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Dis A Fi Mi History PodcastHosted by Wendy Aris A space where Caribbean history, family history, and heritage come to life. This podcast explores the legacies of colonialism and uncovers the often-overlooked stories that shaped the Caribbean and its people. Whether you're tracing your ancestral roots, exploring regional identity, or simply curious about the past that informs the present, Dis A Fi Mi History offers meaningful insights and resources for anyone interested in Caribbean genealogy and historical storytelling. Join host Wendy Aris as she speaks with historians, archivists, cultural practitioners, and everyday people who are piecing together the threads of their family and national histories.
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- 2 days ago6 min
Season 9: Memory Archives — Caribbean Voices Remembered
Dis A fi mi History Season 9 explores memory, archives, and cultural preservation across the Caribbean and its diaspora. Episodes examine language, music, archives, genealogy, spirituality, and the stories that shape identity. Featuring conversations with scholars and community storytellers—from linguistic forensics and ancestral healing to archival silences and genetic genealogy—this season highlights how we remember, resist, and preserve our past for the present and future.
- 5 days ago26 min
Storytelling as Archive: Preserving Caribbean History with Kesha Christie
Welcome back to Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast—where we center Caribbean histories, voices, and the many ways our stories are preserved across generations, including family genealogy and heritage. Today’s episode reminds us that not all archives are written—some are spoken, performed, and passed down through voice, serving as a vital mode of preserving Caribbean history and culture. Across the Caribbean, storytelling has long been one of the most powerful ways to preserve memory and family history. From yard stories to stage performances, from elders’ voices to contemporary digital platforms, these narratives carry history, identity, and ancestral knowledge in ways that traditional colonial archives often cannot. In this episode, we’re joined by Kesha Christie, founder of Talkin’ Tales and host of the podcast Walk Good—a space where stories of Caribbean culture, community, and lived experience are shared, preserved, and reimagined. Through her work, Kesha continues the legacy of Caribbean oral storytelling, transforming it into a living, breathing archive—one that exists not just in memory, but in performance, connection, and voice. Join us as we explore storytelling as a form of archival memory, the role of oral tradition in preserving Caribbean histories and heritage, and how platforms like Walk Good are shaping the future of how our stories are told and remembered. Bio: Kesha Christie is a Caribbean storyteller, performer, and cultural practitioner dedicated to preserving and sharing the richness of oral traditions across the diaspora. She is the founder of Talkin’ Tales, a storytelling platform that brings Caribbean narratives to life through performance, education, and community engagement. As the host of the podcast Walk Good, Kesha creates a space where stories of culture, community, and lived experience are shared, preserved, and reimagined for contemporary audiences. Her work continues the legacy of Caribbean oral storytelling, transforming it into a living archive that connects past and present through voice, memory, and performance. Through her storytelling, Kesha centers the power of narrative as a tool for cultural preservation, identity formation, and collective healing—ensuring that Caribbean stories are not only remembered, but felt and carried forward across generations. Links: https://open.spotify.com/show/11O6b2F7EIifzG0YmNzMKk https://talkintales.ca/ https://www.storytellers-conteurs.ca/en/storytellers-directory/Kesha-Christie.html https://prologue.org/artist/talkin-tales/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5a28jq91KGy5qf922Mzglg Books https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Kesha-Christie/author/B0BJBVT8VZ?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true History Podcasts For Historians https://blog.feedspot.com/history_podcasts_for_historians/ Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkshirehalleppingpress/ Morning Journal Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMTL3NV Genealogy Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRHG3M3 Prayer Journal: https://a.co/d/bfSdIl0 Devotional Journal: https://a.co/d/8K3C8Hk Support The Podcast https://ko-fi.com/disafimihistory/tip Great Research Resource https://www.ancestorsofparadise.com/ Clothes https://effystyle.goaffpro.com/ Reservations for Barbados https://diaspora-discoveries.com/reservations Opus Clip: https://www.opus.pro/?via=74ffcf Cultural Roots: https://www.skool.com/cultural-roots-reconnection-8301/about?ref=62a97470644b496897d06254e6796add This episode was recorded at White Studios Link: https://www.whitmedia.ca/ <a href='https://www
