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• Special: This Cultural Life

  George talks to John Wilson about some of his most formative cultural influences including the grammar school that taught him the essay-writing skills he still puts to use when making his podcast. He reveals how Tupac Shakur’s 1998 song...

  12 apr 2024 2650 sec.

• 38. Once Upon a Time in Kampala

  In Uganda’s capital city, a young cab driver forms an unlikely bond with a sex worker during the crippling lockdown of 2021. They are both forced to make tough decisions. Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick & George the...

  22 dec 2023 1568 sec.

• 37. Back to Common Ground

  George responds to audience questions taken from Common Ground, the platform he co-created in Chapter 3. Listeners discuss everything from art to race using prompts from previous episodes, reaffirming the importance of the...

  15 dec 2023 2436 sec.

• 36. Jamaican DemAhCrazy Pt. 2

  Shaken by the passing of his grandmother, George reflects on the post-colonial struggles of her generation. 1970s Jamaica provides an early case study of the weaponised debt that went on to re-colonise much of the global South. A look...

  1 dec 2023 1571 sec.

• 35. Jamaican DemAhCrazy Pt. 1

  When keeping it real goes…wrong? For a moment in the seventies, Jamaican democracy produced an ambitious plan to end inequality between countries. But when the island’s socialist leader, Michael Manley, flew too close to the sun, he got...

  17 nov 2023 1634 sec.

• 34. Francophone Pt. 2

  When is a breakup not a breakup? When your ex controls every aspect of your life. After walking through the freedom struggles of Ghana and the Congo in previous episodes, George turns his attention towards the “former” French colonies...

  10 nov 2023 1623 sec.

• 33: Francophone Pt. 1

  The power of Western languages over African economies is undeniable, and nowhere is this more obvious than in Black music. Despite "Francophone” meaning French-speaking, across Africa, it signifies so much more. George looks at the...

  27 okt 2023 1296 sec.

• 32. Drama in Ghana Pt. 2

  After achieving independence, Ghana gave support to freedom fighters across Africa. What went wrong? Written by George the Poet. Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet. Original score by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert...

  20 okt 2023 1466 sec.

• 31. Lumumba Pt. 2

  With enemies lurking in every corner, Patrice Lumumba is trapped in his own home. As the first democratically elected prime minister of the Congo, he planned to use the country’s natural wealth to improve the lives of its people, but...

  13 okt 2023 1563 sec.

• 30. Lumumba Pt. 1

  Before Nigeria took over the African music scene, the Democratic Republic of Congo had us in a chokehold. But just like its minerals, the country’s music has yet to produce an industry that eases the economic suffering of its people,...

  6 okt 2023 1639 sec.

• 29. Drama in Ghana Pt. 1

  Too many people don’t know that Ghana was the first African country to break free from colonial rule. Why does that matter? How could it not? Control of Africa’s resources keeps the rich world rich. What would happen if Ghana’s example...

  29 sep 2023 1415 sec.

• START HERE

  Since its rise to international acclaim, the multi-award-winning "Have You Heard George’s Podcast?" has remained famously undefinable. In its explosive new season, however, this finally changes, as George the Poet pieces together...

  27 sep 2023 31 sec.