Podcast
Down Home
Episodes — page 4
- A Family Thing with J-Bru and Levon the Prince
Homegrown hip hop artists J-Bru and his son Levon take us through their Scotian journey. #LevonThePrince
- A Seat At The Table with Nicole Johnson
Nicole Johnson, host of the community radio show A Seat At The Table, shares her Scotian story with Jay and D
- Viola Desmond
The Down Home Podcasts explores the life of one of Canada's civil rights icons, Viola Desmond. Also in this episode Jay talks with his Aunt Jean Clayton about her memories of Viola…
- Outtakes
In this episode Jay and D give listeners a sneak peak at clips from their development meetings. The first clip is from one of their first development meetings back in 2020, so excu…
- Critical Race Theory, with Heather Chandler
In this episode D's Mom, Heather Chandler, discusses why CRT is such a hot button issue. Heather has an extensive 30 plus year resume working in Equity and Diversity. If you list…
- Better late then never
Jay and D take time to fully explain the origins of their friendship over the years, from the church to high school, through their twenties and separate moves to Toronto. In this e…
- The art of the spoken word with Dwayne Morgan
In this episode Jay and D have a conversation with two time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion Dwayne Morgan about how he started performing spoken word, mentoring, and his tal…
- Empathize Others, with Augy Jones
Jay and D have a conversation with Augy Jones about his path to mentoring and social activism. Check out Augy's Empathize Others Platforms: https://empathizeothers.com/
- Travis Lindsay, it’s true The Kid is Alright.
Jay and D have a conversation with homegrown Scotian comedic talent Travis Lindsay. Travis is a winner of the CBC Open mic Comedy Contest at the HUBCAP Comedy Festival. His debut a…
- The 106th Battalion
Jay and D discuss The Black Battalion, and the heroic military service Jay's great grandfather, Sydney Morgan Jones, performed as a member of the 106th Battalion during World War 1…
- Jim Crow north of the 49th
Jay and D have a conversation with Leonard Paris. Author of the book Jim Crow Also Lived Here, which dispels the myth that segregation was unique to the Southern United States. F…
- Race is a social construct
“Race is not biological. It is a social construct. There is no gene or cluster of genes common to all blacks or all whites. Were race “real” in the genetic sense, racial classifica…
- The community building power of sports
In this episode Jay and D talk with Nathan Thompson and Tony Marsman to explore the role that sports played in cementing the bonds to their neighbourhoods in Halifax.
- Episode 31 - Trailblazer - a conversation with Errol Sharpe
Jay and D talk with Errol Sharpe about diversity in Canadian publishing, and his years spent in the North End of Halifax.
- Teaching while Black
Jays sister's join the Down Home podcast to talk about navigating race while working in education.
- Zamani
Jay and D have a conversation with Nova Scotian singer and songwriter Zamani. Follow the link to find out more about this talented artist: http://www.zamanimusic.ca
- Racial Trauma - a conversation with Kamilah Clayton
Jay and D talk with Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist Kamilah Clayton about racial trauma. Kamilah believes strongly in the power of community building as a mechanism fo…
- Say Their Names - Rebecca Thomas
Poet and Indigenous activist Rebecca Thomas joins Jay and D for a conversation about some of the issues our Indigenous brothers and sisters face today.
- Miles Jones
Jay Jones and Derek Wyse are back to their weekly episode schedule. In this episode they talk to Toronto based music artist and producer Miles Jones about the importance of mentors…
- Saga King, the celebration of the man
In this wide ranging conversation John Orpheus talks about his inspiration for his recently published book Saga Boy and the Accompanying album Saga King
