Podcasts about Doublethink

Diese Texte untersuchen die anhaltende Relevanz von George Orwells Werk, insbesondere im Hinblick auf moderne politische Krisen und die Erosion der Wahrheit. Die Analyse zeigt auf, wie Animal Farm als zeitlose Warnung vor Machtmissbrauch und sprachlicher Manipulation dient, die heute durch digitale Propaganda und „alternative Fakten“ neue Brisanz gewinnt. Orwells Essays werden dabei als praktisches Werkzeugset für kritisches Denken und den Schutz der Demokratie beschrieben. Durch die Verknüpfung von persönlicher Erfahrung und politischer Analyse decken die Quellen universelle Muster von Totalitarismus und Nationalismus auf. Letztlich betonen die Texte, dass klare Sprache und intellektuelle Ehrlichkeit die wichtigsten Verteidigungsmittel gegen die Korruption des Denkens sind. Die Quellen verdeutlichen, dass Orwells Einsichten keine historischen Relikte, sondern unverzichtbare Anleitungen für die heutige Zivilgesellschaft darstellen.Orwells Sprachkritik und moderne politische Propaganda sind heute untrennbar miteinander verbunden, da Orwells Erkenntnisse über die Wechselwirkung von Sprache und Denken als grundlegendes Analysewerkzeug für das Verständnis gegenwärtiger Desinformation dienen. Sein Kernargument besagt, dass die Verrohung der Sprache und der politische Niedergang sich gegenseitig verstärken: Unklare Sprache führt zu unklarem Denken, was wiederum die Akzeptanz totalitärer Tendenzen erleichtert.Die Zusammenhänge lassen sich in folgenden Punkten konkretisieren:Der Mechanismus der Sprachmanipulation: Orwell beschrieb in seinem Essay Politics and the English Language (1946), wie politische Sprache gezielt Euphemismen und Worthülsen nutzt, um Lügen wahrhaftig und Gräueltaten respektabel erscheinen zu lassen. In der heutigen Zeit finden sich direkte Parallelen in Begriffen wie „Spezialoperation“ statt Krieg, „erweiterte Verhörtechniken“ statt Folter oder „optimale Personalanpassung“ statt Massenentlassungen.Newspeak und die Einengung des Denkens: Das Konzept des „Newspeak“ (Neusprech) aus 1984 zielte darauf ab, den Wortschatz so weit zu reduzieren, dass regimekritische Gedanken buchstäblich nicht mehr formuliert werden können. Moderne Propaganda nutzt zwar oft Informationsüberflutung statt Wortmangel, erzielt aber denselben Effekt der „Entwirklichung“: Wenn Wörter ihre feste Bedeutung verlieren, wird Wahrheit zur Verhandlungssache.Doublethink und „alternative Fakten“: Der Begriff „Doublethink“ (Doppeldenk) beschreibt die Fähigkeit, zwei widersprüchliche Überzeugungen gleichzeitig für wahr zu halten. Als die US-Beraterin Kellyanne Conway 2017 den Begriff „alternative Fakten“ einführte, stiegen die Verkaufszahlen von 1984 massiv an, da die Öffentlichkeit darin eine unmittelbare Bestätigung der Orwellschen Diagnose erkannte.Die Rolle der Squealer von heute: In Animal Farm illustriert die Figur des Squealer, wie die herrschende Elite durch ständige Umdeutung der Geschichte und Manipulation von Statistiken die Massen gefügig hält. Heute wird dieser Prozess durch Algorithmen und soziale Medien in Echtzeit vollzogen, wobei komplexe Sachverhalte auf simple Slogans (wie „Vier Beine gut, zwei Beine schlecht“) reduziert werden, um kritisches Denken zu unterbinden.Sprache als Werkzeug des Widerstands: Für Orwell war klare Sprache ein „politisches Programm“. Er betrat Neuland, indem er zeigte, dass intellektuelle Freiheit mit der Fähigkeit beginnt, die Realität präzise zu benennen. In einer Welt von Deepfakes und algorithmischer Überwachung bleibt sein Appell aktuell: Wer klar schreibt und spricht, bildet ein Gegengewicht zu den manipulativen Strukturen der Macht.Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass moderne Propaganda die von Orwell beschriebenen Mechanismen nicht nur übernommen, sondern durch technologische Mittel perfektioniert hat. Orwells Werk bietet jedoch weiterhin das notwendige Vokabular und die diagnostischen Werkzeuge, um diese schleichenden Angriffe auf die Wahrheit zu erkennen und ihnen entgegenzuwirken.

