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Podcast: The Maverick Show: Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders
Episode: Guyana, Carnival Traditions & Jamaica’s Barrel Children: Melissa Noel on Telling Diaspora Stories with Depth
Description: Learn the meaning of Carnival traditions like jab jab & stilt walking & get recs for visiting Guyana.
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ON THIS EPISODE
In Part 2 of this conversation, award-winning journalist Melissa Noel joins Matt to explore how diaspora stories are told—and why depth, context, and care matter. Melissa unpacks the cultural and political meaning behind Caribbean Carnival traditions, shares her personal recommendations for experiencing her home country of Guyana beyond the...