Jacobin Radio

George Orwell's popularity is at a new high in the post-Trump era, and he's been claimed by both the left and right. We discuss NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1984), Michael Radford's feature-film adaptation of Orwell's most famous novel, and try to rescue a self-described socialist from the Dave Rubins of the world.Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.