18. Was it rigged?
In which we discuss the (s)election of a new president - not of the NLC, that's for later - but of our glorious federal republic. In addition to offering various takes on the titular question, we als...
3 Mar 20231h 3min
17. 2023 -- Naira Scarcity, Elections, and Elite Roforofo
Coming back from our harmattan hiatus, we round out the presidential campaign banter with a discussion about the naira scarcity: whether it really is engineered by 'the cabal' (per El Rufai's claim);...
23 Feb 20231h 23min
16. Taking a shower with Babangida - A review of "Badamasi (Portrait of a General)"
@dvmilola joined us for our second film review, this time about an authorized biopic centered on Nigeria's wannabe Pinochet and so called "evil genius", Ibrahim Badamisi Babangida. We disagree about w...
31 Des 20221h 34min
Scam Hall of Fame Ep 1: The Cement Armada Scandal 1974 - ?
In this episode, we revisit the Cement Armada Scandal, which we consider one of the foundational scams of the Nigerian political economy. The scandal saw the newly oil-rich post-civil war Nigerian gov...
20 Nov 20221h 39min
15. Of Bandits, Warlords, and Terrorists: A Recap
This episode draws out the key debates that came out of James Barnett's (@jh_barnett) reflections in our previous episode, centered on the findings of his in-person interviews with bandits in Zamfara....
25 Okt 20221h 30min
14. From Ballot to Revolution: AAC and the 2023 elections ft. Kunle Wizeman Ajayi
This week, we spoke with Kunle Wizeman Ajayi (@AjayiWizeman), former Lagos chair of the African Action Congress (AAC), about the AAC's ideology, 'structures', and electoral prospects. We also talked ...
9 Sep 20221h 18min
13. On ASUU strikes and boiling Indomie ft. Maberu Fagunwa
In this episode, we spoke to radical ASUU member Temitope 'Maberu' Fagunwa (@RealMaberu), who is also an afrobeat musician, a pan-africanist and a history Lecturer at the University of Osun State, UNI...
10 Aug 20221h 34min
12. Unlocked: Audience Appreciation Episode
(by popular demand, now liiberated for the masses) Did Atiku shout us out? We review some of the best (real) feedback we've received so far, and hint at future directions/collaborations. Subscribe to...
3 Aug 202258min
