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Shami's SpeakeasyGary Younge: on raceGary Younge – “Racism is a language … once you learn it, you see it everywhere.”Who gets to tell the story of our times? What does it take to confront injustice head-on? And what does 'pigeonholed' mean if the pigeon can fly? Journalist, writer and academic Gary Younge joins Shami in the Speakeasy.LINKS: Find Gary's book 'Pigeonholed' in your locally-owned bookshop, or online here.Find Gary's podcast (with co-host Carys Afoko) here - or search 'Over the Top, Under the Radar' in your preferred podcast platform...
2025-09-3046 min
Over The Top Under The RadarReform UK: How Did We Get Here? with Diane Abbott and Gary YoungeOn this week's episode of Over the Top, Under the Radar, we share a special recording from a recent Stand Up To Racism event. Samira Ali hosts Diane Abbott and Gary Younge on how the rise of Reform UK happened and what it means for the wider political climate in Britain.You can watch the live stream in full here and get more information at www.standuptoracism.org.ukSupport us on PATREON - get bonus episodes, a weekly newsletter and become a part of our members-only WhatsApp community.Email us...
2025-05-2336 min
Intelligence SquaredAn Evening with Gary Younge, Part TwoThis is the second instalment of a three-part episode. Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events in modern Black history: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during Barack Obama’s presidential election victory, entering New Orleans days after Hurricane Katrina, covering the rise of Black Lives Matter and interviewing prominent figures including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Maya Angelou and Stormzy. Now as the UK faces new waves of racial tension and division, Younge came to the Intelligence Squared stage to draw from his book Dispatches From The Di...
2024-10-2550 minIntelligence SquaredAn Evening with Gary Younge, Part OneGary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events in modern Black history: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during Barack Obama’s presidential election victory, entering New Orleans days after Hurricane Katrina, covering the rise of Black Lives Matter and interviewing prominent figures including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Maya Angelou and Stormzy. Now as the UK faces new waves of racial tension and division, Younge came to the Intelligence Squared stage to draw from his book Dispatches From The Diaspora and to discuss what can we learn from th...
2024-10-2442 min
Over The Top Under The RadarIntroducing Over The Top Under The Radar With Gary Younge & Carys AfokoGary and Carys are sick and tired of poorly researched news stories that are over reported and go way over the top! But on the other hand, they wanna show some love to let those important new stories that slip under the radar get their well-deserved moment in the sun, no pun intended!Join Gary Younge and Carys Afoko every week on Over The Top Under The Radar, where they'll discuss the news stories that are over the top and under the radar. It can be anything from Voter ID, Cowboy Carter, Welsh Steel and Garfield The C...
2024-05-0601 min
Current AffairsGary Younge's 30-Year Panorama of the African DiasporaGary Younge spent three decades as a reporter and columnist for The Guardian, where he became one of the publication's most incisive and widely-read contributors. His new book, Dispatches from the Diaspora, collects some of the best of Gary's reporting and commentary. It is a unique collection of snapshots from the African diaspora, from Barbados to London to Ferguson to South Africa. Gary recounts meetings with Maya Angelou, Angela Davis, Desmond Tutu, and other greats, as well as highlighting lesser-known stories like the life of Claudette Colvin. Gary recounts historic moments he witnessed and reported on, such as being...
2024-03-2537 min
Media ConfidentialGary Younge: Dog bites man *is* the story after allJournalists are often taught that “when a dog bites a man, that is not news; when a man bites a dog, that is news.” But, according to former Guardian journalist and professor of sociology at Manchester university Gary Younge, sometimes events are newsworthy because they happen often—journalists just need to get curious about the reasons why. For example, after the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a US justice department report revealed that every time a police dog bit someone in the city of Ferguson, the victim was black. Perhaps dog bites man is the story after all.
2024-03-1450 min
The Bristol CableCable Live - Gary Younge talks journalism, race and powerJoin the renowned writer, broadcaster and academic for a powerful talk exploring his childhood and journalism career, and how his experiences have shaped his work.Gary Younge is a renowned, award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster, and now a professor of sociology at the University of Manchester.In the latest episode of our new Cable Live podcast strand – where we sit down with writers, academics and activists from across the UK, putting the Cable’s work in the national conversation – Gary delivers a fascinating speech reflecting on racism, journalism and power.Gary t...
2024-02-021h 11
Surviving Society ProductionsS1/ E6 From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter with Gary YoungeIn the final episode of this series, we explore themes from Gary Younge’s latest book Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter.
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https://www.ethnicity.ac.uk
Welcome to this collaborative two-part series with the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity at the University of Manchester. In these episodes we explore the research conducted at the centre focused on ethnic, racial and religious inequalities in the UK. This collaborative series takes a close look at the research produced at the centre from issues ranging from statues, racism, th...
2023-12-1255 min
Living in the USALA Hotel Workers Occupy LAX Approaches: Harold Meyerson; plus Randi Weingarten on Israel and Gary Younge on 'Rustin'Striking hotel workers have occupied Century Blvd., the approach to LAX, and are planning a posada, reenacting Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem, on Friday evening--Harold Meyerson comments.Also: Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT, spent Thanksgiving weekend in Israel. She will report on meetings with shared society groups and peace movement leaders. She’ll also discuss the role of the US in moving toward not only peace but also toward equality and justice for Palestinians.Plus: Who was Bayard Rustin before the 1963 March on Washington? Gary Younge will comment on the remarkable lif...
2023-12-0852 min
The Nation PodcastsRandi Weingarten on the Peace Movement in Israel; Gary Younge on ‘Rustin’ | Start Making Sense with Jon WienerRandi Weingarten, president of the AFT, spent Thanksgiving weekend in Israel; she reports on meetings with shared society groups and peace movement leaders, and on the role of the US in bringing not just peace but equality and justice to Palestinians.Also: Who was Bayard Rustin before the 1963 March on Washington? Gary Younge comments on the remarkable life of a gay Black pacifist and former communist, the subject of a new biopic on Netflix, ‘Rustin.’ Gary wrote “The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream.”Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Gr...
