DiscoverCommotion with Elamin AbdelmahmoudWhy you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff, and Stranger Things S5
Why you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff, and Stranger Things S5

Why you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff, and Stranger Things S5

Update: 2025-11-27
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With the recent passing of reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, Elamin Abdelmahmood is joined by University of West Indies professor Sonja Stanley Niaah and culture critic Danae Peart to look back on the role Cliff played in the genre’s rise to global pop dominance.


'Stranger Things' season five returns to Netflix this week. TV critics Alison Herman and Hoai-Tran Bui join Elamin to talk about how the show became a cultural phenomenon, and why now is the right time to say goodbye.


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Why you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff, and Stranger Things S5

Why you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff, and Stranger Things S5