We’ve talked about fatherhood before, but usually in a vague, hypothetical way; looking at what it might look like, what it could require, what kind of men we'd need to become. But this time, it's different.

One of us is now living it 🍼.

So the conversation ended up being less about “being a dad” and more about what changes when life suddenly asks more of you. How your time feels different. How your head feels fuller. How you can be exhausted and grateful at the same time. How you catch yourself thinking, “Oh… this is me now.”

We talk about the small stuff: the moments you don’t post, the quiet guilt, the pride you don’t know where to put, the sense that you’re still yourself but also… not quite. And how strange it is to figure things out while you’re already responsible for something that matters this much.

We did not intend for this to come across as a how-to guide. There’s no big takeaway. Just two friends talking honestly about change, identity, and trying to show up properly, whatever that looks like right now.

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In this intimate New Year catch-up, Wole and Tobi ease into the year with a raw, meandering conversation about returning to routines, grappling with unfinished goals, and adjusting expectations.

They reflect on how difficult it is to start anew—whether in fitness, career, or life—and explore what it means to show up for yourself and others, even when you’re tired, distracted, or unsure.

From gym resolutions to global grief, from personal inertia to the politics of empathy, this episode offers a tender reminder: starting again is hard, but it’s also a brave and beautiful thing.

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Familiarity does strange things to judgment.

It’s surprisingly easy to feel informed about people we’ve never met. Artists, leaders, creators, public figures. When someone has been around long enough, their presence alone can start to feel like understanding.

But being familiar with someone isn’t the same as knowing them.

Using the recent conversation around Sean “Diddy” Combs as a loose reference point, we talk about what happens when new information messes with a picture we already had in our heads. How quickly we settle into stories about people. How slow we are to change them. How much of what we “know” is really just repetition and proximity doing their thing?

We also explore the concept of parasocial attachment, examining why closeness (real or imagined) sometimes softens our judgment and how familiarity often convinces us we’ve figured someone out.

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If you’ve been feeling weird about social media lately, we’d love to hear it. Send us a quick voice note on Speakpipe (http://bit.ly/sensemakingvn).

Now… into the episode:

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Do you ever feel like everything online looks like a movie trailer now? From Instagram reels to indie films - same lighting, same tone, the same “algorithm-approved” format.

In this episode, we talk about the conflict of being people who actually enjoy creating things… but are slowly falling out of love with the platforms we’re supposed to use to share them.

We get into why Instagram has started to feel like junk mail, how marketing your work can quietly breed resentment, and why even modern cinematography — as clean and beautiful as it looks — sometimes feels strangely empty.

We also get into the deeper questions:

A slow-burning, think-out-loud kind of episode. For the creators, the observers, and everyone in between.

Before you go, remember you can send us a quick voice note on Speakpipe (http://bit.ly/sensemakingvn) and tell us how you feel about social media right now. Are we all experiencing the same quiet fatigue?

You can send us a quick voice note with your thoughts on Speakpipe (http://bit.ly/sensemakingvn).

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But beneath the hype, there’s a deeper struggle: How do we stay human when the tools around us are accelerating faster than our ability to make sense of them?

For some of us, AI feels like magic, the thing that expands what we can build, speeding up work, giving us leverage we’ve never had.

For others, it triggers anxiety, identity questions, shame, and a quiet fear that we’re slowly outsourcing the very things that make us who we are.

In this episode, we sit in the messy middle. We talk about how easy it’s become to hand our thinking over to machines, where the line is between getting help and becoming dependent. Why the internet is filling up with AI-generated slop. And how we risk losing the muscle of thinking if we stop using it.

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You can also share your thoughts with us. How is AI showing up in your work and life right now? Send a quick voice note on Speakpipe (http://bit.ly/sensemakingvn), and we’ll weave your thoughts into future conversations.

After an 18-month break, a rebrand, a move across countries, a wedding, a baby, and a whole lot of growing up, we’re back on the mics - this time as Sensemaking with Wolé and Tobi.

