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SCOUT· 28%1h 00m·2025-11-06·History305. Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Failures (Part 4)
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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 imperialism and totalitarianism, why did Orwell fail when it came to the patriarchy? Anita and William are joined by Anna…
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