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This week's final podcast in the series will feature a guest play entitled 'The Squatter' by award-winning  Jamaican writer and playwright Michael Reckord.  In this full-length one-act play,  the writer explores a range of social psychological issues relating to social interactions, social perception and social influence. The play examines how these issues impact and are impacted by some of the main agents of socialization including family, school, peer groups, religion, economic and legal systems and the media. The result is a play exploring:  Attitudes,  Violence & Aggression, Discrimination,  Prejudice & Stereotypes,  Group behaviour, Prosocial Behaviour,  Self & Social Identity, Interpersonal Relationships and Social Influence. Mr Reckord is a previous winner of both the Regional and Overall Commonwealth Short Story Competition.  Featuring:   Darian Reid as Rory Desmond Dennis as Stroppa  Shanice McCatty as Karene  Jean-Paul Menou as Maurice  Nadean Rawlins as Mama  Melbourne Douglas as  Dads Odain Murray as Crackers and Young Scorpion

This week's  penultimate  podcast in the series will feature the third place short play from the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts - Creative Writing Competition. The play entitled 'Up or Down' is written by Brian Johnson.  In this very entertaining short play, Brian takes a very playful approach to language in Jamaica and explores many of its implications with respect to race, class and gender.  He wittingly explores an age-old conundrum within households.  Brian is a post-graduate student at the UWI Mona in the Faculty of Humanities and Education and his major is Cultural Studies.  Featuring:  Shanice McCatty & Desmond Dennis.

This week's podcast will feature the third place short play from the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts -  Creative Writing Competition. The play entitled  'Barrel fi Barrel' is written by Brittany Adams.  In this short play, Brittany presents us with a 'no holds barred' look at what can happen when parents, even with the best intentions, seek employment abroad. In so doing, they often expose the children they leave behind to dangers from unscrupulous people, as well as other anti-social influences.   Brittany is a second year student majoring in Film Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, Mona. Featuring: Melbourne Douglas, Shanice McCatty, Nora-Gaye Banton and Desmond Dennis.

This week's podcast will feature the third place short play from the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts -  Creative Writing Competition. The play entitled  'Barrel fi Barrel' is written by Brittany Adams.  In this short play, Brittany presents us with a 'no holds barred' look at what can happen when parents, even with the best intentions, seek employment abroad. In so doing, they often expose the children they leave behind to dangers from unscrupulous people, as well as other anti-social influences.   Brittany is a second year student majoring in Film Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, Mona. Featuring: Melbourne Douglas, Shanice McCatty, Nora-Gaye Banton and Desmond Dennis.

This week's podcast will feature the 2nd place short play in the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Cteative Arts - Creative Writing Competition.  The play entitled 'WITCHCRAFT: The Story of the River Child' is written by Jaquon Alexander.  Set during the eighteenth century, it tells a tragic tale of love, miscegenation, separation and loss.  Jaquon, who hails from Antigua & Barbuda, is a second year student in the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the UWI, Mona campus, majoring in Cultural and Creative Industries.

This week's podcast will feature the winning short play in the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts - Creative Writing Competition.  The play is entitled 'Taxi Driver and Big Money' and is written by Tashanique Wilson. Tashanique Wilson is a postgraduate student in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona  who is pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry. 'Taxi Driver and Big Money' gives listeners the opportunity to experience, vicariously, an exhilarating ride in a Jamaican route taxi from downtown Kingston to the UWI, Mona and everything that goes with it!  Featuring:  Melbourne Douglas, Sheldon Scott, Shanice McCatty, Kathrine Johnson and Desmond Dennis       

This week's podcast will feature the short story written by Gregory Bryce entitled Songbird and read by Shola Collins and Darian Reid.  Gregory Bryce is a 2nd Year student in the Faculty of Humanities and Education whose major is Journalism. 

This week's podcast will feature the short story written by Britney Samuels entitled A Fallen Island and read by Nadean Rawlins.  Britney Samuels is a 2nd Year student in the Faculty of Social Sciences whose major is Human Resource Management. 

This week's podcast will feature the short story written by Amani Uswale-Nketia entitled Barry’s Adventures: A True Story  and read by Michael Reckord.  Amani Uswale-Nketia is a 1st Year student in the  Faculty of Social Sciences  whose major is Tourism Management.

This week's podcast will feature the short story written by Nakeeba Bowes entitled Summer Haze and read by Twila Wheelan.  Nakeeba Bowes is a 1st Year student in the  Faculty of Science and Technology whose major is Computer Science.