Have You Heard George's Podcast?
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Have You Heard George's 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.
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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...
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 m...
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...
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...
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...
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 i...
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” mean...
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.
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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...
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 mu...
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...
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Since its rise to international acclaim, the multi-award-winning "Have You Heard George’s Podcast?" has remained famously undefinable. In its explosiv...
28. Songs Make Jobs
Over one billion Africans on the continent. 200 million in the diaspora. 18% of the world’s population. Thousands of artists with a gazillion listener...
27. True Love
As a soon-to-be-married man, George reflects on all the things that made him propose to his partner, Sandra. He thinks about teamwork and the value of...
26. Vibrations
There was a moment, somewhere between the 1980s and 1990s, when Black music turned gangsta. This moment shaped two of the world’s most influential gen...
25. Who Hurt R&B?
R&B music has changed. It was once the soundtrack of love, but is now more like a journal of pain. Through this music, George tracks the breakdown of...
24. The Sixties
The 1960s was a mad time for Black people. It was a mad time for the world, but especially for Black people. The African Independence movement boosted...
23. Back to UG
At the end of 2020, George proposed to his girlfriend, Sandra, after one year of dating. Well, technically it was after years of friendship then one y...
22. Mavado & Vybz
In his teens, “Gangsta for life” was the signature war-cry sung by one of George’s favourite singers - Mavado. But after Mavado’s epic clash with riva...
21. Flying the Flag
Once upon a time, the General Public pinned their hopes, dreams and issues on the Entertainment Industry. Society stalked celebs, music moved millions...
20. Young
Story time. A man drifts away from his family after his brother is killed. His estranged wife struggles to raise four kids alone. Their youngest son t...
19. Common Ground
George’s Train of Thought travels through the madness of 2020 to find light at the end of the tunnel - his audience. The success of this journey depen...
Chapter 3 - Introduction
The Peabody Award-winning podcast from George the Poet is back with a new series on 15th July.
18. Concurrent Affairs
Following difficult conversations with Uganda and Britain, George drops a bombshell.
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Produced by Ben...
17. The Bag
The Insecurity Guards hunt down ideas before they can make it onto George’s podcast.
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Produced by Ben...
16. Loose Ends
George’s relationships continue to fall apart as his mind descends into a battlefield.
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Produced by B...
15. Who Am I?
George finds himself torn between different audiences at a crossroads in his writing.
Written by George The Poet.
Produced by Benbrick &...
14. A Hard Taskmaster
The two competing parts of George’s brain - contentment and ambition - battle it out. George looks at how black creativity shapes trends through musi...
13. A North West Story
George contemplates his relationship with the audience before giving a personal account of conflict in his area.
Written by George The Poet.
12. A Night To REMember
George dives deeper into his dreams via a circus of characters - some old, some new.
Written by George The Poet.
Produced by Benbrick &...
11. Writer’s Block
Having lost his way, George encounters a mysterious figure who offers to help him, but on one condition. Chaos ensues as the poet ends up travelling 1...
10. A Bedtime Story
An intimate portrait of George’s love life highlights his struggles to keep a work/life balance. He constructs an elaborate analogy that spirals out o...
9. Sabrina’s Boy
George reflects on the role of trauma in black art. A slice of American history provides insight into the ghettoisation of African voices, leading to...
Special: Welcome to the World of George the Poet
Award-winning podcaster and spoken word artist George the Poet comes to the BBC’s own Radio Theatre for a one-off live show exploring what rap can tea...
8. Sanyu's World
The season finale sees a return to the inside of George's Mind. Episode 6 introduced Sanyu, a young idea on a mission to break out of the Poet's overc...
7. The Journey Pt II
On a mission to find the best use of his platform, George casts his gaze 2000 miles across the Mediterranean Sea to explore the modern Libyan slave tr...
6. The Journey Pt 1
A stroll down memory lane takes George to the beginning of his journey with poetry, before a call from a friend reminds him how far he still has to go...
5. Press Play
Have you ever wished you could teleport? Or mind-read? Or time travel? All of these are easier than you think. Every time you press play you step into...
4. It's On Us
Following a highly publicised run-in with the police, George looks at the fraught relationship between his community and law enforcers. With poignant...