The Invisible Hand

A rhino poaching war uncovers a hidden system of dominance in The Invisible Hand. This series takes you into the lives of those directly affected by this ongoing crisis, whose stories are too often overshadowed in the mainstream media. Go behind the headlines and hear about the poaching war from a never before heard angle. In stories of conflict, nothing is simply black or white. The series will be available to binge on July 1st, 2021. 

Georgina returns to South Africa where her family is tasked with winning an impossible war against rhino poaching... The title of this episode are the words of Nelson Mandela - “Where you stand depends on where you sit.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com    THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: Better Help – Get 10% off your first month of private online counseling

Living amongst a conservation unit, Georgina gets to know those on the front lines of this conflict, the rangers... The title of this episode is from the words of James Baldwin - “People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com      THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: Hello Fresh – Get up to 14 FREE meals & FREE shipping with promo code 'HAND14'

We hear from “the wives” - a group of women who find themselves living far from home in support of their husbands' conservation dreams... The title of this episode are words first said by the poet Audre Lourde, “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com    THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: Better Help – Get 10% off your first month of private online counseling

We examine the contentious history of conservation, its colonial roots, and the murky concept of “wilderness,” and are confronted by the reality of poaching... The title of this episode are the words of Henry David Thearou - “Wilderness is the preservation of the world.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com 

Georgina travels to a private game reserve, where a poaching incident forces staff members to question their assumptions about those branded “poacher”... The title of this episode are words from George Orwell’s Animal Farm - “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com    THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: Better Help – Get 10% off your first month of private online counseling

In an attempt to understand “the other” side of this story, Georgina crosses the border to Mozambique, and immerses herself in a rural village known to conservationists as a “poaching hotspot”... The title of this chapter comes from Edward Said quoting T.S Eliot - “Reality cannot be deprived of the other echoes that inhabit the garden.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Additional Producing and Translation by Domingos Bungane Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com 

The women of Sabie and Domingos’ friend Kevin tell their stories and help us to explore the impact of inequality locally and globally as we tussle with issues of relativity, identity and power... The title of this chapter comes from J.M. Coetzee’s, Slow Man - “I am not the we of anyone.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Additional Producing and Translation by Domingos Bungane Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: Better Help – Get 10% off your first month of private online counseling

Georgina meets a man who confesses to having poached, and he has a message for “the west”. And just as this story is about to take us to Vietnam, a virus begins shutting borders... The title of this chapter are the words of poet and novelist Chinua Achebe - “A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.” CREDITS: Co-Created and Written by Georgina Savage and Sophie Seyd Produced and Edited by Georgina Savage Research and Narration Written by Sophie Seyd Original Score and Soundtrack by Esa Williams Executive Produced by Anonymous Casefile Host Additional Producing and Translation by Domingos Bungane Graphic Design by Marko Vuleta-Djukanov Production Assistance and Additional Writing by Max Favetti   OTHER: Website Design by Paulina Szymanska   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @invisiblehandpodcast Twitter: @TIH_Pod Instagram: @invisiblehandpodcast  Email: invisiblehandpodcast@gmail.com