The Young God

"Why be an egocentric feminist when you can be the divine feminine?" - Rodney In the second installment of the Fear Women franchise, Rodney holds up a mirror to the modern woman—the woman of the social media age. He argues that their biggest opp is not misogyny or patriarchy... but egocentrism -- a distorted lens where you make womanhood the center of everything. Reality begs to differ.Rodney also points out that social media has eroded the PR and mystique women have benefitted from throughout history. Rodney does not hold back. He concludes the episode by offering the antidote to feminist egocentrism. Brace yourself... And have a happy Women's Day, young goddesses!*Recommended EpisodeFEAR WOMEN. Respectfully (Part 1): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5f8JyPOACe1PjIDdIGg8q1?si=A_r7ynE3TQe5ca0MHo86HA*Follow the podcast on Twitter: @iamtheyounggod Instagram: @theyounggodpod⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

"The most razz thing you can do is act like you’re too cool to catch feelings--to fall for someone--to be loved... Allow someone to love you, my sister, you're not an oracle!" - RodneyIn the finale of the Lovers Series, Rodney pens yet another love letter. This time, addressed to those who refuse love -- those without love -- who undervalue love, romance, and companionship. Rodney gets critical about how certain people self-sabotage their love lives and then try to justify their loneliness. He holds non-lovers accountable for how they approach their love lives and throws all the stones from his penthouse.He singles out radical feminism for warping young women's expectations of love and relationships. He also explores the mental illness of being "happy single". Finally, he offers hope and support to those who don't know how to get out of their own way -- and heads-- to build the love life they desire and deserve.*Follow the podcast on  Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  Instagram: @theyounggodpod ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

"Are you connected to your partner or are you merely attached to them?" - RodneyEpisode 3 of The Young God's Lover's Series is about how our relationship to loneliness affects the quality of our romantic relationships. Rodney states that 1-in-10 couples are actually enjoying their relationship. In order to make sense of that totally made-up stat, he opens the pandora's box of his unpopular opinions about loneliness, dating, romance, intimacy, sex, situationships, and the mindset that 'cockblocks' true connection from taking place.Once again, Rodney pulls back the curtain of his legendary love life to show how it's done. Use this episode to measure the quality of your relationship and to learn the mindset that enables romance.Follow the podcast on Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  Instagram: @theyounggodpodhttps://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

“Do you know why storms are named after people?” In the second episode of the Lovers’ Series, which happens to drop serendipitously on Valentine’s Day, Rodney delivers an impassioned love letter to the REAL lovers — a letter to acknowledge the handful of individuals out there who know how to love, who are enjoying a premium love life, and doing the Lord's work creating heaven on earth for the people they love. In his letter, Rodney outlines the criteria for being a real lover. He distinguishes between real lovers, fake lovers, and those at the bottom of the ladder — the non-lovers— those who do not value love at all. He also gives tips and tricks about developing the lover in you and the discernment in identifying a high-quality lover. He even addresses the state of romance in Lagos, Nigeria, when he asks: “Are there any real lovers in Lagos?” This epic episode will show you what real love and real lovers look like. When you’re done listening, you will understand why storms are named after people. ⛈️ Follow the podcast on  * Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  * Instagram: @theyounggodpod * ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

"Relationships are not for the faint of heart. You’ll think you’re a good person until you enter a relationship and fall in love..." - Rodney Episode 1 of the Young God's Lover's Series is about the monsters that lurk in romantic relationships -- that make falling in love scary – that make relationships f**king hard. Monsters like insecurity, fragile egos, power imbalance, jealousy, the fear of heartbreak, and a general misunderstanding of what love is and entails. Along the way, Rodney draws back the curtain on his love life to show how a god slays monsters. Listen, learn, and enjoy! Follow the podcast on  Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  Instagram: @theyounggodpod https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