- 1 weeks ago57 min
Caribbean Genetics and Heritage: A Conversation with Dr. Carika Walden
In this insightful episode of the Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast, host Wendy Aris delves into genetics and healthcare access within Caribbean communities with Dr. Carika Waldon of Cary Genetics. They explore how genetic testing, including ancestry analysis and pharmacogenetics, intersects with Caribbean history, family genealogy, and heritage. Dr. Waldon shares her personal journey and highlights the importance of regional representation in genomic research to empower family planning and improve health outcomes in the Caribbean. Listeners will gain valuable knowledge on testing options, data privacy, and the proactive use of genetics in wellness. Resources and links mentioned are available in the show notes to support further exploration. BIO: Dr. Carika Weldon, PhD, MRSB, FIBMS, is a Bermudian biochemist and Founder & CEO of CariGenetics, the world’s first Caribbean-based genomics company. Prior to this she was a Lecturer at De Montfort University and founded the Bermuda Principles Foundation. Dr. Weldon worked as the Oxford Nanopore Project Manager at the Oxford Genomics Centre at the University of Oxford, UK. In April 2020, called by the Bermuda Government, she was appointed as the Science Advisor to the Premier and Laboratory Director of the government’s COVID-19 lab, which she created. Dr. Weldon was granted a Queen’s Certificate & Badge of Honour for this work. Links: https://carigenetics.com/before-you/ https://carigenetics.com/know4sure/ https://carigenetics.com/family4sure/ https://carigenetics.com/food4you/ https://carigenetics.com/fitness4you/ https://carigenetics.com/skincare4you/ https://carigenetics.com/personallyyou/ https://carigenetics.com/4twenty/ https://carigenetics.com/vividlyyou/ https://carigenetics.com/myriskscore/ https://carigenetics.com/meds4you/ https://carigenetics.com/mybioage/ https://carigenetics.com/mywellness/ https://carigenetics.com/gut2know/ History Podcasts For Historians https://blog.feedspot.com/history_podcasts_for_historians/ Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkshirehalleppingpress/ Morning Journal Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMTL3NV Genealogy Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRHG3M3 Prayer Journal: https://a.co/d/bfSdIl0 Devotional Journal: https://a.co/d/8K3C8Hk Support The Podcast https://ko-fi.com/disafimihistory/tip Great Research Resource https://www.ancestorsofparadise.com/ Clothes https://effystyle.goaffpro.com/ Reservations for Barbados https://diaspora-discoveries.com/reservations Opus Clip: https://www.opus.pro/?via=74ffcf Cultural Roots: https://www.skool.com/cultural-roots-reconnection-8301/about?ref=62a97470644b496897d06254e6796add Theme Music "Africa" is modern ethnic track with fresh chords, African vocal, orchestra. License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) #ancestry #testinggenomic #researchCaribbean #communitiesfamily #planninghealthcareacces #DNA #genetics #DNAtesting #familyheridity #heridity #lineage #YDNA #MDNA
- 2 weeks ago1h 1m
Chutney & Coolie: Queer Masculinities and Indo‑Caribbean Sound
On this episode of the Dis A fi mi History Podcast, Dr. Ryan Persadie explores Indo‑Caribbean identity through music, family memory, and the legacy of indentureship. The conversation centers on Chutney and Soca as sites where masculinity, queerness, language, and migration histories are performed, contested, and reimagined. Through personal stories, intergenerational memories, and cultural analysis, the episode shows how music and dance preserve marginalized histories, unsettle archival silences, and offer practices of joy, resistance, and belonging across generations and geographies. Bio: Dr. Ryan Persadie is a scholar, writer, and Course Instructor at the University of Toronto whose work explores Indo-Caribbean