Human Resources

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Origin Stories part 1 Feb 22, 2022

Show notes

Before the 400-odd years of the triangular trade, the plantations, the whips, the Sunday markets, the racial science. What were the first stirrings of an industry that we now understand as the pinnacle of inhumanity, but in the 1600s seemed the height of financial innovation?

Featuring PHD candidate Patricia Martins Marcos.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

CREDITS

Written and hosted by Moya Lothian-McLean

Editor and Producer is Renay Richardson

Researchers are Arisa Loomba and Dr. Alison Bennett

Production Assistant is Rory Boyle

Sound Design by Lex Adimora

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In The Middle Feb 08, 2022

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The journey of the Middle Passage is one of the most evocative images of slavery, taught in schools as an example of brutality. It was the sea voyage of no return. In this episode, we discover the realities of this horrific journey and what legacies we still live with.

Featuring Sowande Mustakeem, Associate Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. This episode also features music from Slavery At Sea: The Book Soundtrack by Sowande Mustakeen which can be streamed and purchased here.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

CREDITS

Written and hosted by Moya Lothian-McLean

Editor and Producer is Renay Richardson

Researchers are Arisa Loomba and Dr. Alison Bennett

Production Assistant is Rory Boyle

Sound Design by Lex Adimora

Social Assets by /Forward Slash

This is a Broccoli Production

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All Aboard Feb 01, 2022

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When Britain’s railways are placed within the context of the empire they helped to maintain, they are framed as one of the only ‘good’ legacies of imperialism. In this episode, we focus on the original Great Western Railway and how it's linked to history within the British slave trade.

Featuring Dr. Oli Betts, research lead at the National Railway Museum in York.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

CREDIT

Written by Moya Lothian-McLean

Editor and Producer Renay Richardson

Researchers are Dr. Alison Bennett and Arisa Loomba

Production Assistant is Rory Boyle

Sound Design by Ben Yellowitz and the Smiley Sound Collective

Social Assets by /Forward Slash.

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Right of Way Jan 25, 2022

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The image of ‘England’s green and pleasant land’ is one that has endured for centuries, but is this land really for everyone?

Featuring PHD Student Annabelle Gilmore and Maxwell Ayamber PHD Student and founder and Project Coordinator of Sheffield Environmental Movement.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

CREDIT:

Written by Moya Lothian-McLean

Editor and Producer Renay Richardson

Researchers Dr. Alison Bennett and Arisa Loomba

Production Assistant is Rory Boyle

Sound Design by Ben Yollowitz and the Smiley Sound Collective

Social Assets by /Forward Slash.

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Royally Flush part 2 Jan 18, 2022

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Did the Slave rebellions play a part in the British Monarchy's stance on abolition?

Featuring author and associate professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University, Brooke Newman.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

CREDITS

Written and hosted by Moya Lothian-McLean

Editor and Producer is Renay Richardson

Researchers are Arisa Loomba and Dr. Alison Bennett

Production Assistant is Rory Boyle

Sound Design by Lex Adimora

Social Assets by /Forward Slash

This is a Broccoli Production

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Royally Flush part 1 Jan 11, 2022

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The British monarchy is one of the oldest and most resilient in the world. In this episode, we explore their links with the slave trade and just how involved they were.

Featuring author and associate professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, Brooke Newman.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Moya Lothian-McLean

Editor and Producer Renay Richardson

Researchers Arisa Loomba and Dr. Alison Bennett

Production Assistant Rory Boyle

Sound Design Lex Adimora

Social Assets /Forward Slash

This is a Broccoli Production

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Introducing: We Were Always Here Nov 09, 2021

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Have you been missing Human Resources? Us too! Our new series will be coming soon but if you're looking for a podcast in the meantime, we think you'll really love We Were Always Here.

Our new weekly documentary series explores the history of the UK AIDS pandemic from the perspective of those most marginalized communities. These are stories of loss, activism, rage and resilience, and most importantly - community. Hosted by HIV activist and sexual health worker Marc Thompson

Give it a listen - search 'We Were Always Here' on your favourite podcast app

or bit.ly/wewerealwayshere

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Dirty Money Jul 06, 2021

Show notes

In the final episode of the season, we focus in on the UK's financial centre, the Bank of England, and how one of the bank's governers was tied up with the Slave trade.

Featuring Professor Trevor Barnard

Full Episode Transcript

Produced by Renay Richardson

Researchers are Dr Alison Bennett and Arisa Loomba

Sound design by Ben Yellowitz

Production assistant is Rory Boyle

This is a Broccoli Production.

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Woolly Morals part 2 Jun 29, 2021

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Following on from part 1, we now look at Welsh Cloth's journey into the Caribbean and learn more about the enslaved people who wore it.

Featuring fabric specialist Jenny Hodgeman and Dr. Steeve O. Buckman.

Full Episode Transcript

CREDITS

Produced by Renay Richardson

Researchers are Dr. Alison Bennett and Arisa Loomba

Sound Design by Ben Yellowitz, with J Hope on the strings

Vocal pieces by James Collins and Caleb Kunle

Flute by Sian Herbert

Our production assistant is Rory Boyle

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The Pubs Are Open! Jun 22, 2021

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Can the Greene King pub chain and its founder Benjamin Greene help us understand the rise of Britain's pub culture and its links with the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Featuring author Vaughn Scribner (https://twitter.com/vaughnscribner) from the University of Arkansas and Liverpool's International Slavery Museum's Dr. Richard Benjamin (https://twitter.com/drrpbenjamin).

Greene King founding story (https://www.greeneking.co.uk/our-company/our-history/)

Greene King and International Slavery Museum announcement (shorturl.at/gFXZ1)

Full Episode Transcript (shorturl.at/boFZ1)

CREDITS

Produced by Renay Richardson

Researchers are Dr. Alison Bennett and Arisa Loomba

Sound Design by Ben Yellowitz

with J Hope on the strings

Vocal pieces by James Collins and Caleb Kunle

Flute by Sian Herbert

Production assistant is Rory Boyle

This is a Broccoli Production