7 episodes
Podcards Sahiba
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- Society & Culture
Podcards is a storytelling journey through the extraordinary experiences of everyday people, starting with the legacy of the British Empire. Each Podcard is a short story, painting a vivid picture of real moments in history.
The impact of colonialism on modern society is huge - there’s no doubt. But the reality about what was good & bad is nuanced & often heated. Podcards goes beyond politics & morals to listen to true, personal stories with respect & without judgement.
If you would like to contribute you can find me, Sahiba, on Instagram as @podcards.
Theme music by John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt
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A Podcard from 1960s Zimbabwe
This episode we return to Zimbabwe, via a Podcard by our storyteller Nomsa Mushambi, sent from her childhood there in the 1960s. Her story highlights the injustice, racial superiority and segregation perpetuated by white colonialism, but also the nuances felt by those who have been colonised.
CONTENT WARNING: please be aware this episode includes descriptions of racial violence.
If you would like to contribute or help collect stories, you can find me on Instagram as @podcards. Theme music by John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt. Scripts can be made available for hard of hearing - email podcardsfrom@gmail.com -
Podcards from the Colonies - 1960s Jamaica > UK
Lilia Bogle sends us a Jamaican Podcard from 1960s Britain, underlining the prejudice and judgement experienced by many immigrants from former colonies, when making a new life in their UK motherland. If you would like to contribute or help collect stories, you can find me on Instagram as @podcards. Theme music by John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt. Scripts can be made available for hard of hearing - email podcardsfrom@gmail.com
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Podcards from the Colonies - 1990s Hong Kong
This episode native Hong Konger, Michelle Wang gives us her perspective on her post-colonial home, with its changing national politics and vestiges of colonialism. If you would like to contribute or help collect stories, you can find me on Instagram as @podcards. Theme music by John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt. Scripts can be made available for hard of hearing - email podcardsfrom@gmail.com
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Podcards from the Colonies - 1930s India
Growing up as a Brit abroad, Sally Byron sends us a podcard from her childhood at the end of the British Raj in India & Pakistan in the 1930s. If you would like to contribute or help collect stories, you can find me on Instagram as @podcards. Theme music by John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt. Scripts can be made available for hard of hearing - email podcardsfrom@gmail.com
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Podcards from the Colonies - 1990s Zimbabwe
Shamiso Mushambi sends us a podcard from Zimbabwe in the 1990s, sharing her experience of race and identity while growing up in a post-colonial country. If you would like to contribute or help collect stories, you can find me on Instagram as @podcards. Theme music by John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt. Scripts can be made available for hard of hearing - email podcardsfrom@gmail.com
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Podcards from the Colonies - 1950s Malaya
This episode features a Podcard from 1950s Malaya, written and read by Wen Quek. Her story shows how a person’s name can provide a roadmap to both their experience as “the colonised” and their identity as a whole. If you would like to contribute or help collect stories, you can find me on Instagram as @podcards. Theme music by John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt. Scripts can be made available for hard of hearing - email podcardsfrom@gmail.com