Diese Texte untersuchen die anhaltende Relevanz von George Orwells Werk, insbesondere im Hinblick auf moderne politische Krisen und die Erosion der Wahrheit. Die Analyse zeigt auf, wie Animal Farm als zeitlose Warnung vor Machtmissbrauch und sprachlicher Manipulation dient, die heute durch digitale Propaganda und „alternative Fakten“ neue Brisanz gewinnt. Orwells Essays werden dabei als praktisches Werkzeugset für kritisches Denken und den Schutz der Demokratie beschrieben. Durch die Verknüpfung von persönlicher Erfahrung und politischer Analyse decken die Quellen universelle Muster von Totalitarismus und Nationalismus auf. Letztlich betonen die Texte, dass klare Sprache und intellektuelle Ehrlichkeit die wichtigsten Verteidigungsmittel gegen die Korruption des Denkens sind. Die Quellen verdeutlichen, dass Orwells Einsichten keine historischen Relikte, sondern unverzichtbare Anleitungen für die heutige Zivilgesellschaft darstellen.Orwells Sprachkritik und moderne politische Propaganda sind heute untrennbar miteinander verbunden, da Orwells Erkenntnisse über die Wechselwirkung von Sprache und Denken als grundlegendes Analysewerkzeug für das Verständnis gegenwärtiger Desinformation dienen. Sein Kernargument besagt, dass die Verrohung der Sprache und der politische Niedergang sich gegenseitig verstärken: Unklare Sprache führt zu unklarem Denken, was wiederum die Akzeptanz totalitärer Tendenzen erleichtert.Die Zusammenhänge lassen sich in folgenden Punkten konkretisieren:Der Mechanismus der Sprachmanipulation: Orwell beschrieb in seinem Essay Politics and the English Language (1946), wie politische Sprache gezielt Euphemismen und Worthülsen nutzt, um Lügen wahrhaftig und Gräueltaten respektabel erscheinen zu lassen. In der heutigen Zeit finden sich direkte Parallelen in Begriffen wie „Spezialoperation“ statt Krieg, „erweiterte Verhörtechniken“ statt Folter oder „optimale Personalanpassung“ statt Massenentlassungen.Newspeak und die Einengung des Denkens: Das Konzept des „Newspeak“ (Neusprech) aus 1984 zielte darauf ab, den Wortschatz so weit zu reduzieren, dass regimekritische Gedanken buchstäblich nicht mehr formuliert werden können. Moderne Propaganda nutzt zwar oft Informationsüberflutung statt Wortmangel, erzielt aber denselben Effekt der „Entwirklichung“: Wenn Wörter ihre feste Bedeutung verlieren, wird Wahrheit zur Verhandlungssache.Doublethink und „alternative Fakten“: Der Begriff „Doublethink“ (Doppeldenk) beschreibt die Fähigkeit, zwei widersprüchliche Überzeugungen gleichzeitig für wahr zu halten. Als die US-Beraterin Kellyanne Conway 2017 den Begriff „alternative Fakten“ einführte, stiegen die Verkaufszahlen von 1984 massiv an, da die Öffentlichkeit darin eine unmittelbare Bestätigung der Orwellschen Diagnose erkannte.Die Rolle der Squealer von heute: In Animal Farm illustriert die Figur des Squealer, wie die herrschende Elite durch ständige Umdeutung der Geschichte und Manipulation von Statistiken die Massen gefügig hält. Heute wird dieser Prozess durch Algorithmen und soziale Medien in Echtzeit vollzogen, wobei komplexe Sachverhalte auf simple Slogans (wie „Vier Beine gut, zwei Beine schlecht“) reduziert werden, um kritisches Denken zu unterbinden.Sprache als Werkzeug des Widerstands: Für Orwell war klare Sprache ein „politisches Programm“. Er betrat Neuland, indem er zeigte, dass intellektuelle Freiheit mit der Fähigkeit beginnt, die Realität präzise zu benennen. In einer Welt von Deepfakes und algorithmischer Überwachung bleibt sein Appell aktuell: Wer klar schreibt und spricht, bildet ein Gegengewicht zu den manipulativen Strukturen der Macht.Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass moderne Propaganda die von Orwell beschriebenen Mechanismen nicht nur übernommen, sondern durch technologische Mittel perfektioniert hat. Orwells Werk bietet jedoch weiterhin das notwendige Vokabular und die diagnostischen Werkzeuge, um diese schleichenden Angriffe auf die Wahrheit zu erkennen und ihnen entgegenzuwirken.