2023-12-0736 min
Start Making Sense with Jon WienerRandi Weingarten on the Peace Movement in Israel; Gary Younge on ‘Rustin’Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT, spent Thanksgiving weekend in Israel; she reports on meetings with shared society groups and peace movement leaders, and on the role of the US in bringing not just peace but equality and justice to Palestinians. Also: Who was Bayard Rustin before the 1963 March on Washington? Gary Younge comments on the remarkable life of a gay Black pacifist and former communist, the subject of a new biopic on Netflix, ‘Rustin.’ Gary wrote “The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2023-12-0736 min
Novara MediaDownstream: The Left Is Traumatised w/ Gary YoungeFrom his early career following Nelson Mandela on the campaign trail to his stint as US correspondent for the Guardian, Gary Younge has long been one of the most thoughtful and compassionate voices on the British left.
He joins Ash Sarkar to discuss his eventful career in journalism, his experiences of reporting in Soviet Russia, the current crisis facing the Labour Party and the time he spent 13 hours getting drunk with Maya Angelou.
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2023-10-161h 24
Downstream – Novara Media PodcastsDownstream: The Left Is Traumatised w/ Gary YoungeFrom his early career following Nelson Mandela on the campaign trail to his stint as US correspondent for the Guardian, Gary Younge has long been one of the most thoughtful and compassionate voices on the British left. He joins Ash Sarkar to discuss his eventful career in journalism, his experiences of reporting in Soviet Russia, […]
2023-10-161h 24
Uncommon SenseBONUS EPISODE – Public Sociology, with Gary Younge, Chantelle Lewis, Cecilia Menjívar & Michaela BensonWhat is public sociology and why does it matter more than ever? Gary Younge, Chantelle Lewis and Cecilia Menjívar join Michaela Benson to reflect on its meaning, value and stakes. In a time of perpetual crisis and gross inequality, how can sociologists best change minds and set agendas? Why are some voices valued over others? And who does being truly “public” involve more than simply being high profile?Gary Younge reflects on what sociologists and journalists can teach each other – and the ongoing struggle in the UK for space in which work on race can be...
2023-09-2959 min
Living in the USAFast Food Workers Victory: Harold Meyerson; Haiti update: Amy Wilentz; Black Writing: Gary YoungeHarold Meyerson reports on a major victory in the California state legislature that will raise pay for fast food workers from $15.50 to $20. Also: those Trump polls.Plus: the news from Haiti, where the UN, with US support, is authorizing a new security force. Made up of mostly Kenyan troops, it's supposed to restore “law and order” in Port-au-Prince. The Nation's Amy Wilentz reports.Also: Gary Younge, the award-winning former columnist for The Guardian, talks about Black writing and Black writers—and his own writing about Mandela, Obama, Trayvon Martin, and Claudette Colvin.And Your M...
2023-09-1557 minStart Making Sense with Jon WienerGary Younge: from Mandela to Black Lives Matter; plus Amy Wilentz on Haiti in SeptemberGary Younge, the award-winning former columnist for The Guardian, talks about Black writing and Black writers—and his own writing about Mandela, Obama, Travon Martin, and Claudette Colvin.Also on this episode of Start Making Sense, the news from Haiti, where the UN, with US support, is authorizing a new security force. Made up of mostly Kenyan troops, it's supposed to restore “law and order” in Port-au-Prince. The Nation's Amy Wilentz is on the podcast to report.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2023-09-1434 min
The Nation PodcastsGary Younge: from Mandela to Black Lives Matter; plus Amy Wilentz on Haiti in September | Start Making SenseGary Younge, the award-winning former columnist for The Guardian, talks about Black writing and Black writers—and his own writing about Mandela, Obama, Travon Martin, and Claudette Colvin.Also on this episode of Start Making Sense, the news from Haiti, where the UN, with US support, is authorizing a new security force. Made up of mostly Kenyan troops, it's supposed to restore “law and order” in Port-au-Prince. The Nation's Amy Wilentz is on the podcast to report.Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcir...
2023-09-1434 min
explore words discover worldsS2 EP5: Dispatches from the Diaspora - Gary Younge In ConversationIn this episode, Gary Younge reflects on witnessing some of modern history’s biggest moments, including joining revellers during Obama’s victory and entering New Orleans days after Hurricane Katrina, to interviewing Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Maya Angelou and Stormzy.
2023-09-131h 04
The We SocietySummer Recap: Hillary Clinton, Ai Weiwei, Gary YoungeOur host, Will Hutton, chooses some 'must listen' moments from the past three seasons featuring Hillary Clinton, Ai Weiwei, Mariana Mazzuccato, Gary Younge, and Heaven Crawley.
To listen to the full episodes, you can find them all on the We Society page on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We'll be back in the Autumn with a roster of new guests who are changing the world for the better with the help of the Social Sciences.
Hosted by journalist and Academy President Will Hutton, we interview some of Britain’s top social scientists to ex...
2023-08-1040 min
Indulge In Your Day With A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook.Dispatches from the Diaspora by Gary YoungePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/75675to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dispatches from the Diaspora
Author: Gary Younge
Narrator: David Monteith, Gary Younge
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 07-25-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Words, Language & Grammar
Publisher's Summary:
For the last three decades Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events and with the most significant personalities to impact the black diaspora: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during Obama's victory, entering New Orleans days after hurricane Katrina or interviewing Archbishop Desmond...
2023-07-2512h 26
The openDemocracy ShowDaniel Trilling in conversation with Gary YoungeGary Younge, one of the UK’s leading political voices, on the significant events of the last few decades that have affected the Black diaspora around the globe.
2023-05-3152 min
WritersMosaic - In conversationGary Younge in conversation with Colin GrantIn front of an audience at the Cambridge Literary festival, Gary Younge, a Guardian columnist for more than two decades reflects on the extraordinary moments in history that he witnessed and reported on, from the election of President Nelson Mandela to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. Gary Younge in conversation with Colin Grant is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
2023-05-1000 min
Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-MurthyGary Younge on race, Rwanda and a lifetime of writing about Black life“On the television, they were saying we were thieves, that we were raised with no morals”. Growing up Black in 1970s Britain, writer Gary Younge didn’t feel fully accepted - he didn’t even feel British. “Someone would go, “it’s cold today isn’t it, I bet it’s not like this where you come from,” and you’d be like, "I come from just down the road mate!” His latest book, Dispatches from the Diaspora, looks at a lifetime of writing about Black life, spanning a 30-year career, based in Britain and America, that goes from Mandela to Oba...
