The Unsullied with Oreka Godis
On TUWOG (The Unsullied with Oreka Godis) we have conversations with people of African descent, swap origin stories, cultural challenges, shifting belief systems, explore the vices and crutches that define us, recommended reading and recipes that shape (subjective) success. Recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, with each guest, we explicitly tuck into family and how ‘They F*** You Up (a la Oliver James) ambition, love, sex, drugs, social media, faith, money, power and lessons learned. We look from experiences that make us a little less naive to decisions that make us more childlike. TUWOG explores transitioning through career depression, financial security, losing hope, finding unexpected gifts in moments that mean everything and nothing at all. Wanting to give up most of the time, winning the war some of the time, chalking up and dusting down battle lines of personal Vietnam’s, giving them hell and most importantly, finding out your definition of unsullied.
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Osaretin Oswald Guobadia is co-founder, executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer of DBH Solutions, a building infrastructure and top tier technology solutions provider in West Africa.
His new book, ‘In Pursuit: Journeys in African Entrepreneurship’, co-written with Chukuka Chukuma is available now on Amazon, Apple Books and other platforms.
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- What I nose is: a lineage, a village, an owner and the king -...
Retini is an explorer of worlds, awarding winning writer and Burnt Onion’s Creative Director. Bringing heartwarming South African stories to the world.
On this episode of #TUWOG, Retini reminds us that getting out of our own way truly is the best path to success in every extension of our lives.
Find your hum, keep your crown, knight others.
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- Retini’s origin story: (00:06:41)
- Don’t let them steal your c...
Oluseyi Awolesi is truly a Poster Boy for God's love.
He is a Design Architect with a varied project portfolio of over 23 years experience within numerous design sectors. He provides design-led intelligent solutions to projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
As an Events Creator, Curator, Artist manager and Director with 14 years’ experience within the music, art, poetry, artist development, music video and photography a...
Wana is, according to her profile, a Journalist, Poet, Performer, Filmmaker, Curator of Culture Diaries and yet, as you will soon hear for yourself, this is only but a fraction of the greatness of this one human being and all of the power she wields.
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- Wana’s origin story: (00:04:45)
- Divorce isn’t a four letter word (00:05:53)
- Wana as a book she wished her parents read before they had kids: (00:13:18)
- Lessons from the...
You’ve seen him in Nollywood movies, he’s spent 133 days in the Big Brother House, you follow him on social media and you think you know all there is to know about him already. Or do you?
We focus on relationships on this episode both romantic and platonic. How to be in it for the right reasons with the right person, learning from heartbreak and the brilliant things that happen when you understand yourself.
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HKB FiNN gave #TUWOG more than was bargained for and as FayFay will attest to, cutting this down was hard -so many juicy bits! Trying to summarise it all, even harder so, let the timestamp below be your guide 🤓
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- Origin story (05:38)
- The black barrier (11:58)
- Using the powers of mimicry to win shields friends (20:20)
- Subcultures in England (21:28)
- A nomad’s guide to emotional investments into friendship (24...
Actually, we have two new microphones but one was DOA and so, we thank the gods for the one that didn’t rush to break. I’m working on naming it after one of the members of So Solid Crew.
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Thanks ever so much for sticking with the podcast so far. Thank you for listening and sharing and leaving reviews, tweeting and sending me very constructive feedback, loves it!
One of the reviews (thank you Temitayo) came through yesterday at a tim...
On this episode of #TUWOG, Chukie Edozien gives us a room with a view of the intentional life of Man Like Lynxxx.
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- Origin story: (03:22)
- Emergence: (19:27)
- The ManLike mindset & looking beyond failure (35:00)
- Choosing to make sacrifices for the greater good (39:36)
- Talent isn’t everything (42:52)
- Building for the future (47:39)
- Measuring success (57:17)
- On the recklessness of Y.O.L.O (01:02:59)
- Addiction and rockstar...
She is a Jesus Junkie and much loved actress with roles spanning the globe. Starring in productions such as I May Destroy You (Michaela Coel, HBO), Bad Education (UK Film & TV series), When Love Happens (Nollywood) and Annabel Bolton’s West End Play: The Divide; Weruche is not one to bury her talent in the ground.
Press play to hear this British Nigerian Christian share ultimatums, her:
- Origin story: (02:50)
- Turning point: (16...
Head Chef of Buka Fed Geeks and Mayor of TatafoHQ, Victor Sanchez Aghahowa sat with me on this previously unreleased (2018) episode of #TUWOG to ponder rebirth into the sphere of delusional self confidence bordering on megalomania.
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- On Dirty Dancing, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Disney and the horror of romance: (02:45)
- Origin story: (08:32)
- The luxurio...
On this episode of #TUWOG, I rub shoulders with one of Forbes magazine's richest musicians in Africa, BankyW!
He helps me discover happiness in a cup as he spills the tea (well, Peach Ciroc) on How-To-Make-It-In-Nigeria, the trick to getting the biggest chicken in the cooking pot and owning your voicein a crowd. He mentions his blog, The Bank Statements which he started updating again in 2015. For older posts (ci...
Gideon Okeke is a Nollywood actor well known for movies such as ‘93 Days’, the Bolanle Austin Peters stage play, ‘Man Enough’, his time as host of the game show, ‘Money Drop’, being a Big Brother housemate and MNET’s Phillip on ‘Tinsel’.
On this episode, Gideon gives us a glimpse of Ajegunle, his family, the importance of guarding your vision, keeping your inner light shining and traveling light through life.
I learn about edible tow...
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