Andy Serkis: What Orwell Understood About Tyranny
From The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie by The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
April 29, 2026 · 35 min
About this episode
Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power and its relation to modern authoritarianism through the lens of Animal Farm.
Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power, what Animal Farm says about modern authoritarianism, and whether technology expands or diminishes human creativity.
People in this episode
Host: Nick Gillespie
Guest: Andy Serkis
Topics covered
- tyranny
- authoritarianism
- power
- creativity
- technology
Keywords
- tyranny
- authoritarianism
- Animal Farm
- creativity
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Animal Farm
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