2023-03-2433 min
SnowcastGARY YOUNGE: Stevenage to South Africa & Obama's Camelot (without a castle)This week's guest is the award-winning journalist and sociology professor Gary Younge. From Mandela’s election campaign, to Obama’s presidency, Gary’s had a ringside seat, for some of the biggest stories of the last 30 years. And his latest book - Dispatches from the Diaspora - is a career-spanning collection of articles about race, racism, and Black life. In this conversation, Gary reflects on growing up in Stevenage, with a mother who gave him a sense of his own possibility. The translation education that gave him a love of language and the opportunities, and first s...
2023-03-2143 min
Reasons RevisitedGary Younge Interview: Mandela, Trump, Obama and Black Lives MatterHello! This week Ed and Geoff sat down with writer, journalist and now Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge. Gary talks about his new book ‘Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter’, and how his upbringing in a new town - Stevenage - led to a life telling stories from historic moments on both sides of the Atlantic, and what he can teach the next generation of journalists. Plus: Both Ed and Geoff both went viral fungal this week. Did you see?Pre-order a copy of Gary's book here.
2023-03-1346 min
Blacklisted ConversationsGary Younge Talks ... Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives MatterThe title 'journalistic legend' is how we'd like to describe our latest guest. Mr multi-award winning journalist and author Gary Younge is about to release his latest book Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter.Ranging from conversations with Stormzy, Maya Angelou, Andrea Levy and Lewis Hamilton to name but a few, to his presence during Obama's historical presidential election, and the natural disaster that was Hurricane Katrina. This career-spanning collection of journalism on race, racism and black life will take the reader on a journey through civil rights, politics and...
2023-03-1040 min
Pilot SeasonGary Younge's Facts That MatterGary Younge's lyrical writing tackles issues such as urban housing inequality, food delivery "black sites," and a new wave of labour unions among sex workers on both sides of the Atlantic. Each episode is built on hard facts, likeable characters, and empathetic on-the-ground reporting.In the 'Facts' pilot, he explains why there are more jobs in Indian restaurants in the UK than in shipbuilding, steel, and coal combined. How did we get here? He hears from the people at the heart of both sectors. Ellie Mae O'Hagan, who oversees the Center for Labour and Social Studies...
2023-02-1926 minPilot SeasonGary Younge's Facts That MatterGary Younge's lyrical writing tackles issues such as urban housing inequality, food delivery "black sites," and a new wave of labour unions among sex workers on both sides of the Atlantic. Each episode is built on hard facts, likeable characters, and empathetic on-the-ground reporting.In the 'Facts' pilot, he explains why there are more jobs in Indian restaurants in the UK than in shipbuilding, steel, and coal combined. How did we get here? He hears from the people at the heart of both sectors. Ellie Mae O'Hagan, who oversees the Center for Labour and Social Studies...
2023-02-1926 min
Living in the USAThe 1619 Project on Hulu: Robin Kelley; 'The Crown' on Netflix: Gary Younge; The Supremes: Erwin Chemerinsky"The 1619 Project" miniseries on Hulu sets a new standard for documentaries about Black life and history in America: Robin Kelley explains. Also Black history, banned in Florida—and excluded from the College Board’s recommended AP Black Studies course. Robin is one of the historians whose work has been targeted. Also: the Royal Family and “The Crown”– you know, Queen Elizabeth and Charles and Diana, and the Netflix series about them. Gary Younge explains why he loathes the monarchy in Britain, but loved “The Crown” on Netflix.Plus: Should the Supreme Court base its decisions on what it can...
2023-02-1750 min
Start Making Sense ClipsGary Younge on "The Crown" on NetflixThe Royal Family and “The Crown”– you know, Queen Elizabeth and Charles and Diana, and the Netflix series about them. Gary Younge explains why he loathes the monarchy in Britain, but loved “The Crown” on Nexflix.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2023-02-1617 min
The Nation PodcastsStart Making Sense: Black history banned in Florida; “The Crown” and the Royal Family: Robin Kelley on Ron DeSantis, plus Gary Younge on the monarchyBlack history, banned in Florida—and excluded from the College Board’s recommended AP Black Studies course. UCLA professor Robin Kelley will comment on that – he’s one of the historians whose work has been targeted. Also: "The 1619 Project" on Hulu.Also: the Royal Family and “The Crown”– you know, Queen Elizabeth and Charles and Diana, and the Netflix series about them. Gary Younge explains why he loathes the monarchy in Britain, but loved “The Crown” on Netflix.Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co...
2023-02-1637 min
THE ADAM BUXTON PODCASTEP.199 - GARY YOUNGEAdam talks with British journalist and author Gary Younge about gun violence in America, identity politics and 'Uncle Toms'.Conversation recorded face to face in London, 17th November, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSBOOK TRUSTDISPATCHES FROM THE DIASPORA by Gary Younge - 2023 (PRE ORDER FROM FABER)GARY'S WEBSITE (including articles, book reviews, Twitter feed etc.)GARY YOUNGE DESTROYS AMERICA'S GUN CULTURE - 2022 (YOUTUBE)GARY YOUNGE ON MARTIN LU...
2022-12-201h 09
London Review Bookshop PodcastDawn Foster Forever: K Biswas, James Butler, Lynsey Hanley, Gary YoungeDawn Foster, chronicler of austerity Britain and leading voice from the housing crisis, passed away last year aged 34. Foster, author of Lean Out (Repeater, 2016) and LRB contributor, was a working class feminist who rose to prominence as a newspaper columnist and broadcast commentator; she was a fearless champion for those at the sharp end. In the week of the Queen's funeral, friends and colleagues discussed her life and legacy: K Biswas, critic and director of Resonance FM and On Road Media; James Butler, LRB contributing editor and co-founder of Novara Media; Lynsey Hanley, broadcaster and author; and...
2022-11-301h 05
Doing It Right with Pandora SykesWhat we get wrong about knife crime, with Gary YoungeWhat do you know about knife crime? It’s something that happens in gangs and on the streets. It’s something you’ve never had to worry about. Right?
Gary Younge is an author, broadcaster and a professor of sociology at the university of Manchester. Formerly an editor at large of the guardian newspaper, he has written 5 books including Another Day In The Death of America, which chronicled the lives of ten children and adolescents who were shot dead on one day in November 2013.
