{"id":212759,"date":"2025-04-29T13:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/1984-vs-brave-new-world-dystopian-worlds-compared-jeffrey-wasserstrom-and-lex-fridman"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:14:30","slug":"1984-vs-brave-new-world-dystopian-worlds-compared-jeffrey-wasserstrom-and-lex-fridman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/1984-vs-brave-new-world-dystopian-worlds-compared-jeffrey-wasserstrom-and-lex-fridman","title":{"rendered":"1984 vs Brave New World: Dystopian worlds compared | Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Lex Fridman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pG88O_Vbk1c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3W5FWUN5w2Q\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3W5FWUN5w2Q<\/a><br \/> Thank you for listening \u2764 Check out our sponsors: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv8729-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv8729-sb<\/a>.<br \/> See below for guest bio, links, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.<\/p>\n<p>*GUEST BIO:*<br \/> Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a historian of modern China.<\/p>\n<p>*CONTACT LEX:*<br \/> *Feedback* \u2014 give feedback to Lex: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/survey\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/survey<\/a>.<br \/> *AMA* \u2014 submit questions, videos or call-in: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/ama\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/ama<\/a>.<br \/> *Hiring* \u2014 join our team: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/hiring\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/hiring<\/a>.<br \/> *Other* \u2014 other ways to get in touch: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/contact\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/contact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*EPISODE LINKS:*<br \/> Jeffrey Wasserstrom\u2019s Books:<br \/> China in the 21st Century: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GnayXT\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GnayXT<\/a><br \/> Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jmxWmT\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jmxWmT<\/a><br \/> Oxford History of Modern China: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RAJ9nI\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RAJ9nI<\/a><br \/> The Milk Tea Alliance: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42DLapH\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/42DLapH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*SPONSORS:*<br \/> To support this podcast, check out our sponsors &amp; get discounts:<br \/> *Oracle:* Cloud infrastructure.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/oracle-cv8729-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/oracle-cv8729-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *Tax Network USA:* Full-service tax firm.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/tax_network_usa-cv8729-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/tax_network_usa-cv8729-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *Shopify:* Sell stuff online.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/shopify-cv8729-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/shopify-cv8729-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/lmnt-cv8729-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/lmnt-cv8729-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drink.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/ag1-cv8729-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/ag1-cv8729-sb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*PODCAST LINKS:*<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/1984-vs-brave-new-world-dystopian-worlds-compared-jeffrey-wasserstrom-and-lex-fridman\">Continue reading \u201c1984 vs Brave New World: Dystopian worlds compared | Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Lex Fridman\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3W5FWUN5w2Q Thank you for listening \u2764 Check out our sponsors: https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv8729-sb. 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