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Corie Sheppard Podcast
The Corie Sheppard Podcast
A 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…
Episodes
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 223 | Duvonne Stewart
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we welcome the legendary Duvone Stewart, one of the most revered steelpan arrangers and musical minds in Trinidad and Tobago…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 222 | Shit Talk
Send us Fan Mail What else could we name episode 222? This episode is full of Kaiso about....you know what - and a heavy dose of cemetery kaisos of course as…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 221 | Eddie Charles
Send us Fan Mail We're joined today by Traffik lead singer, Eddie Charles. Eddie is the last man standing from the era of the brass band lead singers. Eddie…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 220 | Pardy Time
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we join the silly season with the rest of the country. The election date is here, Rowlers' handover is complete and…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 219 | Canaval 2025 Wrapup
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we're fortunate to be joined by Franka Philip for customary canaval wrap-up. Franka is a journalist and media…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisodfe 218 | Sistaron
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we're joined by the legendary Sistaron. We get into her beginnings in the industry and her classic Sistaron ah Come…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 217 | Jungie
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 216 | Sunshine & Wine
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 215 | Mistah Shak
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 214 | Omari Ashby
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 213 | Alternative Perspective
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 212 | Carry It
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 211 | Everybody
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 210 | Doh Kry
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 209 | Bigger Link
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 208 | Snake in de Balisier
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 207 | 'Papa Good Good Son
Send us Fan Mail Kicking off 2025 with a vibrant celebration of culture and music, I recount my unforgettable Christmas experience abroad with the Cash family…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 206 | Life is Fragile
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 205 | Fare Thee Well
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 204 | "Flop 100"
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 203 | Cheeks Out
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 202 | Red State
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 201 | Money's Worth
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 200 | Ah We Boy!!
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 199 | Swansong
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 198 | Super Kings
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 197 | The More Things Change
Send us Fan Mail It's Calypso History Month!!! Although Calypso is always on the menu around these parts we celebrate with some classics. We review our weekend…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 196 | Beeragate
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we investigate the missing beera - Terrence wife style. We also take a look at Invaders J'ouvert on Republic Day…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 195 | MP5
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we stand in defence of Terrance and we have some Kaiso to help him in his time of need. More on the topic of rebuilding…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 194 | Pappy
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is a celebration of life as we honour the legacy of the great Roy Cape. We also send birthday greetings to The Mighty…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 193 | Apollo Calypso
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we cover Machel Montano's weekend at the Apollo and his push to keep Calypso at the forefront even though his thesis is…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 192 | TATTA
Send us Fan Mail Apparently the Coat of Arms debate rages on as the Tassa Association wants the real Trini instrument on the emblem instead of the imported…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 191 | Noña
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we weigh in on coat of arms changes as the Columbus' ships make space for our national instrument. We look into what…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 190 | Peace Lord
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we celebrate with the pan fraternity as we recognise World Steelband Day by playing some of the greatest panorama…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 189 | Uhuru
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we discuss our recent travels to Disney and compare some of the experiences we had there to the way we do things back…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 188 | Big Flex
Send us Fan Mail We're back in business and we've got a lot of catching up to do. But of course we have to pay tribute to the legendary Hilton Ghetto Flex…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 187 | Big Talker
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we recap the producer's graduation ceremony and his journey as valedictorian. We get into Stephen Williams' role as…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 186 | Hard Wok
Send us Fan Mail In the week's Labour Day special we take in some tunes about hard work even though we home for the holiday. We also take a moment to salute…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 185 | Thunder
Send us Fan Mail We came out and shake a leg over the weekend. While others went to the Savannah to take in legends like Shabba, Maxi Priest, Barrington Levy…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 184 | No Hope
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a renowned Calypsonian sets the tone for a podcast episode filled with humor, personal stories, and pressing current events?…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 183 | OWO
Send us Fan Mail We're back in the game! In this week's episode we discuss our recent travels to LA and make some plans for future pods as we wrestle with…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 182 | Queen of the Road
Send us Fan Mail We were out and about this weekend!! We kick off the episode with a deep dive into the greatness of Queens Thara Howe & Stacey Sobers as…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 181 | Quacks
Send us Fan Mail And we're back!! In this week's episode we chronicle our dental woes as we look into the Dental Board of T&T's statements about migrant quacks…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 180 | "Handy Man"
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we celebrate the 102nd Birthday of The Grandmaster, Lord Kitchener. We revisit Jamaica Carnival as they're reported to…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 179 | "Blessings"
Send us Fan Mail Party done! Back to work. But back to a short week - because is still T&T. In this week's episode we discuss the unfortunate firebombing of…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 178 | "Holidayland"
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we discuss the amount of holidays in Trinidad and what makes T&T the sweetest place on earth despite all the issues…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 177 | "Hard Wuk"
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we wish all the success in the world to the SEA students who are writing their exams on Thursday! Your hard work will…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 176 | "Back to Basics"
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we celebrate International Women's Day with some calypso classics by women and about women as we recount a weekend…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 175 | "1% Talk"
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we take a deep dive into KFC's increases prices and the boycott that followed. Someone by the name of Alex Mouttet, not…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 174 | "Ladder Gate"
Send us Fan Mail We get back into the swing of things this week! As T&Tec spends time saving cats from trees we ended up without electricity which lead to a…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 173 | Monarchy
Send us Fan Mail We finally get to our carnival wrap up and deal with some of the controversies and the not so controversial decisions. We get into the…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 172 | Toilet Paper
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we recap Calypso Fiesta and wins and losses of the weekend as we're forced to eat back a lot of our words from last…
Corie Sheppard PodcastConversation with Keegan Taylor and Marsha Massiah
Send us Fan Mail We're joined by friend of the show and Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) founder Marsha Messiah as we kick back and talk to Keegan…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 171 | Skinner Park
Send us Fan Mail Pan Semis was last weekend and the fresh warders are here in there numbers. The traffic is crazy and there are no more rentals available in…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 170 | Alter Ego
Send us Fan Mail We continue our fete and music reviews with our stories from Soaka Till Sunrise. Experience and CIC fete were also this weekend and Destra…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 169 | Outside Nice
Send us Fan Mail We come ut the house lil bit and did a 180 about this year's music. We take in some of the biggest songs of 2024 carnival as we discuss…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 168 | Bas
Send us Fan Mail We tried our best to brig some new tunes in this episode but Issa struggle with this year's music. Is it that short seasons call for less…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 167 | King Crazy
Send us Fan Mail May 2024 bring you, your family and the nation peace, love and prosperity. In this special edition we continue the Christmas tradition and…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 166 | Christmas is Love
Send us Fan Mail We're joined by the producer for a Christmas morning house parang and a special tribute to some of the past present and future parang legends!…
Corie Sheppard PodcastEpisode 165 | Corbie Christmas
Send us Fan Mail A Christmas Eve gift for all those who've been asking. And if you don't know who sang Soca Santa you definitely need to tune in. Enjoy!!…