44. It's Carnival! Reflections on Resistance, Playing Mas and what Notting Hill Carnival represents

About this episode

The episode reflects on the experiences and significance of Notting Hill Carnival, including personal insights and cultural discussions.

Hello and welcome back to the latest episode of the Unlearn Something pod! Miss S and I had the pleasure of playing mas together this year and we have a lot of thoughts to share and celebrate. We delve into the history of Notting Hill Carnival, discuss our experience playing mas and other reflections on what was a truly memorable day. Its a week later and we are both still listening to soca non stop. Join for this uplifting and important conversation! Further Reading: Learn more a...

People in this episode

Host: Miss S

Topics covered

• Notting Hill Carnival
• playing mas
• cultural reflections
• soca music
• resistance

Keywords

• Notting Hill Carnival
• playing mas
• soca
• cultural history
• resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: soca

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