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Yammerin'Yammerin' about The NewsSend us a textOn this episode of Yammerin’ Stitch and Leo have a conversation with Tim Samaroo that explores the evolution of news media, focusing on the transition from scheduled broadcasts to a 24/7 news cycle. The participants discuss how this shift has affected the quality of journalism, the role of opinion in reporting, and the impact on society's mental health. They also contemplate the future of news and how to create a more balanced and factual news outlet.Would you like to get in touch with Stitch and Leo? Perhaps you have a question fo...
2025-09-2940 minYammerin'Yammerin' about this sad, sad worldSend us a textOn this episode of Yammerin, Stitch welcomes back, Magnus Hieber and the conversation explores the impact of political violence, and the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Stitch's co-worker, Tim Samaroo enter the conversatioin and soon they delves into the role of universities in fostering open debate, the consequences of political polarization, and the need for civil discourse among conservatives. The three reflect on the societal glorification of violence and the challenges of maintaining dialogue in a politically charged environment. In this conversation, Stitch, Magnus and Tim discuss the implications of the societal violence, and...
2025-09-1448 min
The Big IssuesWhat Was He Trying to Teach Us? Walter Rodney, the Caribbean-Born Activist Assassinated in 1980Walter Rodney was an immensely influential Black intellectual, political activist and radical thinker of the 1960s and the 1970s. For his radical ideas, writing, speech and his activism, he was assassinated in Guyana at the age of 38, leaving a legacy which we discuss in this episode. Rodney was Marxist in his thinking, but his positions were still his own. He mixed Marxist class analysis with Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism. He was amongst a pantheon of Black intellectuals, academics, leaders, and political thinkers of that era, which included Antigua and Barbuda's Leonard Tim Hector, and Grenada's Maurice Bishop. R...
2021-06-2142 min