Miss Virginia Walden put up a good fight so that her son would get the education that he deserved in a system that would keep him away from it. This podcast episode explores the possibilities that can be created within different societies; so that the promise of a better future for our children, comes to fruition.Send your feedback to [email protected] on Facebook @remotetalkertivesFollow on Twitter @RTalkertives

Laidback conversations about movies, personalities, and society

As much as the genre of movies we like to talk about are true-life stories, our conversation looks at this sequel and examines factual events that were based on the movie as well as the current trends that appear to be happening in Nollywood, that appears to be positioning the industry to equally compete with its international counterparts. We welcome your feedback at [email protected]

This week we look at Ponzi schemes using "The Wizard of lies" as our lens. The movie chronicles the massive fraud pulled off by Bernie Madoff and the impact it had on his victims. We try to make sense of Bernie's motives, as well as understand why people fall prey to the activities of people like Bernie and Ponzi schemes as a whole.

In today's discussion, We look at how news reporting gets on the bad side of people that are wealthy. How the journalist needs to become a radical in order to report the truth about the powerful and the associated costs relating to the consequences of offending the powerful. When the rich and powerful have the money to buy up media houses, they can control what gets reported.

In This week's conversation, we examine the story as laid out in The Nigerian Prince and as we try to make sense of it. Our conversation also looks through the lenses of this movie to understand the justifications for people who are involved in shady transactions as well as the society that creates the enabling environment.Follow @Rtalkertives on Twitter.

Our laid-back conversation this week looks at the movie: Middle Men, and we try to make sense of what it means to work in the porn industry without being a pornographer, as well as review the circumstances with which pornography gave birth to e-commerce

Our laid back conversation examines the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg through the movie: On The Basis Of Sex. We examine her bravery, her contributions, as well as the family dynamics that spurred her to greatness as well as the possible threats that it could have posed. Mfon Edem and Onyeka Onyekpe actually had this conversation the week after RBG passed so the conversation encapsulates the political climate at the time.

Our Laid-back discussion examines the movie "White Boy Rick". We examine the true story of Rick Wershe Jr. and how the FBI used him to infiltrate a drug cartel, as well as how he became a victim

This laid-back discussion looks at how the movie, American Son, deals with race relations in the US as well as the police. These points of view represent the opinions of the speakers and any images used are probably for expression purposes and do not refer to individuals that are talked about.

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