Summer 1949, in post-World War II Europe, at the dawn of the Cold War, George Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four. The novel's insights have led its ideas to become shorthand for increasingly broad generalities. At the same time, in the same context, The Third Man offers its own distinct vision. James Simpkin, a PhD candidate in History, joins host Timothy Wilcox to explore this double vision of this pivotal moment.