Every book Yochai Benkler recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Yochai Benkler

Who said what is determined automatically. In hand-checked samples, at least 6% of mentions were credited to the wrong speaker — sometimes an interviewer’s line recorded as the guest’s, sometimes the reverse. Every entry below quotes the words and links to the episode, so you can check it.

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   1984

   George Orwell · Discussed · 1 episode

   1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores totalitarianism, surveillance, state control, and the manipulation of truth.

   Discussed

   “We're not talking about Big Brother 1984 and all the misery. We're talking about something that's much more like Brave New World. And we are pretty happy on the whole day to day.”

   Freakonomics Radio 253. Is the Internet Being Ruined? 2016-07-14 ▶ Play 49:27

   Where to get it

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   Brave New World

   Aldous Huxley · Discussed · 1 episode

   Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian classic that envisions a technologically advanced future society dominated by conformity, engineered happiness, and superficial distractions.

   Discussed

   “We're talking about something that's much more like Brave New World. And we are pretty happy on the whole day to day. And we don't know what the options are beyond that because we've more or less been shaped and manipulated to enjoy what we are enjoying.”

   Freakonomics Radio 253. Is the Internet Being Ruined? 2016-07-14 ▶ Play 49:31

   Where to get it

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