2024-04-30
52 分钟What are you doing right now?
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Hello and welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
Im head of programming Connor Boyle.
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.
Lets join Simeon Brown with more.
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?