We use “Orwellian” to describe everything from campus dust-ups to authoritarian crackdowns. But what did George Orwell actually stand for, what did he get wrong, and what can we learn from him about our age of surveillance capitalism and distraction? Sean's guest is Laura Beers, historian at American University and author of Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the 21st Century. They dig into Orwell's defense of truth over ideology, his crusade against euphemism, his experience with propaganda and persecution in Spain, and why 1984 and Animal Farm only capture part of his project.  Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Laura Beers, historian and author of Orwell's Ghosts We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at tga@voxmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show. And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investing in Bizarro World Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIAfIjKxr02sAztzlJNy1ug5bDvTVZkME&si=w2d_EF-B5jMo1dYD Subscribe to Investing In Bizarro World: @bizarroworld The free version of the 328th episode of Investing in Bizarro World is now published, with special guest Chris Curl. Here's what was covered:Macro Musings - With Gerardo in Costa Rica, Nick and Chris dive deep into macro events shaping the market. They cover the Fed's “nothing burger” July meeting and the odds of a September rate cut falling below 50%. Gold dipped below $3,200 on the news, but Nick sees the reaction as temporary. Copper also sold off after Trump walked back a planned 50% tariff on refined products—what Nick calls “taco-ing.” The long-term copper bull thesis remains intact, with structural deficits and demand from AI, energy transition, and infrastructure still driving the story. The team also breaks down the massive new trade deal with the EU—lowering tariffs, boosting U.S. energy exports, and repositioning America as Europe's key supplier.Market Takes - Chris breaks down why Bitcoin surged from $100,000 to $122,000: halving dynamics, M2 growth, institutional demand, and a supply crunch. Despite a Galaxy Digital selloff, the bull market remains intact. Ethereum is surging too—Nick is up 60% on his ETH ETF—and Chris expects ETH to hit new all-time highs later this year, triggering the next alt season. The two also cover the Genius Act, Project Crypto, and the rise of stablecoins like USDC and USDT—all bullish for Ethereum. Circle, the newly public U.S.-based stablecoin issuer, is highlighted as a prime beneficiary of the trend.Bizarro Banter - The Internet is ablaze over a hot chick in jeans. Nick and Chris weigh in on the Sydney Sweeney–American Eagle ad campaign, backlash from woke critics, and how a viral denim ad may signal the beginning of the end for woke corporate culture. American Eagle added hundreds of millions in market cap after the ad dropped. “This wouldn't have been controversial at all when we were growing up,” says Chris. “It's exhausting—and most people are tired of it.”Premium Portfolio Picks - For paid listeners only. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/40OW0ro0:00 Introduction1:10 Macro Musings: Temporary Gold Dip. European Trade Deals.16:40 Market Takes: Project Crypto. New Crypto Legislation. Stablecoins & Circle.48:51 Bizarro Banter: Good Jeans Ad. Doublethink.53:42 Premium Portfolio Picks: Chris's Favorite Cryptos Right Now. (You need to subscribe to Bizarro World Live to get this section) Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/40OW0roPLEASE NOTE: There are now two versions of this podcast. 1. Bizarro World Live — Pay $2 per episode to watch us record the podcast live every Thursday and get Premium Portfolio Picks every week. Plus an archive of all premium episodes. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/40OW0ro2. Bizarro World Free — Published the Monday after the live recording with no Premium Portfolio Picks.Curious about crypto but not sure where to start? Don't worry—it's easier than you think! Start by checking out our free report, "Crypto Investing for Beginners." Click here: https://bit.ly/47eNCFzVisit our website Daily Profit Cycle for content like this and more! https://dailyprofitcycle.com/

Rudolph gesels met Philip Venter oor George Orwell se 1984 asook kortliks oor Animal Farm.00:00; Inleiding02:40; Boek setting & idees en vandag se toepassing05:26; Newspeak, Thoughtcrime, Doublethink, Unperson28:29; Orwell se waarskuwing35:43; Taal Beheer vs Ontwikkeling41:54; Einde (Spoiler Alert!)

Episode 256: Plusgood Epstein Doublethink by Craig Johnson

With endless bot armies infiltrating social media feeds and harnessing the algorithm to control narratives and public opinion, our media system is becoming increasingly polluted. How long will it be before the internet is officially “dead,” where more comments and views are bots than human? Our conversation this week is with Amil Khan, a former Reuters foreign correspondent and BBC investigative journalist with over two decades of experience in media and communications. Amil is now the CEO of Valent, a firm specializing in countermeasures for organizations under threat from bot networks and disinformation campaigns. Welcome to DoubleThink, conversations inspired by This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, check out the Webby Award–winning first season. — BRINK media group is re-imagining how brands, causes and artists compete in the oversaturated attention marketplace through original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com

Once again we bring news of the good deeds of the Donald.  Tony Blair nearly wins right-wing nut of the week for his crazy pro fossil intervention on behalf of his petro state clients, but he's pipped by the Tories' energy man who probably believes the Earth is flat and definitely won't get to do that which he says he will do. We talk Dale writing for the Telegraph on Gaza and the crazy things our Government says about trade - more important than law apparently….breaking the link rears its head again as the man they call ‘Red Ed' might need more money for his 2030 target.  And if that's not enough our listeners and X rated trolls have a bundle of good, bad and generally fun things to add.

