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EPISODE · Jul 13, 2025 · 28 MIN

Exploring Haiti: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

from History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture · host history experts | Joe & Kevin

Beneath the headlines and beyond the stereotypes lies a Haiti few are willing to confront — a nation whose culture is not just preserved, but weaponized in the name of survival. From mountaintop fortresses to funeral parades, Vodou rituals to agricultural resistance, this Smithsonian-style exploration challenges everything we think we know about freedom, faith, and food.Why does Haitian Creole still fight for legitimacy? What can a soup or a mask teach us about revolution? And why does the world still fear Haiti’s memory?This is not a story of poverty. It’s a story of power. The kind that cannot be colonized.

Beneath the headlines and beyond the stereotypes lies a Haiti few are willing to confront — a nation whose culture is not just preserved, but weaponized in the name of survival. From mountaintop fortresses to funeral parades, Vodou rituals to agricultural resistance, this Smithsonian-style exploration challenges everything we think we know about freedom, faith, and food.Why does Haitian Creole still fight for legitimacy? What can a soup or a mask teach us about revolution? And why does the world still fear Haiti’s memory?This is not a story of poverty. It’s a story of power. The kind that cannot be colonized.

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