History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture
Join Caribbean history experts Joe & Kevin as they uncover the #1 Caribbean History & Culture Podcast powerful stories, cultural legacies, and untold truths that shaped the region in History of the Caribbeans: Tales of Resilience and Culture — a podcast for listeners passionate about Caribbean history, heritage, and the enduring spirit of a people who’ve shaped the world.
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July 18, 2025 • 29 mins
Explore the rise of digital Caribbean influence in this cinematic first-person documentary told by a Caribbean journalist attending the viral Caribbean Content Creators & Influencers Summit 2025. From the rhythms of Patois on TikTok to the preservation of Afro-Caribbean identity on YouTube, this powerful story unpacks how creators are reclaiming their culture through algorithms. We dive into diaspora identity, cultural storyte...
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July 18, 2025 • 23 mins
Trinidad & Tobago Carnival: Africa–Caribbean Cultural Fusion explores the 2025 Carnival season through the eyes of a Trinidadian cultural historian witnessing a powerful moment of diasporic unity. This immersive documentary captures the cultural electricity of Machel Montano and Davido’s joint performance, the viral rise of their “Pardy” Road March anthem, and the symbolic weight of Africa meeting the Caribbean through music an...
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July 17, 2025 • 26 mins
They say the Cayman Islands are a paradise — but paradise for whom?
This powerful two-part documentary pulls back the curtain on a Caribbean nation known more for its bank accounts than its soul.
Why did the Cayman Islands never follow the independence wave that swept the region?
How did the descendants of enslaved Africans preserve their identity without plantations or revolution?
And what happens when a culture rooted in survival fac...
This powerful two-part documentary pulls back the curtain on a Caribbean nation known more for its bank accounts than its soul.
Why did the Cayman Islands never follow the independence wave that swept the region?
How did the descendants of enslaved Africans preserve their identity without plantations or revolution?
And what happens when a culture rooted in survival fac...
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July 17, 2025 • 18 mins
Most people think Aruba is all beaches and piña coladas—until they walk through San Nicolas at dawn, sip cactus soup boiled by grandmothers, and hear Carnival drums echoing in a language built from colonization and resistance.This isn’t just a travel guide—it’s a deep dive into the identity of an island forged by desert winds, African roots, and Dutch domination. From oil refinery labor strikes to Carnival satire, from brua altars ...
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July 17, 2025 • 15 mins
Most people know the U.S. Virgin Islands for their white sands and warm waters—but this story goes far deeper. Beneath the tourist gloss is a history of colonial conquest, Afro-Caribbean resistance, and cultural resilience that refuses to die.From the Fireburn rebellion led by enslaved women, to the revolutionary roots of Quelbe music and Carnival, this cinematic journey reveals the Virgin Islands as a place of profound complexity....
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In this explosive 4-chapter documentary-style deep dive, we explore how Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s military government is turning culture into a strategic weapon of nation-building. From the resurrection of Thomas Sankara through a state-funded mausoleum designed by Francis Kéré to the revitalization of the iconic FESPACO film festival, Burkina Faso is reinventing its identity on revolutionary terms. But is this cultural renaissance...
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July 15, 2025 • 18 mins
When Trinidad’s top prosecutor Dana Seetahal was assassinated in a calculated, military-style hit, the public demanded answers. But what they got was silence. Behind her death lies an invisible criminal network—funded by drug money, protected by politics, and operating through systems meant to uphold justice. This isn’t just the story of one woman’s murder. It’s the story of how a state can be infiltrated, silenced, and reshaped fr...
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July 15, 2025 • 22 mins
He was a ghost with a badge. A killer with state protection. In Kingston’s deadliest garrison, one man blurred the line between police officer and gangland enforcer so perfectly that even the government used him—until it didn’t.Was Dada Cop a rogue gangster? Or a sanctioned asset the state had to erase?For years, he carried out hits using inside intel, terrorized rivals while slipping through the cracks of the justice system, and ...
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July 15, 2025 • 19 mins
Most people think they understand Jamaican gang culture—until they hear the true story of Rohan “Don” Gordon.
He rose from street enforcer to the feared successor of Jim Brown, commanding Tivoli Gardens through brute force, cocaine routes, and political intimidation. But his crown came at a cost.
Why did his own allies turn against him after a mysterious tape leaked?
Who really ordered the hit that killed him under Kingston’s blood-s...
He rose from street enforcer to the feared successor of Jim Brown, commanding Tivoli Gardens through brute force, cocaine routes, and political intimidation. But his crown came at a cost.
Why did his own allies turn against him after a mysterious tape leaked?
Who really ordered the hit that killed him under Kingston’s blood-s...
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July 15, 2025 • 17 mins
He wasn’t just another Kingston gunman. Deedo was the PNP’s shadow enforcer—controlling cocaine corridors, directing political hits, and orchestrating war against Jim Brown’s Tivoli Gardens. For a decade, he operated above the law—until his violent death shattered Jungle’s control and plunged South Kingston into chaos.
Was Deedo a protector, a killer—or both?
