Checking in with Dr. B.
by Dawn K. Batson
Latest episode
Turn Back Lose! Michael Kernahan is Checking in with Dr. B
Turn Back Lose! Michael Kernahan is Checking in with Dr. B
About this podcast
Dr. B., also known as Dr. Dawn K. Batson, interviews past students and other professionals as they find and keep their joy while navigating life and career challenges and successes. Dr. B. is a creative professional with over 20 years of experience in multicultural education and arts administration. She utilizes music and the arts with emphasis on the steel pan (the steel drum in the United States) as a medium for cross-cultural outreach. As the Executive Director of Keep Your Joy and Rise, LLC, she conducts training sessions in personal empowerment, team building, equity and inclusion for professionals and institutions across the globe. *Disclaimer: Checking in with Dr. B. is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.
Episodes
- Turn Back Lose! Michael Kernahan is Checking in with Dr. B · 1 h 11 min · Season 3 Episode 1Michael G Kernahan was born in 1947 in Palo Seco Trinidad and Tobago. He moved from Palo Seco to Manzanilla and later to St. James in the north of the island of Trinidad. In St…
- Shenelle Abraham-Ndiaye - Bringing Joy to Higher Level Mathematics! · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 4Born in the beautiful islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Shenelle has incorporated her culture within her mathematics classroom and research. She merges mathematics and music within…
- Carlon Lyons - You Have to Dream · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 3Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Carlon Lyons began his musical journey at age 9 at the Southern Marines Steel Band Foundation in Trinidad and Tobago, under the…
- Sherrese Moise - Challenge yourself to change · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 2With two hit shows currently on the air and 7 films having been released in the last ten years on television, Sherrese Moise is one of the most successful and influential…
- Gerard Boucaud - Running towards a life worth living · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 1Gerard Boucaud is a highly skilled and experienced professional with over two decades of experience in audit, information technology consulting, and music. Originally from…
- Some call me...the Black Yoda - Leon "Foster" Thomas is Checking in with Dr. B · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 15Leon Foster Thomas is a gifted international jazz musician and steel pan virtuoso. His music is a blend of his Caribbean roots with the harmonic and improvisational complexities…
- Each day I try to be a better version of myself - Le'Roi Simmonds is Checking in with Dr. B · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 14Le`Roi Simmonds is a steel pan artist from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, with a Bachelor's Degree in Pop Music from Florida Memorial University, and a Masters Degree in Jazz…
- Music is life - Freddy Harris III is Checking in with Dr. B · 1 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 13Freddy Harris III - Music is Life checks in with Dr. B “Freddy Harris III is an award-winning musician and music producer. He first made a name for himself as a steelpan player…
- I like to look past the sky - Kareem Thompson is Checking in with Dr. B · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 12I like to look past the sky…. Kareem Thompson is Checking in with Dr. B Check Dr. B's website https://www.keepyourjoyandrise.com Instagram…
- Using music as a tool to refine...rather than to medicate - Khuent Rose is Checking in with Dr. B · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 11Immediately after graduating Midwood High School 16, Khuent Rose received a music scholarship to Florida Memorial University under the tutelage of Dr. Dawn Batson. Influenced by…
- I try... to embrace the journey. Dr. Kendall K. Williams is Checking in with Dr. B · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 10Born around the Trinidadian culture, Kendall Williams has adopted the country's national instrument, the steel pan. From as early as the age of four, Kendall made efforts to…
- Give yourself permission...to find that quiet place - Laura E. Scheele is Checking in with Dr. B. · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 9Laura Elaine Scheele is an Indiana native, wife, mother to three wild and wonderful children, and a lifelong word nerd. Her love for language led her to writing and in 2022 her…
- From a very young age, I was own way - Gabrielle Punch is Checking in with Dr. B · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 8Growing up in a highly creative, talented and entrepreneurial family, artisan Gabrielle Punch began exploring her own passion for creativity from an early age. Over the years she…
- The two legs that I walk on - Astar Bishop is Checking in with Dr. B · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 7The Two Legs That I Walk On - Astar Bishop is Checking in with Dr. B Check Dr. B's website https://www.keepyourjoyandrise.com/ Instagram…
- I live in the AND - Kenrick Noel is Checking in with Dr. B · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 6I live in the AND - Kenrick Noel is Checking in with Dr. B Episode 6 I live in the AND Check Dr. B's website https://www.keepyourjoyandrise.com/ Instagram…
- Not just to survive but to go on and thrive! Don La Foucade is Checking In with Dr. B · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 5Don La Foucade - Checking in with Dr. B Episode 5 Not just to survive but to go on and thrive! Don La Foucade is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member who has been…
- Miss, My Pan not Panning!!! Joanna Shortt is Checking in with Dr. B. · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 4Joanna Shortt, a native of Arima, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, is a musician, educator, composer and steelpan adjudicator who has been involved in the steelband movement since…
- The Nosy Musical Neighbor: Liam Teague is Checking in with Dr. B. · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 3Liam Teague is Professor of Music and Head of Steelpan studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he also directs the renowned NIU Steelband. Teague is also the…
- Life - 10% what happens, 90% - how you react: An Interview with Josh Quillen · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 2Josh Quillen has forged a unique identity in the contemporary music world as all-around percussionist, expert steel drum (also known as the steel pan) performer (lauded as…
- How do you want your hamburger? Cooked!?: An Interview with Arddin Herbert · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 1Arddin Herbert, family man and multi talented musical director of Shell Invaders Steel Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago, speaks with Dr. B. about his journey in life and in the…
