Vibes and Kentro Podcast
Five friends discuss diverse polarizing pressing issues in a light atmosphere hoping to reach a nuanced consensus. They can laugh for Africa and they can argue for Nigeria. Simply because... 'kentro' is the Greek word for nuance and 'vibes' is English word for vibes, shey you get? The truth lies in the tension between two extremes.
Episodes
Black Tax: Burden or Building?
Hot vibe: Black Tax is destructive to society, all it does is breed entitlement in people.
Is black tax really about building community or are we just emotionally blackmailing our way out of social insecurity?
The 5 talk about the pressures, strains and silver linings? of black tax.
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Hot Vibe: If you find out about your friend's wedding via social media or their JAPA plans via the 'Welcome to a New Dispensation' meme, you've overestimated your importance in their life.
Today, the crew dissects friendships! What it means. Who qualifies. The different types. How to squash issues and so much more.
ALSO! Phage reveals a very big secret that rocks the V&K crew.
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Hot Vibe: A man is not scum if he tells you he's scum. He's just a product of the filthy environment.
The 5 (minus Phage) plus Wale, self-acclaimed BBTTLL*, discuss maleness, what it means to be a man in Lagos and if masculinity can exist in a vacuum.
BUT before we got into that we had some controversial takes on all things BBN, Demons (of the Yoruba variety), Female Accountability, Gender Relations and...
Hot vibe: Monogamy is the Affirmative Action of romantic relationships.
Essentially, Dami had polygamy on his married mind so we (the 3 plus Sheyi) debate the dynamics of non-conventional relationships, namely their allure and repulsion.
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Hot Vibe: It's poverty mentality that wouldn't allow you buy Amala for 4k.
Joined by Sheyi, 3 of the 5 talk about living comfortably in Lagos, the theory of relative softness, the luxury illusion in Lagos and our differing versions of softness.
We (very) briefly talk about contentment, complacency and dealing with the anglicization of names too.
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3 of the 5 plus a special guest talk double D's - drugs and drinking! Musing on personal experiences, the economic case for the legalisation of marijuana and the good PR alcohol enjoys.
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Parents or Pay Rent?
Daddy & Mummy, Free me!
Hot vibe: "Don't leave your parents to go and pay rent - if them no dey pursue you from your father's house, abeg no run... except you dey pursue something"
The 5 talk about navigating freedom, adulting, moving out of "the house" and how economic factors may be encouraging the infantilisation of adults.
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Hot Vibe: Paternity Fraud is only fraud when money is involved... any other thing is 'extended nuclear family'.
In the midst of personal anecdotes, the 5 talk about the growing concerns of Paternity Fraud, the choice of nomenclature for the act, its financial and legal implications, as well as socioeconomic pressures that may encourage it.
Is 'talking stage' the ASUU Strike of modern relationships?
The 4/5/6 started off wanting to talk about Valentine's and then delved into something more...It's a bonus episode with all the love from the bottom of our hearts to you.
Enjoy!
Hot Vibe: Folks who hate on "Personal development" are really just broke. Follow come or Silicon - my body is mine.
The 5 ask how far too far is when it comes to plastic surgery and addressing imperfections. The pressures, philosophies and reasons behind it. Then we try to address the deeper implications and the unwitting Pandora's Box it opens.
We definitely would love to know your Kentro!
Hot Vibe: Only unfocused / elitist Nigerians care about the American elections?
The 4 talk about our obsession with the American elections - are we a country of political buffs, kindred spirits with our star-spangled folks, escapism or cognitive dissonance? We also snuck in our (heated) thoughts on SARS' preference for follow come dreads, the infancy of the Nigerian democracy and which comes first? Infrastructure or Policies. T...
Hot Vibe: when it comes to marriage, stay in your socioeconomic lane?
The 5 talk about the ease / realities of "marrying up (and down)", Nollywood & the 'accessibility' concept, modes of hypergamy, power dynamics, gender roles and spousal rivalry.
What's your Kentro?
Hot Vibe: the best thing a Nigerian can do for the Nigerian economy is to leave?
The 5 talk about the desire and economics behind 'JAPA'-ing, how far too far is in the quest to JAPA and the autonomy behind that decision.
What's your Kentro?
Five friends discuss diverse polarizing pressing issues in a light atmosphere hoping to reach a nuanced consensus. They can laugh for Africa and they can argue for Nigeria. All because 'kentro' is the Greek word for nuance and 'vibes' is English word for vibes, shey you get? The truth lies in the tension between two extremes
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