Corie Sheppard Podcast

We open this episode with Happy Birthday wishes to Parlour Stacy and offer support to the spouses of all Scorpios - it's a real thing.
We also celebrate International Men's Day and explore it Trini origins although November 19th is one of the saddest days in history for Trini Men.
Dwight Yorke who was part of that sad day is now in charge and ready to deliver smiles throughout the region as we pick back up our World Cup 2026 campaign.
We have a slew of songs lined up for men in this episode with the most famous one being Bassman from Hell and Sharlan Bailey helps us celebrate its 50th anniversary with a modern day interpretation of the banger.
Somewhere in between all that we talk about Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul and youth vs wisdom.
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As we run out of US dollars, Uncle Donald is back in charge!! Is this good or bad for T&T? Either way, Colm says nothing changing and the dollar staying where it is but we all know when Yankees Sneeze Trinis catch the Vids.
Will Stuart Young get handed the reins in the same way Kamala took over for Biden? Or will they learn from others by ensuring that the process for a new leader is Democratic (No pun intended).
Outside of the politics we celebrate Tobago once again as Milford Rd has officially been renamed Calypso Rose Blvd and Dwight Yorke is now the head coach of the Soca Warriors and leading the charge toward World Cup 2026!
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In this week's episode we start by getting into Randal Mitchell, the only Tourism Minister in the world who wants people to leave the country instead of focusing on getting people to visit.
Maybe he has USD to sell us because the banks certainly aren't selling any US cash  and credit card limits are being slashed.
We spend some time this week delving into what is the cause of the Forex shortage we're facing and look at some potential solutions for individuals, businesses and the country as a whole. What does the future hold for sweet T&T? Of course Kaiso, as always, will help us answer the question.
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In this week's episode we're celebrating the milestone of hitting 200!!!
If you're a lover of Calypso, Kaiso and Soca this is a gem of an episode that features only Tobagonian Calypsonians.
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Calypso history month continues and we're not short of classics this week!
We get into the current state of crime and the wave of police impersonations. It doesn't stop there though as we have real life police being charged with kidnapping and murder.
Not sure if it's the crime situation but Rowlers is hinting at hanging up his guns while Stuart Young comes out firing.
Of course we have ting to celebrate as Machel collects the keys to The City of Lauderdale.
We also hear from David Rudder & Valentino on the current state of calypso.
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In this week's Episode we congratulate Darren Sammy and The St Lucia Kings on their first CPL victory. Unfortunately in true West Indian style the victory is overshadowed by infighting between Guyana & Trinidad that has gone way past any imaginable boundary.
The cricket isn't the only reason for regional fighting as Trini's are in an uproar about Shensea & her son being signed as Sunshine Snacks brand ambassadors.
Maybe Trinis are the problem as we're also fighting ourselves over Hyatt's release about no longer accepting $TT while the OWTU is collecting billions of USD.
We soothe troubled waters with some songs promoting regional unity.
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It's Calypso History Month!!! Although Calypso is always on the menu around these parts we celebrate with some classics.
We review our weekend pop out at a night for the great George Carter and discuss the performances on the night with included Amantes, Lara Brothers, Kairi Kaiso and Los Alumnos de San Juan.
Of course it's budget week so we take a look at Colm's presentation and some of the reactions as we discuss the good the bad and the ugly of what was expected to be an election 'goodie bag' budget.
Coming off the National Award Ceremony last week the great Duvonne Stewart calls for Steelpans to replace the recorder in schools. Should it? Lewwe talk about it.
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In this week's episode we investigate the missing beera - Terrence wife style.
We also take a look at Invaders J'ouvert on Republic Day morning and get into some of the history of the Oval Boys.
In the words of the great Lord Nelson, man beating woman is not uncommon but this week is woman's revenge as a Lauren Lezama Lee Singh leads the charge.
The National Awards ceremony was hosted this week and we congratulate all the recipients while diving into the renaming of Queen's Hall to The Winifred Atwell Auditorium. 
Enjoy some classics sprinkled throughout the episode!!

In this week's episode we stand in defence of Terrance and we have some Kaiso to help him in his time of need.
More on the topic of rebuilding schools as we have some professional help on the issue.
Justice Seeparsad takes some time off from fighting crime from the bench to call us all to join the fight.
We salute the great Dominic Kaliperssad as he was recognised by the Mayor of New York at the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival.
Congrats as well to Stuart Young who is being touted as the Prime Minister in training.
With the send off of the great Roy Cape, the music in this week's episode is built around horn - the instrument of course, but we take quick moment to acknowledge Parang History Month with a sprinkle of Lara Brothers.
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This week's episode is a celebration of life as we honour the legacy of the great Roy Cape. 
We also send birthday greetings to The Mighty Poser and take in some of his classics over the years.
School reopening is a recurring decimal every year and this year is no different as Ryan Gadsby Dolly is under pressure in week 1. We offer some solutions that might take us out of this bandaid approach to school repair.
Firing Angus Eve seems to have been an attempt to put a bandaid on a gaping wound as The Soca Warriors collect a hot 4 in Honduras ahead of their home game against French Guiana on Tuesday.
Apparently the Grindr robberies have increased to mandemic levels and Newsday has come to the rescue by taking a walk on the rainbow side on our behalf,
A special salute to our most decorated olympian. Akeem Stewart on his success!
Enjoy!!