# Patrice Lumumba

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The Congo Crisis Begins: Dag Hammarskjöld and the UN - Part 1

In 1960, the newly independent Republic of the Congo was plunged into crisis almost immediately after gaining independence from Belgium. Behind the political turmoil were questions of sovereignty, decolonization, Cold War rivalry and control over the Congo’s immense mineral wealth. At the centre of…

Dag Hammarskjöld, The Congo & the Mystery of Ndola

By 1961, the Congo Crisis had become far more than a struggle over the future of a newly independent country.The Congo had become a battleground for competing political interests, Cold War rivalry, Belgian influence and the struggle over control of the mineral-rich province of Katanga. At the centr…

Radio documentary: ' From Cork With Love'

Radio documentary produced by Caroline Mudingo Dipanda and Bairbre Flood in collaboration with members of the migrant community in Cork.  After audio training workshops during the summer 2025, we worked together to bring some of the stories they cared about to an Irish audience. + interviews by Rap…

The Lumumba File: Did the CIA Really Kill Patrice Lumumba?

There was a CIA plot to kill Patrice Lumumba. There was an assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Those are two different facts — and confusing them makes the story weaker, because the documented history is extraordinary enough on its own. In Episode 3 of The Shadow Files, Joshua T. Berglan — The World'…

The CIA and Its Great Ideas | Hoppy Thoughts Podcast | Episode #49

Chet gets 22 CIA gadgets and plots and has to call each one: real or fake. 14 are real. A cat wired with a microphone and an antenna running down its tail. A robotic dragonfly. A pistol that fired frozen shellfish toxin, held up on camera by Senator Frank Church in 1975. A wetsuit dusted with skin …

Frantz Fanon: The Life, Legacy, and Revolutionary Impact of "Black Skin, White Masks" and "The Wretched of the Earth" – A Bedtime History Documentary

Discover the extraordinary life of Frantz Fanon, revolutionary psychiatrist, philosopher, and anti-colonial thinker, in this in-depth bedtime history documentary. This episode explores Fanon's childhood in colonial Martinique, his experiences as a soldier in World War II, his pioneering medical wor…

Patrice Lumumba: The Most Dangerous Man in Africa – Congo’s Fight for Independence, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy

Discover the inspiring and tragic story of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in this captivating episode of the Bedtime History Documentary podcast. Follow Lumumba’s extraordinary journey from his humble beginnings in Onalua to his rise as a fearless…

41. Cold Sunset with William Boyd

William Boyd is one of our best loved writers, the author of bestselling literary fiction since his debut, A Good Man in Africa back in 1981. His novel Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and was made into a four part series starring Matthew Macfadyen and Jim Broadbent. He’s written…

41. Cold Sunset with William Boyd

William Boyd is one of our best loved writers, the author of bestselling literary fiction since his debut, A Good Man in Africa back in 1981. His novel Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and was made into a four part series starring Matthew Macfadyen and Jim Broadbent. He’s written…

"The Power of Law": Wolfgang Kaleck on Reconciling Legality and International Justice

Part 2 of our discussion with Wolfgang Kaleck, German human right lawyer and founder of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights. Kaleck was an attorney for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and now represents the family of Patrice Lumumba. His new book is The Power of Law: Reconcilin…