As a soon-to-be-married man, George reflects on all the things that made him propose to his partner, Sandra. He thinks about teamwork and the value of culture, sharing what he has learned about both through the transition from friendship to relationship to marriage.

Credits:

Written by George the PoetProduced by Benbrick and George the PoetMixing, recording and editing by Benbrick.

With music from:

WizKid - True LoveBenbrick - MemoriesSara Tavares - BalancêBenbrick - Sandra’s HandChosen Blood & Winnie Nwagi - YitayoVinka - Overdose (feat. Kent & Flosso)Orezi & Sheebah - Sweet SensationMac Ayres - Jumping Off the Moon

Archive:

The clips of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle used at 00:47 and 02:20 are taken from their Spotify podcast Archewell Audio, from the Episode ‘2020 Archewell Audio Holiday Special’.

The poem by Vidhu used at 19:15 is called ‘My Name is Vidhu’ and is on her YouTube page BananaSharma.

Thank you to:

Sandra! Meghan and Harry, Archewell Audio, and Spotify. My brothers Kenny, Nathan, Freddie, Barney, Damini, Benbrick, Suuna, James, Michael, and Marc. Shout out to Vidhu and Birungi. GRM daily. Thanks to Amara Agili-Odion for the voice note about Sandra, and of course for attending our Barbican show.

Have You Heard George’s Podcast is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds.

Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam ElandCommissioning Senior Producer: Alex EntwistleCommissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins