"[O]ur current hegemonic, 'universalist' conception of 'man' […] was and remains an effect of slavery, conquest, and colonialism."
Zakkiyah Iman Jackson
"The past carries with it a temporal index by which it is referred to redemption. There is a secret agreement between past generations and the present one. Our coming was expected on earth."
Walter Benjamin
Rotterdam-Chester based media outlet
K.cast seeks to share ideas from (written) journalism, academia and activism via accessible podcasts, short and long form videos. K.cast centres on music culture and historical narratives.
Operator Radio
On November 2025 k.cast was broadcast on Rotterdam's Operator Radio for concept show combining historical storytelling, soundscapes and music. The first episode was entitled 'Suriname 1772' and took the listener on a sonic journey taking you from Early Modern Rotterdam, sailing to the Dutch fortress Elmina in modern day Ghana before finally disembarking in Paramaribo, the capital of the Netherland’s largest and most brutal plantation colony. The second episode will air on 13th of January and is entitled 'Manchester 1986'. It will tell the story of Malcom H. Howarth the fictional record producer.
"[O]ur current hegemonic, 'universalist' conception of 'man' […] was and remains an effect of slavery, conquest, and colonialism."
Zakkiyah Iman Jackson
"The past carries with it a temporal index by which it is referred to redemption. There is a secret agreement between past generations and the present one. Our coming was expected on earth."
Walter Benjamin
Rotterdam-Chester based media outlet.
K.cast seeks to share ideas from (written) journalism, academia and activism via accessible podcasts, short and long form videos. K.cast centres on music culture and historical narratives. K.cast has produced a short series entitled “The War on Music: Acid House (UK)” with music and culture journalist Fergal Kinney and the video series/podcast "Mark Fisher and Revolutionary Dreaming" with author Devin Thomas O'Shea.
On November 2025 k.cast was broadcast on Rotterdam's Operator Radio for the first time. The show combines historical storytelling, soundscapes and music. The first episode was entitled 'Suriname 1772' and took the listener on a sonic journey from Early Modern Rotterdam, sailing to the Dutch fortress Elmina in modern day Ghana before finally disembarking in Paramaribo, the capital of the Netherland’s largest and most brutal plantation colony. The second episode will air on the 13th of January and is entitled 'Manchester 1986'. It will tell the story of Malcom H. Howarth the fictional record producer.
