Lest We Forget

Tenement Yaad Media

The Lest We Forget Historical Podcast reflects on past events of the Caribbean and how these events shape the society we live in today.

  1. The 1976 Shooting of Mike Henry That Upended Jamaican Politics

    21 de maig

    The 1976 Shooting of Mike Henry That Upended Jamaican Politics

    It’s the mid 1970’s and political violence is bringing Jamaica to its knees. By the end of 1976, an incident would shock the entire political fraternity when, for the very first time in history, a Jamaican politician was shot due to this political violence,; forever changing the island’s society. For additional reading information on this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠⁠⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to make a donation

    36 min
  2. Mike’s, Home of the Famous Nyamburgers

    14 de maig

    Mike’s, Home of the Famous Nyamburgers

    Today, multinational fast food companies like KFC, Burger King and Popeyes dominate Jamaican society. But before all of these, there was Mike’s, Home of the Famous Nyamburgers. The restaurant, the brainchild of Lester Mike Henry, was one of Jamaica’s most popular fast food establishments in the early 1970’s, and thus helped lay the groundwork of the island’s fast food industry today.  For additional reading information on this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to make a donation

    27 min
  3. Jamaica’s Arrest Warrant For Sade Adu

    29 d’abr.

    Jamaica’s Arrest Warrant For Sade Adu

    For decades, bribery accusations while on duty have long plague Jamaican police officers who are assigned road duties. But back in 1997, these allegations went global and it involve one of music’s most influential vocalists - Sade Adu. For additional reading information on this episode, visit our website at: ⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠here⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠here⁠ to make a donation

    44 min
  4. The 1979 Union Island Uprising

    7 d’abr.

    The 1979 Union Island Uprising

    Content Warning: This episode contains brief mentions of slavery and police brutality In October 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became an independent state. Within this jubilation however, residents of the Grenadines still had concerns of the decades of unemployment, underemployment and underdevelopment and how these issues would fit into this new period of the nation’s history. But come December, on one of these particular islands, a group of persons choose a unique manner to address their grievances.  For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to make a donation

    34 min
  5. Reclaiming the Legacy of Francis Williams

    09/10/2025

    Reclaiming the Legacy of Francis Williams

    Content Warning: This episode makes mention of slavery In a special episode written by Dr. Fara Dabhoiwala, professor of history at Princeton University, we tell the story of Francis Williams, a formerly enslaved Black Jamaican who was among the leading intellectuals of the 1700s & the painting that exposed the racist conspiracy against him and the entire Black race. Podcast Episode Companion: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG0oz7rc_o/mNmR7Ty5nzxTfsoXCpUDUA/view?utm_content=DAG0oz7rc_o&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hb8431fc5cc For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to make a donation

    1 h 14 min
  6. Oral Sex As Told by Dancehall

    22/05/2025

    Oral Sex As Told by Dancehall

    Content Warning: this audio contains sexual content and profranties as well as mentions of sexism, ephebophilia, statutory rape, revenge porn and misogyny. Sidewalk is an upcoming video essay series that explores shifting discourse in Jamaican society through the arts. Lest We Forget is pleased to present the podcast version of their first project - Oral Sex As Told By Dancehall - which looks at the history of oral sex discourse in Jamaican society through dancehall music. Subscribe to Sidewalk Youtube's page: https://www.youtube.com/@thesidewalkpavers Visit Tenement Yaad Media at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow Tenement Yaad on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to make a donation

    1 h 27 min
  7. Jamaica’s First Corrupted Politician

    17/04/2025

    Jamaica’s First Corrupted Politician

    In conversations around Jamaicans' distrust in the island's political system, there is the recurring theme of political corruption. So to understand the root of political corruption on the island, it seems to fit to look at the historic court case involving J.Z. Malcolm, who in 1952 became the first politician in Jamaica to be found guilty on fraud charges. For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to make a donation

    34 min
  8. The Censorship Years of Comrade Ralph

    27/03/2025

    The Censorship Years of Comrade Ralph

    Since scholarship on the topic discussed is limited, a large portion of the details heard on this episode was taken from “The Making of ‘The Comrade’: The Political Journey of Ralph Gonsalves" by Ralph Gonsalves Today, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is the one of the longest serving head of government in Caribbean history. As of this episode recording, he is the current prime minister of St.Vincent and the Grenadines - a post he has held since 2001. Beloved throughout the region, he has affectionately called Uncle Ralph and Comrade Ralph. But back in the 1970’s, this affection was non-existent as he was persona non-grata throughout the Eastern Caribbean. For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠⁠⁠ Join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to make a donation

    35 min
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Informació

The Lest We Forget Historical Podcast reflects on past events of the Caribbean and how these events shape the society we live in today.

Fitxa tècnica

  • Creació
    Tenement Yaad Media
  • Anys en actiu
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodis
    38
  • Qualificació
    Explícit
  • Copyright
    © Tenement Yaad Media
  • Lloc web del programa
    Lest We Forget

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