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, struggle, and brilliance that shape who we are.
Whether it’s music, business, creativity, identity, advocacy, or community, this podcast holds space for the kind of dialogue that inspires reflection, empowers expression, and preserves our legacy. It’s culture in conversation—unfiltered, intergenerational, and deeply Caribbean.
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Corie Sheppard Podcast
Latest Episodes
Helon Francis Breaks His Silence on the Calypso Monarch Mic Controversy
What really happened when Helon Francis' Calypso Monarch performance was interrupted during the television broadcast? Was it a technical failure, something deliberate, or a controversy that exposed deeper issues within the calypso fraternity?
Kernal Roberts: The Stories Behind Palance, Jumbie & It’s Carnival
You know the songs. Now hear how they happened.Kernal Roberts joins us to share the stories behind “Palance,” “Jumbie” and “It’s Carnival”—from an unexpected phone call and a melody inspired by Roman trumpets to a visit to his father’s s...
Viking Ding Dong: The Pain Behind His Smile & Betting on Himself
You know the laugh, the energy and the songs. In this conversation, we get to know the man behind them.Viking Ding Dong joins us for one of our most wide-ranging conversations yet, tracing his journey from Point Fortin and unpaid overnig...
Jules Sobion: 20 Years Gambling on Carnival — Why Caesar’s Army Is Changing
For 20 years, Jules Sobion has helped shape some of the Caribbean's most unforgettable Carnival experiences through Caesar's Army. But behind the sold-out events, spectacular productions and international success is a business he describes as <...
Angela Hunte: The Real Story Behind “Empire State of Mind,” “Party Done” & Learning to Walk Again
Angela Hunte helped write an anthem the world knows. Behind the music is a story of rejection, recognition, motherhood—and a health crisis that changed everything.In this episode of The Corie Sheppard Podcast, Angela shares the unexpecte...
Fan Mail
Corie, thank you so much for teaching me about my own music and culture. I first heard you when you did the episode on Black Stalin. I was working nights in 2023 in Toronto, Canada. I listened to that whole episode maybe about 5 times that week. Since then, I have been trying to keep up. But ever so often I go back to my one love this episode on Stalin.
Toronto, ON