Why Orwell's '1984' is having a moment in 2025

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Film director Raoul Peck grew up in Haiti and the Congo, and is no stranger to authoritarianism. So it was an easy “yes” when he was offered access to author George Orwell’s entire body of work, from the original manuscript of “1984” to letters and journals. The result is “Orwell: 2+2=5,” a documentary about how a man named Eric Arthur Blair became the timeless face of truth. Peck talks to Audie about his take on Orwell’s legacy and what it still has to teach us.

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This episode was Produced by Madeleine Thompson and Lori Galarreta

Senior Producer: Matt Martinez
Technical Director: Dan Dzula
Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig

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