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Aldous Huxley interviewed by Mike Wallace : 1958 (Full)
Mike Wallace interviews Aldous Huxley in 1958 about the warnings in Brave New World, including mass persuasion, overpopulation and voluntary totalitarianism.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as more thought-provoking than the usual pill-popping take on Huxley.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- someoddstuff
- Topic
- aldous huxley
- Format
- interview
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
Aldous's pill popping from Brave New World isn't as interesting as what he said in his interview with Mike Wallace, [VIDEO]
smilbandit on Hacker News · 2019-12
In Aldous Huxley Foresaw America’s Pill-Popping AddictionVonnegut is good but I think (Aldous) Huxley had more to say, at least that resonated more with me. I recently discovered this 1958 interview of Huxley[1]: > This is the force which in general terms can be called overpopulation, the mounting pressure of population …
Towaway69 on Hacker News · 2025-12
In Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape
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