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Political Theater, Episode 385

Filmmaker Raoul Peck joins Roll Call Editor-in-Chief Jason Dick during a discussion for the Political Theater podcast in Washington on Oct. 6, 2025.
Filmmaker Raoul Peck joins Roll Call Editor-in-Chief Jason Dick during a discussion for the Political Theater podcast in Washington on Oct. 6, 2025. (Chris Hale/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick
Posted October 7, 2025 at 3:51pm

Jason Dick talks with filmmaker Raoul Peck about his documentary “Orwell: 2+2=5,” the importance of stepping back from the news cycle to keep things in context and how degrading language leads to degrading humanity.

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