Bonus episode - Storytelling and identity with Mathilda Mallinson

<p><strong>Bonus episode - Storytelling and identity with Mathilda Mallinson</strong></p><p>Why do we tell stories?</p><p>In this mini-investigation, journalist Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) looks at the stories that define us, the importance of challenging mainstream narratives, and whether stories are a right or a privilege. Creators at StoryTerrace share the power of journaling and preserving stories for future generations. Jocelyn Chandler-Hawkins describes her efforts to salvage oral histories from Afro-Caribbean communities in the UK, with audio from the Reading Museum’s <em>Memories of the Reading Windrush Generation and their Descendants. </em>Mathilda then sits down with John Kampfner - author, journalist and Chatham House Executive Director - to discuss the role of history in national identity and compare how different countries choose to remember theirs.</p><p>Watch Media Storm live at the London Podcast Festival: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm/ </p><p>Listen to Reading Museum’s oral history collection: readingmuseum.org.uk/explore/online-exhibitions/windrush-day/windrush-day-voices/memories-reading-windrush-generation </p><p>Guests</p><ul><li>Roger Moreau and Rutger Bruining, StoryTerrace @Storyterrace</li><li>Jocelyn Chandler-Hawkins @JocelynChandle3</li><li>John Kampfner @johnkampfner @ChathamHouse</li></ul><p>Production</p><ul><li>Research assistants: Mafalda Lorijn, Izzie Addison</li><li>Assistant editor: Camilla Tiana</li><li>Music: Samfire @soundofsamfire</li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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