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Corie Sheppard Podcast

The Corie Sheppard PodcastA trusted space for honest, Caribbean-rooted conversations that connect generations, challenge norms, and celebrate culture through real stories and perspectives.Hosted by Corie Sheppard-Babb, the podcast explores the lives, journeys, and ideas of the Caribbean’s most compelling voices—artists, entrepreneurs, cultural leaders, changemakers, and everyday people with powerful stories. Each episode goes beyond headlines and hype to uncover the values, history, humour,

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Episode 217 | Jungie

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/03/06

Send us a text This week we’re joined by the oldest breakout artiste in the history of Trinidad & Tobago – Jungie. If you don’t know Jungie, just know that your favourite artiste knows him. He’s been around since the days of Kisskidee Caravan and has worked with and around some of the biggest names in the industry and 2025 he ketch a length with his breakout tune – Drinking Rum. If you’re on the socials you may have seen Jungie giving his own versions of motivational speeches and ma...

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Episode 216 | Sunshine & Wine

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/02/24

Send us a text In this week's episode we're joined by Zan Zan is a young veteran in the soca industry and we get into some of his hits over the years, his time working as part of Machel Montano's HD band and his current role as the lead singer of The A Team Band. We talk about his friendship and working relationship with Tony Chow Lin On, Shal Marshal, Tim Tim & Kernel Roberts and how he managed to stay consistent over the years. We get into his approach to songwriting and his impac...

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Episode 215 | Kaiso Rebel

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Send us a text In this week's episode we're joined by friend of the show Mistah Shak. We talk about some of his classics in the Kaiso arena and his new classic Brand New Lover. Much to our surprise Shak didn't make it to Skinner Park this year and he tells us he isn't surprised. We talk about the state of Kaiso as we see more and more mainstream soca artistes and popular personalities throw their hat in the ring. Of course as a Kaiso lover we talk about some of the legends in the art form and...

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Episode 214 | Jaliman

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/02/14

Send us a text This is a special episode as we are joined by a long time contributor and friend of the show Omari Ashby, a man who wears many crowns and wears them in style! We get into the forming of Kindred and the origins of Kiskidee Caravan. We also get to talk about his entrepreneurial side and his clothing line, Saga Boy Culture and why he decided to get into the academics as he pursues his Phd. while lecturing at UWI. Omari shares stories about his experience in production, produ...

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Episode 213 | Alternative Perspective

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/02/14

Send us a text This week we're joined by Naldo, half of the Alternative Perspectives Podcast and in the midst of the Canaval we take some time to talk about the political landscape as we gears up for an election. But of course Canaval is bacchanal and we take some time to look into the soca landscape and hear Naldo's perspective as a radio dj, producer and manager. Enjoy!!

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Episode 212 | Carry It

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/02/12

Send us a text In this week's episode we take a quick check in to discuss the fete scene and do a review on Soaka till Sunrise. We take look at the Road March race as February is moving fast and furious and the early pace setters are gone. But despite what we seeing with Pardy we putting our money on Carry It and we'll breakdown why and discuss why Thousand Flag, while it might not be in the race for the road, is the biggest song of them all. Outside of the power soca, the sweetest song in d ...

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Episode 211 | Everybody

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/02/03

We're honoured to be joined this week by Turner! We talk about his return to the soca scene with releases this year like Butter & Lotto. Starting his song writing journey at the tender age of 8, we talk about his entry into the soca industry and shares some stories behind hit songs like She Bad and Wet Yuh Want. We talk about the pain of dealing with the sudden loss of his baby daughter Zuri and the resilience he found in his faith & spirituality. Turner also gets into why he ne...

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Episode 210 | Doh Kry

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/01/30

This week we’re joined by bois man, singer, songwriter, film maker and producer – friend of the show Keegan Taylor. We catch up with Keegan to talk about his J’ouvert anthem, Doh Kry. We talk about his hits as a writer including Waiting on the Stage (Machel Montano) Buss Head (Machel & Bunji) and Rosie (Yung Bredda & Destra).Of course we get into his thoughts on the Bigger Links controversy and his thoughts on Trinidad Killa collaborating with Nicki Minaj.With an anthem like Doh ...

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Episode 209 | Bigger Link

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/01/22

In this week's episode we get back into the Big Links controversy as Nicki Minaj and the barbs are now down with Trinidad Killa but no without an apology. Trinidad responds through voices like KG & Nelly Cotton and they'll surely feel vindicated. We're left to speculate how Fullblown, Rachel and Chinese Laundry feel about this but judging from Trinidad Killa's hostage inspired Louis Vuitton adorned apology all might be well that ends well.PNM is probably very grateful for Canaval drama as...

