Uncultured

Roses are red, our passports are green, ‘Japa’ is migration to a country you’ve never been. Loosely translated from Yoruba, japa means to run away, and it’s what many Nigerians living in the country today aspire to do in the midst of rising inflation, insecurity, and unemployment. On this episode, host Abimisola of the Japa Diaries Podcast, surfs the waves and their ripple effects on our identities. On board with her are Nigerian-American, Mrs. Tayo Iyiola and Black British returnee Chef Wunmi Durosinmi-Etti. Follow the trio as they sail back and forth across the Atlantic, visiting former presidents, Nollywood icons, and the most elusive Nigerian of them all - the ‘I Just Got Backs’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you, dear listener, take your host Boj to be your lawfully wedded guide through Nigerian Monogamy until death do you part? In the past, getting married was anything but straightforward; women could be husbands, and love wasn’t anywhere near as important as land. But the Nigerian weddings we love today all come in the same shade of Western White. Joined by soon-to-be newlyweds Loye & Ore, the three waltz down memory aisle to uncover how customary ceremonies of the past made way for the monogamous marriages of the present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We interrupt your regular scheduled programming to bring you behind-the-scenes of Uncultured. On this episode, producers Mayowa and Ada discuss the show's origins, working together, and future plans.Cue the obligatory blooper reels!This episode marks the official end of Season 1. Stay tuned for updates pertaining to Season 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On June 12th of 1993 Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, aka M.K.O, won what was recorded as the fairest presidential election in Nigeria’s history. 30 years later in February of 2023, host Deji Osikoya, along with Nigerians across the world, witnessed one of the more compromised democratic presidential elections in the country's history. Joined by writer, media entrepreneur and analyst, Lanre Idowu, the two comb through archives in search of the hope we lost three decades ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A crisp 500 naira note on the floor could either mean free money or a new life as a goat. On this episode, host Olamide challenges our superstitions to a face-off with facts. Juju is the colloquial catch-all for the occult but also a synonym for indigenous spirituality. Joined by writer and author of the Afrireligions blog Martha Laraba Sambe, the two crawl through our criminal underbelly, traverse colonial canyons, and climb the fiery mountains of the Pentecost to demystify juju’s reputation as an African villain origin story. Listen as they re-tell our lore without the gaze of the wild wild West. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all have stories to tell, so every fortnight Ada and Mayowa ply friends with food and drinks in exchange for those stories. It’s group therapy, meets open-mic, meets kickback. Our goal is simple: archiving the Nigerian experience to capture all the nuances of today's culture.Subscribe via Spotify and Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When VHS tapes filled with low budget flicks flooded the streets of Lagos, Aba and Kano in the early 90’s, they would birth Nollywood - Nigeria’s very own film industry. This episode’s flashback stars Boj, our guide through Nollywood’s theatrical past to its globally acclaimed present. Joined by Anita Eboigbe, co-founder of Inside Nollywood, a newsletter that goes behind the scenes of Nigerian film, the two reminisce on the movies that made the industry. The show will be going on an end of year break. On behalf of the whole Culture Custodian team, here's wishing you all happy holidays. Catch you in the New Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From friends to enemies and finally to lovers, the story of Nigeria and Ghana’s rivalry is part classic rom-com and part Western showdown. On this episode Mayowa Idowu travels back in time with Culture Custodian writer Damilola Oyeleke and her uncle Justus Oyeleke to Ghana in 1969, days after over 2 million African migrants were forced out of the country. Years later, Mr Oyeleke watched how Ghanaian migration into Nigeria was followed by a mass expulsion that we would dub ‘Ghana must go’. Follow the trio as they trace how this love-hate story has spanned soccer showdowns, battle of the bands, and Jollof wars.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For a small fee of 2 million USD only, deposited into this account: 0000000419, Tamara is going to teach you how to become a yahoo boy. The name originally belonged to 90’s internet fraudsters armed with Yahoo email addresses but has evolved into pop culture phenomena both home and abroad. Joined by Chioma Onyenwe, founder of Racounteur productions and producer of true crime podcast 23419 - a docu-series on the infamous imaginary airport salesman Emmanuel Nwude - the two breakdown the origins of a narrative that has cast Nigeria as the protagonist of international cyber crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Afrobeats — Is it a genre? A catch-all for West African music? The thread that connects the diaspora to its roots? Or all the above? On this episode Kalakuta Koj takes us on a journey through Nigeria’s music history to trace the beginnings of Afrobeats. Joined by music historian, archivist and journalist Uche Ikonne, the two follow Afrobeats' past to its present to help the world better understand this new sonic sensation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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