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Matthew Syed traces the evolution of a term that is synonymous with our era of angry debate. He begins with the first ever use of 'woke', found on a folk recording from 1938. Show more
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Matthew Syed traces the evolution of 'woke', a term that's now synonymous with angry debate. In this episode, the story behind one of the first uses of 'woke' in print, in 1962. Show more
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Matthew Syed traces the evolution of a term that's become synonymous with our era of angry debate. In this episode, a student faces off against a politician over a 'W.OK.E.' bill. Show more
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Matthew Syed traces the evolution of a term that's synonymous with our era of angry debate. In this episode, how a viral photo at a protest helped change the word 'woke' forever. Show more
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Matthew Syed traces the evolution of a term that's become synonymous with our era of angry debate. In this episode, how the use 'woke' online in 2014 ignited a global movement. Show more
