Still Listening
The author’s favorite podcasts, part two
In August 2020 I wrote about the podcasts that kept me informed, amused and sane during the COVID lockdown. Two years later, I’ve integrated a delightful collection of podcasts into my daily routine. Now, I have a couple of new audio friendships to recommend.
For a Canadian with deep roots to the British Empire, I’ve learned so much from Stuff the British Stole. The series was originated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in season two it is a co-production with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Host Marc Fennell takes a deep, reflective, humourous and horrifying dive into the way that British colonial forces helped themselves to the cultural treasures of India, New Zealand, China, Australia, Greece and … the list goes on. From dodo birds to animatronic tigers, the stories are fascinating.
Gateway episode: Not Your Venus, the spine-chilling story of an African woman who was taken to the UK by a British Doctor and exploited as a freak-show act in London and Paris. “More than 200 years after her death, her life story reveals confronting truths about the treatment of black female bodies and how much has, and hasn’t changed.”
From antiquity to leading edge science, if you’re at all interested in what it’s like to be a…
