Carry On Friends: The Caribbean American Experience
Carry On Friends has an unmistakable Caribbean-American essence. Hosted by the dynamic and engaging Kerry-Ann Reid-Brown, the podcast takes listeners on a global journey, deeply rooted in Caribbean culture. It serves as a melting pot of inspiring stories, light-hearted anecdotes, and stimulating perspectives that provoke thought and initiate conversations.
The podcast invites guests who enrich the narrative with their unique experiences and insights into Caribbean culture and identity. With an array of topics covered - from lifestyle and wellness to travel, entertainment, career, and entrepreneurship - it encapsulates the diverse facets of the Caribbean American experience. Catering to an international audience, Carry On Friends effectively bridges cultural gaps, uniting listeners under a shared love and appreciation for Caribbean culture.
Episodes
300 episodes
Prep and Ting: Food, Culture and Intentional Living
Aria Collins is Grenadian-born, Brooklyn-raised, and now based in Charlotte, North Carolina. After moving south and losing easy access to Caribbean food, she started rethinking her relationship with food, health, and culture. She turned that jo...
Burnout, Perimenopause, and Ambition: Caribbean Women Navigating Work and Life (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this conversation, Kerry-Ann Reid-Brown continues her discussion with organizational psychologist Dr. Kerriann Peart about what Caribbean women experience in professional spaces.This episode explores topics we rarely talk ab...
Caribbean at Work: Identity, Burnout, and Navigating Corporate Culture (Part 1)
What happens when Caribbean cultural identity meets corporate expectations?In this powerful conversation, Kerry-Ann Reid-Brown sits down with organizational psychologist Dr. Kerriann Peart to unpack the challenges Caribbean people - wome...
Culture Influences How We Show Up at Work: Lens 5 Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM)
You were taught to work hard and let your work speak for itself. But what happens when that formula stops working? In this episode, let's explore Lens 5 of the Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model and how cultural identity shapes how we show up ...
From Disconnected To Deeply Rooted: How She Reclaimed Her Caribbean Identity & Helps Others Do The Same
I this episode I sat down with cultural heritage reconnection coach Tami Garcia to trace a path from distance to pride. Raised in Cleveland by Jamaican and Dominican family who chose assimilation for survival, Tami grew up without language, rit...
Your Cultural Identity Will Shift: Lens 4 Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM)
What if you’re not losing your culture, just carrying it differently? In this solo episode, I unpack cultural evolution, identity shifts, and why growth is essential to preservation.Topics CoveredAging and cultural rel...
Read & Carry On: Unpacking Honeysuckle & Bone
In this Read and Carry On edition of Carry On Friends, I am joined by writer Nicole Dubois and comedian and creative Onicia Muller to talk about Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias. It is a YA novel set between New York and Jama...
Cultural Anchors Keep Us Rooted: Lens 3 of Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM)
In this episode let's explore how cultural anchors like food, music, language, traditions, spirituality and family keep Caribbean identity alive across distance. Lens 3 of the Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM) looks at how ...
Throwback: Felicia Hatcher on Finding Your Zone of Genius and Overcoming Doubts
What if losing your job could lead to the creation of a thriving business and a nonprofit dedicated to tech education? Felicia Hatcher, is a dynamic force in the tech world. Felicia recounts her inspiring journey from working at top-tier compan...
From Carnival Streets To Magazine Pages: Herman Hall On Building Caribbean-American Media
Carnival didn’t just arrive on Eastern Parkway; people fought for it, paid for it, and sometimes lost careers over it. I sit down with Herman Hall, publisher of Everybody’s Magazine and longtime promoter to map how Caribbean culture took root i...
Why Caribbean Media Must Organize, Monetize, And Own Its Platforms
If you’ve ever wondered why Caribbean-American media still rents space on other people’s platforms, this conversation goes straight to the root: ownership, organization, and the business engine behind our stories. In this special ep...
Hurricane Melissa: Stories from the Diaspora and the Cultural Anchors That Hold Us
When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, the impact rippled far beyond the island. This episode explores “the middle place” — that emotional space between home and abroad — through the voices of Caribbean people across the diaspora.<...
Where You Live vs. What You Seek: Lens 2 of Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM)
What if access to culture isn’t the same as connection? We dive into lens two of the Caribbean Diaspora Experience model (CDEM) and map how place and personal dri...
Third Culture Experience: Navigating Identity, Belonging & Boundaries as Caribbean Immigrants
Simone W. Johnson Smith is the author of Decoding America: The Immigrant Experience and host of The Immigrant Experience in America podcast. A Jamaican-born public servant and cultural coach, Simone supports immigrant professi...
Starting Points Matter: Lens 1 of the Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM)
"When someone asks you where you're from, what's the first thing that comes to mind?" This seemingly simple question opens a window into the complex world of cultural identity for Caribbean people living in diaspora communities. Your answer lik...
Mission Food Possible: A Movement to End Food Insecurity in Jamaica & the Caribbean
In this riveting conversation, food security activist Peter Ivey reveals that approximately two-thirds of Jamaica's population experiences food insecurity despite the island's abundant natural resources. As founder of Mission Food Possible and ...
Paris Calling: Bold Moves & Career Pivots
What happens when you follow your dreams across the Atlantic? Tahia Hobson is a Jamaican-American professional currently based in Paris, France. With a 20-year career in healthcare behind her, she recently made a bold pivot to luxury marketing,...
Stacey Liburd’s Bold Journey from NYC to CEO of Grenada Tourism Authority
What happens when you leave behind the familiarity of corporate America for an uncertain future on a small Caribbean island? For Stacey Liburd, it became the first step in an extraordinary journey toward becoming the CEO of the Grenada Tourism ...
Language Is Power: Jamaican Patois, Identity & AI
What happens when your language becomes a battleground for identity, education, and cultural sovereignty? When Oneil Madden, a Jamaican linguist who speaks five languages, joined me for this conversation, we uncovered the profound connections b...
Caribbean Adjacent: Love, Culture & Olive Oil | Meet Tiffany & Jorge
Welcome to back to another episode of Caribbean Adjacent, a series within the Carry On Friends Podcast! Tiffany Cohen is back on the podcast and this time she is with...
From Carriacou to Brooklyn: Building Sustainable Futures & Cultural Legacy
The destruction of Grenada's Carriacou Museum during Hurricane Beryl reveals a critical vulnerability in Caribbean cultural preservation that goes far beyond one building. When Majella Mark witnessed the museum's roof torn away, she saw decades...
(Throwback) Caribbean American Women Navigating Workplace Stereotypes and Cultural Expression
In this episode we discuss the stereotypes that Caribbean American women face in the workplace. Join us as we kick off with Deanna, a vibrant soca music party blogger, who dives into her experiences of how her Guyanese heritage often beco...
Caribbean Cultural Identity at Work: A Hidden Leadership Advantage
Caribbean-American women are leaders—but do our workplaces recognize that? In this episode, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown joins me to unpack how cultural identity is a leadership strength. From code-switching to radical self-care, we explore what it...
Introducing the Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model™ (CDEM)
This episode introduces The Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model™ (CDEM). The model offers a guide for understanding how Caribbean cultural identity forms, evolves...
Jamaican Storyteller Jermaine Rowe on Purpose, Folklore & Caribbean Creativity
Jermaine Rowe is a Jamaican-born storyteller, professor, theater maker, and cultural curator. Jermaine shares his incredible journey from Spanish Town, Jamaica to the global stage, blending Caribbean folklore with contemporary storytelling....
