Welcome to Objeks & Tings, the podcast that brings you stories about the objects Caribbeans cherish the most. Over 12 episodes, Museumand founders and mother-daughter duo, Catherine Ross and Lynda Burrell, will be joined by guests who each dive into the significance behind an object that represents their Caribbean heritage, and explore the role it played in their British upbringing.
Objeks & Tings is a brand new podcast collaboration between Message Heard and Museumand, The National Caribbean Heritage Museum.
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We all have 1 of those objects, don't we?

Something so sentimental we've had it for years

and losing or breaking it is not an option.

And for Caribbean's whose stories are often left untold we are bringing these stories to the fore.

They're just pots on a surface level, but they're kind of loaded in history.

These flyers would have been going back to the 70s, so it brings back great memories.

Introducing Objects and Tings, a brand new podcast from the National Caribbean Heritage Museum, MuseumAND.

I'm Linda, the Creative Director of MuseumAND, and this is my mum, Catherine, the founder.

be inviting a different guest onto the show to talk about their most precious possession.

So whether you're part of the Windrush generation, a younger British Caribbean, or have no Caribbean heritage at all, you're sure to be charmed by these incredible stories.

My treat was always the dumplings and the stew and the soups.

That was always the thing that I'd like Nick.

So my mum would always be furious because she'd come back from work like the next day to cook a soup and the whole soup's there but every single piece of dumping's gone.

Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.


Speaker 0: My mother's Dutch pot. A poster which is a map of Barbados.

Speaker 1: My grandmother's suitcase.

Speaker 2: A flyer with the sound system on it.

Speaker 1: We all have 1 of those objects, don't we?

Speaker 2: Something so sentimental we've had it for years

Speaker 1: and losing or breaking it is not an option.

Speaker 2: These objects tell a story about us,

Speaker 1: about our lives, upbringing and family.

Speaker 2: And for Caribbean's whose stories are often left untold we are bringing these stories to the fore.

Speaker 0: They're just pots on a surface level, but they're kind of loaded in history.

Speaker 2: These flyers would have been going back to the 70s, so it brings back great memories.

Speaker 1: Introducing Objects and Tings, a brand new podcast from the National Caribbean Heritage Museum, MuseumAND.

Speaker 2: I'm Linda, the Creative Director of MuseumAND, and this is my mum, Catherine, the founder.

Speaker 1: Hello! Each week we'll

Speaker 2: be inviting a different guest onto the show to talk about their most precious possession. So whether you're part of the Windrush generation, a younger British Caribbean, or have no Caribbean heritage at all, you're sure to be charmed by these incredible stories.

Speaker 0: My treat was always the dumplings and the stew and the soups. That was always the thing that I'd like Nick. So my mum would always be furious because she'd come back from work like the next day to cook a soup and the whole soup's there but every single piece of dumping's gone.

Speaker 1: Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. See you on the 22nd of June.

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Introducing... Objeks & Tings