The average American's worldview is under constant assault from propaganda. Between the 5,000 advertisements we see daily, for profit journalism, and virtually every post on social media, the gulf between reality and the myths we are surrounded by has never been wider. And with the widespread adoption of algorithms guiding this entire process, we are in desperate need of a new set of skills to navigate the landscape.  This set of skills is widely referred to as media literacy—a concept that extends literacy beyond the ability to read and write, into the ability to understand how and why messages work across different forms of media.  Joining us is special guest Renee Hobbs, media literacy scholar, educator, and founder of the Media Education Lab.  Welcome to DoubleThink, conversations inspired by This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, check out the Webby Award–winning first season. — BRINK media group is re-imagining how brands, causes and artists compete in the oversaturated attention marketplace through original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com

It probably won't come as much of a surprise that the Pentagon was involved in the making of Top Gun. What may be more surprising is the sheer scope of film and television projects the Pentagon has had a hand in—and just how deeply involved it is in the production process. From Pitch Perfect 3 to the reality show Wife Swap, today we'll explore how the Pentagon became one of the most powerful forces behind Hollywood storytelling—and the long-term impact this influence has had on audiences both in America and around the world. Joining us is special guest Tom Secker journalist author and podcaster. You can learn more about Tom's work at spyculture.com Welcome to DoubleThink, conversations inspired by This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, check out the webby award winning first season — BRINK media group is re-imagining how brands, causes and artists compete in the oversaturated attention marketplace through original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com

What aesthetics and ideas defined the branded propaganda targeting millennials in the 2010s, and why do they increasingly fail to resonate with Gen Z audiences? Joining us is special guest Eugene Healey, brand strategy consultant and educator. Follow Eugene at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elkhealey This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, please listen to the Webby Award season one of the pod. — BRINK media group is re-imagining how brands, causes and artists compete in the oversaturated attention marketplace through original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com

San Francisco ad man Howard Gossage (1917–1969) is a bit more under the radar than his Madison Avenue contemporaries, but his work in both consumer marketing and advocacy messaging was brilliant. His unconventional and interactive approaches to advertising felt like a harbinger of what was to come a half-century later with the advent of social media. We discuss his work and what it can teach us about propaganda. With special guest Justin Oberman, longtime advertising creative and social media influencer. Follow Justin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinoberman/ This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, please listen to the Webby Award season one of the pod. — BRINK media group is re-imagining how brands, causes and artists compete in the oversaturated attention marketplace through original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com

Liberal “pro choice” messaging has historically conceded the moral high ground (“safe, legal and rare”). Amelia Bonow helped change that as the leader of the Shout Your Abortion movement. In this episode, she shares her journey and discusses why the persuasion war is far less important than educating people on the options they still and will always have, regardless of legality. Find safe abortions anywhere at: https://www.youalwayshaveoptions.com/ Learn more about Shout Your Abortion: https://shoutyourabortion.com/ This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, please listen to the Webby Award season one of the pod. — BRINK media group is re-imagining how brands, causes and artists compete in the oversaturated attention marketplace through original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com

David Shields (best-selling author / filmmaker) joins us to dissect the brutal reality of politics as performance. We dive into Trump's media mastery, Luigi Mangione's provocative symbolism, and why the Democrats are stuck playing an obsolete game. Be sure to check out David's latest work, How We Got Here, a film and book companion. This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, please listen to the Webby Award season one of the pod. — BRINK media group is re-imagining how brands, causes and artists compete in the oversaturated attention marketplace through original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — Cohosts: Josh Belhumeur and Malcolm Critcher

This episode unpacks how the Culture War feeds on emotional shortcuts, why complexity and nuance is so hard to embrace, and what it means to navigate a society driven by flattened ideas and radicalized identities. This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, please listen to season one of the pod before engaging these conversations.

Is art propaganda? Is propaganda art? A free flowing conversation about a spectrum that exists between the two and how modern consumer propaganda might benefit from leaning heavier into art. This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven't yet, please listen to season one of the pod before engaging these conversations.

