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Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture

Alexandria Miller
Colonialism
Caribbean History
Caribbean Culture
Women's History Month
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Migration
Universal Negro Improvement Association
Martinique
Education
Black Liberation
Caribbean Women's Literature
Feminism
Lumina Sophie
Food and Culture
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Are you passionate about Caribbean history, its diverse culture, and its impact on the world? Join Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture as we explore the rich tapestry of Caribbean stories told through the eyes of its people – historians, artists, experts, and enthusiasts who share empowering facts about the region’s past, present, and future. Strictly Facts is a biweekly podca... more

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Caribbean culture is one of the most copied, quoted, and consumed forces on the planet and yet the Caribbean is still too often treated like a place to extract value from, not a place to build value ... more

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Caribbean culture is everywhere, but visibility is not the same as power. As we mark Caribbean American Heritage Month this June, I want to push past the easy parts of celebration and ask a harder qu... more

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Museums don’t just preserve history. They decide which stories become a nation’s memory and which stories get buried under polite silence. I’m joined by Kevin Farmer, Deputy Director of the Barbados ... more

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Obeah has been called superstition, “black magic,” and even a crime but those labels have a history, and that history was built to serve colonial power. We sit down with historian Dr. Katharine Gerbn... more

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Katharine Gerbner
Associate Professor in History and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Minnesota; author of Archival Irruptions
University of Minnesota
Episode: How Colonial Jamaica Turned Obeah Into A Crime with Dr. Katharine Gerbner
Pablo Jose López Oro
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Episode: *Throwback* How Exile From St. Vincent Shaped Garifuna Identity with Dr. Paul López Oro
Dr. Natanya Duncan
Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of History at Queen's College, CUNY
Queen's College, CUNY
Episode: Recovering Architects Of The UNIA with Dr. Natanya Duncan Part I
Emile Carr-Sanatan
Artist, educator, and activist focused on gender rights in the Caribbean
Episode: School Hair Codes, Colonial Respectability, And Caribbean Rights with amílcar peter sanatan
Dahlia Nduom
Architect, researcher, and educator focusing on climate change, climate justice, housing, and identity in the Caribbean
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Episode: Reclaiming Caribbean Architecture with Professor Dahlia Nduom
Dr. Garrey Dennie
Associate Professor of History at St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Episode: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Three Hundred-Year Fight For Sovereignty with Dr. Garrey Dennie
Aleya Fraser
Author of Caribbean Herbalism, Traditional Wisdom and Modern Herbal Healing
Episode: Where Land, Memory, and Medicine Meet with Aleya Fraser
Dr. Alison Donnell
Head of Humanities and Professor of Modern Literatures in English at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
Episode: Beyond the Canon: Unearthing Early Caribbean Literary Treasures with Dr. Alison Donnell
Dr. Pedro Noel Doreste Rodríguez
Assistant Professor in the Film Studies Program at Michigan State University, originally from Puerto Rico with Cuban descent, passionate about Caribbean cinema and its political contexts.
Michigan State University
Episode: Cuban and Puerto Rican Cinema's Political Lens with Dr. Pedro Noel Doreste Rodríguez

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Alexandria Miller
Host of Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 75 ratings
  • beautiful, thoughtful, authentic

    strictly facts is a beautiful podcast and incredibly enriching. love listening, love learning

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    teafloramor
    United States3 years ago
  • A well researched podcast on an often overlooked region

    Entertaining and informative but still light hearted. Always look forward to new episodes

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    maya123344
    United States4 years ago
  • Engaging, Accessible and Informative

    I love Strictly Facts! I stumbled upon this podcast because I have a huge interest in history but on reflection, I feel I’d left my Caribbean history relatively untouched because I was afraid it’d be too painful.

    This podcast however, has opened up a world of intellectual colour and a rich history which isn’t afraid to explore slavery but doesn’t make it’s horror central to the facts. Rather, the podcast provides a rounded view and with contributions from incredible Caribbean intellectuals and ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lavarooms
    United Kingdom5 years ago

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Well-researched episodes that respect the region's complexity and memory.
High-quality insights from Caribbean scholars and practitioners.
Engaging, thought-provoking history with accessible storytelling.

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*Throwback* How Caribbean Museums Built National Identity with Kevin Farmer
Q: But really in your scope, how have you seen those that came up post-independence reshape our national identity?
Post-independence museums rethought who we are by elevating local academics, exploring regional cultural policy, and creating spaces that highlight art, craft, and everyday histories alongside elite narratives, leading to more diverse and inclusive national storytelling.
How Colonial Jamaica Turned Obeah Into A Crime with Dr. Katharine Gerbner
Q: Why choose a micro-history approach, and what does that reveal about the correlation between oboe and Christianity in this period?
A micro-history allows us to see how ordinary Afro-Jamaican communities experienced and practiced oboe in daily life, revealing a space of correlation with Christianity where the two were not strictly separate but mutually influential, shaping identity and resistance within the colony.
How Colonial Jamaica Turned Obeah Into A Crime with Dr. Katharine Gerbner
Q: Thank you for joining us, could you define oboe in its historical context and explain how it differed from today's stigmatized understanding?
Obeah was a sustained religio-political practice that encompassed healing, community formation, and spiritual leadership; the criminalization after 1760 framed it as 'wicked arts' connected with rebellion, but earlier records show it as a multifaceted system intertwining religion, healing, and social cohesion.
*Throwback* How Exile From St. Vincent Shaped Garifuna Identity with Dr. Paul López Oro
Q: Dr. Oro, thank you so much for joining Strictly Facts today. Why don't you begin by telling us a bit about yourself and how you became passionate about studying Indigenous Caribbean communities like the Queerafuna?
I'm deeply honored to be here. My passion stems from tracing Garifuna history—Black Indigenous peoples from St. Vincent—and examining how their memory and political life shape their settlements across Belize, Honduras, and the U.S. My work emphasizes how Garifuna identity challenges simple binaries of Black vs Indigenous and shows a lived, transnational politics of land, culture, and memory.
Recovering Architects Of The UNIA with Dr. Natanya Duncan Part I
Q: Why was it important to bring Amy Ashwood into the story of the UNIA?
To cement her contribution and help understand the UNIA's constitution enfranchised women, showcasing the partnership and nation-building ethos right from its inception.

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A thoughtful history and culture show that centers Caribbean stories through interviews with historians, artists, educators, and regional experts. Episodes commonly explore Caribbean identity, colonial legacies, migration, and the region's diasporic connections, often tying in museums, archives, and architecture to larger social narratives. Noteworthy is the show's emphasis on underrepresented voices, women's roles in Black empowerment and UNIA history, and a practice of connecting scholarly insights with community memory and contemporary issues. Listeners who enjoy rigorous contextual history, accessible storytelling, and culturally rich discussions will likely find this podcast engaging and timely for grounding Caribbean heritage in today... more

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