identities, masculinity, diaspora, performance, sexuality, and cultural memory. Holding a PhD, his research examines the intersections of chutney music, genealogy, colonial history, and Indo-Caribbean subjectivities, with a focus on how communities negotiate belonging, identity, and representation across the Caribbean and its diasporas. Through his scholarship and teaching, Dr. Persadie contributes important perspectives on Indo-Caribbean cultural expression, postcolonial studies, and the evolving meanings of identity within Caribbean society. Link: https://www.academia.edu/44790043/_Meh_Just_Realize_Is_Ah_Coolie_Bai_Indo_Caribbean_Masculinities_Chutney_Genealogies_and_Qoolie_Subjectivities Facebook: Ryan Persadie Twitter: @ ryanpersadie Instagram: @ tifa.wine #IndoCaribbean #ChutneyMusic #CaribbeanHistory #DisAFiMiHistory #RyanPersadie #CoolieBai #DiasporaStudies #CaribbeanIdentity #IndoCaribbeanHistory #CulturalMemory #CaribbeanPodcast #PostcolonialStudies #CaribbeanCulture #Qoolie #ChutneyCulture
- 3 weeks ago49 min
Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Histories: Religion and Survival in the Early Caribbean
In this episode of the Dis A fi mi History Podcast, host and guest Professor Kristen Block explore the lives of ordinary people in the early Caribbean—maroons, sailors, Quakers, and enslaved individuals—revealing how religion, empire, and survival shaped their worlds. Using archival records and personal stories, the conversation considers identity, resistance, family, and the complex ties between church and state, showing how everyday experiences challenge elite narratives and continue to echo into the present. BIO: Kristen Block is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). A historian of the Atlantic World, her research has focused geographically on the Caribbean–arguably the epicenter of colonial competition in the early modern Americas. Religion and slavery were two cornerstones of early modern life and thus figure prominently in her teaching and writing about the colonial Americas, where Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans fought and collaborated with one another to shape social norms. Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Ordinary-Lives-Early-Caribbean-Competition/dp/0820338680 History Podcasts For Historians https://blog.feedspot.com/history_podcasts_for_historians/ Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkshirehalleppingpress/ Morning Journal Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMTL3NV Genealogy Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRHG3M3 Prayer Journal: https://a.co/d/bfSdIl0 Devotional Journal: https://a.co/d/8K3C8Hk Support The Podcast https://ko-fi.com/disafimihistory/tip Great Research Resource https://www.ancestorsofparadise.com/ Clothes https://effystyle.goaffpro.com/ Reservations for Barbados https://diaspora-discoveries.com/reservations Opus Clip: https://www.opus.pro/?via=74ffcf Cultural Roots: https://www.skool.com/cultural-roots-reconnection-8301/about?ref=62a97470644b496897d06254e6796add Theme Music "Africa" is modern ethnic track with fresh chords, African vocal, orchestra. License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) #Religioushistory #caribbean #oralstorytelling #oralhistory #culturalheritage #migration #identitypreservation #history #podcast #caribbeanpodcast #caribbeandiaspora #education #blackhistory #caribbeanhistory #heritage #culturalheritage
- May 3, 202640 min
Saving Cayman Islands Heritage: Stories, Secrets, and the Heritage Guide
Host Wendy Aris engages with Alyssa Green, founder of the Cayman Heritage Guide, in a deep dive into preserving Caribbean history and family genealogy through community efforts in the Cayman Islands. They explore the rich oral storytelling tradition, the impacts of colonialism, and the essential roles of women and language in shaping Caymanian identity. This episode highlights the challenges of safeguarding cultural heritage amid modern changes while turning community memory into a living archive. Listeners will gain valuable insights on why accessible heritage work matters for family history enthusiasts and those interested in Caribbean heritage preservation. Bio: Alyssa Green is a Caymanian cultural storyteller, creative, and founder of Cayman Heritage Guide, a platform dedicated to documenting and sharing the rich cultural history of the Cayman Islands. Through her work, she highlights the everyday spaces, traditions, and stories that often exist beyond formal archives, helping to preserve Caymanian