306. Joseph Conrad: From Russian Exile To The Heart of Darkness
How did a Polish sailor become one of the greatest writers in the English language? Why were Conrad’s parents exiled to the harsh conditions of northern Russia? Should we continue to read The Heart of...
11 Nov 20251h
305. Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Failures (Part 4)
Why was Orwell’s wife, Eileen, written out of his story when she co-wrote Animal Farm? How did the CIA twist the novel into anti-communist propaganda? As a writer who was so ahead of his time on imper...
6 Nov 20251h
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...
4 Nov 202548min
303. Orwell: Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War (Part 2)
Why did George Orwell go to Spain to fight on the Republican side against General Franco? Who saved his life when he was shot in the throat? How did internal feuds on the leftist side of the war influ...
30 Okt 202540min
302. Orwell: The Anti-Imperialist In India & Burma (Part 1)
How was George Orwell’s childhood rooted in the British Empire and the opium trade in India? Why did George Orwell become a colonial police officer in Burma? When did Orwell develop his anti-imperiali...
28 Okt 202543min
301. Gaza: The First Arab-Israeli War & The Creation of The Gaza Strip (Part 11)
How did neighbouring Arab nations respond to the displacement of Palestinians in 1948? Why was the future Egyptian prime minister, General Nasser, stationed in Gaza in 1948? How did the population of ...
22 Okt 202548min
300. Gaza: The 1948 War (Part 10)
Why did the British decide to end their Mandate in Palestine less than three decades after it began? What was the UN Partition Plan for Palestine and why did the Zionist leadership accept it whilst th...
20 Okt 202552min
299. Gaza: The Palestinian Revolt, The Black and Tans, & Bomber Harris (Part 9)
When Palestinian Arabs rose up against the British in 1936, what repressive tactics were used to quell the revolt? Who was the WW2 hero “Bomber” Harris, and why did he bomb Palestinians in the 1930s? ...
15 Okt 202549min