I’ve wanted to talk to Gary since his...
2022-09-2250 min
FreshEdFreshEd #243 – Race, Identity, and Education (Gary Younge)Hi FreshEd Listeners. We’re on holiday for the month of August. We’ll be back in September with new episodes, including the next round of Flux. I’ve already listened to a few rough cuts and they’re going to be great.
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2022-08-2955 min
The We SocietyGary Younge: You Have to Take A Stand For What's RightProfessor Gary Younge, a longstanding journalist at the Guardian and a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, joins Will Hutton to talk about identity politics, America, and his latest academic career in the social sciences.
2022-07-0541 min
How To Be...Books PodcastWhy Identity Politics is the New Norm - with Who Are We author Gary YoungeWelcome to "How To Be...", guiding you through life's tricky topics and skills by reading through the best books out there. Identity politics has played an important role in advancing civil rights, but some say the term itself is problematic. It is the tendency for people of a particular background to form political alliances, while moving away from traditional broad-coalition party politics. So why identity politics important? Hence, I spoke to veteran journalist and Who Are We? author Gary Younge on what are the pros and cons of the debate, as well as other experts' books to see if their...
2022-06-2639 min
Daily Politics from the New StatesmanWhat is “Britishness” – and does it still matter? With Gary Younge, Jeremy Deller and Jason CowleyThis special episode of the New Statesman Podcast marks “A Dream of Britain”, the New Statesman’s latest issue. It is guest edited by Michael Sheen and explores class, culture and identity in Britain today.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the writer and academic Gary Younge, the Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, and the New Statesman editor-in-chief Jason Cowley to discuss why it is so difficult to understand what is meant by “Britishness” today.They discuss British identity in the absence of a formal dream or foundation story, the reawakening of English and Scottish national...
2022-03-2932 min
Living in the USA2021: Gary Younge on the Insurrection, Mike Davis on the Pandemic, plus Rick Perlstein2021, the year in review:
Gary Younge on the Insurrection: what was the plan?
Mike Davis on the Pandemic: beware of talk about "light at the end of the tunnel"
Rick Perlstein on the Republicans' 40-year campaign to ban abortion.
plus: we remember Rennie Davis- he died in February.
2021-12-3155 min
Living in the USAStacey Abrams: Harold Meyerson; Gary Younge on Josephine Baker, and Father Greg BoyleSome really good news from Georgia: Stacey Abrams is running for governor!
Alongside Raphael Warnock for reelection as senator. Harold Meyerson comments - also, news from Texas and California.
Also: being Black in America, and being Black in France: Gary Younge will talk about Josephine Baker, the Black American dancer who went to Paris in the twenties and later renounced her American citizenship. She was interred at the Pantheon, alongside Voltaire and Rousseau, last week.
Plus: Father Greg Boyle -- the founder of Homebody Industries, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program on the planet-- has a new book out...
2021-12-1054 min
Start Making Sense ClipsGary Younge on Josephine BakerBeing Black in America, and being Black in France: Gary Younge talks about Josephine Baker, the Black American dancer who went to Paris in the twenties and later renounced her American citizenship. She’s being interred at the Pantheon, alongside Voltaire and Rousseau, this week.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2021-12-0216 min
The Nation PodcastsOmicron and Inequality: Gregg Gonsalves; plus Gary Younge on Josephine BakerThe new Omicron variant of Covid-19: Gregg Gonsalves argues that it serves as a reminder of how little we're doing on pandemic prevention. We need government action to address the inequalities in power, resources, and information that leave some people at far greater risk. Meanwhile, Republicans are describing Omicron as a Democratic plot to bring back mail-in voting.Also: being Black in America, and being Black in France: Gary Younge talks about Josephine Baker, the Black American dancer who went to Paris in the twenties and later renounced her American citizenship. She’s being interred at the Pan...
2021-12-0229 min
The Verso PodcastDaring to Hope: Sheila Rowbotham speaks to Gary YoungeIn 'Daring to Hope', Sheila Rowbotham looks back at her life as a participant in the women’s liberation movement, left politics and the creative radical culture of a decade in which freedom and equality seemed possible. She reveals the tremendous efforts that were made to transform attitudes and feelings, as well as daily life. In this podcast episode she discusses her latest work with Gary Younge.
Daring to Hope: My Life in the 1970s by Sheila Rowbotham is out now: https://bit.ly/3FC1mZV
2021-11-2253 min
Always Take Notes#120: Gary Younge, journalist and authorRachel and Simon speak with journalist and author Gary Younge. Born in Hertfordshire to Barbadian parents, in his final year at university Gary won a bursary from the Guardian to study journalism at City University. He started working at the Guardian in 1993, and after reporting from all over Europe, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, he was appointed the Guardian’s US correspondent in 2003. In 2015 he returned to London where he became the Guardian’s editor-at-large. In 2020 he left the paper to take up a post at the sociology department at Manchester University. Alongside his journalism Gary has written five...
2021-11-021h 04
Politics JaM#BlackLivesMatter with Gary YoungeThis week, we invited the legendary Gary Younge again, to chat with us on race and racism. We discussed what progress (if any) since the murder of George Floyd, what's next for the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and whether a culture war actually exists. The Jam of the Week is Express Yourself by Charles WrightAll of our Jams of the Week can also now be found on our Spotify playlist herePlease get in touch with us via Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. If you're old-school, the e-mail is politicsjamuk@gmail.com.The...
2021-06-2747 min
FreshEdFreshEd #243 – Race, Identity, and Education (Gary Younge)Today the journalist, author, and academic, Gary Younge, joins me to talk about race, identity, and education. Our conversation starts with his reflections on the UK Government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which published its report in March. We then touch on a range of issues from across his career.
Gary Younge is a professor of sociology at the University of Manchester. He worked for the Guardian newspaper for two decades and has written five books. His book Who are We – and should it matter in the 21st century? was recently re-released with an updated introduction. In May, he r...
2021-06-0755 min
We Are Black Journos PodcastGary Younge: on asserting your giftWe speak with Gary Younge, an award-winning author, broadcaster and a current professor of Sociology.