identity in a rapidly changing environment. Born and raised in Grand Cayman, Alyssa’s connection to the land and community informs her approach to storytelling—one that centers lived experience, local knowledge, and the importance of remembering. Her work reflects a growing need to safeguard cultural heritage, especially as development and environmental change continue to impact historical sites and traditions across the islands. In addition to her heritage-focused work, Alyssa is also a multidisciplinary creative with a background in fashion media and visual storytelling, bringing a contemporary lens to how history is documented and shared. Through Cayman Heritage Guide, she is creating a living archive—one that connects people not only to place, but to memory, ancestry, and the stories that shape Caymanian identity across generations. Links: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cayman-Heritage-Guide/61566334754391/ https://www.youtube.com/@caymanheritageguide/featured https://www.instagram.com/caymanheritageguide/ History Podcasts For Historians https://blog.feedspot.com/history_podcasts_for_historians/ Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkshirehalleppingpress/ Morning Journal Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMTL3NV Genealogy Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRHG3M3 Prayer Journal: https://a.co/d/bfSdIl0 Devotional Journal: https://a.co/d/8K3C8Hk Support The Podcast https://ko-fi.com/disafimihistory/tip Great Research Resource https://www.ancestorsofparadise.com/ Clothes https://effystyle.goaffpro.com/ Reservations for Barbados https://diaspora-discoveries.com/reservations Opus Clip: https://www.opus.pro/?via=74ffcf Cultural Roots: https://www.skool.com/cultural-roots-reconnection-8301/about?ref=62a97470644b496897d06254e6796add Theme Music "Africa" is modern ethnic track with fresh chords, African vocal, orchestra. License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) #CaymanIslandshistory #caymanisland #oralstorytelling #oralhistory #culturalheritage #migration #identitypreservation #history #podcast #caribbeanpodcast #caribbeandiaspora #education #blackhistory #caribbeanhistory #heritage #culturalheritage
- Apr 26, 202625 min
Whispers in the Cane: Caribbean History and Silent Resistance of the Seven Sisters
In this episode of Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast, host Wendy Aris delves into Caribbean history and colonialism through a conversation with author Roderick Sargeant about his historical-speculative essay "Seven Sisters." The essay traces family genealogy and ancestral memory across Barbados' plantation landscapes, exploring themes of drumming, chanting, rhythm, and silence. They discuss how resistance and memory survive beyond written archives, emphasizing the importance of oral and embodied traditions in preserving culture. Their storytelling sheds light on healing generational trauma and reconnecting communities to their heritage and family history. Join us to uncover powerful stories that enrich the understanding of Caribbean ancestry and the enduring legacy of colonialism. BIO: Roderick Sargeant is a Caribbean storyteller, welsarmedia creator, and historical thinker whose work explores the intersections of memory, land, and resistance across the Black Atlantic world. Through his creative platform, he engages historical narratives not only as records of the past, but as living, embodied experiences that continue to shape identity and belonging. His work often blends historical fiction with speculative elements, creating space to examine what exists beyond the traditional archive, centering silence, rhythm, and the unspoken as powerful carriers of ancestral knowledge. In his piece Seven Sisters, Sargeant traces memory through the plantation landscapes of Barbados, offering a deeply reflective exploration of how resistance can be enacted through timing, presence, and restraint. Grounded in a commitment to rethinking how history is told and remembered, his storytelling challenges conventional boundaries between history and imagination, inviting audiences to engage with the past in more intuitive, sensory, and expansive ways. Link Seven Sisters https://www.imigani.co/post/the-seven-sisters Book: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Roderick-Sargeant/dp/B0F3X5VTN9 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4NPN71Z?binding=kindle_edition&qid=1769867314&sr=8-2&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin