{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Back in America","title":"Listen again: Divers from the EPIX/ BBC Docuseries “Enslaved”: Diving on Shipwrecked Slave Ships","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2717,"description":"This episode was originally published on December 17, 2020\nIn this episode, I interview three crew members of the EPIX / BBC docuseries Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.\nWhile 2020 has been a year of intense examination of racism in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, Enslaved takes a deep dive at the historical realities of the Middle Passage. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, The Guardian’s Afua Hirsh, and investigative journalist Simcha Jacobovici, the series travels across the globe to sites of slave ships to uncover what these sunken graveyards can reveal about life onboard––lives of which there is little historical record or archive. \nOur first guest is the British marine archaeologist Dr. Sean Kingsley who served as a historical advisor to the series’ diving crew.\n \nThen two of the divers will join me: Kinga Philipps and Kramer Wimberley.  An award-winning journalist, writer, TV host, and esteemed member of the Explorer’s Club, Kinga provided a European perspective to the shoot, and also was one of the few non-Black divers for Enslaved. Next, Kramer will introduce himself as the series’ lead diving instructor who also leads “Diving with a Purpose,” a maritime archaeology program that protects the legacy of the Transatlantic slave trade shipwrecks.\nEach of the three interviews was broadcasted live and can be watched in full on the Back in America’s YouTube channel.\n \nAs I conducted these interviews, I wanted to understand two things. First, what did diving on the wrecks of slave ships us about the history of the slave trade. Then, I wanted the divers to speak about their own experiences as they dived and explored these sunken mass graves, especially in light of recent activism in America.\n \nDr Sean Kingsley Wreckwatch Mag \n \nKramer Wimberly Diving With a Purpose\n \nKinga Philipps\nThis episode was partially edited by Back in America’s Podcast Editor Josh Wagner.\n \nRead the Transcript","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OHIkE8JRy2UY47ci_6oB1qPcSolgd5Rqsf6RisO6K7w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNWQ3/NjkwODNiMzQ5NDIz/ZGU2ZjNhZTRiNDM3/OTY0ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}