In this first episode of DoubleThink — conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda — Malcolm and Josh revisit the “vibe shift” of the US election when President Biden dropped and the world got coconut-pilled by Kamala Harris, along with predictions of what comes next.

In today's war diary, Nikolai Feldman and Alexey Arestovich discussed the main news on the 859th day of war (part1):➤ 00:00 Why has the Russian army intensified shelling of civilians?➤ 06:52 Blackout in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation: large-scale power outage and its consequences.➤ 08:12 Will Ukraine be able to inflict a critical amount of damage on the Russian energy sector?➤ 10:46 Anti-Russian opportunities within Russia. Ukraine can cause serious trouble for the Russian Federation.➤ 11:51 Why did "Putin's" realistic peace proposal appear?➤ 16:06 Study of faith in the victory of Ukrainians from the Razumkov center. The similarity of theses from Zelensky's interview with Arestovich's theses.➤ 24:34 What to do about the discrediting of Arestovich by the Ukrainian authorities?➤ 26:46 Doublethink of Ukrainians. How Ukrainian propaganda over the next three months can prepare public opinion for the end of the war. Pitfalls of ​​democracy.➤ 41:54 Analysis of a statement from an interview with Advisor to the Office of the President Podolyak.➤ 45:04 A new portion of revelations from statesman Maryana Bezugla: why create new brigades in the Armed Forces of Ukraine now? Ukrainian generals did a lot for the genocide of the Ukrainian people.➤ 50:39 We explore the achievements of independent Ukraine after 33 years of leaving the Soviet Union. The true reasons for the country's problems are not in the USSR, but in the mirror.Ukraine War Chronicles and Analytics with Alexey Arestovych and Nikolay Feldman @ALPHAMEDIACHANNELOlexiy Arestovych (Kiev): Advisor to the Office of Ukraine President : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksiy_ArestovychOfficial channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWy2g76QZf7QLEwx4cB46gNikolay Feldman - Ukranian journalist, social researcher, blogger.

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Anna Funder (international bestselling author of Wifedom) pens books about power. She is the author of the international bestsellers Stasiland, about the Stasi, which is being made into a TV series starring Elizabeth Debicki, and All That I Am, about the Nazis, which won the Miles Franklin Award. Her latest book, Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life, sees Anna take on the patriarchy. She exposes how literary giant George Orwell wrote his wife Eileen O'Shaughnessy “out of existence”, despite (and possibly because of) her pivotal role in his work.Anna and I talk through Orwell's misogyny and his own “doublethink” (believing two contradictory ideas while blanking out awareness of the contradiction), plus how doublethink works to keep patriarchy going. We dig into the delicate issue of the cancellation of these kinds of figures (we both agree they shouldn't be), the passive voice technique, why women must “claim their pronouns”, the power structure difference between France and Australia and how women write books.SHOW NOTESGet your copy of Wifedom hereYou can read more about Anna here and follow her work on InstagramThis episode of Wild was recorded at Work Club, my workspace while I was in Sydney--If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "about" pageFor more such conversations subscribe to my Substack newsletter, it's where I interact the most!Get your copy of my book, This One Wild and Precious LifeLet's connect on Instagram and WeAre8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Der 82 Jahre alte Journalist Werner Heine blickt in seinem Buch „Wie es ist, darf es nicht bleiben“, vermittelt über seine eigene Biografie, auf die politische Geschichte Deutschlands zurück. Sein zentrales Thema dabei ist der „Doublethink“, ein Begriff, den der britische Schriftsteller George Orwell in seinem berühmten Roman „1984“ benutzte. Dieses „doppelte Denken“ findet manWeiterlesen

