Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.
Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. (@SaiduTTJ) is a poet, writer, and producer born in Freetown Sierra Leone.
He's the host of Resistance , a show about people refusing to accept things as they are. Saidu is currently at Gimlet Media.
producer
This hour, a deep dive into the anthem of the Confederacy, two different kinds of waves and a modern take on Romeo & Juliet.
Without further ado... here are the eleven extraordinary stories reflect the finest work in the narrative audio industry & push the boundaries of audio storytelling, selected by these 20 judges, and in the categories of... Best New Artist, Radio Impact, Best News Feature, Audio Unbound, Best Documentary: Short, Best Documentary: Non-English Language, Best Serialized Story, Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze), and Directors’ Choice:
Saidu Tejan-Thomas is a young poet. For a long time, he had a story he needed to tell: an homage and apology to his mother.