234 Essential

By Global VillageSociety & Culture

234 Essential episodes

February 12 Valentine Is Coming
AOT2, and Ugochi start with the Lagos Marathon and Valentine conversations before unpacking X of the Week and the debates it sparked online. They move into Believe It or Not and Weekly Essentials, touching on school being a scam and the rising cost of rent in Lagos. The episode also revisits the 2014 Ebola saga in Once Upon A Time and wraps up with Prop and Flop of the Week before signing out.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
35:58 - X of the week
58:30 - believe it or not
01:14:00 - Weekly essentials
01:20:40 - Once Upon A Time
01:33:00 - prop and flop of the week
01:41:10 - Sign out
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1 hr 43 min
February 04 Love Na Money
AOT2 and Ugochi start with fan mails and a weekly catch-up before diving into “Believe It or Not” and relationship scams. They discuss women and love, cover The Grammys and Fela’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and wrap up with Prop and Flop of the Week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
07:02 - Fan mails
15:24 - Weekly catch up
51:50 - Believe it or not
01:01:45 - Gist
01:06:45 - Prop and flop of the week
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1 hr 40 min
January 29 Trilogy
AOT2 and Ugochi kick off with a quick introduction and catch up before moving to X of the Week and the conversations it sparked online. They revisit the Ikeja bomb blast in One Upon a Time, reflecting on its impact and what it revealed about that period. The episode also breaks down the Prop and Flop of the Week, focusing on the Makoko demolition and the disruption of protests by the police, before signing out.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
09:94 - Catch up
57:20 - X of the week
01:10:50 - One upon a time - Ikeja bomb blast
01:35:10 - PROP AND FLOP OF THE WEEK - MAKOKO DELOMILATION AND PROTEST DISTRUPTION BY THE POLICE
01:43:40 - Sign out
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1 hr 47 min
January 22 The Three Fs
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1 hr 54 min
January 14 Everywhere Go First Blur
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2 hr 46 min
January 08 The Plane Has Landed
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1 hr 54 min
December 19, 2025 Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
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2 hr
December 12, 2025 Onwa December
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2 hr 6 min
December 04, 2025 234 Rebellion
AOT2 and Ugochi explore the Afrobeat Rebellion exhibition, Fela’s legacy, a surprising “Believe It or Not” story, and how expensive everyday life has become. They dive into Detty December plans, the idea of hosting a live show in December, X of the Week, and wrap up with Prop and Flop of the Week before signing out.
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1 hr 14 min
November 13, 2025 Involve Me
AOT2 and Ugochi discuss GTBank Fashion Week, the British invasion of the Oyo Empire, Regina Daniels and Ned Nwoko’s viral buzz, the upcoming 2026 Michael Jackson biopic, and other stories that made the rounds this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
05:00 - Fan mails
37:30 - Catch Up
59:00 - X of the week
01:08:40 - Believe it or not
01:22:40 - Weekly essentials
01:33:20 - Once Upon a time
01:58:00 - Prop and Flop of the week
02:05:20 - Sign out
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2 hr 8 min

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