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Corie Sheppard Podcast

Corie Sheppard

266 episodes

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Send us a text Marc Jardine: From Fatima Days to the Helm of RBC In this episode, Corie sits down with Marc Jardine, Managing Director and VP of Commercial Banking at RBC Royal Bank Trinidad and Tobago. They reflect on their shared Fatima College roots, school days, and the importance of mentorship and fatherhood. Marc opens up about his unexpected career path—from dreams of ornithology to finance, agriculture, and now banking leadership. The conversation dives into life lessons from Fatima, ...

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Send us a text Marc Jardine: From Fatima Days to the Helm of RBC In this episode, Corie sits down with Marc Jardine, Managing Director and VP of Commercial Banking at RBC Royal Bank Trinidad and Tobago. They reflect on their shared Fatima College roots, school days, and the importance of mentorship and fatherhood. Marc opens up about his unexpected career path—from dreams of ornithology to finance, agriculture, and now banking leadership. The conversation dives into life lessons from Fatima, ...

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Corie Sheppard Podcast

Episode 225 | Conrad Baird of Affordable Imports

Send us a text In this episode, we sit with Conrad Baird, founder of Affordable Imports Studios, for an inspiring deep dive into grit, growth, and creative entrepreneurship. After being ousted from an accounting job he loved, Conrad pivoted hard — starting off by buying and selling equipment, then quickly expanding into audio-visual rentals. What began with selling out of a van in Uncle Beddoe's carpark soon evolved into Affordable Imports Studios, a full-fledged creative space that has...

1 day ago

1 hour 38 minutes

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Episode 223 | Duvone Stewart

Send us a text In this episode, we welcome the legendary Duvone Stewart, one of the most revered steelpan arrangers and musical minds in Trinidad and Tobago. From his humble beginnings in Tobago and moving to Nelson Street, to commanding global stages with his unmatched talent, Duvone takes us on a journey through his love affair with the pan, the evolution of his craft, and the discipline that has propelled him to the pinnacle of success in the world of steelpan. Duvone takes us deep into hi...

1 week ago

1 hour 53 minutes

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Episode 222 | Shit Talk

Send us a text 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 we were just as shocked as everyone else with 'influencer' Gabby Fequire popularly known as Gabby Fe's carnival stories. If you missed this you're under a rock and you better off staying there unless you see her coming. Cuba came here and got dealt with while most of us were in traffic trying to get to the game. Thankfully Yorkie ste...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Episode 221 | Eddie Charles

Send us a text 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 has brought big band Traffik back on the road and he tells us about his gigs for the 2025 season. We got into the difference between today's artists singing with backing tracks vs using his own vocals and back up singers. Of course we had to ask him about classic songs like No Evidence, Let me Go, Musical Healing and him being the original ...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 30 minutes

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Episode 220 | Pardy Time

Send us a text 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 Stuart Young is now the jefe. He done establish dominance with a. cabinet reshuffle like a true top dawg. Somehow we had him down as a softy after seeing him fall off the stage what day but who knew he was a bully in his school days. Lasana Libud put an end to any thoughts of denying the incident so the PR statements and clean ups are rollin...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 13 minutes

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Episode 219 | Canaval 2025 Wrapup

Send us a text 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 consultant with 25 years experience in online, radio and print with specialist skills in digital media. We do a mini review of the fetes we attended during the season and we hear Franka's expert opinion on the elements that make for a great fete experience. We get into the beauty that is Panorama and discuss the results while Franka sheds some lig...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 26 minutes

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Episodfe 218 | Sistaron

Send us a text 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 alongside the great General Grant. We get into the classic No Compromise album featuring, Ghettorians, Kindred, General Grant & Sistaron with production by Sheldon '$hel $shok' Benjamin that birther the Kiskidee Karavan coming out of Caribbean Sound Basin lead by Robert Amar. We're lucky enough to take in some of her more recent ...

1 month ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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Episode 217 | Jungie

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...

1 month ago

1 hour 34 minutes

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Episode 216 | Sunshine & Wine

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...

1 month ago

1 hour 26 minutes

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Episode 215 | Kaiso Rebel

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...

1 month ago

1 hour 31 minutes

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Episode 214 | Jaliman

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...

1 month ago

1 hour 41 minutes

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Episode 213 | Alternative Perspective

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!!

1 month ago

1 hour 38 minutes

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Episode 212 | Carry It

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 canaval seems t...

1 month ago

1 hour

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Episode 211 | Everybody

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...

2 months ago

1 hour 47 minutes

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Episode 210 | Doh Kry

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 ...

2 months ago

1 hour 21 minutes

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Episode 209 | Bigger Link

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...

2 months ago

1 hour 25 minutes

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Episode 208 | Snake in de Balisier

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 Pr...

2 months ago

1 hour 55 minutes

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Episode 207 | 'Papa Good Good Son

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...

3 months ago

2 hours 27 minutes

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Episode 206 | Life is Fragile

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 ...

3 months ago

1 hour 20 minutes

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Episode 205 | Fare Thee Well

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!!

4 months ago

1 hour 42 minutes