guest: D.J. Taylor)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bf12129d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4274,"description":"Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by award-winning novelist, critic, and biographer D.J. Taylor to discuss his new book, Who Is Big Brother? A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell. They discuss Orwell’s books, life and thought, including his conflicted relationship with religion to his competing anti-imperialism and fascination with empire. They also discuss Taylor’s recently released, completely overhauled biography, Orwell: The New Life.Get the books here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300272987/who-is-big-brother/ & https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Orwell/D-J-Taylor/9781639364510Show Notes:The Critic: Andrew Doyle – “The making of a modern prophet”https://thecritic.co.uk/The-making-of-a-modern-prophet/First Things: John Wilson – “The Lure of Orwell”https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/05/the-lure-of-orwellThe Guardian: Blake Morrison – “Orwell by DJ Taylor review – a very English socialist”https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/01/orwell-by-dj-taylor-review-a-very-english-socialistLaw & Liberty: Theodore Dalrymple – “Orwell's Arresting Ambiguities”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/orwells-arresting-ambiguities/Literary Review: David Dwan – “An Unsociable Socialist”https://literaryreview.co.uk/an-unsociable-socialistThe Spectator: Camilla Cassidy – “Will we ever know the real George Orwell?”https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-we-ever-know-the-real-george-orwell/The Times: John Carey – “Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor review — great writer, terrible husband”https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/orwell-the-new-life-by-dj-taylor-review-great-writer-terrible-husband-0t8w7qrlxWall Street Journal: Dominic Green – “‘Orwell’ Review: A Fresh Biography of Truth’s Champion”https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/orwell-review-champion-of-an-ordinary-truth-e439ecf9","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2xLxMmPe28MnonUa9AciVxMi_Bu3CavKGZzqhK99mjE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2NzQzLzE2Njk4/Mzk1OTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}