{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/ce8a4c5c-fd96-4664-97ca-33da2d34df59/6a40e8a213f23e0ab6bf104f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 30 : The Zorg with Siddharth Kara","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620e2250bbc313ad371225c5/1782738029377-bf1e8882-6a07-4d1f-9c94-280e60c91f75.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, I sit down with Siddharth Kara, Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of <strong>The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In late 1780, a Dutch slave ship called the Zorg set sail for the coast of West Africa. Running low on supplies, its captain threw more than a hundred enslaved Africans overboard. When the ship's owners filed an insurance claim for their losses, the case ended up in a British courtroom. For the first time, a single question cut through the brutality of the slave trade: were the Africans on board people, or cargo?</p><p><br></p><p>Audio Archives :</p><p><br></p><ul><li>International Slavery Museum Expansion | National Museums Liverpool</li><li>The Biggest Myth About The American Revolution | BBC Timestamp</li><li>The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard</li><li>American Gods Ep2 - Anansi speech \"That the story of black people in America!\"</li><li>Solange - Mad</li><li>Reuters - Lloyd's of London apologises for role in slave trade</li><li>Vice - The Dark Secret Behind the Royal Family's Wealth | Empires of Dirt</li><li>Saul Williams - List Of Demands (Reparations)</li><li>Mach-Hommy - Kriminel</li><li>Quand Anna Hope raconte une famille anglaise aristocrate en crise</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode was recorded on May 22nd 2026 and supported by La Fondation pour la Mémoire de l'Esclavage</p><p>Edited by Juliette Fréguis</p><p>Theme music by Hey Bony</p><p>Visual identity by Megan Fabre</p><p><br></p><p>For any request please send an email: leparisnoir@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Kévi DONAT"}