We hope you finished your summer reading! But, if not, we read Finding Freedom so you don’t have to (unless you want to)! Join us as we discuss the summer’s most excerpted book, and whether it accomplishes the goals of the authors, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Duran. We can all now put the tiara drama to rest!
The British Monarchy has still not officially acknowledged its role in the beginnings of the British slave trade and subsequent profiting off of it. Can the royals responsibly lead the Commonwealth while continuing to ignore the roots of its founding?
Huge debt to the framing of this episode to Brooke Newman’s article in Slate on the royal family’s role in the British slave trade. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/british-royal-family-slavery-reparations.html
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How many lyrics from Hamilton can we quote in this episode? We just couldn't help ourselves, because today we are talking about George III! Was he mad? Yes. Was he the oppressive tyrant American colonists made him out to be? Listen and find out!