The Invisible Hand

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A rhino poaching war uncovers a hidden system of dominance in The Invisible Hand. This series follows Georgina Savage as she returns to her birth country of South Africa to document her family's fight against rhino extinction. But as she immerses herself in the lives of those directly affected by this crisis, including the men who poach rhinos, she must confront her country's colonial past and it's implications in a conflict close to home.The series will be available to binge on July 1st, 2021.


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Recent Reviews
  • Nature conservationist
    Poorly researched podcast supporting butchering of rhinos
    Do not waste your time listening to this nonsense. This podcaster clearly has no understanding of ecology and has no business making a podcast on issues she does not understand. Saving the rhino is not about the white man suppressing the black man or about racism! She even asks “who really benefits from saving the rhino?”. Let me explain - when species go extinct - ecosystems disappear, savannahs and forests disappear - resulting in climate change - droughts - no food - people die. Get it? Everyone benefits from saving rhino! Don’t write about things you don’t understand!
  • Mombasa Blake
    Wow
    Wildly profound and thought provoking! I quite honest don’t care about the subject matter in this podcast but the moral questions she asks are fantastic and makes you have to reflect. 5/5
  • iamsouthafrican
    Rhino poaching podcast turns social injustice podcast
    Social injustice is an important subject in our time, community and social setting - there is no denying that! However, I went into this Podcast thinking they are going to explore the very serious issues of a rampant Rhino poaching problem. That was the case until the 2nd half of the series which turns into more of a social injustice exploration rather than sticking to the plot. I understand that there are deeper issues to the poaching than what is presented on the surface. A couple of episodes towards the end dig much deeper and wayawrd than just trying to find why these young men are poaching.
  • works well...
    Very complex tale
    The story dives quite deeply into the context surrounding the animals, the park, the country and the people. Great story telling. Beautiful audio as well.
  • Beth in Schenectady, NY
    Kudos and Saudades
    I have been listening all day to your podcast and haven’t the words to fully express what I feel. The topic and messages within the podcast itself are very important and presented in a thoughtful and thorough manner, which I love. However, what prompted my rating were the flood of memories it brought back to me from having made the opposite trip several times while I lived and worked in Mozambique for about 14 months some 23 years ago. I traveled many times with very close Mozambican friends through the southern border crossing to South Africa and spent a good amount of time in the Malelane and Crocodile Bridge Gate vicinities. While poaching was not as large a problem then, it did occur and we discussed it during our travels. I was also privileged to have experienced multiple “Friday evening history-sharings under the Marula tree (or a Mango Tree)” sessions in Maputo listening to independence war and civil war stories from some who had participated and some who had simply lived to tell. Your podcast brought back rich, vivid, beautiful, emotional, full, complex and confronting memories of my time there including the sounds, smells, sights, beauty, poignance and underlying insecurity of life in the Maputo region during the post civil war time period… as well as the sweet, and at times overwhelming smell of sugar cane and molasses in and around Malelane… you have left me with, as they say in Mozambique, muitas saudades!
  • Antifascist999
    Thought Provoking
    This was an immersive, thought provoking podcast that explores a complex issue with compassion and great objectivity. Fantastic production values!
  • Melnapp
    Excellent podcast
    Extremely informative along with excellent narration. Thank you for enlightening me. I really appreciated showing the prospective from all angles. Looking forward to your next series!
  • GG from Seattle
    Will change your mind…
    Or at least make you reconsider things. As someone who was vehemently against poachers for a long time before I considered their circumstances, this podcast will put anyone on the fence or possibly make them change sides.
  • Michellemybell00
    Wonderfully presented
    Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast. I truly appreciate the effort and work that was put forth in telling these sensitive stories. It was incredibly moving. I recommend it to anyone who appreciates the complexities surrounding the human experience and the world we live in today. Telling this story is truly making the world better. Thank you!!!
  • Aleash124
    Absolutely amazing!
    I found this podcast to be incredibly thoughtful and respectful of varying perspectives on am extremely complex issue. I hope this podcast helps educate people about systematic racism around the world, and the importance of working to dismantle it. Thank you to the show for your work!
  • 10ShannonD10
    Wonderful and insightful!
    A totally immersive and multifaceted look into a very complex topic!
  • SamanthaRae_of_light
    Brutally Honest; breathe of fresh air
    Thank you for this deeply intimate and personal look inside this controversial method of conservation.
  • noekai
    Powerful
    Finally someone with the courage to tell THIS story, of course it would be a woman. My heart breaks with every episode, a story that needs to be heard, SCREAMED from every mountain. This is madness. Thank you and I pray every person in the world listens to this and is moved to action, some action any action. Stop this madness.
  • Chloe1977
    Great!!
    Wonderfully written
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