The Young God

The Young God

By Rodney OmeokachieSociety & Culture
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The Young God episodes

  • Conversations With a Soft-Spoken South African

    "The problem with South Africans is we distract ourselves a lot with unnecessary things..." - Karabo Malebaco, model & fashion enthusiast. Listen to a South African’s point of view on mental health, fashion, peer pressure, empathy, orgasms, and of course, Nelson Mandela. Karabo and I went to university together and we took a walk down memory lane, unpacking our experiences from a decade ago. Revelations were made.

    Sponsored by Chavid Properties Ltd.

    1 hr 29 min
  • The (2nd) Most Powerful Thing My Therapist Said to Me

    "I discovered there is an endless source of enjoyment in engaging with a good therapist." Therapists are sometimes underrated, sometimes overrated, but the right therapist can change your life. I told my therapist about how making good decisions, having a sense of purpose and holding myself accountable have been the bedrock of my amazing mental health. Part 2 of a two-part series.

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    • The Most Powerful Thing My Therapist Said to Me

    • How to NOT Suck at Relationships

    24 min
  • JJ. Omojuwa: The Society vs the Individual (SIDE B)
    "Can you afford to go against society? Are you willing to pay the price of thinking for yourself?" JJ. Omojuwa asks the important questions during our conversation about the societal pressure to conform. Is being different really worth it? Is it better to bend to the rules? We shared our strategies and stories for dealing with the pressure.
    42 min
  • JJ. Omojuwa: Happiness, Greatness & Collaboration (SIDE A)
    "Which would you rather be -- powerful or great?" Political commentator and author, Japheth Joshua Omojuwa, and I met at a fashion show which led to this epic conversation about human behavior, collaboration vs competition, power vs greatness, and the laziness of the brain. The conversation got really interesting when we decided to explore Nelson Mandela's legacy. 
    Sponsored by Chavid Properties Ltd.
    49 min
  • Charles NwaDavid: The Real(Est) State (Side B)
    “I can do a million important things but I would have lived only half a life if I have not raised a child.” - Rodney Omeokachie.  I asked Charles a series of questions that were designed to reveal his more personal side, his depth. Find out the biggest risk he ever took, his childhood celebrity crush, and what it was like making his first million. 
    Sponsored by ChaviD Properties.
    29 min
  • Charles NwaDavid: The Real(Est) State (Side A)
    “I believe so much in personal development…self-education.“ - Charles NwaDavid, CEO of ChaviD Properties, a real estate company based in Abuja. He is playing his part in solving Abuja's housing crisis or at least ambitious enough to try. A conversation about his mindset, his business philosophy, and how he has created one of the most unique company cultures in the city.
    Presented by ChaviD Properties
    38 min
  • In Defense Of Mothers Who Stayed For The Kids
    "Motherhood occurs outside the realm of feminism and wokeness. It's one of those things that has its own rules and reasons." To stay for the kids or not to stay for the kids? A case could be made for either. But society seems to judge mothers harshly whether they stay or leave.
    30 min
  • Mothers Who Raised Gods
    "My mother taught me to be strong, how to chat to women and how to chart their cycles." - Ronald Nzimora. An episode about the mothers who intentionally raised their sons to be great. Featuring Dave Chapelle, Drake, and Kanye West.
    32 min
  • Losing a Mother and Raising a Son
    "Motherhood is hard but it's rewarding." - Elsa Softic, a millennial mother from France, talks about the last days she spent with her mother and how that relationship has influenced her relationship with her 3-year old son. A deeply intimate conversation about grief, the power of storytelling, the persistence of memories, and the importance of perspective in all things motherhood.
    33 min
  • Nigeria: A Perfect Storm of Suffering
    “To live a good life in Nigeria, you have to innovate around a lot of madness.” - Aniekan Ezekiel. Aniekan and I exchange stories about some of the ways Nigeria scares us and what it takes to keep ones sanity through it all.
    35 min

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Life from the POV of a person in their element -- a god⚡️