Audio reflections on a disturbing time

We’ve recently started emailing podcast recommends to our contacts and friends. Last week, we focused on the Black Lives Matter protests and got a great response, so we’re sharing this as a blog too.

In a year which has already seen a huge amount of change, I feel the protests have given hope to many that this change, this year, is permenant one. I feel like it’s reminded us of how much words matter, and how carefully they need to be chosen. It’s also reminded me that I need to continually educate myself as best I can about perspectives I can never fully understand. We’ve seen how a President’s incendiary words can fan the flames, but we’ve also heard some extraordinarily powerful use of words in radio and audio about race, and racism.

So from our expert team at Fresh Air, here’s our podcast recommendations, with a focus on how to make sense of what’s happening in the US right now, and the everyday experience of black people in the UK. Let us know what you think, and tell us what podcasts are helping you educate yourself.


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