Gary joined The Guardian in 1993, where he worked as a columnist before coming editor-at-large there. He spent several years working across Africa, Europe and the U.S. on a range of groundbreaking journalism. As well as over two decades spent at The Guardian, he's also written for several other publications from The Financial Times, The New Statesman, and GQ.
It was an honour not only speaking with Gary, but learning first hand about his experiences and the journey as a Bla...
2021-05-3046 min
The Nation PodcastsProsecute the Insurrectionists—All of Them: Elie Mystal on Storming the Capitol, plus Gary Younge on Obama; and We Remember Rennie DavisEight hundred people stormed the Capitol building on January 6, but fewer than 200 have been charged with crimes. Why so few? Elie Mystal, The Nation’s Justice correspondent, says every one of the 800 committed crimes that day and should be prosecuted.
Also: For Black History Month, Gary Younge talks about Barack Obama and his memoir A Promised Land—and the refusal of many liberals to critique his policies and decisions.
Finally: we remember Rennie Davis--he died on Feb. 2.
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2021-02-0440 min
Start Making Sense ClipsGary Younge: Obama and "A Promised Land"For Black History Month, Gary Younge talks about Barack Obama and his memoir “A Promised Land” – and the refusal of many liberals to critique his policies and decisions.
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2021-02-0419 min
Living in the USABiden's First Week: Harold Meyerson; The Insurrectionists: Gary Younge; "White Tiger": Ella TaylorBiden's first week was filled with bold and necessary executive orders, and a plan to pass pandemic economic relief without Republican support--Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect explains.
also: Gary Younge talks about the coming fight with Trump and Trumpsim, starting with the insurrection of January 6.
plus: Ella Taylor reviews "White Tiger," the Indian rags-to-riches film that combines satire, melodrama and action film.
2021-01-2947 min
EQUALS: Reimagining Our EconomyWHY WE NEED TO DREAM – Award-Winning Author Gary Younge on MLK, Inequality and RaceA remarkable conversation with a great thinker and giant of journalism who has covered the great stories of our time. We ask what can be learnt from MLK about the fight against inequality? What holds back change and what is the role of journalism? How can America heal under Biden? We talk about the place of idealism in politics and how we can bring together struggles – and win. Nadia and Nabil speak to the brilliant award-winning journalist, prolific author and now professor of sociology Gary Younge, for a special episode of the EQUALS podcast timed with...
2021-01-2728 min
The Nation PodcastsJoe Biden and Us: Joan Walsh; plus Barbara Ransby on Biden and Black America and Gary Younge on Storming the CapitolBiden’s inauguration marked a triumph of hope over fear, says Joan Walsh. First we celebrate, and then we go to work debating what is possible and what is necessary—all the things that real people really need. The next four years will bring progressives some political frustration and some disappointments, but that will be so much better than what we’ve had for the last four yers.
Plus: In Joe Biden’s first speech as president-elect, he promised Black America that he would have their backs. Now he needs to take prompt action to fulfill that pledge. Barbara...
2021-01-2143 min
Start Making Sense ClipsThe Trump Mob Storming the Capitol: What Was the Plan? Gary YoungeGary Younge, the award-winning former columnist for The Guardian and member of The Nation's editorial board, comments on the insurrectionists of January 6. They failed to stop Congress from certifying Biden as the winner of the election -- so what WAS the plan? and what IS their future?
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2021-01-2112 min
Joining the Dots: A Huck podcastGary YoungeWe sit down with journalist Gary Younge at a time of transition for the long-time columnist and US correspondent. We discover the hope that for Gary resides within the madness and brutality of contemporary life, and discuss the current state of journalism as he embarks on a new life in academia.
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2020-12-231h 03Politics JaMRace Relations with Gary YoungeIn this episode, Jeevun and Michael were joined by the award-winning author, Gary Younge, to discuss Black Lives Matter, race relations in the US and UK as well as Black HistoryThe Jam of the Week was Young, Gifted, and Black by Bob and Marcia All of our Jams of the week can also now be found on our new Spotify playlist herePlease get in touch with us via Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. If you're old-school, the e-mail is politicsjamuk@gmail.com.The Music is How It Is by Jeris...
2020-11-1159 min
DipsausBonus - 🇬🇧 Black Togetherness with Gary Younge & Quinsy GarioWe have recorded another episode (the 6th!) in the ongoing Diasporic Self: Black Togetherness as Lingua Franca series. A collaborative project / ’exhibition’ initiated by Amsterdam based researcher and curator Amal Alhaag and London based artist and curator Barby Asante. It is an ongoing visual, sonic and dialogic programme and exhibition environment that looks into the meaning, conceptualisation, multiplicities and complexities of the notion of Black Togetherness across Europe. The 6th iteration is a conversation with two exceptional & prolific thinkers in their respective countries and beyond. And we have the privilege of bringing them together to discuss what it me...
2020-10-1658 min
The Nation PodcastsTrump in Kenosha: John Nichols; Black Lives Matter in Europe: Gary YoungeTrump’s visit to Kenosha on Tuesday was part of a backlash strategy, with right wing militias and their allies encouraged to provoke violence with Black Lives Matter demonstrators, followed by Trump claiming he alone can bring an end to “chaos and looting.” John Nichols was in Kenosha for Trump’s visit – he reports on what happened there, and on the larger issues at stake.
Also: There’s a huge movement in Europe supporting Black Lives Matter. Gary Younge describes some key examples and comments on the effort to address racism in Britain, France, and elsewhere in Europe – and on the English f...
2020-09-0336 min
Start Making Sense ClipsIs racism in Britain 'better' than in the US? Gary YoungeThere’s a huge movement in Europe supporting Black Lives Matter. Gary Younge describes some key examples and comments on the effort to address racism in Britain, France, and elsewhere in Europe – and on the English falling back on the argument that racism there is “better” than in the US. Gary lives in London and is a member of the Editorial Board of The Nation.
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2020-09-0318 min
Politics Theory OtherTeaser - PTO Extra! Understanding racism in America and Britain w/ Gary YoungeAward-winning author, broadcaster and academic Gary Younge joins me to talk about his experience of reporting on racism in the United States for the Guardian, the current Black Lives Matter movement in the US and abroad, and why comparisons between BLM and the civil rights movement are misplaced.
