Nigerian American

Nigerian American

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Nigerian American episodes

  • The Olódò Economy [Episode 36]

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    The Olodo Economy: How Incentives and Attention Shape Civilizations

    In this episode, eLDee argues that every civilization becomes a reflection of what it consistently rewards, urging viewers to focus less on blaming people and more on identifying the behaviors systems incentivize. Using Nigeria’s “Olodo Uprising” conversation—sparked by YCee on the Afropolitan podcast—he reframes “Olodo” as someone who has stopped learning, and contrasts education, intelligence, and wisdom. He explains how families, schools, companies, politics, music, and especially social media function as reward systems, with algorithms and modern culture increasingly optimizing for attention over achievement. Drawing on experiences in Nigerian hip-hop, examples like the Kardashians, Trump and Zelenskyy, Nigeria’s military and civilian eras, and observations from a trip to China, he concludes that progress depends on intentionally rewarding curiosity, integrity, builders, and service across generations.

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    43 min
  • The Biggest Lie We Tell About Creativity [Episode 35]

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    After nearly two years away from the microphone, eLDee returns with what may be the most thought provoking episode of Nigerian American yet.

    Using music, architecture, technology, and everyday life, he challenges one of the biggest assumptions in today's AI debate: What does it actually mean to create something original?

    If every artist learns from the musicians who came before them... if every songwriter builds on ideas that already exist... and if every generation borrows from the last, where do we draw the line between inspiration and imitation?

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    55 min
  • No Man's Friend

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    Garrett Van Tiem and I had a conversation that truly embodies what this podcast is all about—a multi-dimensional exploration of ideas, stories, and life itself. We covered many topics including fame, afrobeats, fraternities and the Nigerian civil war.

    The Video version of this podcast - https://rb.gy/dq6r0q
    Garrett's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@aGVTfilm

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    1 hr 33 min
  • A Cold Night

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    In this re-run episode I talk about an experience I had on a cold harmattan night in Kaduna, the morning before I started secondary school.



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    32 min
  • The Looting Machine [Episode 31]

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    In this episode, Tom Burgis, author of the book 'The Looting Machine', shares his in-depth knowledge on corruption and kleptocracy in the extractive industries of Africa. Originally recorded in 2018.

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    36 min

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Nigerian American explores the stories and experiences of International migrants. Hosted by eLDee, the show features interviews with guests from all walks of life, including entrepreneurs, artists,…