AfterWords Podcast
1) Virginia Woolf, Race and the Dreadnought Hoax with Danell Jones & Tabitha Sparks
In February 1910, the future Virginia Woolf played the most famous practical joke in British military history. Blackening her face and masquerading as an Abyssinian prince, the young writer and her fr...Show More
Virginia Woolf, Race and the Dreadnought Hoax with Danell Jones & Tabitha Sparks
27:44 | Dec 4th, 2024
2) Lessons in Guilt and Gratitude to the British with Mihir Bose & Sarah Sands
Born in Kolkata shortly before Indian independence, Mihir Bose still feels enormous gratitude towards Mr Crombie of the UK’s Home Office, who confirmed his permanent resident’s rights in 1975. In thi...Show More
Lessons in Guilt and Gratitude to the British with Mihir Bose & Sarah Sands
26:53 | Nov 27th, 2024
3) Negotiating with the Devil with Pierre Hazan & Victor Mallet
In an increasingly dystopian world, 'Negotiating with the Devil' by Pierre Hazan takes readers inside the world of armed conflict mediation, offering insight into the political and ethical ‘red lines’...Show More
4) The Great Indian Food Trip with Zac O'Yeah & Samanth Subramanian
'The Great Indian Food Trip' is an entertaining, erudite adventure of eating, drinking and travelling. This is how Swedish novelist, rock musician and author Zac O’Yeah has come to understand the Indi...Show More
5) Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed with Tam Hussein & Lizzie Dearden
We are in a new age of terror, with self-radicalising, hard-to-categorise individuals planning violence. Since the Westminster Bridge attack in 2017, more than 40 terror attacks have been foiled by th...Show More
6) The Nonviolent Struggle for Our Planet's Future with Lynne Jones & Fiona Godlee
As floods and fires rage across the planet, more people are embracing nonviolent action to achieve political change. Can it work? In ‘Sorry for the Inconvenience But This Is an Emergency’ doctor and ...Show More
The Nonviolent Struggle for Our Planet's Future with Lynne Jones & Fiona Godlee
30:34 | Oct 30th, 2024
7) AfterWords S5: Launches 30th October
8) The Rise of Pentecostal Christianity with Katherine Stewart & Elle Hardy
From Brazilian favelas and campgrounds in Nigeria to megachurches in Ukraine and South Korea, Pentecostal Christianity is taking over the world. ‘Beyond Belief’ by writer and journalist Elle Hardy ex...Show More
9) The Zelensky Effect with Henry E. Hale & Shaun Walker
You cannot understand the historic events of 2022 without understanding Volodymyr Zelensky. But the Zelensky effect is less about the man himself than about the civic nation he embodies: what makes Ze...Show More
10) Rohingya in Exile with Kaamil Ahmed & Amelia Gentleman
Please note that this episode contains graphic depictions of violence, racism, and sexual assault, which listeners may find disturbing. Rohingya men, women and children have been fleeing their homes...Show More