AOT2 and Ugochi discuss Nigerians celebrating Halloween, the Lagos State Government’s 24-hour traffic management operation ahead of the festive season, and a hilarious “Believe It or Not” story about a woman who reported the sun to the police. They also talk X of the Week, Essentials for going to a strip club, Once Upon a Time, and round up with Prop and Flop of the Week before signing out.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
04:00 - Catch up
19:30 - Nigerians celebrating Halloween 
31:44 - X of the week
41:30 - Believe it or not - woman who reported the sun to the police station
50:00 - Essentials for going to a strip club
01:07:10 - Lagos state Government declares a state-wide 24-hour traffic management operation ahead of the festive season
01:15:16 -  Once Upon a Time 
01:28:30 - Prop and flop of the week
01:39:30 - Sign out

AOT2 and Ugochi catch up on all the news that made the rounds this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction 
12:00 - Catch up
42:40 - X of the week
53:35 - Believe it or not
01:12:00 -  Weekly essential - Owanbe edition
01:27:50 - Once Upon a Time - Queen Amina
01:36:34 - Prop and Flop of the week
01:43:20 - Sign out

AOT2 and Ugochi catch up on the AWS major downtime on October 20, 2025, the DHQ’s response to coup rumors, Regina Daniels and Senator Ned Nwoko, and the Senate’s approval of life imprisonment for defiling minors. They also dive into fan mails, Believe It or Not, Gym Essentials, Once Upon a Time – King Jaja of Opobo, Prop and Flop of the Week, and other news that made the rounds this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
03:30 - Catch up
10:15 - Fan mails
42:30 - Believe  it or not
01:12:15 - Gym Essentials
01:18:42 - Once Upon A Time - King Jaja Of Opobo
01:30:00 - AWS downtime
01:46:44 - Prop and flop of the week
02:09:00 - Sign out

AOT2 and Ugochi catch up following the Loose Talk crossover episode, the Spotify Greasy Tunes event, and more. They dive into your favorite segments - Believe It or Not and Weekly Essentials, while discussing all the stories that made the rounds this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
06:45 - Catch Up
26:20 - Fan mails 
52:10 - Believe it or not
01:21:39 - Once Upon a Time
02:08:05 - Weekly essentials
02:37:20 - Sign Out

OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
29:38 - Fan mails
38:40 - Catch up
01:02:40 - New tax law
01:45:40 - Release Therapy
01:58:20 - Sign out

AOT2 and Ugochi catch up on everything that has made the rounds this past week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
26:10 - Fan mails
39:35 - X of the week
4338 - Catch Up
01:16:50 - Believe or not
01:23:57 - weekly essentials
01:32:20 - Once upon a time
01:42:40 - President Tinubu says the creation of state police is inevitable

AOT2 and Ugochi discuss a fan's release therapy, a Magistrate Court fining a lady ₦450,000 for collecting transport fare from a guy and not showing up, NTA appointing a new Director General, the President saying the country is better than he met it, and other news that made the rounds this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
12:50 - Fan mails
41:49 - Catch up
01:20:25 - Believe it or not
01:31:30 - Once Upon A Time
02:35:20 - Release Therapy
02:45:00 - Prop of the week
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AOT2 and Ugochi discuss the bizarre 2015 case of a man in Nigeria who used monkeys and snakes to steal, the surprising journey of Egusi seeds that made it to space aboard a NASA mission thanks to a Nigerian university experiment on July 31, the disturbing assault of a female NYSC member by security operatives in Anambra State on July 23, and other major headlines that made the rounds this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
04:15 - Fan mails
18:15 - Release Therapy
49:00 - Catch up
59:25 - Believe or not
01:04:50 - Once Upon A Time
The Okotoko riot in 1996
01:30:00 - Prop and flop of the week
01:40:00 - Sign out

AOT2 and Ugochi discuss the airplane incident involving KWAM and Ms. Comfort Emman, the education minister, who has made drug tests compulsory for undergraduate students. This conversation takes a historical perspective as they reflect on the burning of Kalakuta Republic and address the issue of fake news spreading in Nigeria.