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Podcast: Standard Issue Podcast
Episode: SIM Ep 898 Chops 274: How the transatlantic slave trade created modern Britain
Description: When journalist Moya Lothian-McLean was asked whether she’d be interested in exploring the truth about Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and what that means to and for modern Britons, she didn’t need asking twice. The resulting podcast, Human Resources, is a smart, nuanced, meticulously researched look at the realities and effects of the slave trade, the capitalist system it created, and how it’s indelibly shaped us all. With Human Resources’ third season underway, Mick got on the Zoom to Moya to talk about why it’s so important to d...