"Anybody's mind can be changed about anything. it's only a matter of whether you know how to." -- Rodney This episode continues where the previous one left off -- the game within the game of communication. Rodney begins with a story about how he convinced a pair of Muslim men against Sharia Law. This story sets the stage for Rodney to shake the table on all the ways we sabotage our conversations with one another. He addresses our inability to read the room and carry each other along. He unpacks human nature so that you can see clearly where people falter. He explains various concepts that make or break our conversations. * Recommended episodes No Sympathy For Winners/The Joys of Being Misunderstood * Follow the podcast on  Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  Instagram: @theyounggodpod ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

"How can you change the world, if you can’t change one person’s mind?" - Rodney Communication is key. We all know that. Finding the right keyhole to unlock is where we fall short. Rodney shares his secret to making his ideas more easily digestible for people of different levels of understanding. He reveals the game within the game of communication that separates great communicators from average ones. Listen and learn what it takes to change a mind and inspire a soul. * Recommended episodes Time, Tattoos, and Taking Pressure Off Yourself * Follow the podcast on  Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  Instagram: @theyounggodpod ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

"The story is only as powerful as the teller... Words aren't enough. You must be someome of wealth, worth and wisdom for your stories to hold weight. " - Rodney.In this episode, Rodney challenges self-proclaimed storytellers to raise their game. He unpacks the true power of storytelling from a variety of angles:•The responsibility of the storyteller •The levels to stories and storytellers •Tips and tricks for better storytelling •Shallow stories vs deep stories •Why he utilizes audio over video •Becoming the story and the storyteller •The difference between a writer and a storyteller, and so much more.If you want to be a storyteller, the kind that influences narratives and changes the culture, this episode is for you. *Recommended episodes•Rodney and The Philosophers Stone: An Introduction to the Perfect Personality https://open.spotify.com/episode/2af21lc49pD2sN166BwHYi?si=15-NgwrmRZG6gmOvyicWrw•The Danger of an Untold Story https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JCD3SornuCLeIe3VCmKG6?si=oLqjWUiCSuyEEgw9pam0oQ*Follow the podcast on •Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  •Instagram: @theyounggodpod ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠

“The average Nigerian child doesn't make it past the age of 5. Not physically, anyway.” Rodney gets personal about his relationship with his inner child. He refers to Nigeria as the Voldemort to his Harry Potter — hence the title. He tries to put words to something that is largely an intuitive experience. He reflects on his childhood and the battles he fought and won to maintain the connection with his inner child. He goes into some detail about how his inner child powers his adult dreams and ambitions. He opens up about how it affects different relationships in his life as well as the precise balancing act between his child and his adult self. This is a rare insight into the inner inner workings of Rodney’s psyche and what makes The Young God universe go. If you want to know the possibilities that abound when the child and the adult are in sync, this episode is for you.​The ‘Child’ Soldier Who Survived: https://open.spotify.com/show/5l9J0eAcGgE1UWIcVVvv5z​6 Going on 46: The Little Girl Who Survived: https://open.spotify.com/show/5l9J0eAcGgE1UWIcVVvv5zhttps://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast

“Who is more foolish— the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?” This is an episode about how unresolved feelings in childhood affect our adulthood experience. Why do you think this generation of adults hate adulting? People look normal but they’re running from the trauma of their childhood while also avoiding the responsibilities of adulthood. They’re stuck in a weird limbo. And this all has to do with their relationship with their inner child — the child they once were. Your inner child is very real and critical to everything about you. Rodney goes to great lengths to make his point -- using psychology, analogies, metaphors and scripture. He explores the difference between a dead or alive inner child. He explores how different generations deal with their inner child wounds. He describes how childhood trauma becomes adulthood drama. And finally, he shares techniques for nurturing, healing, and reconnecting with the inner child.*Recommended Episodes​The ‘Child’ Soldier who Survived: https://open.spotify.com/show/5l9J0eAcGgE1UWIcVVvv5z​6 Going on 46: The Little Girl Who Survived: https://open.spotify.com/show/5l9J0eAcGgE1UWIcVVvv5zhttps://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast

