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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 450: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Description: With special guest Longinus the boys drink and review a "cold IPA" by Jailbreak Brewing, then discuss a short novella.
Crowhill starts with a brief bio of the author, then the boys review the structure and plot of the book.
The book was written at a time when large numbers of the so-called intellectual elites were enamoured of communism.
The novel starts on Mr. Jones' farm. He's not the best or kindest of farmers, and the animals decide to rebel. They take over the farm with some high ideals.
All animals...