Adam talks with British poet, writer and musician Benjamin Zephaniah.

PLEASE BE AWARE: During the first 10 minutes of our conversation Benjamin told me about some relatives suffering with the effects of COVID and included some details that may be upsetting to hear for people who have lost loved ones to the disease. So if you're worried, skip past those first ten minutes and you should be OK. It's not all pandemic chat though - mainly Benjamin describes fascinatingly how managed to make the  transition from angry young criminal to internationally celebrated writer.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Anneka Myson for additional editing. 

Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/

RELATED LINKS

SAMARITANS NORWICH
https://www.samaritans.org/branches/norwich/

CHOOSE LOVE AUCTION
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CHOOSE LOVE - HELP REFUGEES ON LINE STORE
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BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH'S WEBSITE
https://benjaminzephaniah.com/

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH - DIS POLICEMAN (KEEPS ON KICKING ME TO DEATH) (1982, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_PRL1Z_Li4

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH (WITH THE WAILERS) - FREE SOUTH AFRICA (TUFF GONG) (1982, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwj6njL3Pak&list=PL31527428D1DC7037&index=8&t=0s

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH ON WINDRUSH, ANARCHISM AND HIS TIME IN NORTH KOREA (C4 NEWS, 2018, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zowOkv0Cuhk

ON MODERN RACISM (2011, BBC NEWSNIGHT, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXDxMH2EUTY

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH RECITES HIS POEM MONEY (1991, YOUTBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2TiNi9w-XE

WEST MIDLANDS POLICE PAY COMPENSATION FOR KILLING OF MIKEY POWELL (2003) (2018, BIRMINGHAM LIVE WEBSITE)
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/cops-who-struck-young-dad-14897058
ADAM AND JOE - FRIENDS LIKE THESE, NME (2020, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5y6yY33LSo

THE ADAM AND JOE SHOW ON WOW PRESENTS PLUS (SIGN UP TO STREAM ALL 4 SERIES) 
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ADAM BUXTON WEBSITE
Adam-buxton.co.uk

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) (WATERSTONES)
https://www.waterstones.com/book/ramble-book/adam-buxton/9780008293345

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE)
https://www.audible.co.uk/ep/title?asin=0008293368&source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH101514006S&&ipRedirectOverride=true

EP.142 - BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children. 

Adam has appeared in films such as ‘Hot Fuzz’, ‘Stardust’ and ‘Son Of Rambow’ as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted ‘BUG’, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam & Joe who have worked together since 1995. 

You can find many of the insanely catchy jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as amazing bonus material, beautiful merchandise and a selection of his incredibly funny and brilliant YouTube videos on the free Adam Buxton app.

Adam is writing this himself using the third person.