Common Sense with Mike Omoniyi

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  • EP64: Are All Politicians Corrupt? w/ Lord Michael Hastings CBE

    M.T. challenges Lord Michael Hastings on UK politicians and corruption, the royal family and also the climate emergency.   

    Lord Hastings is the former global head of corporate citizenship for KPMG International. He was previously the BBC's head of public affairs and then the first head of corporate responsibility (2003–06). He was the second chancellor of Regent's University London.


    Topics:  

    • Should MPs work second jobs? 

    • Is Owen Patterson actually in the wrong? 

    • The Royal Family  

    • Costs of the royal family 

    • Should we have an elected head of state? 

    • Is the royal family value for money? 

    • Advice for young changemakers 

    • What can we learn from the American system?

    • Climate change 

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    1 hr
  • EP63: How Does Social Media Create Terrorists w/ Michael Mpofu

    In this weeks episode, we take a look at British democracy and the death of Sir David Amess MP. On 15 October 2021, Amess was stabbed multiple times while holding a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea. He died at the scene. Ali Harbi Ali, a British citizen of Somali heritage, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and has since been detained under the Terrorism Act. He is understood to have extremist Islamist beliefs.

    M.T. is joined by Michael Mpofu, head of Communications at a tech startup, Worry+Peace. He is also a strategic communicators advisor who honed his craft in working for the Official Opposition in South Africa - advising Members of Parliament on policy and media strategy. Michael is also an Editor at Common Sense

    Topics:

    • The death of Sir David Amess
    • Echo Chambers and how we leave them
    • Debate in South Africa
    • Should we regulate big tech
    • Do we need anonymity online?
    • Is PREVENT working
    • What can we learn from Sir David Amess
    • Climate change
    • How many people get referred to prevent

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      43 min
    • EP60: I Was Held At Gun Point w/ Zuby

      In this episode Mike and Zuby tackle politics, transgenderism in sport, music, racism and the queen and more. The conversation was wide-ranging and very insightful. 


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      1 hr 27 min
    • EP59: What On Earth Happened In Afghanistan?

      With the chaos ongoing in Afghanistan right now, one cannot help but wonder how we ended up in this position? It might not be a shock to many that the Taliban, after the western capitulation, retook the reigns again, however, what is shocking is how fast they were able to take over the country. While people can blame President Joe Biden for the U.S. withdrawal, he was not the only U.S. president who made questionable decisions. The Taliban control in the 1990s, the U.S. invasion in 2001, and Doha Deal in 2020 aided in the Taliban takeover.


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      22 min
    • EP58: How Lockdown Changed Everything w/ David Elikwu

      As the world begins its slow pivot from managing the COVID-19 crisis to recovery and the reopening of economies, it’s clear that the period of lockdown has had a profound impact on how people live.

      In this episode, M.T. is joined by entrepreneur David Elikwu as they discuss all the ways COVID has changed the world.

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      46 min
    • EP56: Chimamanda Adichie and Social Media w/ Sithokozile Thabethe

      M.T. is joined by Common Sense Political editor Sithokozile Thabethe as they discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest essay.

      On Tuesday, June 15, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie published a three-part essay on her website titled “It Is Obscene”. The essay started with personal anecdotes about two unnamed former students, who had criticised her openly for her comment on trans women in 2017, while also using her fame for their personal gain.

      It went on to address the larger lack of nuance and compassion in discourses on social media, an issue Adichie has spoken of before in her criticism of cancel culture. While many have lauded Adichie’s essay for an apt representation of “woke” culture on social media, the motivation for this essay was also largely personal. Specifically, it was a public acknowledgement of her controversy with ex-student Akwaeka Emezi, who has been critical of Adichie’s views on trans women.

      In It Is Obscene, Adichie criticises two writers who attended her creative writing workshops in Lagos. She befriended both, she says, and helped them get published. But both, in her view, betrayed her friendship by targeting her on social media and spreading malicious falsehoods.

      1 hr 2 min
    • EP55: British Identity and The 'Woke' Left w/ Calvin Robinson

      Is the Left trying to control people?  

      In this episode, M.T. is joined by Political Adviser, Broadcaster and commentator Calvin Robinson as they discuss Structural and institutional racism, the future of culture wars and so much more!   

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      1 hr

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