Carl Chinn

Carl Chinn, social historian of Birmingham and author of Peaky Blinders: The Real Gangs and Gangsters, gives a vivid tour of late 19th and early 20th-century urban life. He explores industrial poverty, origins of street violence, how the Peaky Blinders got their name, the reality of their brutality, policing reforms that broke them up, and the later racecourse rackets and gang wars.

Historian Professor Carl Chinn discusses the history of the English working class, including education, political democracy, and the destruction of a historic pub. They also explore racism in the music industry, Irish activism, and the impact of the Norman invasion on English culture and heritage. The podcast covers the origins of the real Picky Blinders gang, mindfulness, emotional well-being, and the disrespect of working-class words.