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2020-06-3002 min
New Economics PodcastGary Younge on the global black liberation uprisingsThe death of George Floyd three weeks ago at the hands of Minneapolis police officers sparked a fresh wave of Black Lives Matter protests across the world. In the US, calls to defund the police have won victories and across Europe leaders are taking down statues of slave traders and reviewing national school curricula. Here in the UK, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets, despite government warnings and coronavirus restrictions.
So, why has this explosion of protest happened now? Does this mark a new moment in our collective conversation on race, racism and the role of the police...
2020-06-1743 min
UCL Institute of Advanced StudiesSPRC In conversation with Gary YoungePaul Gilroy and Gary Younge, Professor of Sociology at Manchester University and distinguished journalist, reflect on Mark Twain’s reputed words ‘history doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes’, the first political memories that shaped them, and the potential in engaging sympathy and humour critically.
Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-gary-younge
This conversation was recorded on 12th June 2020
Speakers: Paul Gilroy, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Gary Younge, Professor of Sociology at Manchester University and journalist
Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu
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2020-06-1637 min
UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre PodcastIn conversation with Gary YoungePaul Gilroy and Gary Younge, Professor of Sociology at Manchester University and distinguished journalist, reflect on Mark Twain’s reputed words ‘history doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes’, the first political memories that shaped them, and the potential in engaging sympathy and humour critically.Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-gary-youngeThis conversation was recorded on 12th June 2020Speakers: Paul Gilroy, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Gary Younge, Professor of Sociology at Manchester University and journalistProducer and Editor: Kaissa Karhuwww.ucl.ac.u...
2020-06-1637 min
The Sociology ShowInterview with Professor Gary YoungeIn this episode, Matthew talks to Professor of Sociology at Manchester University, author and former Guardian columnist; Gary Younge. In part 1 Gary talks about his background and three of his well known books, in part 2 the discussion moves on to #Blacklivesmatter and the current climate surrounding this.
2020-06-1538 min
Stance Podcast with Chrystal GenesisOn Institutions /w Lola Young; Gus O'Donnell; Gary Younge; @CPositivista; Musician and Composer CaribouStance takes on Institutions and explores some of their inner workings and how best to navigate them with professor and journalist Gary Younge, economist and former head of the British Civil Service Gus O'Donnell, actor, campaigner and Chancellor of the University of Nottingham Lola Young and we look into the care system with @CPositivista. We profile Juno award-winning Musician and Composer Caribou who talks us through some of the tracks from his new record Suddenly.
2020-03-011h 03
Stance Podcast with Chrystal GenesisTo Belong with SHINGAI, @thetempleofherskin, Gary Younge & Maaza Mengiste; Fashion Designer Duro OlowuStance interrogates what Belonging means through tattoo art, literature, music and journalism as Chrystal Genesis is joined by guest editor, author, journalist, Artistic Director and CEO of The Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Hannah Azieb Pool. We explore the theme of Belonging through the lens of people of the African diaspora. In this original and eye-opening episode, SHINGAI tells us about her new record Ancient Futures, we catch up with journalistic giant Gary Younge as he leaves The Guardian for Manchester University and we talk tattoos with artists Jessica Horn and Laurence Sessou. Their new visual arts project The Temple...
2020-02-011h 21
Dane Baptiste Questions EverythingEpisode 42 Gary Younge: Black Tories & American Civil War Pt 2Welcome to Dane Baptiste Questions Everything, a podcast where comedian Dane Baptiste, producer Howard Cohen and a special guest take turns posing questions that just need answering.This is episode 42, our special guest is the writer, journalist and broadcaster Gary Younge. We talked to Gary about black Tories, the second American civil war, how to stay young and eczema.Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and beyond. #questioneverything @QnEverythingPodSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/danebaptistequestionseverything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
2019-11-111h 08
Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIBSita Brahmachari, Laura Ellen Anderson, Gary Younge and The Blind MechanicOn this week's show, Marilyn Davidson Elliot introduces us to ‘The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion’ - NB recorded on the phone from Canada, sorry about the sound quality. (Starts at 1.19)
We go in search of lost yeti treasure with Amelia Fang creator Laura Ellen Anderson. (18.38)
Sita Brahmachari imagines a post-apocalyptic world in which children must pollinate plants. (32.50)
And writer Gary Younge shares the books of his life. (46.56)
2019-11-0857 min
A Good ReadNicci Gerrard and Gary YoungeNovelist Nicci Gerrard and journalist Gary Younge join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books. Gary chooses Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall, the story of Barbadian immigrants living in Brooklyn in the 1930s and 40s. Nicci's favourite is Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, a novel which takes a surprising turn halfway through and provokes a debate about the merits of sleeping in ditches. Harriett's selection is Calypso by David Sedaris, in which the American humorist introduces us to his family, a group of people almost as eccentric as he is.
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2019-06-2527 min
New Economics PodcastWhat explains the knife crime epidemic? With Gary YoungeKnife crime is at a nine-year high. Everyone agrees: something must be done.
Some politicians want more police on the streets, or tougher sentences. Others want cuts to mental health services to be reversed. One MP has suggested every knife in Britain should have a built-in GPS tracker – good luck with that.
But knife crime it is a complex issue, and young people’s lives depend on policymakers getting it right. So today, Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is taking a big-picture look at the issue with one of the journalists who’s covered it more than perhaps any other: the Guardian’s editor-a...
2019-03-1834 min
Start Making Sense ClipsThe Election in the Midwest: Gary Younge in RacineGary Younge, The Nation columnist, talks about politics in the midwest, the heartland, the rust belt – he’s covering the midterms from Racine, Wisconsin, an old Democratic factory town on Lake Michigan. After so many defeats in the state, Democrats there told him they “can’t afford the luxury of hope.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2018-10-3110 min
The Nation PodcastsWomen Voters and the Midterms: Katrina vanden Heuvel, Joan Walsh, and Cecile Richards; plus Ari Berman on vote suppression and Gary Younge on the MidwestWomen voters—and candidates—are mobilized as never before for next week’s midterms: Joan Walsh and Cecile Richards report from across the country at a Nation event introduced by publisher and editor Katrina vanden Heuvel. Joan is the magazine’s National Affairs Correspondent and Cecile recently stepped down as head of Planned Parenthood after leading the organization since 2006\.
Also: the Democrats are focusing now on voter mobilization and turnout,
while the Republicans are at work on voter suppression. How significant will the Republican effort be in this election--and where is it likely to have the biggest impact? Ari Berman reports—he...