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Episode 208 | Snake in de Balisier

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/01/15

Carnival is bacchanal and the PNM is in full canaval mode. After a week of no signatures and rumours of big divides, all MPs came out of Balisier House in Godfather mode kissing the rings of Stuart Young. And after the PNM defenders and apologists attacked the media for reporting that Amery Browne was replacing Dr. Rowley in Diego Martin West, the roll out of this exact plan is now in place.Kamla Persad Bissessar & Gary Griffith's responses to Stuart Young being announced as the Pri...

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Episode 207 | 'Papa Good Good Son

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2025/01/08

Kicking off 2025 with a vibrant celebration of culture and music, I recount my unforgettable Christmas experience abroad with the Cash family amidst the chilly backdrop of the DMV area. Imagine my surprise when I came back into a State of Emergency but up to now I can't figure out what's the emergency as everything that's happening seems like a state of normalcy. Squeeze Rankin's Mama Good Good Son sums up what we've been seeing for decades so maybe we've been living in a State of Emerge...

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Episode 206 | Life is Fragile

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/12/17

In this week's episode we come off the heels of a weekend full of tragedy. We offer sympathy to all the families, communities and to the nation as a whole as we tap into the music to soothe our collective pain.We take a moment to congratulate Darren Sammy on his appointment as the West Indies Test Cricket Coach, making him the coach of all formats of West Indies Cricket.Congrats in advance as well to Dwight Yorke as he takes on his first challenge as Head Coach as The Soca Warriors take on Sa...

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Episode 205 | Fare Thee Well

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/12/11

WE're back this week with a lil traditional Christmas reminiscing as we say goodbye to the days of old! And by the days of old we mean Hinds, Leonce and if everything works out according to plans, Rowley.We take in the highlights of Kartel's early visit to Trinidad and with the warm welcome he received we're trying to see if we could get we boy Yankee Boy to grab a bite.Enjoy!!

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Episode 204 | "Flop 100"

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/12/04

We're back in business after a short runaway. Imagine packing a suitcase full of short pants to go Miami only to reach there and it's 16 degrees. The cold weather mash up my sinus and voice but we here under heavy home remedies from Parlour Stacy.We're just in time to go through the Scorch Top 101 Soca of all time. Maybe it ain't as bad as all the fuss we saw on the socials.We also had the pleasure of taking in Fatima College's Gifts of Gold and Blue over the weekend.Enjoy!!!

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Episode 203 | Cheeks Out

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/11/20

We open this episode with Happy Birthday wishes to Parlour Stacy and offer support to the spouses of all Scorpios - it's a real thing.We also celebrate International Men's Day and explore it Trini origins although November 19th is one of the saddest days in history for Trini Men.Dwight Yorke who was part of that sad day is now in charge and ready to deliver smiles throughout the region as we pick back up our World Cup 2026 campaign.We have a slew of songs lined up for men in this episode with...

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Episode 202 | Red State

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/11/12

As we run out of US dollars, Uncle Donald is back in charge!! Is this good or bad for T&T? Either way, Colm says nothing changing and the dollar staying where it is but we all know when Yankees Sneeze Trinis catch the Vids.Will Stuart Young get handed the reins in the same way Kamala took over for Biden? Or will they learn from others by ensuring that the process for a new leader is Democratic (No pun intended).Outside of the politics we celebrate Tobago once again as Milford Rd has offic...

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Episode 201 | Money's Worth

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/11/05

In this week's episode we start by getting into Randal Mitchell, the only Tourism Minister in the world who wants people to leave the country instead of focusing on getting people to visit.Maybe he has USD to sell us because the banks certainly aren't selling any US cash and credit card limits are being slashed.We spend some time this week delving into what is the cause of the Forex shortage we're facing and look at some potential solutions for individuals, businesses and the country as...

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Episode 200 | Ah We Boy!!

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/10/22

In this week's episode we're celebrating the milestone of hitting 200!!!If you're a lover of Calypso, Kaiso and Soca this is a gem of an episode that features only Tobagonian Calypsonians.Enjoy

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Episode 199 | Swansong

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/10/15

Calypso history month continues and we're not short of classics this week!We get into the current state of crime and the wave of police impersonations. It doesn't stop there though as we have real life police being charged with kidnapping and murder.Not sure if it's the crime situation but Rowlers is hinting at hanging up his guns while Stuart Young comes out firing.Of course we have ting to celebrate as Machel collects the keys to The City of Lauderdale.We also hear from David Rudder & V...

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Episode 198 | Super Kings

Corie Sheppard Podcast ·

2024/10/08

In this week's Episode we congratulate Darren Sammy and The St Lucia Kings on their first CPL victory. Unfortunately in true West Indian style the victory is overshadowed by infighting between Guyana & Trinidad that has gone way past any imaginable boundary.The cricket isn't the only reason for regional fighting as Trini's are in an uproar about Shensea & her son being signed as Sunshine Snacks brand ambassadors.Maybe Trinis are the problem as we're also fighting ourselves over Hyatt'...

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