How I Found My Voice: Benjamin Zephaniah

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Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

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🗓️ 24 September 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This is an episode from a new podcast strand launched by Intelligence Squared called How I Found My Voice. Presented by the prominent BBC journalist Samira Ahmed, the podcast explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling – and unique – communicators. In this episode Samira Ahmed speaks to poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah. From racist attacks and police brutality to receiving a letter from Bob Marley telling him that Britain needs him, Zephaniah talks about the moments that shaped and inspired his voice. To hear more episodes of How I Found My Voice go to https://play.acast.com/s/howifoundmyvoice. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Intelligence Square listeners, producer Fayy Adobeitha here.
0:04.0	I just wanted to let you know about our first Intelligence Squared collection, Black History and Culture.
0:10.0	We're revisiting some of our favorite live events and podcasts from the past 20 years, showcasing
0:16.3	great creators and thinkers, including the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement,
0:21.4	Alicia Garza, poet and activist Benjamin Zephania, and playwright, novelist,
0:27.0	critic and broadcaster Bonnie Greer.
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1:15.8	I'm really excited to be speaking to you guys on a Tuesday instead of our usual Friday slot.
1:20.6	We'll be bringing you some bonus episodes for the next few weeks. They're sampled
1:24.7	from our new podcast strand called How I Found My Voice, presented by the BBC journalist
1:29.5	Simmer Ahmed. If you're interested in listening to more episodes from this series, just
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