Marie Stuppard

Diaspora Podcast

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The Diaspora Podcast explores what it truly means to live between cultures, identities, and worlds. Through powerful conversations and personal stories, this podcast highlights the experiences of immigrants, first-generation families, and members of the global diaspora as they navigate identity, culture shock, language, family traditions, and belonging. From leaving home to building a life in a new country, each episode dives into the emotional, cultural, and personal journeys that shape the immigrant experience. We talk about the challenges of adapting to new environments, preserving cultural...

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Marie Stuppard

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Reclaiming the Delmas Name: Juming’s Haitian Story 08.07.2026 43:27

In this deeply personal episode of Diaspora , Marie sits down with her producer and “little brother,” Juming Delmas , founder of Juming Delmas Studios , for a powerful conversation about identity, tragedy, Haitian heritage, and reclaiming your own story. Marie and Juming first connected through LinkedIn, but what stood out to Marie was his last name: Delmas , a name tied to a well-known area in Po...

What They Carried: The True Story of Haitian Vodou 24.06.2026 27:34

In this episode of Diaspora: The Soul of a People | Haitian Soul , host Marie offers a historical and cultural correction that has been owed for a long time: the word is not “voodoo.” The word is Vodou . For generations, Haitian Vodou has been distorted by movies, colonial narratives, early anthropology, and popular culture. It has been portrayed as evil, frightening, primitive, or superstitious —...

Haitian Flag Day: Memory, Revolution, and the Soul of a People 18.05.2026 22:15

In this episode of Diaspora: The Soul of a People , Marie Stuppard reflects on the meaning of Haitian Flag Day , a celebration rooted not only in national pride, but in revolution, memory, sacrifice, and identity. Observed every year on May 18 , Haitian Flag Day marks the creation of the Haitian flag in 1803 during the Haitian Revolution, when the people of Saint-Domingue were moving toward the bi...

Mayi Moulen: Memory, Survival, and the Taste of Home 06.05.2026 10:30

In this episode of Diaspora: The Soul of a People , Marie Stuppard turns to one of Haiti’s quietest yet most enduring staples: mayi moulen, the ground corn dish that has nourished generations without glamour, prestige, or fanfare. Rather than treating it as a simple recipe, Marie uses maïmoulin as an entry point into a much deeper story about memory, survival, dignity, and the foods that sustain p...

Chabon: Smoke, Soil, and Survival 22.04.2026 13:45

In this episode of Diaspora: The Soul of a People, Marie Stuppard explores the long history behind charcoal in Haiti and asks listeners to rethink one of the country’s most misunderstood environmental stories. “Chabon: Smoke, Soil, and Survival” begins before colonization, in Aiti — the Taíno “land of high mountains” — where fire was already part of cultivation, cooking, and artistic expression. F...