Ch 4.5 - Orwell's "Politics and the English Language"
Channel: CraftLit — the Annotated Audiobook Podcast
Date: 2017-06-05

Politics & the English language, you can listen to it read two different ways 
1: https://youtu.be/fBu0yPaGpsU  
2: https://youtu.be/yo0h2Qtphso
It is not about being a “better” (i.e., snooty) writer; it’s about being clear. Clear to your readers but more importantly, clear in your own mind.

Important bits
07:39 "We Language..."
11:40 Style=Meaning
13:40 Imagery
14:20 Rule 1
18:00 Metaphor/Simile
24:23 A World Without Ballpoint Pens
28:30 Rules 2, 3, & 4 - Concision
38:30 Rule 5 - Retro Encabulator (bit.ly/retro-encab)
01:04:00 NerdWriter (youth.be/_aFo_BV-Uzl
01:29:50 Probably Lise's most important bit
01:32:00 Probably Heather's most important bit
01:42:00 Everyspeech

Not mentioned, but important to see how Orwell’s position was mirrored in some scientific circles—Isaac Asimov’s prank: http://io9.gizmodo.com/5887014/meet-thiotimoline-the-chemical-compound-isaac-asimov-invented-to-spoof-boring-science-writing (I’ve always wondered if this story influenced Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s marvelously accessible science talk.) 

Why this matters now more than ever - 4th grade
https://youtu.be/_aFo_BV-UzI?t=2m55s 

Kamau Bell: United Shades of America — http://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america
YouTube Playlist: https://youtu.be/YfRUXnK5-3I?list=PL1vR-CD2-3bN5W9vANYmIbXEvq2XchOJR
Article by Bell on the episode mentioned: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/20/opinions/muslims-in-small-town-america-kamau-bell/index.html

Hitchens 
His talk on Why Orwell Matters (expanding on his book) - entertainingly wonderful and infuriating—as he usually is—so don’t let the length make you fret: 
https://youtu.be/rY5Ste5xRAA?t=4m16s
Perhaps the most chilling bit after the latest budget proposal:
https://youtu.be/rY5Ste5xRAA?t=1h14m15s up through 1:17:52
And a link to his Orwell Matters book: 

Hitchens’ articles as mentioned:
Hedgehog/Reagan: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2004/06/not_even_a_hedgehog.html
Moore: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2004/06/unfairenheit_911.html
Potter: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ordover/ENGL102/Hitchens_Harry

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