George the Poet on Combatting the War on Blackness

诗人乔治谈与黑人的战争

Intelligence Squared

2024-04-30

52 分钟
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As a performer, London-based George the Poet has helped elevate genres ranging from traditional spoken word to rap and grime over recent years as well as having become a well-known voice commentating on social issues. He has a popular BBC podcast, Have You Heard George's Podcast?, which won the Peabody Award. Plus, last year he curated the writing collection Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History. This year he returns with a new book – a memoir – Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness. As well as reflecting on George Mpanga’s own life, it’s a study of broader issues including the cultural forces shaping the music industry and the inherent discrimination within wider capitalism. Joining him in conversation for this episode is Symeon Brown, the award-winning journalist whose work often focuses on how culture and technology interacts with race and class. Brown is a correspondent for Channel 4 News and the author of Get Rich Or Lie Trying, his book focusing on the influencer economy. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access listens. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Coming up, George the poet, the social commentator, musician, podcaster, and of course poet two joins us on the podcast to discuss his memoir, track record.

  • The book explores not just Georges journey, but but it also asks some challenging questions about the cultural forces at play across the UK and beyond.

  • Joining George in conversation for this episode is Simeon Brown.

  • Simeon is an award winning journalist whose work often focuses on how culture and technology interacts with race and class.

  • Hes a correspondent for Channel Four news and the author of Get Rich or lie trying, his book focusing on the influencer economy.

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  • My guest on the podcast today is George the poet.

  • As a performer, London based George Mpanga has helped elevate genres ranging from traditional spoken word to rap and grime over recent years, as well as having become a well known voice commenting on social and political issues.

  • He has a popular BBC podcast, have you heard Georges podcast?

  • Which won the Peabody Award?