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Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

1984 (the year not the book)

Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

Benjamen Walker & Radiotopia

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In 1984 your host was twelve years old and like George Orwell’s protagonist Winston Smith, he kept a diary, for the citizens of the future. For this special installment of Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything we travel back in time and give this diary a soundtrack. TV commercials, radio spots, movie clips – all sound from 1984 (the year, not the book). Find out what totalitarianism really sounds like.

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You are listening to Benjamin Walker's Theory of Everything.

0:05.0

At Radiotopia, we now have a select group of amazing supporters that help us make all our shows possible. If you would like to have your company or

0:14.8

product sponsor this podcast then get in touch drop a line to sponsor at radiotopia

0:21.4

fm. F. F.

0:22.5

Thanks.

0:23.5

Hey there dear listener, it's me, Benjamin Walker,

0:26.5

and I just want to jump in with a quick thank you.

0:29.5

To everyone who's already donated to Radiotopias 2023 fall fundraiser.

0:36.4

If you've never donated to Radiotopi before, you might wonder where exactly your dollars

0:41.9

go. The short answer is this. where exactly your dollars go?

0:43.1

The short answer is this.

0:45.5

Your donation goes to me at the Theory of Everything,

0:50.1

actually to all of the shows in this network

0:52.6

so that we can keep making the audio that you love listening to.

0:56.2

The longer answer is that it just takes

0:59.2

an investment of time, energy, and yes money

1:02.1

to create even a single episode.

1:05.8

In my case, it's really easy to tell you about this longer answer because this January,

1:11.2

I will be finally debuting my new mini series,

1:15.0

Not All Propaganda is Art, a mini series that I have been working on

1:20.0

for three years.

1:22.0

Without the support of Radiotopia I never ever ever would have been able to even

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