In the United States, there is a cabal of culturally influential people who wag their fingers at the rest of us about their moral demands. We are often told by this loud group the proper ways to think, to vote, to behave, what we should watch, who we should admire and who we should scorn… yet embedded in this moral paternalism are a lot of paradoxes. Julie explores them one by one.Check out other Julie Hartman videos: https://www.youtube.com/@juliehartman Follow Julie Hartman on social media: Website: https://juliehartmanshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julierhartman/ X: https://twitter.com/JulieRHartman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timelesswithjuliehartmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EPISODE 1676: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Anna Funder, author of WIFEDOM, about George Orwell's "invisible wife" Eileen O'Shaughnessy, Orwell's homosexuality, and patriarchy as doublethink ANNA FUNDER is the author of Stasiland and All That I Am, and the novella The Girl with the Dogs. Stasiland, hailed as a ‘classic', tells true stories of ordinary people who heroically resisted the communist dictatorship of East Germany, and of others who worked for the Stasi. In 2004 Stasiland won the UK's premier award for non-fiction, the Samuel Johnson Prize, and was a finalist for many other awards. Anna's novel All That I Am is an homage to four German anti-Hitler activists living bravely but precariously in exile in London in the 1930s. All That I Am won many literary awards including Australia's most prestigious, the Miles Franklin Prize, and was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. It spent over a year on the bestseller lists, was BBC Book of the Week and Book at Bedtime, and The Times Book of the Month. Both books are international bestsellers, published in over twenty-four countries. Originally trained as an international human rights lawyer, Anna is a former DAAD Fellow in Berlin, Australia Council Fellow, and Rockefeller Foundation Fellow. She has lived in Paris, Berlin, and Brooklyn, and now lives in Sydney, Australia. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 1676: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Anna Funder, author of WIFEDOM, about George Orwell's "invisible wife" Eileen O'Shaughnessy, Orwell's homosexuality, and patriarchy as doublethinkANNA FUNDER is the author of Stasiland and All That I Am, and the novella The Girl with the Dogs. Stasiland, hailed as a ‘classic', tells true stories of ordinary people who heroically resisted the communist dictatorship of East Germany, and of others who worked for the Stasi. In 2004 Stasiland won the UK's premier award for non-fiction, the Samuel Johnson Prize, and was a finalist for many other awards. Anna's novel All That I Am is an homage to four German anti-Hitler activists living bravely but precariously in exile in London in the 1930s. All That I Am won many literary awards including Australia's most prestigious, the Miles Franklin Prize, and was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. It spent over a year on the bestseller lists, was BBC Book of the Week and Book at Bedtime, and The Times Book of the Month. Both books are international bestsellers, published in over twenty-four countries. Originally trained as an international human rights lawyer, Anna is a former DAAD Fellow in Berlin, Australia Council Fellow, and Rockefeller Foundation Fellow. She has lived in Paris, Berlin, and Brooklyn, and now lives in Sydney, Australia.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODES Congressional bill to stop forced organ harvesting in China passes nearly unanimously — and will do nothing. What are they doing to stop AMERICAN government paying for organs to be harvested from living babies? 2:08 Biden administration approves sending troops to Mexico border. Another meaningless gesture. The ONLY thing Trump did to slow border traffic was related to his plandemic closure and that ends (along with jab requirement for foreign travelers) on May 11 6:42San Francisco Whole Foods had 568 emergency calls to police in just over a year — and they were SERIOUS emergencies. Here's what was happening… 12:05 Proud Boys trial: jury may be hung on conspiracy charges. The politicized trial hinges on a truly Orwellian definition that goes beyond "DoubleThink". We could call it "MultiThink". Here's the convoluted definition of "conspiracy" the government wants them to rubber stamp… 16:25 Apple and Google are teaming up to create alerts in case you have Bluetooth location tracking happening to you. But government geofence warrants will still likely be done as Google did for Jan6 22:35Marvin Gaye has been dead for 39 years but "Marvin Gaye vs Ed Sheeran" copyright claim may end Sheeran's career. Copyright issues are strangling creativity and being used as an excuse for censorship. 31:01Writers guild strike cancels late night shows. Will anyone notice? 50:17 SPLC may be about to get its wings clipped in court over their defamation and endangerment in baseless claims labelling people and organization "hate groups" without justification. 