Freshwater Yankee

This Isn't The Sandwich I Ordered

In this episode, Wendell takes a break from his crazy routine to discuss his experience of being in the "sandwich era" that is middle age, and what it's like to try to live and thrive while dealing with the competing demands of life at 50.  Freshwater Yankee on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshwateryankee  Follow Wendell on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendell.riley.7  Follow Wendell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendell.riley.7 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2555427/support]

Nerds of a Feather

Living in a foreign land can be lonely, especially when it means leaving a safe space of shared culture with those you grew up with. But lifelong friendships can be found in unexpected places, and common ground can exist between people from two very different backgrounds. Recorded in late 2025, Wendell sat down with Jeremy Wockenfuss to talk about how they met and connected over a shared love of horror movies, sports, and Applebee's wings.  Freshwater Yankee on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshwateryankee  Follow Wendell on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendell.riley.7  Follow Wendell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendell.riley.7 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2555427/support]

Never See Come See

In this episode Wendell discusses the pitfalls of suddenly being exposed to food culture in America when he emigrated to Maryland to study, and why his Trinidadian background made it harder for him to deal with it.  Freshwater Yankee on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshwateryankee  Follow Wendell on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendell.riley.7  Follow Wendell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendell.riley.7 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2555427/support]

On Movies, Comics, and Growing Up Trini

Wendell sits with Christopher Riley to talk about growing up in Trinidad in the 70's and 80's and how that influenced their work on comics like Terror of the Midnight Robber and Mango Chiren.   Three Quarter Comics: https://3qconline.com/ Freshwater Yankee on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshwateryankee  Follow Wendell on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendell.riley.7  Follow Wendell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendell.riley.7 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2555427/support]

Trinidad Carnival 2026 - For The Love of Mas

Wendell looks at Trinidad Carnival through the lens of spectator mas, an artform that saw an evolutionary leap in the 80's and 90's. He also chats with Kevin Crosby of Kinetic Mas about what spectator mas looks like today, and what it takes to run a carnival band throughout the year, and on the road on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.  Learn more about Kinetic Mas: https://www.kineticmas.com/synopsis See Wendell's Carnival Photos and Videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=61585711033362&set=a.122117776587190367  Freshwater Yankee on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshwateryankee  Follow Wendell on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendell.riley.7  Follow Wendell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendell.riley.7 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2555427/support]