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The Road to Wigan Pier
Author: George Orwell
Referenced in 3 episodes
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March 04, 2024
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Referenced (transcribed as 'Broadswigan Pier') when discussing Orwell's quote about chocolate helping to avert revolution during the Great Depression
July 14, 2022
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Discussed as 'the book that then makes him' - Orwell's account of visiting the north of England during the Depression in early 1936
April 28, 2022
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Mentioned when discussing Orwell's observations about intellectuals who would rather be seen stealing from a poor box than standing for God Save the King - the speaker couldn't remember if this quote was from The Lion and the Unicorn or The Road to Wigan Pier.