52:42 UK may wind up censoring Wikipedia as a result of impending censorship legislation for having sexual content accessible for minors — the SAME stuff they DEMAND be put in elementary schools. It's about an "internet ID", not decency. 1:07:02 Washington, DC is looking for novel ways to STEAL YOUR CAR. Fittingly, carjackings have exploded in DC this year. The numbers are unbelievable… 1:15:50 Latest globalist fantasy for big corporations is 3-D printed fish printed fish by a company called, wait for it — "Stakeholder Fish" 1:21:53 JP Morgan CEO tells stockholders he wants government to use eminent domain to confiscate private property to meet their 2030 deadline. WEF and UN demand 2030 be accelerated because PEOPLE ARE RESISTING 1:25:55 French citizens are stopping the cashless push in France. 1:28:30 The critical race theory is nonsense that its advocates do not speak for us. 1:45:43Artur pulaski found guilty of violating the alberta critical infrastructure defense act. 1:41:55 Covid PsyOp: "Fear, Shame, Guilt" says Psychological Group Chairman of UK Council for Psychotherapy says it was a coordinated campaign by government, media, and medical institutions — and they've got the receipts 1:51:53INTERVIEW China's Organ Harvesting from Live Prisoners The evidence that China is killing its religious/political prisoners to quickly fulfill demands for organ transplants. It's a harbinger of what happens when we no longer respect the sanctity of life, when an authoritarian government engages in unchecked religious/political persecution. Mitchell Gerber, stoporganharvesting.com, joins to talk about China's religious persecution of Falun Gong, Muslim, and Christian. 2:01:31Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here:SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODES Congressional bill to stop forced organ harvesting in China passes nearly unanimously — and will do nothing. What are they doing to stop AMERICAN government paying for organs to be harvested from living babies? 2:08 Biden administration approves sending troops to Mexico border. Another meaningless gesture. The ONLY thing Trump did to slow border traffic was related to his plandemic closure and that ends (along with jab requirement for foreign travelers) on May 11 6:42San Francisco Whole Foods had 568 emergency calls to police in just over a year — and they were SERIOUS emergencies. Here's what was happening… 12:05 Proud Boys trial: jury may be hung on conspiracy charges. The politicized trial hinges on a truly Orwellian definition that goes beyond "DoubleThink". We could call it "MultiThink". Here's the convoluted definition of "conspiracy" the government wants them to rubber stamp… 16:25 Apple and Google are teaming up to create alerts in case you have Bluetooth location tracking happening to you. But government geofence warrants will still likely be done as Google did for Jan6 22:35Marvin Gaye has been dead for 39 years but "Marvin Gaye vs Ed Sheeran" copyright claim may end Sheeran's career. Copyright issues are strangling creativity and being used as an excuse for censorship. 31:01Writers guild strike cancels late night shows. Will anyone notice? 50:17 SPLC may be about to get its wings clipped in court over their defamation and endangerment in baseless claims labelling people and organization "hate groups" without justification. 52:42 UK may wind up censoring Wikipedia as a result of impending censorship legislation for having sexual content accessible for minors — the SAME stuff they DEMAND be put in elementary schools. It's about an "internet ID", not decency. 1:07:02 Washington, DC is looking for novel ways to STEAL YOUR CAR. Fittingly, carjackings have exploded in DC this year. The numbers are unbelievable… 1:15:50 Latest globalist fantasy for big corporations is 3-D printed fish printed fish by a company called, wait for it — "Stakeholder Fish" 1:21:53 JP Morgan CEO tells stockholders he wants government to use eminent domain to confiscate private property to meet their 2030 deadline. WEF and UN demand 2030 be accelerated because PEOPLE ARE RESISTING 1:25:55 French citizens are stopping the cashless push in France. 1:28:30 The critical race theory is nonsense that its advocates do not speak for us. 1:45:43Artur pulaski found guilty of violating the alberta critical infrastructure defense act. 1:41:55 Covid PsyOp: "Fear, Shame, Guilt" says Psychological Group Chairman of UK Council for Psychotherapy says it was a coordinated campaign by government, media, and medical institutions — and they've got the receipts 1:51:53INTERVIEW China's Organ Harvesting from Live Prisoners The evidence that China is killing its religious/political prisoners to quickly fulfill demands for organ transplants. It's a harbinger of what happens when we no longer respect the sanctity of life, when an authoritarian government engages in unchecked religious/political persecution. Mitchell Gerber, stoporganharvesting.com, joins to talk about China's religious persecution of Falun Gong, Muslim, and Christian. 2:01:31Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here:SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

