Mayowa, In Conversation

On this episode, I have a conversation with Dennis Osadebe, a mixed-media artist based in Lagos. Dennis’s post-pop style centres around the idea of reimagining Africa and places Africa in the context of the future. In this conversation, we discuss the power of representation, Afrofuturism and the role of technology in his practice and in Art. 

To find out more about Dennis, follow him on Instagram @dennisosadebe and visit his website dennisosadebe.com. 

You can find me, on Instagram reading and reviewing books @mayowa_reads or send me an email ([email protected])!  

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TW: This conversation includes references to rape and sexual violence. 

On this episode, I have a conversation with Yeside Olayinka-Agbola, also known as ‘Olori Coitus’. Yeside is a certified sexual and reproductive health educator and an intimacy and pleasure expert. In this conversation, we discuss the idea of sex outside the confines of marriage as taboo in Nigeria and how dangerous this is for women and their relationships with self, sex and pleasure. 

To find out more about Yeside and to book one-on-one and group events, follow her on Instagram @oloricoitus. 

You can find me, on Instagram reading and reviewing books @mayowa_reads or send me an email ([email protected])!  

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On this episode, I have a conversation with Wale Lawal, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Republic. The Republic is a magazine and platform of economic and political commentary, criticism and cultural discourse. In this conversation, we focus on the politics of knowledge creation, the process of studying and writing about Nigeria, and the transformative power of knowledge and writing. 

To find out more about The Republic, go to www.republic.com.ng. You can find Wale on Instagram and Twitter at @wallelawal. 

You can find me, on Instagram reading and reviewing books @mayowa_reads or send me an email ([email protected])!  

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On this episode, I have a conversation with Ozoz Sokoh, culinary anthropologist, food historian, food writer and chef. Ozoz documents her research and recipes on her blog, ‘The Kitchen Butterfly’ and on social media. Our conversation centres around Ozoz’s understanding of food as 'more than eating’. For Ozoz, food is highly political, shaped by history and has been used to maintain and reinforce racial hierarchies. 

To find more information about Ozoz, go to her website kitchenbutterfly.com and follow her on Instagram @kitchenbutterfly and Twitter @kitchnbutterfly 

You can find me, on Instagram reading and reviewing books @mayowa_reads or send me an email ([email protected])!  

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On this episode, I have a conversation with Matthew Blaise, an LGBT+ activist living in Lagos, Nigeria. Matthew uses their social media to shed light on life as a young, queer Nigerian and the discrimination LGBT+ Nigerians experience systematically and institutionally. In this conversation, Matthew and I talk about LGBT+ rights and the state of homophobia in Nigeria, LGBT+ activism, queer visibility in the #ENDSARS protests last year and Nigeria’s masculinity complex. 

To find out more about Matthew, follow them on Instagram (@matthew.Blaise) and Twitter (@Blaise_21). 

You can find me, on Instagram reading and reviewing books @mayowa_reads or send me an email ([email protected])! 

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