Thought Experiments

By David Ejim

Join David Ejim as he shares tips, ideas and hot takes on various issues with friends and the rising African intelligentsia live every Saturday @10am GMT on Discord. The live show is published as a po... more

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How many episodes does Thought Experiments have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

Thought Experiments episodes:

June 07, 2020 Why nations divorce: Biafra as a cautionary tale for Africa
On this episode we discuss the Biafran secession struggle under the following themes:
•Colonialism’s setup of ethnic bigotry
•Mistakes of actors and avoidable bloodshed
•The present and future of secessionist agitations in Nigeria
We also take questions from listeners on the lessons of the conflict and how to mend the existing divides.
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1h 6min
May 31, 2020 “I can’t breathe”: a call for an end to systemic racism heard around the world
On this episode we discuss Systemic Racism under the following themes:
•Systemic racism and white supremacy’s misdirection
•Avoiding the trap of false black power
•Dictums/principles for a unraveling the systems
We also take questions from listeners on Black tax, Black superiority and increasing black gun ownership.
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57min
May 25, 2020 Hashtags and silence: How “Liberal Feminists” are killing equality.
On this episode we discuss Feminism under the following themes:
•History and Waves of Feminism
•Problems with Liberal Feminism
•After 100 years, it’s time to improve Feminism
We also take questions from listeners on gender and it’s role in feminism, how the name feminism is polarizing and more.
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1h 39min
May 20, 2020 There are no Africans: how to make some and fix Pan-Africanism.
On this episode we discuss African Governance under the following themes:
•Pan-Africanism
•Constructing a new African Identity
•Path and obstacles to African Unity
We also take questions from listeners on Structure of governance, ethnic, linguistic and economic differences between different parts of the continent and other obstacles to achieving Unity.
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1h 23min
May 16, 2020 The miseducation system
On this episode we discuss Education under the following themes:
•Education as functionalism
•Class/resource constraints on education
•Redefining our education system
We also take questions from listeners on legislative reforms to the education system, the feasibility of such reforms and more...
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1h 2min
May 08, 2020 Third World Economics: we’ll need more ~wine~ theories.
On this first episode we discuss third world economics under the following themes:
•The resource paradox
•The fallacy of comparative advantage
•The atrocity of debt forgiveness
We also take questions from listeners on debt forgiveness, Chinese culpability in Covid-19 and more...
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1h 15min

FAQs about Thought Experiments:

How many episodes does Thought Experiments have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.