Some in the Colorado legislature are attempting to prevent pro-life centers from saying they offer abortions, something no one has credibly accused them of doing in the first place. 

A few years ago some Dr Seuss books were outright discontinued because of supposedly ‘insensitive' imagery. But before we can be enraged it is critical to take an objective look at what's happening here. The same people who get upset about professional activists are the same people who find it their duty to be offended almost daily in the name of Christ. The same people upset over book rewrites hold tight to the most edited book in history, the Bible. Although these examples cannot be entirely conflated they are important to recognize. When we talk about censorship - banning, burning, or rewriting - there is some additional context. In ancient Rome officials were elected every five years to audit, investigate and offer needed solutions to the proper function of government. These censors derive their name from the original meaning of the word censor - to scrutinize or revise. The practice was continued into the late 18th-century with States like Pennsylvania which elected censors every seven years. In truly representative Republican government with limited democracy and guarantees to the preservation of unalienable rights, people reserve the censorial power. That power is for government, though, not culture. Censors today are called ‘sensitivity readers'. Whereas Dr Seuss got the full banned treatment, Roald Dahl books are being targeted for rewrite because of ‘insensitive' words. Words like ‘fat' for Augustus Gloop and ‘Oompa Loompa' in Dahl's ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' are being replaced with ‘enormous' and ‘small men'. ‘Cloud Men' in his ‘James and the Giant Peach' are now ‘Cloud People' and Miss Spider's head is no longer ‘black', while the ‘lovely pink' skin of the Earthworm is now ‘lovely smooth' skin. Mrs. Trunchbull's face is no longer ‘great horsey' in ‘Matilda', it's just a ‘face'. In Dahl's 1983 book 'The Witches', a sentence has even been aded to suggest that witches wear wigs for many reasons and not just because they may be bald. It reads: ‘There are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that.' In 2018 the British Royal Mint rejected a proposal to mark the 100th anniversary of Dahl's birth with a commemorative coin. The idea was rejected on the grounds that he was “associated with anti-Semitism and not regarded as an author of the highest reputation.” What is association but conviction in the court of manipulated public opinion? Mobs demanding elusive and arbitrary justice. Karl Marx was a known racist and anti-semite but who is campaigning to ban his destructive works?This is all despite the fact that Dahl's books are meant to teach kids valuable lessons like not be a glutton and standing up for yourself. Since Roald Dahl died in 1990 he is, of course, unable to stand up for his own work and so Puffin, the publisher, hired sensitivity readers to beta-test the rewrites. Due to public backlash, Puffin decided to offer the new version and classic version. Penguin announced they would published the classic version. One may wonder if this is just a sales tactic. Other book series like Harry Potter stand strong despite the author, J.K. Rowling becoming victim to a mob which says they are able to separate art from the artist in her case - they must really enjoy their childhood heroes and not understand hypocrisy. Those calling for a banning of Potter are at least consistent while the rest hold an insane double standard. Imagine these standards being applied to history, science, genetics, math, etc. Perhaps they already have been. If books aren't banned outright they are partly censored and rewritten. Meanwhile top pop songs, social media, and modern children's books are filled with sex, porn, perversity, obscenity, hatred for parents, etc.Language itself is being reduced with every abbreviation, hashtag, and grunt that gets the average person though a conversation. This is what Eric Blaire called Newspeak while “Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” As he famously wrote in 1984: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”Any society driven by feelings and emotion rather than facts and common sense - driven by animal reactions rather than divine guidance - is one with no guidance; it is one prone to destruction. This is a system of governance based on ‘war', as in a war on ‘xyz'. Greg from Pardon My American joins us to discuss: (https://www.pardonmyamerican.com)

To discover what your government is hiding, reverse the media narrative. If George Orwell is correct, then the party will manipulate you by reversing logic. "Doublethink" is an Orwellian term that is the acceptance of, or mental capacity to accept contrary opinions or beliefs at the same time, especially as a result of political indoctrination. When applied to U.S. propaganda, the formula is revealing. Reversing everything reveals the ugly truth in that we are becoming more shallow while many people in places of power lie outright to retain that power. Tonight on Ground Zero, Clyde Lewis talks with the founder of Reverse Speech, David Oates about VERSE AND REVERSE - THE YEAR IN REVERSE. #GroundZero #ClydeLewis #VerseAndReverse #DavidOates https://groundzeromedia.org/12-30-22-verse-and-reverse.../ Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis is live M-F from 7-10pm, pacific time, and streamed for free at groundzero.radio and talkstreamlive.com. There is a delayed broadcast on our local Portland affiliate station, KPAM 860, from 9pm-12am, pacific time. To leave a message, call our toll-free line at 866-536-7469. To listen by phone: 717-734-6922. To call the live show: 503-225-0860. For Android and iPhones, download the Paranormal Radio app. The transcript of each episode will be posted after the show on our website at groundzeromedia.org. In order to access Ground Zero's exclusive digital library which includes webinars, archived shows/podcasts, research groups, videos, documents, and more, you must sign up at aftermath.media. Subscriptions start at $7/month. Check out the yearly specials!

Part 3: Chapter 6 - 1984, by George Orwell, read by Anna Butterworth

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The “Lady Writer” who (perhaps unwittingly) bestowed upon our own Todd Pruitt his “Major Pastor” credentials is today's special guest. Co-host, professor, and rap artist Carl Trueman joins in to welcome Megan Basham, culture reporter for the Daily Wire. All superfluous titles aside, the three discuss an essential topic: the disturbing state of what is currently referred to as "responsible journalism." Why have the mainstream news and entertainment media become mere PR outlets for the political and cultural elites? When did journalists stop holding our leaders accountable, choosing instead to defend a singular perspective that would make even Orwell blush? Megan takes on her media colleagues and the most controversial topics of the day in this high-energy conversation!