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Downstream: The West is Poor, Africa is Rich w/ George The Poet

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George The Poet is a poet and author best known for his acclaimed BBC audio series, Have You Heard George’s Podcast?

He joins Ash for an expansive conversation about his journey from grime MC to poet to academic, how Black music lost its radical politics, and how his politics was radically reshaped when he started paying attention to Africa.

His new book, Track Record: Me, Music and The War on Blackness, is out now.

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