Emmanuel Dzotsi
Emmanuel Dzotsi is an award-winning journalist and podcast host. Over the last decade he’s reported stories on everything from backroom deals for political power, the strange phenomenon of white people…
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Big Lives is a show about the cultural giants we think we know – until the archive proves we don’t. Each episode, acclaimed journalists Kai Wright and Emmanuel Dzotsi dive into the BBC’s century‑deep vault of interviews, performances, and forgotten tape to rediscover the humans buried beneath the headlines. Jane Fonda, George Michael, Richard Pryor, Amy Winehouse and more: the people who shaped modern culture, but were flattened into punchlines, scandals, or single defining images. New episodes release on Mondays, starting March 23.
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Kai Wright
Kai Wright is an award-winning writer, editor, and podcast host. He was host, most recently, of WNYC’s Notes from America, which aired live each week on public radio stations around…
