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Have You Heard George’s Podcast?
BBC Sounds
United Kingdom
Have You Heard George’s Podcast? is a lyrical, genre-defying fusion of poetry, politics, and soundscape—boldly intimate and unapologetically ambitious, it reimagines what podcasting can be, weaving personal narrative with social critique in a voice both urgent and artful.
"The genre blending here was unforgettable! Between the hip hop, the poetry, the narrative, the live orchestration this show felt like watching a short film and is a beautiful example of what's possible in audio if you do not believe that the limit exists."
- Nichole Hill, Our Ancestors Were Messy
Have You Heard George’s Podcast? is a genre-defying masterpiece—part spoken word, part documentary, part musical essay—that reimagines what audio storytelling can be. Created and narrated by George the Poet, the show blends richly layered sound design with lyrical narration and political insight, weaving personal experience with sharp cultural critique. It’s both a love letter to Black British life and a pointed reckoning with the legacy of colonialism, inequality, and systemic neglect. Ambitious in scope and deeply intimate in tone, the podcast doesn’t just tell stories—it performs them, making each episode feel like a symphony of truth, memory, and imagination.