Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-12-24
Books mentioned on Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
In this episode we introduce two great heroes: freed slave and adventurer Olaudah Equiano, and crusading abolitionist lawyer Granville Sharp. Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Zong
The Zong by James Walvin is an influential historical account detailing the infamous 1781 massacre aboard the British slave ship Zong, where sick captives were thrown overboard to collect insurance payouts.
Recommended“There's a book called The Zong. And there's another book that came out more recently called The Zorg. I haven't read the first one. I read The Zorg.”
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The Zorg
The Zorg by Siddharth Kara is a historical nonfiction book examining the atrocities of the Atlantic slave trade through the lens of a specific maritime tragedy.
Recommended“There's a book called The Zong. And there's another book that came out more recently called The Zorg. I haven't read the first one. I read The Zorg. It's a very good book. Um that's by Sedarth Kara. Um and I I do recommend it.”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Against the State
“This is my book. It's called Against Estate, a story of anarchists and comrades at war in Spain, Myanmar, and Rajava.”
Own book Against the State
“It's called Against the State. Um you can see it there. Kind of doesn't do well. Doesn't do well on the camera, does it?”