And did the state help build the monster it later buried?
This isn’t just a...
Was Deedo a protector, a killer—or both?
And did the state help build the monster it later buried?
This isn’t just a...
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July 15, 2025 • 16 mins
Most people think Buju Banton’s arrest was about drugs. But the real story may be more disturbing. This reggae icon never handled cocaine, never made money, and wasn’t even present at the drug deal. So why did a U.S. jury convict him—and why was a paid DEA informant allowed to bait him into criminal talk for five months?Was it justice? Or was it a trap designed to silence a rising voice in Caribbean resistance music?This explosive...
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July 15, 2025 • 17 mins
Kerwin “Fresh” Phillip wasn’t just another gangster—he was Trinidad’s most provocative symbol of street power and style. But behind the designer clothes and Instagram followers was a darker truth: secret deals with police, betrayals by his own men, and a flash drive that could've brought down the entire system. When Fresh was gunned down in a surgical ambush, the state said nothing. His family buried him quietly. And yet, his name...
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July 15, 2025 • 19 mins
Mark Guerra was more than a gang boss—he was a kingmaker in Trinidad’s most dangerous neighborhood. From drug routes to political favors, he built a criminal empire with government secrets at its core. But in 2004, he was arrested—and murdered before he could testify. The official story said “gang dispute.” But the broken ribs, bruises, and missing toxicology report tell a darker tale.Who silenced Guerra—and what did he know that m...
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Most people think a gangster can’t be a community hero—until they meet Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis. He ruled Enterprise with ruthless authority, but also fed children, paid rent for the poor, and kept order where the government failed. Was he a villain in disguise—or the only thing keeping his neighborhood from collapse?
Why was he assassinated in broad daylight?
And why, years later, does no one dare say who ordered the hit?
This isn’t ...
Why was he assassinated in broad daylight?
And why, years later, does no one dare say who ordered the hit?
This isn’t ...
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July 15, 2025 • 11 mins
Most people think gangs hide in the shadows. But the Stone Crusher Gang walked into police stations and opened fire — daring Jamaica’s government to stop them.
This isn’t just a gang story. It’s a tale of how Montego Bay, a tourist paradise, became a war zone. From military-style executions to beheadings and extortion of entire neighborhoods, Stone Crusher ruled St. James with brutality and precision.
Why did the justice system fail...
This isn’t just a gang story. It’s a tale of how Montego Bay, a tourist paradise, became a war zone. From military-style executions to beheadings and extortion of entire neighborhoods, Stone Crusher ruled St. James with brutality and precision.
Why did the justice system fail...
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July 15, 2025 • 20 mins
Michael “Freddie” Brown never made headlines—but every gang war in Jamaica bore his fingerprints. From Spanish Town to May Pen, he armed an entire generation without ever being seen. He wasn’t a don. He wasn’t a killer. He was worse: the man who made killing easier.
This cinematic investigative true crime story unpacks how one arms dealer ran a ghost pipeline of U.S. weapons into Jamaica for over a decade—fueling wars, balancing pow...
This cinematic investigative true crime story unpacks how one arms dealer ran a ghost pipeline of U.S. weapons into Jamaica for over a decade—fueling wars, balancing pow...
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July 13, 2025 • 22 mins
Most travelers see Saint Vincent as a tropical getaway. But behind the beaches lies a defiant history of Indigenous resistance, African survival, and cultural resurrection. This is the untold story of the Garifuna, the volcano that fights back, and the people who turned colonization into cuisine — and trauma into tradition.How did Saint Vincent defy European conquest for centuries?
Why is breadfruit more than food — and Carnival mo...
Why is breadfruit more than food — and Carnival mo...
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July 13, 2025 • 22 mins
Most people think of Grenada as paradise. But beneath the postcard beaches lies an island forged in fire—of revolution, ritual, and resistance. This isn’t just the story of nutmeg or Carnival. It’s about the women who boiled bush medicine in silence, the rebels who took on empire, and the ancestors who still whisper through waves. Why do some recipes carry more power than any flag? And why do Grenadians pray before opening a pot o...
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July 13, 2025 • 14 mins
Curaçao is more than beaches and pastel buildings — it’s a living archive of resistance. From the coded flavors of Creole kitchens to the rebel drums of tambu, this is an island where culture defied empire. Why did the Dutch ban tambu music? What secrets are still whispered in the language of Papiamentu? And how does Carnival serve as protest behind the feathers and sequins? This isn’t just a travel story — it’s a reckoning with hi...
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July 13, 2025 • 19 mins
Most tourists only see the beaches—but real Saint Lucia lives in the hills, kitchens, and memories of its people. From the brutal legacy of sugar plantations to the whispered tales of the soucouyant, this island has resisted colonization not just with rebellion—but with culture.How did enslaved Africans preserve their heritage under empire?
Why was the Kwéyòl language nearly erased—and how did it survive?
And what does cassava bread ...
Why was the Kwéyòl language nearly erased—and how did it survive?
And what does cassava bread ...
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