Following the death of Sir Geoff Palmer in June at age 85, tributes poured in from the worlds of brewing, academia and human rights advocacy. Born in Jamaica, Palmer arrived in the UK as a child of the Windrush generation. Palmer was a botanist who brought innovations to grain science and brewing, and used his status to speak out about racial injustice. The World’s Host Marco Werman talked to Palmer’s colleague and friend, Professor Richard Williams of Heriot-Watt University.

This story originally aired on June 19, 2025.