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Darren McGarvey on oversharing, fame and Farage

The author of Poverty Safari, Darren McGarvey, tells Martin Geissler about his latest book and the pitfalls of sharing personal trauma.

Darren McGarvey (pictured) is an author, documentary maker and rapper whose debut book, Poverty Safari, won the Orwell Prize.

He tells us about his latest work, Trauma Industrial Complex, and the pitfalls of sharing personal lived experience.

Cover photo courtesy of Jack Cocker.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Thu 7 Aug 2025 00:00

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