The Young God

"This is not a sob story. This is a God story -- a redemption story." -- Rodney

The conversation continues...

Tunmise talks about the violence she experienced growing up and how she broke the cycle in her own family. She opens up about her husband and the beautiful children they created together. At the end of the episode, things take a lighter turn as Rodney asks Tunmise a series of quick-fire questions about her personal life.

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"The [child version of me] is who I go to when I'm lost as an adult... She also helps me raise my children." - Oluwatunmise

In this episode, Rodney has an intimate conversation with his friend, Tunmise Kuku, an author, journalist, life coach, and host of a podcast called Mindfully, with Tunmise.

At 6 years old she suffered the first sexual violation that would trigger a series of unfortunate events that defined the rest of her life. Through it all, she never lost touch with that 6-year-old girl. At 46 years of age, Tunmise is the little girl that survived. For the first time, she opens up about her life experience in great detail — her relationship with her late parents, the sexual and physical abuse she suffered, and how she exorcised the demons before they overcame her. Hers is a one in a million survival story.

An episode about inner child work, trauma, toxic masculinity, motherhood, mental health, passion, purpose, forgiveness, and the invisible hand of God.

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"I'd like the public to know that military people are not monsters. They are highly intelligent." - Captain X.

He dreamt of being a uniformed soldier since he was thirteen years old. Today, @ 30 years old, Captain X is living his dream but not without first experiencing nightmares that threatened to kill that thirteen year old boy in him. Somewhere along the way, while serving in one of the darkest places on the planet -- in Maiduguri, fighting Boko Haram -- the Captain discovers a lifeline -- a podcast that helped keep his inner child alive. Today, he is the child soldier that survived. This is his story.

Rodney's conversation with the soldier who found the podcast while fighting insurgency takes a different turn in Side B. The captain took advantage of the opportunity to ask the questions he has always wanted to ask the young god. The conversation concludes with the captain telling a rivetting tale about a military mission that earned him a military commendation and eventual promotion. Listen and enjoy.

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"Your podcast changed my approach to fighting insurgency" - Captain X.

He dreamt of being a uniformed soldier since he was thirteen years old. Today, @ 30 years old, Captain X is living his dream but not without first experiencing nightmares that threatened to kill that thirteen year old boy in him. Somewhere along the way, while serving in one of the darkest places on the planet -- in Maiduguri, fighting Boko Haram -- the Captain discovers a lifeline -- a podcast that helped keep his inner child alive. Today, he is the child soldier that survived. This is his story.

After months of corresponding via the DMs, Rodney and the recently promoted captain finally meet to have one of the rawest conversations in young god history .

Rodney asked all the questions -- about the reality of Nigeria's war on terror, the public's perception of Nigerian soldiers, his love life, his first kill, and so much more. This episode is an exercise in empathy for anyone who has never put themselves in the shoes of a military man.

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"Why is the pressure to 'be the bigger person' always placed on the person who was wronged?"

Rodney attempts to make sense of the concept of the bigger person. -- one of the most misunderstood concepts in our culture today. Using scripture, personal anecdotes and a major pop culture event ('The Slap') Rodney makes an impenetrable case for the bigger person -- what it means, how to be it and the rewards for embodying it. In a world where everyone is quick to respond with violence and match energies, being the bigger person is an opportunity to close the gap between yourself and God.

Listen and enjoy.

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 "'Trust your feelings!' - but you haven't done the work, you're not at peace, you're not self-aware, you're not emotionally intelligent."

Emotions are tricky things. Especially strong ones. If you don't have the requisite mastery of them (emotional intelligence), they will ruin you. They will f*ck you up. Rodney continues his exploration of emotional intelligence as he gives a glimpse into the deep work that goes into developing it intentionally. Through his signature use of analogies, original ideas, and a personal story, Rodney weaves a compelling monologue about all the ways your emotions can work for and against you.

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"We spend our best years accumulating all the degrees and academic accolades... while neglecting the main subject, the most important degree: knowledge and mastery of self."

What if you were more intentional about knowing yourself? Earning a PhD in yourself speaks to this intentionality. Rodney shares his tried and tested 'moves' to earn the highest level of self-knowledge and self-mastery.  These moves fall into two categories: power moves and high-EQ moves. Moves guaranteed to put you in situations that reveal you to you while giving you instant feedback and gratification – from the universe and the people around you. Moves only the 'main characters' make. Listen to see what a PhD in yourself sounds like.

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"I'm just keeping the same energy cos if we had won... you would have heard from me. I'm an equal opportunity sh*t-talker." - Rodney

We've all heard award acceptance speeches but what about a speech by the person who lost? Ever wonder what they have to say?

After being nominated in two categories, the podcast won no awards at this year's APVA awards. In what he calls his 'loser speech', Rodney expresses "the stuff 'losers' often have in their hearts but can’t express because they’re supposed to be politically correct and gracious in defeat".

With no sense of entitlement whatsoever, he describes his truest feelings about not getting Podcast of the Year, the podcasts he lost to, why he thinks he lost, and his feelings about awards in general. An episode about how a god handles his Ls.

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"Creative block? I can't relate." - Rodney

Rodney sat down with Jonathan, the convener of Bloom, for a Q&A session in front of a live audience at the Centre of Art and Creative Talent. In it, he shared his thoughts on a wide number of creativity-related topics like creative block, impostor syndrome, monetization, storytelling, and more.

"Power corrupts even the most well-intentioned leader. But what if it was possible to be a leader who wasn’t easily corrupted by power?"

This episode explores leadership that is immune to the corruptive qualities of power. Leadership that is a result of the rare trifecta of authority, authenticity, and aura, Leadership that earns both the love of their supporters and the respect of their rivals. Leadership that captures the hearts and minds of their subjects with surgical precision. This is the gold standard of leadership.

Rodney goes in-depth about what it takes to earn this level of leadership. He gives examples of leaders both historical and modern who have hacked this level of leadership. He explores human nature and how it affects leadership.

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