"This is not a sob story. This is a God story -- a redemption story." -- Rodney The conversation continues... Tunmise talks about the violence she experienced growing up and how she broke the cycle in her own family. She opens up about her husband and the beautiful children they created together. At the end of the episode, things take a lighter turn as Rodney asks Tunmise a series of quick-fire questions about her personal life. Check out Tunmise on Instagram @tunmiseokuku and her podcast ⁠here⁠ * Follow the podcast on  ​Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  ​Instagram: @theyounggodpod ​Learn more: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠⁠ ​DONATE: ⁠https://paystack.com/pay/sd994x7x5r⁠

"The [child version of me] is who I go to when I'm lost as an adult... She also helps me raise my children." - Oluwatunmise In this episode, Rodney has an intimate conversation with his friend, Tunmise Kuku, an author, journalist, life coach, and host of a podcast called Mindfully, with Tunmise. At 6 years old she suffered the first sexual violation that would trigger a series of unfortunate events that defined the rest of her life. Through it all, she never lost touch with that 6-year-old girl. At 46 years of age, Tunmise is the little girl that survived. For the first time, she opens up about her life experience in great detail — her relationship with her late parents, the sexual and physical abuse she suffered, and how she exorcised the demons before they overcame her. Hers is a one in a million survival story.An episode about inner child work, trauma, toxic masculinity, motherhood, mental health, passion, purpose, forgiveness, and the invisible hand of God.Check out Tunmise on Instagram @tunmiseokuku and her podcast here*Recommended episodesField of Broken BoysThe Athena Woman IThe Athena Woman IIThe Child Soldier Who Survived*Follow the podcast on ​Twitter: @iamtheyounggod ​Instagram: @theyounggodpod​Learn more: ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠​DONATE: https://paystack.com/pay/sd994x7x5r

"I'd like the public to know that military people are not monsters. They are highly intelligent." - Captain X.He dreamt of being a uniformed soldier since he was thirteen years old. Today, @ 30 years old, Captain X is living his dream but not without first experiencing nightmares that threatened to kill that thirteen year old boy in him. Somewhere along the way, while serving in one of the darkest places on the planet -- in Maiduguri, fighting Boko Haram -- the Captain discovers a lifeline -- a podcast that helped keep his inner child alive. Today, he is the child soldier that survived. This is his story. Rodney's conversation with the soldier who found the podcast while fighting insurgency takes a different turn in Side B. The captain took advantage of the opportunity to ask the questions he has always wanted to ask the young god. The conversation concludes with the captain telling a rivetting tale about a military mission that earned him a military commendation and eventual promotion. Listen and enjoy. Join the community: https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast

"Your podcast changed my approach to fighting insurgency" - Captain X.He dreamt of being a uniformed soldier since he was thirteen years old. Today, @ 30 years old, Captain X is living his dream but not without first experiencing nightmares that threatened to kill that thirteen year old boy in him. Somewhere along the way, while serving in one of the darkest places on the planet -- in Maiduguri, fighting Boko Haram -- the Captain discovers a lifeline -- a podcast that helped keep his inner child alive. Today, he is the child soldier that survived. This is his story.After months of corresponding via the DMs, Rodney and the recently promoted captain finally meet to have one of the rawest conversations in young god history . Rodney asked all the questions -- about the reality of Nigeria's war on terror, the public's perception of Nigerian soldiers, his love life, his first kill, and so much more. This episode is an exercise in empathy for anyone who has never put themselves in the shoes of a military man. Join the community: https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast

"Why is the pressure to 'be the bigger person' always placed on the person who was wronged?"Rodney attempts to make sense of the concept of the bigger person. -- one of the most misunderstood concepts in our culture today. Using scripture, personal anecdotes and a major pop culture event ('The Slap') Rodney makes an impenetrable case for the bigger person -- what it means, how to be it and the rewards for embodying it. In a world where everyone is quick to respond with violence and match energies, being the bigger person is an opportunity to close the gap between yourself and God. Listen and enjoy. Join the community: https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast

