Did your country get (Union) jacked, too?
Chasing Freedom
We chat with Dr. Simukai Chigudu about the interplay of historical violence, racism, and colonial reverberations upon his experience of being a “born free.” Along the way, we gain insight into the workings of strong man dictatorships in two African former possessions of Great Britain..
/
RSS Feed
Timestamps
- 01:16 – “Born free”
- 03:58 – Stamp of the Crown
- 07:45 – Early school influences
- 09:42 – A most nervous child
- 12: 04 – Laughter from tears
- 17:49 – Parentage
- 19:15 – Uganda
- 21:08 – Something something Zohran Mamdani
- 23:07 – Opportunists
- 24:25 – Family background
- 25:47 – Hope’s miscarriages
- 28:17 – Educating for export
- 31:49 – Mugabe’s big European break
- 35:20 – Popular strong man
- 37:19 – Long path of pathology
- 39:40 – Broken pledge
- 41:32 – Nationalist elan and erasure
- 45:48 – Starving billionaires
- 49:21 – Will the real Simukai please Stand up?
