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How Orwell predicted surveillance culture & "Big Brother"
Huxley’s warning about pleasure, distraction & social control
Wells’ vision of class division & the future of humanity
Why these books feel more relevant than ever
Brave New World (1932) is more relevant today than ever before
14.05.2025 12:04 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: Summary, Character Analysis, Themes and Why It Still Matters Today
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“There is a tendency to utilize a natural process as an analogy for human development... but nature, after all, is indifferent.”
20.04.2025 19:21 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Brave New World (1932) is more relevant today than ever before
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In this episode of Read and Reflect, we dive deep into Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities—one of the greatest historical novels ever written. I’ll walk you through a clear summary of the story and break down major themes like sacrifice, justice, and redemption.
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The Haymarket Affair & May Day: Origins of International Workers' Day
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Bringing classic books to life—one story at a time.Join us on Read & Reflect, a podcast dedicated to exploring the timeless world of classic literature. Each episode delves into a celebrated novel, offering a rich blend of dramatic readings and in-depth discussions.
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The Haymarket Affair & May Day: Origins of International Workers' Day
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The Haymarket Affair & May Day: Origins of International Workers' Day
youtube.com/watch?v=MKbO...
The Haymarket Affair & May Day: Origins of International Workers' Day
open.spotify.com/episode/0XlB...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…"
28.04.2025 07:49 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…"
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In this episode of Read and Reflect, we dive deep into Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities—one of the greatest historical novels ever written. I’ll walk you through a clear summary of the story and break down major themes like sacrifice, justice, and redemption.
youtu.be/MmdkgAeTku4?...
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: Summary, Character Analysis, Themes and Why It Still Matters Today
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/jas...
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley – Themes & Quotes | Literary Analysis & Modern Meaning
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley – Themes & Quotes | Literary Analysis & Modern Meaning
youtu.be/3acLW3cg2jg?...
Bringing classic books to life—one story at a time.Join us on Read & Reflect, a podcast dedicated to exploring the timeless world of classic literature. Each episode delves into a celebrated novel, offering a rich blend of dramatic readings and in-depth discussions.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Travel over 800,000 years into the future with us as we unravel the warnings hidden in H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine. This isn’t just the birth of science fiction—it’s a searing critique of class division, social decay, and the illusion of progress.
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“The mistake is to assume that rulers who came to power through institutions cannot change or destroy those very institutions—even when that is exactly what they have announced that they intend to do.”
Authoritarian figures use the very system they seek to dismantle to consolidate power.
Travel over 800,000 years into the future with us as we unravel the warnings hidden in H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine. This isn’t just the birth of science fiction—it’s a searing critique of class division, social decay, and the illusion of progress.
open.spotify.com/episode/0GBM...
“There is a tendency to utilize a natural process as an analogy for human development... but nature, after all, is indifferent.”
20.04.2025 19:21 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0How Orwell predicted surveillance culture & "Big Brother"
Huxley’s warning about pleasure, distraction & social control
Wells’ vision of class division & the future of humanity
Why these books feel more relevant than ever
Class, Collapse, and Clockwork – A Journey into H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine
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In this episode of Read & Reflect: A Literary Podcast, we delve into Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, a novel brimming with satire, mysticism, and defiant artistic vision.
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In this episode of Read & Reflect: A Literary Podcast, we dive into Franz Kafka’s haunting novella The Metamorphosis. What does Gregor Samsa’s shocking transformation reveal about alienation, identity, and the pressures of modern life?
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Through 1984, Brave New World, and The Time Machine, these classic novels warned us about issues we're facing right now — from government surveillance and media manipulation to distraction culture, social inequality, and the dark side of technology.
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The dramatic shift toward a phone-based upbringing is fueling an epidemic of anxiety, depression, and mental health struggles, particularly among adolescents.
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