2018-10-3139 min
The Nation PodcastsCentrism Is Not the Answer! Gary Younge; plus Todd Gitlin on 1968 and Farah Griffin on ArethaCentrism lost for the Democrats in 2016, and it will lose again in 2018, Gary Younge argues: the party needs not just to oppose Trump, but also to put forward an alternative vision that can earn the support of working-class Americans. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has shown how to do it, running on a program of tuition-free higher education, Medicare for all, and a federal jobs guarantee.
Plus: Trump’s 1968 – and ours. In August 1968, 50 years ago this week, young antiwar demonstrators fought the police outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, while the whole world was watching. It was the culmination of an overwhelming year...
2018-08-2345 min
Start Making Sense ClipsGary Younge: Return to Muncie—A Trump TownNation columnist Gary Younge reports on his return to Muncie to talk to Trump supporters—and opponents—a year after Trump took office. He found supporters still enthusiastic and opponents mobilized as never before. Gary spent the month leading up to the 2016 election in that Indiana rust belt city.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2018-04-1913 min
The Nation PodcastsThe Trump Reelection Scenario: Thomas Frank; plus Adam Hochschild on Guns and Gary Younge’s Return to MuncieTrump is the most unpopular president in history—but could he be reelected in 2020? Thomas Frank says it wouldn’t be hard—if the economy continues to boom and wages go up, even a little. But the Democrats can stop him—if they change their ways.
Also: Adam Hochschild on guns in Trump’s America after the Parkland shootings. He talks about armed militias, about the law in Iowa that permits the carrying of loaded guns in public by people who are blind, and about why the Koch Brothers are major funders of the NRA—even though they are not especially e...
2018-04-1940 min
Agitpod with Owen Jones & Ellie Mae O'HaganAgitpod - Episode 20 (Gary Younge)What's the deal with the far right? Should we accept the EU referendum result? And is Ellie pregnant with the child of a French politician?
The latest Agitpod tackles these burning questions and more with special guest Gary Younge.
2018-03-2058 min
Start Making Sense ClipsGary Younge: How the Parkland Kids are Changing the Fight for Gun ControlGary Younge explains how the Parkland kids are changing the fight for gun control. He knows a lot about kids and guns—he wrote the award-winning book Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives. Gary is a columnist for The Nation.
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2018-03-0814 min
Start Making Sense ClipsChris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s “Strong on Crime” plus Gary Younge on Kids and Guns and Michael Walzer on Foreign Policy for the Left“For Donald Trump, crime is not a problem to be solved; it is a weapon to be wielded”—against people of color and immigrants: Chris Hayes talks about how Trump has transformed this long-standing weapon of the right. His book A Colony in a Nation is out now in paperback, with a new afterword. Chris is an editor-at-large of The Nation.
Plus: Gary Younge explains how the Parkland kids are changing the fight for gun control. He knows a lot about kids and guns—he wrote the award-winning book Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Li...
2018-03-0743 min
The Nation PodcastsChris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s “Strong on Crime” plus Gary Younge on Kids and Guns and Michael Walzer on Foreign Policy for the Left“For Donald Trump, crime is not a problem to be solved; it is a weapon to be wielded”—against people of color and immigrants: Chris Hayes talks about how Trump has transformed this long-standing weapon of the right. His book A Colony in a Nation is out now in paperback, with a new afterword. Chris is an editor-at-large of The Nation.
Plus: Gary Younge explains how the Parkland kids are changing the fight for gun control. He knows a lot about kids and guns—he wrote the award-winning book Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Li...
2018-03-0743 min
New Economics Podcast'Middletown, America' with Gary YoungeAs the Guardian's US correspondent, Gary Younge documented America’s social and economic challenges, the role of race in the country’s politics, and the deadly consequences of US gun laws. Now the Guardian’s editor-at-large, Gary took an unusual approach to covering the 2016 presidential election, reporting from one small town in Indiana, called Muncie, nicknamed ‘Middletown, America’.
In this week's podcast, Ayeisha Thomas-Smith asks Gary about Middletown today. Can it help explain a US election result that few people predicted? And do we have ‘Middletowns’ in the UK that can help us understand our own political upheaval?
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2018-03-0537 min
Start Making Sense Clips“Whiteness Is All They’ve Got”: Gary Younge on Trump’s Working Class Supporters; Plus D.D. Guttenplan on Jackson, Miss., and Amy Wilentz on IvanaGary Younge interviews Trump’s white working class supporters; D. D. Guttenplan spends a week reporting on Jackson, Mississippi; Amy Wilentz talks about Ivana.
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2017-12-2136 min
The Nation Podcasts“Whiteness Is All They’ve Got”: Gary Younge on Trump’s Working Class Supporters; Plus D.D. Guttenplan on Jackson, Miss., and Amy Wilentz on IvanaGary Younge interviews Trump’s white working class supporters; D. D. Guttenplan spends a week reporting on Jackson, Mississippi; Amy Wilentz talks about Ivana.
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2017-12-2136 min
Living in the USAHow to Interview a Nazi: Gary YoungeTwo ways to interview a Nazi: on the one hand, The New York Times recently did a profile of “the Nazi next door,” portraying him as an ordinary guy; on the other, Gary Younge confronted Richard Spencer, America’s leading white supremacist, on video. With Gary’s help, we compare and contrast the two approaches.
2017-12-1512 min
Start Making Sense ClipsHow the Democrats Can Defeat Roy Moore in Alabama: Howell Raines on Doug Jones, plus Bob Dreyfuss on Russigate and Gary Younge on American NazisFrom the Alabama hill country to the state’s Black Belt, Roy Moore, the Republican senate candidate accused of sexual assault of a 14-year-old, seems to be losing ground to his Democratic opponent Doug Jones. Howell Raines, the legendary Alabama newsman, reports on the final days of the election campaign.
Also: It’s been a big week for Russiagate special counsel Robert Mueller. Bob Dreyfuss discusses the guilty plea by Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and the subpoena for Trump’s records at Deutsche Bank, notorious for money laundering—two developments with ominous implications for the president.
Plus: Two wa...