If you’ve been with us for a while, the name probably won’t surprise you as it’s what we’ve always quietly been doing on this show: trying to make sense of a world that feels familiar and unpredictable at the same time.

Work, relationships, cost of living, identity shifts… and now AI headlines, changing definitions of home, and the pressure to choose wisely and stay sane in the middle of it all.

Underneath the life updates, there’s a bigger “wicked problem” we’re trying to make sense of: How do you keep making sense of your life when everything keeps changing - your city, your work, your relationships, the tech you use - and you’re stuck between overthinking and actually doing?

This is what Sensemaking is for.

Formally, it’s the process of giving meaning to experience. Informally, it’s psychological survival - a way of keeping chaos from taking over.

This podcast is our modest attempt to engage in that process: earnestly, imperfectly, and out loud. And this time, it won’t just be our voices.

We want to hear you: your reflections, your questions, your confusions, your hard-won insights. Fewer guests, more community. Because the antidote to isolation is shared attention, and the path forward is rarely walked alone.

If you’ve been with us since 20s Convos or The Yellow Pill, this episode is a welcome-back hug.

If you’re new, this is the perfect place to start.

Welcome to Sensemaking. Let’s bring order to the chaos, one conversation at a time.

After four amazing years and 100+ unforgettable episodes, The Yellow Pill journey comes to an end 💛

It has been an incredible chapter of our lives, & we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you.

Whether you’ve been with us since day one of ‘Instagram Lives’ and 20sConvos or you’ve joined the journey along the way, you have been the heartbeat of our podcast.

Your presence and support have meant the world to us and have been the driving force behind every episode.

Together, we’ve explored 100 burning and meaningful topics that have inspired, challenged, and entertained us. You have no idea how much the conversational exercises on such diverse topics have made us nearer to being Whole. We’ve laughed, we’ve learned, and we’ve grown.

Honestly, it’s been a privilege to have had this shared space that permitted you to witness our thoughts, experiences, and passions each week. Your engagement, comments, and messages have sparked countless conversations and brought our community closer together.

We also want to extend a special thank you to all 60+ guests who have been on this podcast, and whose words and experiences have enriched our podcast over time. We know you are all one text away and we appreciate that. Thank you! 💛

And finally, to you, our listeners, thank you for inviting us into your lives, for lending us your ears, and for being a part of this extraordinary journey. Your support has been the greatest gift of all, and we are endlessly grateful for the memories we’ve shared 💛

This may be the end but it is not goodbye. We hope our paths will cross again in the future, whether it’s through new projects, social media, or chance encounters 😉. Until then, please know that you will always hold a special place in our hearts.

As we bid farewell, we urge everyone to take up our message in the previous episode and believe that your lives have meaning. And with that, have a great 2024!

Thank you for being a part of our podcast family and for making these past four years an unforgettable adventure.

Peace & love,

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Before you go, here's one more way to still support the podcast for one last time 💛

• Leave us a review where you're listening right now! 💫

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Season 10, Episode 10, our 100th topic-episode

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As the title suggests, this episode serves as a follow-up to our previous "cinematherapy" episode, where we invited all of you to "eavesdrop" on our conversation about the future of the podcast.

In this episode, we make our best effort to address a detailed comment about the original episode and also take the opportunity to share a few more thoughts about what lies ahead for The Yellow Pill.

We hope you enjoy listening to it!

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Before you go, here are a few ways to support the podcast!

1. Become a TYP Patreon ♥️ - http://patreon.com/theyellowpillpod

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From the days of Display Pictures (DPs) on Blackberry Messenger to the present day with Instagram and others, many social media users have chosen to share and post about their love lives online.

This activity of public displays of affection (PDA) online is not new, but it is certainly pervasive. With obvious reasons aside, why do we do it? Why do some people share a lot more about their partners and relationships with the world than others?

In this episode, our intention is not to categorize this behaviour as good or bad, right or wrong. After all, to each their own 😉.

For this reason, we focus our discussion on online PDA mostly based on our own experiences. No science, no philosophy, just our personal experiences and approach to online PDA.

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Before you go, here are a few ways to support the podcast!

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