Have You Heard George's Podcast? Podcast
The award-winning and critically-acclaimed podcast from George the Poet delivers a fresh take on inner city life through a mix of storytelling, music and fiction.
Episodes to download
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Special: This Cultural Life—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 12 Apr 2024
George talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences.
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38. Once Upon a Time in Kampala—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 22 Dec 2023
A Ugandan cab driver forms an unlikely bond with a sex worker during the covid lockdown.
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37. Back to Common Ground—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 15 Dec 2023
George responds to listener questions submitted through the Common Ground platform.
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36. Jamaican DemAhCrazy Pt. 2—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 17 Nov 2023
George explores the weaponisation of debt through Jamaica鈥檚 relationship with the IMF.
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35. Jamaican DemAhCrazy Pt. 1—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 10 Nov 2023
George explores Jamaica's 1970s bid to end global inequality and its impact.
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34. Francophone Pt. 2—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 3 Nov 2023
George explores the conditional freedom given to the 鈥渇ormer鈥� French African colonies.
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33: Francophone Pt. 1—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Western languages dominate African economies, especially in music. George explores why.
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32. Drama in Ghana Pt. 2—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Post independence, Ghana gave support to freedom fighters across Africa. What went wrong?
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31. Lumumba Pt. 2—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Lumumba's vision for Congo was halted by hidden agendas. George the Poet explores why.
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30. Lumumba Pt. 1—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 6 Oct 2023
DRC鈥檚 music thrived, yet didn't ease its economic woes. Why? George explores its history.
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29. Drama in Ghana Pt. 1—Chapter 4: After Empire
Fri 29 Sep 2023
George revisits Ghana's freedom struggle through their first president - Kwame Nkrumah.
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START HERE—Chapter 4: After Empire
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Critically acclaimed Have You Heard George's Podcast is back for Chapter 4: After Empire
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28. Songs Make Jobs—Chapter 3
Thu 16 Sep 2021
George asks what will it take for Black music to truly liberate Black people?
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27. True Love—Chapter 3
Thu 9 Sep 2021
George reflects on the things that made him propose to his best friend, Sandra.
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26. Vibrations—Chapter 3
Thu 2 Sep 2021
Was gangsta music the explosion of black culture, or the implosion of black power?
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25. Who Hurt R&B?—Chapter 3
Thu 26 Aug 2021
George looks at the breakdown of the African American family since the 1970s.
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24. The Sixties—Chapter 3
Thu 19 Aug 2021
George breaks down the formation of Uganda through his grandfather's story.
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23. Back to UG—Chapter 3
Thu 12 Aug 2021
George introduces us to his fianc茅 Sandra, and rethinks his relationship with Uganda.
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22. Mavado & Vybz—Chapter 3
Thu 5 Aug 2021
Music, money and murder feature in this complex case study of Black urban street culture.
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21. Flying the Flag—Chapter 3
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Where did our obsession with the entertainment industry start?
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19. Common Ground—Chapter 3
Thu 15 Jul 2021
George鈥檚 Train of Thought travels through the madness of 2020.
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Chapter 3 - Introduction—Chapter 3
Thu 1 Jul 2021
The Peabody Award-winning podcast from George the Poet is back with a new series
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18. Concurrent Affairs—Chapter 2
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Following difficult conversations with Uganda and Britain, George drops a bombshell.
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17. The Bag—Chapter 2
Thu 21 Nov 2019
The Insecurity Guards hunt down ideas before they can make it onto George鈥檚 podcast.
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16. Loose Ends—Chapter 2
Wed 20 Nov 2019
George鈥檚 relationships continue to fall apart as his mind descends into a battlefield.
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15. Who Am I?—Chapter 2
Tue 19 Nov 2019
George finds himself torn between different audiences at a crossroads in his writing.
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14. A Hard Taskmaster—Chapter 2
Mon 18 Nov 2019
The two competing parts of George鈥檚 brain - Contentment and Ambition - battle it out.
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13. A North West Story—Chapter 2
Fri 8 Nov 2019
George questions the motives of his audience and explores the conflict in his area
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12. A Night To REMember—Chapter 2
Thu 7 Nov 2019
George dives deeper into his dreams via a circus of characters - some old, some new.