2017-12-0740 min
Start Making Sense ClipsTwo Ways to Interview a Nazi: Gary YoungeHow to interview a Nazi: on the one hand, the New York Times recently did a profile of “the Nazi next door,” portraying him as an ordinary guy; on the other, Gary Younge confronted Richard Spencer, America’s leading white supremacist, on video. With Gary’s help, we compare and contrast the two approaches.
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2017-12-0711 min
Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIBMountains, Horses and Guns with Chris Bonington, Gary Younge, and Susanna Forrest.Red Szell visits the Petworth Literary Festival and meets his hero, Chris Bonington and finds out about the festival from artistic director Stewart Collins. We hear about 'Another Day in the Death of America' from journalist and author Gary Younge and at the Wigtown Book Festival we hear the remarkable history of horses from Susanna Forrest.
2017-11-2457 min
A World of Black WritersA World of Black Writers: Gary YoungeGary Younge discusses Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives (Nation Books) with David Whettstone of the Hurston/Wright Foundation
2017-10-1100 min
This Writing LifeEpisode 116 - Gary Younge: Part 4'I quite liked it.' So says Gary Younge about America in the final part of This Writing Life podcast's conversation about his wonderful new book, Another Day in the Death of America. We began by asking asking Younge about his decision to leave the country and return to his home in Hackney, east London. A description of his feelings on departing the United States leads into a meditation on his Barbadian family background, and what it means to grow up black in Britain. 'There is an element of outsiderness here that I carry with me.'
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2017-06-2618 minThis Writing LifeEpisode 115 - Gary Younge: Part 3In part three of Gary Younge's conversation with This Writing Life podcast, we continue our discussion of his extraordinary book A Day in the Death of America. We begin by discussing the idea of choice in the lives of the teenagers Younge writes about - all of whom are either the victims of gun violence, or the perpetrator. Younge weighs up role of personal responsibility against a culture and society in which gun violence is simply more likely. He recalls the tragic example of Justin, who was shot in a case of mistaken identity whilst driving on the streets...
2017-06-2211 minThis Writing LifeEpisode 114 - Gary Younge: Part 2In part two of This Writing Life's conversation with Gary Younge about his powerful book Another Day in the Death of America, we begin by discussing the place of guns in the stories he tells: the deaths by gun-shots on one random day of teenagers across the United States. What makes America different with regards gun-crime? Do guns kill people, or is it the people themselves? ----more----Having addressed this, we moved onto:
Younge's own encounters with guns living in Chicago
'Why would I want a gun?': what Younge learned when covering NRA conventions
why your wife is...
2017-06-1516 min
WBAI Morning Show Tuesday HighlightsGary Younge on Another Day in the Death of America WBAI Morning Show 04/25/17Gary Younge on Another Day in the Death of America WBAI Morning Show 04/25/17
This powerful study tells the stories of 10 children killed by firearms on an ordinary day in the US, providing insights into the issues of poverty, race and gun culture
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/14/another-day-in-the-death-of-america-gary-younge-review-usa-gun-culture
2017-06-0811 minThis Writing LifeEpisode 113 - Gary Younge: Part 1Gary Younge is an acclaimed writer and journalist, best known for his reporting on the United States for the Guardian in the United Kingdom. The author of several books, he spoke to This Writing Life podcast about his most recent: Another Day in the Death in America (Faber & Faber). As he explains in the introduction, its premise is tragically simple: every day on average seven children and teens are shot dead by guns in America. Younge decided to tell the story of one day, 23rd November 2013, selected at random, on which 10 young people were killed.
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2017-05-3016 min
Library TalksGary Younge, Bernstein Award FinalistAn interview with Bernstein finalist and Guardian editor-at-large Gary Younge. His book is called Another Day in the Death of America: a Chronicle of Ten Short Lives. On an average day in the U.S., seven children and teens will die from gun violence. Younge picked one such day in November 2013 and told the stories of the ten young people whose lives were lost in that 24-hour span.
2017-04-1855 min
Education WeekSeven Students Die Every Day (Q&A With Gary Younge)In an Education Week Commentary Q&A, Gary Younge, editor-at-large of The Guardian, urges educators to remember the youngest victims of gun violence and to seek solutions that stop the bullets.
2017-03-2114 min
KUT » Stuart Hall: In ConversationsGary Younge (Ep. 2)In his interview with Gary Younge, editor at large for The Guardian, UT Austin Professor Ben Carrington begins with a reflection on Younge’s article following Stuart Hall’s passing entitled, “Stuart Hall: A Class Warrior and a Class Act.” Younge praises Hall for not being interested in sounding clever or performing academic stardom. This is particularly […]
2016-11-1527 minThis Writing LifeEpisode 82 - This Writing Life Special: Gary Younge on 2016's US Presidential ElectionWith a week to go before polling day in 2016's US Presidential Election, This Writing Life posts the first of two special 'Clinton-Trump' podcasts. The first is part of a longer and forthcoming interview with journalist Gary Younge about his extraordinary book, Another Day in the Death of America.
At the end of our conversation, I asked Younge for his take on Trump vs Clinton. Having spent well over a decade reporting on American politics, society and culture for the Guardian, he had plenty to say.
The rest of the interview will be posted later in...
2016-10-3105 min
Literary FrictionLiterary Friction - The Death Of America With Gary YoungeEach week we seem to get more news about violent deaths in America. What is it with America and violence, America and guns? And what can books tell us about it? Our guest this month is Gary Younge, author, broadcaster, and award-winning columnist for the Guardian, whose latest book is Another Day in the Death of America. A moving and important meditation on the violent reality of life in the US, it tells the stories of 10 children who died from gun violence in America on a random day in 2013. We'll also be talking about how violence manifests itself in American...
2016-10-1759 min
Access Top-Rated Free Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsAnother Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives by Gary YoungePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives Author: Gary Younge Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during the course of a single day in the United...
2016-10-0403 min
We Need to Talk About...Gary Younge: Another day in the death of America - Guardian Live eventOn an average day in America, seven children and teens will be shot dead. At a Guardian Members’ event Gary Younge discusses his 18-month investigation into the lives lost during a single day – 23 November 2013
2016-10-031h 25We Need to Talk About...Philosopher Slavoj Žižek talks to Gary Younge – Guardian Live eventOne of our best known living philosophers discusses immigration, the liberal left and Europe’s future, with columnist Gary Younge
2016-04-261h 20