Eavesdrop

Franklyn Addo
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"The best conversations happen in random places, and the most profound insights can be derived from the ordinary". Rapper, youth worker & journalist Franklyn Addo invites you to 'Eavesdrop' on his intimate conversations with his friends, many of whom are notable figures in creative industries. Conceptualised to provide further context & elaboration to Franklyn's work & music, the captivating discussions leverage personal experience to explore subjects including race, crime & social justice, & occur in a range of carefully considered environments which reflect the topics being considered.

Episodes

  1. "Who am I talking to?" ft. Caleb Femi

    25/02/2019

    "Who am I talking to?" ft. Caleb Femi

    While on a late shift at work, Franklyn attempts to make use of an uncharacteristically quiet office to make a long overdue catch-up phone call to Caleb Femi, the celebrated poet and former Young people's Laureate for London. The conversation revolves mainly around Franklyn’s and Caleb’s respective biographical experiences of youth violence and how they seek to explore such social phenomena in their music and poetry. Between incisive critiques of how the media irresponsibly sensationalise the issue of youth violence, reflective allusions towards solutions to the problem, and the consideration of important nuances in questions such as when aggression might be legitimate, there are meandering asides about music by artists such as Swiss and Dizzee Rascal, political context like Brexit, philosophy and religion. Poignantly, and in sinister irony, the discussion is at times interrupted by Franklyn receiving phone calls from colleagues to be made aware of violently injured young people with whom he’d be seeking to engage.

    1h 9m
  • 1 Episode

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"The best conversations happen in random places, and the most profound insights can be derived from the ordinary". Rapper, youth worker & journalist Franklyn Addo invites you to 'Eavesdrop' on his intimate conversations with his friends, many of whom are notable figures in creative industries. Conceptualised to provide further context & elaboration to Franklyn's work & music, the captivating discussions leverage personal experience to explore subjects including race, crime & social justice, & occur in a range of carefully considered environments which reflect the topics being considered.

Information

  • Creator
    Franklyn Addo
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Franklyn Addo