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Freshwater Yankee
Wendell Riley, a Trinidadian creative, community leader, educator, and cultural commentator living in the United States, explores themes of immigrant life, building identity in new places, and finding beauty and humor wherever you may go. Through personal stories, lively discussions, and cultural insights, Freshwater Yankee (a Trinidadian term for someone Americanized after time abroad) explores what makes us different across towns, regions, and countries, and ultimately, what connects us all.
Freshwater Yankee
Latest Episodes
Nerds of a Feather
Living in a foreign land can be lonely, especially when it means leaving a safe space of shared culture with those you grew up with. But lifelong friendships can be found in unexpected places, and common ground can exist between people from two...
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Never See Come See
In this episode Wendell discusses the pitfalls of suddenly being exposed to food culture in America when he emigrated to Maryland to study, and why his Trinidadian background made it harder for him to deal with it. Freshwater Yankee...
On Movies, Comics, and Growing Up Trini
Wendell sits with Christopher Riley to talk about growing up in Trinidad in the 70's and 80's and how that influenced their work on comics like Terror of the Midnight Robber and Mango Chiren. Three Quarter Comics: https://3qconline...
Trinidad Carnival 2026 - For The Love of Mas
Wendell looks at Trinidad Carnival through the lens of spectator mas, an artform that saw an evolutionary leap in the 80's and 90's. He also chats with Kevin Crosby of Kinetic Mas about what spectator mas looks like today, and what it takes to ...
Trinidad Carnival 2026 – Potential to Kinetic Energy
Wendell gives an oral account of his experiences playing mas in Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, and he explores the personal, emotional, and spiritual journey of wearing costumes and ‘jumping up’ on the road on Monday and Tuesday. Lea...
