Down Home
Join Jason Jones and Derek Wyse as they have real conversations with their guests about their roots, and the challenges of being a person of colour in Canada.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 92
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Jamaican Maroons
Jay and D discuss the Jamaican Maroons and their brief history in Nova Scotia
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The Book of Negroes
Jay and D talk about the impact The Book of Negroes has on Black History
#blackhistorymonth #novascotia #canadianhistory
Legendary boxer Sam Langford
Jay and D are joined by personal trainer and actor, Garfield Watson, to talk about Legendary boxer Sam Langford.
Africadia (part two) with Dr. George Elliott Clarke
Award winning poet, author, and University of Toronto professor, Dr. George Elliott Clarke, joins the Down Home podcast to talk about his poetic inspiration. He also talks to Jay and D about the role…
Africadia, with Dr. George Elliott Clarke (part one)
Award winning poet, author and University of Toronto professor, Dr. George Elliott Clarke, joins the Down Home podcast to share his Scotian story.
This is part one of a two part conversation, tune …
Social advocacy in the classroom with Rachael Myette
Jay and D have a conversation with educator Rachael Myette about her successful integration of social advocacy in her classroom
George Dixon
Jay and D review the life of legendary boxer George Dixon
#scotianlegend #boxinglegend #boxinghistory #boxing
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.
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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.
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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 excuse the audio qualit…
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 listen to Down Home in …
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 episode they also ex…
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 talent production comp…
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 album called “The Ki…
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
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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.
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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 classifications for individua…
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.