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CBC Podcasts
The Africas VS. America
In 1985, police dropped a bomb in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Their target? A family of Black radicals known as ‘MOVE,’ who found themselves ensnared in a city — and nation’s — domestic war on Black Liberation. Over seven episodes, host Matthew Amha investigates the events that culminated in the MOVE bombing, and the long afterlife of a forgotten American tragedy.All episodes are available ad-free on the
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4.0 stars from 162 ratings
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“Sounds like a woke tool”
Kymme3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/14/24
Urgent and necessary
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“This is a superbly told, heartbreaking and deeply thoughtful piece of work. I’m ashamed not to have known more about this utterly horrendous event; here’s hoping this podcast will mean that more people are forced to confront it. Ignore the 1* reviews: this deserves the widest audience.”
ProfAMS via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/29/24
Wow! Great!!!
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“The storytelling and research that went into this was excellent! It was captivating and Information all the way through. Highly recommend!”
sunyberry via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/24
Recent Episodes
Published 05/16/23
In this live discussion from the Hot Docs festival, Matthew joins Falen Johnson on stage to speak about the stories journalists choose to tell — and how they tell them. He reflects on the personal cost of infusing his own experiences into his journalism, and how he navigated the MOVE...
Published 05/16/23
In this On Air Fest exclusive, host Matthew Amha sits down with activist and MOVE member Mike Africa Jr. to discuss the making of The Africas VS. America and the ethical challenges of telling a family's carefully-guarded story. Mike Jr. opens up about his fraught childhood in the MOVE family,...
Published 04/21/23
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