36. Jamaican DemAhCrazy Pt. 2

Have You Heard George's Podcast?

BBC

Drama, History, Fiction

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Shaken by the passing of his grandmother, George reflects on the post-colonial struggles of her generation. 1970s Jamaica provides an early case study of the weaponised debt that went on to re-colonise much of the global South. A look back on previous episodes illuminates patterns of exploitation and extraction across African/Western relations. This is the global context that frames the questionable role of the International Monetary Fund in the perpetuation of poverty. George is reminded by his grandmother’s legacy that fighting for justice is always an option.

Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick & George the Poet With an original score composed by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts.
0:05.0	Music Radio Podcasts.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome to episode 36 of Have You Heard George's podcast. This is the eighth episode of
0:16.2	chapter 4 after empire. By the time you hear this I'll be in Uganda introducing our son to the family.
0:33.0	Morning, the death of my grandma. Hey George. I'm so good I want to work.
0:45.0	That day, I'm not.
0:48.0	So you are the same George.
0:50.0	Hello. I got so much tension in my neck from holding back the tears. We all got a goal. I've been knowing that for years.
1:06.0	How are you?
1:08.0	I don't think there's anything wrong with crying but I ain't got the time.
1:19.2	Yesterday I delivered a prison workshop, pick up everyone who came through in H&P Highdown,
1:25.0	went straight back to the studio to record,
1:28.0	but once the buzz died down,
1:30.0	my heart was like,
1:34.0	not right now. And our baby's five most old.
1:38.0	Keeps me up half the night now.
1:47.0	So I'm gonna have to mourn the death of my grandma.
2:07.0	Once I get to Uganda. a worker and a veteran politician among the few outstanding women who served in the legislative council.
2:08.0	The government's political and public participation does not lead to failures at family and private life.
2:20.0	Judge Joyce lived an amazing life, my father and his siblings are good people because she raised them right.
2:39.0	Her dad sent her to school at a time when most girls didn't get to go.
2:47.0	And that's what inspired her dedication to women's empowerment and education.
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