CHAPTER VIII: A Child Cannot Pay For Its Mother’s Milk
Georgina meets a man who confesses to having poached, and he has a message for “the west”. And just as this story is about to take us to Vietnam, a virus begins shutting borders...
The title of this chapter are the words of poet and novelist Chinua Achebe - “A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.”
CREDITS:
30 June 2021, 4:16 pm
1 hour 3 minutes
CHAPTER VII: I Am Not The We Of Anyone
The women of Sabie and Domingos’ friend Kevin tell their stories and help us to explore the impact of inequality locally and globally as we tussle with issues of relativity, identity and power...
The title of this chapter comes from J.M. Coetzee’s, Slow Man - “I am not the we of anyone.”
CREDITS:
30 June 2021, 4:10 pm
1 hour 18 minutes
CHAPTER VI: Reality Cannot Be Deprived Of The Other Echoes That Inhabit The Garden
In an attempt to understand “the other” side of this story, Georgina crosses the border to Mozambique, and immerses herself in a rural village known to conservationists as a “poaching hotspot”...
The title of this chapter comes from Edward Said quoting T.S Eliot - “Reality cannot be deprived of the other echoes that inhabit the garden.”
CREDITS:
30 June 2021, 4:03 pm
1 hour 12 minutes
CHAPTER V: All Animals Are Equal But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others
Georgina travels to a private game reserve, where a poaching incident forces staff members to question their assumptions about those branded “poacher”...
The title of this episode are words from George Orwell’s Animal Farm - “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.”
CREDITS:
30 June 2021, 3:57 pm
1 hour 9 minutes
CHAPTER IV: Wilderness is the Preservation of the World
We examine the contentious history of conservation, its colonial roots, and the murky concept of “wilderness,” and are confronted by the reality of poaching...
The title of this episode are the words of Henry David Thearou - “Wilderness is the preservation of the world.”
CREDITS:
30 June 2021, 3:46 pm
1 hour 9 minutes
CHAPTER III: The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master’s House
We hear from “the wives” - a group of women who find themselves living far from home in support of their husbands' conservation dreams...
The title of this episode are words first said by the poet Audre Lourde, “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.”
CREDITS:
30 June 2021, 3:36 pm
1 hour 15 minutes
CHAPTER II: People Are Trapped In History And History Is Trapped In Them
Living amongst a conservation unit, Georgina gets to know those on the front lines of this conflict, the rangers...
The title of this episode is from the words of James Baldwin - “People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”
CREDITS:
30 June 2021, 3:29 pm
1 hour 9 minutes
CHAPTER I: Where You Stand Depends On Where You Sit
Georgina returns to South Africa where her family is tasked with winning an impossible war against rhino poaching...
The title of this episode are the words of Nelson Mandela - “Where you stand depends on where you sit.”