Animal Farm
George Orwell · first published 1945
Mentioned 18 time(s) by 12 guest(s): 3 recommend. · Suggest a correction · Suggest tags
Ben Sasse on EconTalk (2026-08-10): mention
“…I am boxer, it is Animal Farm, let's roll.…”
Doug Lemov on EconTalk (2025-07-28): mention
“…I gave him Animal Farm to read, and I didn't give him a lot of background knowledge…”
Janna Levin on Lex Fridman Podcast (2025-05-05): recommend
“…Oh, “Animal Farm” is incredible. In fact, I’ve kind of played with some animals…”
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Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Lex Fridman Podcast (2025-04-24): mention
“…And then there’s Animal Farm and 1984 is the second book.…”
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Michael Malice on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-11-26): mention
“…Animal Farm is a methodical step-by-step examination of a transformation from one thing to another.…”
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Niall Ferguson on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-11-16): mention
“…if you want to get to Orwell, don't just read Animal Farm and 1984…”
Edwidge Danticat on Conversations with Tyler (2020-11-04): mention
“…We were reading Animal Farm, and it was really striking, all the parallels in terms of…”
Russ Roberts on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2020-11-03): mention
“…the author of 1984 and Animal Farm, all the way back in 2009…”
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A.J. Jacobs on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2020-06-01): mention
“…Animal Farm: another great one.…”
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Daniel Pink on The Tim Ferriss Show (2018-06-26): recommend
“…Oh my god, Animal Farm is on one the greatest books ever.…”
Daniel Pink on The Tim Ferriss Show (2018-06-26): mention
“…I’ve read Animal Farm at different points in my life, and had different views on it.…”
Daniel Pink on The Tim Ferriss Show (2018-06-26): recommend
“…I think that Animal Farm should be in every organizational behavior class in an MBA program.…”
Thomas Ricks on EconTalk (2017-06-19): recommend
“…go back and read Animal Farm again. You can read it in an evening.…”
Thomas Ricks on EconTalk (2017-06-19): mention
“…Actually, it was Animal Farm.…”
Thomas Ricks on EconTalk (2017-06-19): mention
“…But Animal Farm--he's finished it; he knows it a good book, that it has real potential.…”
Thomas Ricks on EconTalk (2017-06-19): mention
“…the odd echo between Animal Farm, a British story of talking pigs…”
Thomas Ricks on EconTalk (2017-06-19): mention
“…the great phrases, sentences, out of Animal Farm, and especially 1984…”
McArdle on EconTalk (2014-06-02): mention
“…most of you know him as the author of 1984 and Animal Farm…”
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