Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture

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Chinese Caribbean Identity Is A Two-Way Journey with Dr. Nikoli Attai

2026-10-2842:02

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Chinese communities have been an integral part of Caribbean history for generations, shaping the region's economic, social, and cultural development. Yet their histories and contributions remain underrepresented in broader narratives of the Caribbean past. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Nikolai Attai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Binghamton University, to explore the history of Chinese migration to the Caribbean,...

Rethinking Caribbean Indigeneity Through Garifuna History with Dr. Paula Prescod

2026-10-1455:20

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. There is a common myth surrounding Caribbean indigenous history that starts and ends with colonialism. In today's episode, we are joined by linguist Dr. Paula Prescod to explore what her new scholarly collection The Carib, Kalinago, and Garifuna Peoples: Indigeneity, Hybridization, and Mobility in the Americas reveals about indigeneity, mobility, and the myths we inherited from colonial writers. We look specificallt into the case of Saint Vinc...

*Throwback* How Calypso Shaped Caribbean History And Carnival with Dr. Meagan A. Sylvester

2026-09-3050:08

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. In honor of Calypso History Month this October and the recent passing of the great "Calypso King of the World" Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco, we reshare this throwback episode with music sociologist Dr. Meagan A. Sylvester. Calypso isn’t just a sound you dance to, it’s a way Caribbean people have documented power, pain, pride, and punchlines for centuries. Together, we follow calypso from its roots in the slavery era, where satire and sto...

How Caribbean Immigrants Built Safety Nets In New York with Dr. Tyesha Maddox

2026-09-1649:56

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Caribbean people know all too well that the story of migration doesn’t end at the border. Dr. Tyesha Maddox, Associate Professor at Fordham University, joins us for a conversation about the history of Caribbean mutual aid societies and benevolent associations that help communities upon their arrival in the US. We dig into what mutual aid actually means in Caribbean migration history: not charity, not a top-down savior model, but an egalitarian...

The Cowboys of Kingston's Music Culture with Jamal Khadar

2026-09-0252:19

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Country music in Jamaica sounds like a contradiction until you hear the connections. We connect the dots between Radio Jamaica Rediffusion, Western films on local screens, farm work migration, and a Caribbean listening culture that never treated genres like sealed boxes. We are joined by Jamal Khadar, writer and host of Reimagining Country, who explains how artists like Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline became part of Jamaican soundtracks, and why th...

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Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture