Have You Heard George's Podcast? podcast

Have You Heard George's Podcast?

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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.

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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#44

Special: This Cultural Life

George talks to John Wilson about some of his most formative cultural influences including... more

12 Apr 2024

44 MINS

44:10

12 Apr 2024


#43

38. Once Upon a Time in Kampala

In Uganda’s capital city, a young cab driver forms an unlikely bond with a sex worker duri... more

22 Dec 2023

26 MINS

26:08

22 Dec 2023


#42

37. Back to Common Ground

George responds to audience questions taken from Common Ground, the platform he co-created... more

15 Dec 2023

40 MINS

40:36

15 Dec 2023


#41

36. Jamaican DemAhCrazy Pt. 2

Shaken by the passing of his grandmother, George reflects on the post-colonial struggles o... more

01 Dec 2023

26 MINS

26:11

01 Dec 2023


#40

35. Jamaican DemAhCrazy Pt. 1

When keeping it real goes…wrong? For a moment in the seventies, Jamaican democracy produce... more

17 Nov 2023

27 MINS

27:14

17 Nov 2023


#39

34. Francophone Pt. 2

When is a breakup not a breakup? When your ex controls every aspect of your life. After wa... more

10 Nov 2023

27 MINS

27:03

10 Nov 2023


#38

33: Francophone Pt. 1

The power of Western languages over African economies is undeniable, and nowhere is this m... more

27 Oct 2023

21 MINS

21:36

27 Oct 2023


#37

32. Drama in Ghana Pt. 2

After achieving independence, Ghana gave support to freedom fighters across Africa. What w... more

20 Oct 2023

24 MINS

24:26

20 Oct 2023


#36

31. Lumumba Pt. 2

With enemies lurking in every corner, Patrice Lumumba is trapped in his own home. As the f... more

13 Oct 2023

26 MINS

26:03

13 Oct 2023


#35

30. Lumumba Pt. 1

Before Nigeria took over the African music scene, the Democratic Republic of Congo had us ... more

06 Oct 2023

27 MINS

27:19

06 Oct 2023


#34

29. Drama in Ghana Pt. 1

Too many people don’t know that Ghana was the first African country to break free from col... more

29 Sep 2023

23 MINS

23:35

29 Sep 2023


#33

START HERE

Since its rise to international acclaim, the multi-award-winning "Have You Heard George’s ... more

27 Sep 2023

00 MINS

00:31

27 Sep 2023


#32

28. Songs Make Jobs

Over one billion Africans on the continent. 200 million in the diaspora. 18% of the world’... more

15 Sep 2021

32 MINS

32:10

15 Sep 2021


#31

27. True Love

As a soon-to-be-married man, George reflects on all the things that made him propose to hi... more

08 Sep 2021

32 MINS

32:28

08 Sep 2021


#30

26. Vibrations

There was a moment, somewhere between the 1980s and 1990s, when Black music turned gangsta... more

01 Sep 2021

31 MINS

31:43

01 Sep 2021


#29

25. Who Hurt R&B?

R&B music has changed. It was once the soundtrack of love, but is now more like a journal ... more

25 Aug 2021

30 MINS

30:58

25 Aug 2021


#28

24. The Sixties

The 1960s was a mad time for Black people. It was a mad time for the world, but especially... more

18 Aug 2021

29 MINS

29:43

18 Aug 2021


#27

23. Back to UG

At the end of 2020, George proposed to his girlfriend, Sandra, after one year of dating. W... more

11 Aug 2021

30 MINS

30:58

11 Aug 2021


#26

22. Mavado & Vybz

In his teens, “Gangsta for life” was the signature war-cry sung by one of George’s favouri... more

04 Aug 2021

30 MINS

30:34

04 Aug 2021


#25

21. Flying the Flag

Once upon a time, the General Public pinned their hopes, dreams and issues on the Entertai... more

28 Jul 2021

29 MINS

29:32

28 Jul 2021


#24

20. Young

Story time. A man drifts away from his family after his brother is killed. His estranged w... more

21 Jul 2021

29 MINS

29:40

21 Jul 2021


#23

19. Common Ground

George’s Train of Thought travels through the madness of 2020 to find light at the end of ... more

14 Jul 2021

28 MINS

28:23

14 Jul 2021


#22

Chapter 3 - Introduction

The Peabody Award-winning podcast from George the Poet is back with a new series on 15th J... more

01 Jul 2021

01 MINS

01:37

01 Jul 2021


#21

18. Concurrent Affairs

Following difficult conversations with Uganda and Britain, George drops a bombshell. Writt... more

06 Jan 2020

25 MINS

25:47

06 Jan 2020