 "'Trust your feelings!' - but you haven't done the work, you're not at peace, you're not self-aware, you're not emotionally intelligent." Emotions are tricky things. Especially strong ones. If you don't have the requisite mastery of them (emotional intelligence), they will ruin you. They will f*ck you up. Rodney continues his exploration of emotional intelligence as he gives a glimpse into the deep work that goes into developing it intentionally. Through his signature use of analogies, original ideas, and a personal story, Rodney weaves a compelling monologue about all the ways your emotions can work for and against you. * Recommended episodes The Greatest Most Important Skill of All Time: https://youtu.be/ALHP2DwCxyM?si=8A9wo6G6o0VZ5fs3 Earn a PhD in Yourself: * https://linktr.ee/Theyounggodpodcast

"We spend our best years accumulating all the degrees and academic accolades... while neglecting the main subject, the most important degree: knowledge and mastery of self." What if you were more intentional about knowing yourself? Earning a PhD in yourself speaks to this intentionality. Rodney shares his tried and tested 'moves' to earn the highest level of self-knowledge and self-mastery.  These moves fall into two categories: power moves and high-EQ moves. Moves guaranteed to put you in situations that reveal you to you while giving you instant feedback and gratification – from the universe and the people around you. Moves only the 'main characters' make. Listen to see what a PhD in yourself sounds like. * Follow the podcast on  Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  Instagram: @theyounggodpod ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠ DONATE: https://paystack.com/pay/sd994x7x5r Zuma Coffee (Instagram: @zumacoffee_) http://zuma-coffee.com/zar/36

"I'm just keeping the same energy cos if we had won... you would have heard from me. I'm an equal opportunity sh*t-talker." - Rodney We've all heard award acceptance speeches but what about a speech by the person who lost? Ever wonder what they have to say? After being nominated in two categories, the podcast won no awards at this year's APVA awards. In what he calls his 'loser speech', Rodney expresses "the stuff 'losers' often have in their hearts but can’t express because they’re supposed to be politically correct and gracious in defeat". With no sense of entitlement whatsoever, he describes his truest feelings about not getting Podcast of the Year, the podcasts he lost to, why he thinks he lost, and his feelings about awards in general. An episode about how a god handles his Ls. * Recommended Episodes An Ode to Competition: https://youtu.be/lqB_V2B5I50?si=fxydZX4Q8zHZ2n0j The Audacity of the Underdog: https://youtu.be/Tg2ozHKtXU0?si=SptF4Cg9aEI4u0_K The Ultimate Acceptance Speech: https://youtu.be/VKaxCZm5hls?si=QyFV8ji-HMQs3g_v * https://linktr.ee/Theyounggodpodcast

"Creative block? I can't relate." - Rodney Rodney sat down with Jonathan, the convener of Bloom, for a Q&A session in front of a live audience at the Centre of Art and Creative Talent. In it, he shared his thoughts on a wide number of creativity-related topics like creative block, impostor syndrome, monetization, storytelling, and more.

"Power corrupts even the most well-intentioned leader. But what if it was possible to be a leader who wasn’t easily corrupted by power?" This episode explores leadership that is immune to the corruptive qualities of power. Leadership that is a result of the rare trifecta of authority, authenticity, and aura, Leadership that earns both the love of their supporters and the respect of their rivals. Leadership that captures the hearts and minds of their subjects with surgical precision. This is the gold standard of leadership. Rodney goes in-depth about what it takes to earn this level of leadership. He gives examples of leaders both historical and modern who have hacked this level of leadership. He explores human nature and how it affects leadership. * Recommended episodes Peter Obi: A Portrait of the Perfect Presidential Candidate https://youtu.be/xSYWKUxLH9I?si=alf7BeoL44XyHhW8 When Sensible Citizens Discuss Peter Obi: https://youtu.be/veL-ijHbA6A?si=Gv_Hgyb2U-gFe8Db * Follow the podcast on  Twitter: @iamtheyounggod  Instagram: @theyounggodpod ⁠https://linktr.ee/theyounggodpodcast⁠ DONATE: https://paystack.com/pay/sd994x7x5r