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In this four-episode series, Ron and Don join both old school and new school taxi drivers to retrace favorite family routes while sharing off-the-beaten-path stories through the lens of the country\u2019s vibrant taxi culture. Along the way, the brothers reconnect with their roots and explore what it means to straddle two identities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron and Don Brodie, twin brothers and first-generation Jamericans raised in Washington, D.C., grew up making family visits to Jamaica. Driver Radio: Jamaica is inspired by the road trips they used to take there as children and captures the Brodies returning to the island where they find a rapidly changing way of life. 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