https://www.linkedin.com/in/welsar-books-979aba382/ https://www.instagram.com/welsarmedia/ https://www.cafafair.com/ History Podcasts For Historians https://blog.feedspot.com/history_podcasts_for_historians/ Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkshirehalleppingpress/ Morning Journal Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMTL3NV Genealogy Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRHG3M3 Prayer Journal: https://a.co/d/bfSdIl0 Devotional Journal: https://a.co/d/8K3C8Hk Support The Podcast https://ko-fi.com/disafimihistory/tip Great Research Resource https://www.ancestorsofparadise.com/ Clothes https://effystyle.goaffpro.com/ Reservations for Barbados https://diaspora-discoveries.com/reservations Opus Clip: https://www.opus.pro/?via=74ffcf Cultural Roots: https://www.skool.com/cultural-roots-reconnection-8301/about?ref=62a97470644b496897d06254e6796add Theme Music "Africa" is modern ethnic track with fresh chords, African vocal, orchestra. License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) #CaribbeanDiaspora #MigrationStories #CaribbeanHistory #BarbadosDiaspora #StoryTelling #CaribbeanStories #BlackDiaspora #Barbados #StorytellingMatters #PodcastLife #HistoryPodcast #CaribbeanVoices #Belonging #CulturalIdentity #ancestralmemory #DisAFiMiHistory #oraltraditions #culturalsurvival #storytelling #generationaltrauma
- Apr 19, 202644 min
Neva Fah Get Home: Black Identity and Heritage in Roatán's Caribbean History
In this episode of the Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast, Professor Idalia T. Wilmoth delves into crucial aspects of Caribbean history and heritage through the lens of Black Roatán identity, migration, and language preservation. Exploring family genealogy and the significance of family archives, she paints an immersive picture of how cultural memory is preserved through storytelling, religion, and language amidst political challenges and displacement. Listeners gain insight into the emotional landscapes faced by Caribbean and Central American diasporic communities as they strive to maintain their unique identity. The conversation emphasizes the urgency of safeguarding documents, oral histories, and shared heritage to sustain Roatán’s Black Creole identity for future generations and deepen our understanding of how colonialism has shaped present-day belonging and identity across the diaspora. Bio: Professor Idalia T. Wilmoth is Associate Faculty in the Indiana University School of Education’s Department of Urban Teacher Education and Africana Studies Program. Her research sits at the intersection of Afro-Latin Studies, Caribbean Studies, and Black geography, with a particular focus on how identity is shaped within racialized historical and geographical spaces. Driven by a commitment to preserving orality, her work engages both empirical and archival methods to explore the lived experiences of Black communities across the Caribbean and Central America. Her dissertation project, “Neva Fah Get Home: Constructions of Black Roatánin Identity in Roatán, Honduras,” examines the development of Black cultural identity along Central America’s Caribbean Coast. A key component of this research involved conducting interviews through podcasting—an innovative approach that captures and preserves the authentic voices of Black Roatánins, especially second-generation individuals navigating questions of migration, belonging, and cultural memory. Through her scholarship, Professor Wilmoth highlights the importance of storytelling as both a method and a form of historical preservation. Links: https://www.biarchives.com/about.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/idalia-wilmoth-phd-53027622b/
About Dis a Fi Mi History Podcast: Explore Caribbean Ancestry & Culture
Dis A Fi Mi History PodcastHosted by Wendy Aris A space where Caribbean history, family history, and heritage come to life. This podcast explores the legacies of colonialism and uncovers the often-overlooked stories that shaped the Caribbean and its people. Whether you're tracing your ancestral roots, exploring regional identity, or simply curious about the past that informs the present, Dis A Fi Mi History offers meaningful insights and resources for anyone interested in Caribbean genealogy and historical storytelling. Join host Wendy Aris as she speaks with historians, archivists, cultural practitioners, and everyday people who are piecing together the threads of their family and national histories.
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