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Africa Straight Talk
By Emmanuel Nado, Edwin Okong'o and Khaboshi ImbukwaComedy
Africa Straight Talk episodes
- Episode 112: Do our relatives suffer from dependency syndrome, or have we stopped being African?We are back for the 2023 season! As always, we’re talking straight. Two of us are complaining about working too hard, as one of us bitches about being fired. One thing we can all agree on, though, is that when you are an African, your job belongs to your relatives. But isn’t it time to #reclaim our #freedoms and encourage personal #responsibility?40 min
- A New Year!Happy New Year to you, our fellow Africa Straight Talk fans! We are thankful that you have supported us over the years! We are on a short break BUT lookout for our first episode in February. If you hear or know anyone making waves (small and big) in Africa, email us [email protected]. We want to … Continue reading A New Year!2 min
- Episode 111: World Cup, weddings, and African dictatorsIn our last episode of the year, we wind up our coverage of the World Cup and get back to the business of talking about Africa. Are extravagant weddings necessary? Why do African leaders rush to Washington at the snap of President Joe Biden’s fingers?55 min
- Episode 110: If you can’t suspend your morals for a month to enjoy the World Cup, you aren’t a football fanaticFor true fans of the beautiful game, there are values we just have to set aside every four years to enjoy the World Cup. This is a candid discussion about how we become bigoted, vile, and even openly racist for those few weeks.56 min
- Episode 109: A World Cup take you won’t hear from mainstream punditsWe begin the 2022 World Cup with a unique analysis of the tournament organized by FIFA, the only corrupt institution the world loves.45 min
- Episode 108: Why some Africans are so excited about U.K. PM Rishi SunakWhen it emerged that Rishi Sunak, the first non-white Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, traces part of his ancestry to East Africa, some people in the region became very excited. The excitement wasn't quite to the level it was when Barack Obama became President of the United States, but people were equally proud. Why?39 min
- Episode 107: How to circumvent Uganda’s draconian social media lawPresident Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, probably thinks banning free speech will allow him to stay in power for another 40 years. We think Ugandans should just send their seditious thoughts to their allies outside the country an we'll share them on social media.52 min
- Episode 106: Could prayers and homophobia be the key to ending poverty in Africa?We don't think so, but across Africa, leaders who are short of ideas are preying on the gullibility of the continent's staunchly religious people. From prayer breakfasts to government bans of anything that even remotely resembles homosexuality in the media, religious myths have taken precedence over common-sense52 min
- Episode 105: Queen Elizabeth’s empire did what?Hana Njau-Okolo, a Kenyan-Tanzanian writer and poet based in Atlanta, Georgia, talks about how a simple conversation with a friend converted her from being an admirer of Queen Elizabeth II to asking tough questions about the departed monarch's legacy.1 hr 7 min
- Episode 104: Sleepless in GhanaKwesi Wilson returns to the show to talk about the proliferation of evangelical churches in his country of birth, Ghana, and how their around-the-clock “speaking in tongues” ruined what was supposed to be his summer of recuperation and rejuvenation.1 hr
About Africa Straight Talk
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Emmanuel Nado and Edwin Okong'o, two award-winning African journalists and radio personalities, offer their unique, bold and unapologetic perspectives on African life, news, and culture.
They go beyond the simplistic and lazy explanations of colonialism, slavery, and "brain drain" to argue that unless we Africans become brave enough to point fingers at ourselves, we'll always be at mercy of foreigners. This podcast discusses some of the ways we can start talking straight about the flaws that make us an attractive target for those looking for a continent to loot.
Africa Straight Talk is produced by Khaboshi Imbukwa.