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Hosted by Olayemi Olaniyi · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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This is a commentary podcast on Nigerian politics and culture. My objective is to promote democracy, human rights, justice, and social inclusion through balanced discourse. For the avoidance of doubt, this podcast DOES NOT promote secession or anarchy against the Nigerian state/government.The name "Disaffected Nigerian" is a representation of the disappointment the Nigerian people have towards their government owing to years of bad leadership and corruption.
Olayemi Olaniyi hosts Disaffected Nigerian, a society show with 19 episodes published.
I recently gave a presentation at the Zanzalu Vanguard Residency titled The Paradox of Elite Overproduction and Elite Underproduction in Africa. It was inspired by Peter Turchin's book End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites,
This is a chat with Hollywood screenwriter and television writer Michael Sonnenschein. We talked about the decline of Hollywood blockbusters, how declining attention span is affecting cinema culture, the Avatar paradox,
We are constantly fed negative news in the media and on social media. Because of this amplification, a lot of us naturally think that life has never been worse. In The Better Angels of Our Nature, Steven Pinker makes a c
A significant part of the Pan-African discourse is resource nationalism, the idea that African countries should control their natural resources instead of multinationals. However, this idea is not as easy as many make it
It's Men's Health Month. A friend challenged me on why I've yet to make a video to lend my voice to the struggles men go through today, since, by my own admission, men don't speak up enough. To be clear, this is not an a
In this video, I react to an essay by David Oks titled How Funerals Keep Africa Poor. According to the writer, extravagant funerals are common in Sub-Saharan African countries like Ghana, Nigeria, DR Congo, Cameroon, etc
The claim that democracy leads to prosperity is a widely held view. But how true is this? In this video, I react to an article where the author claims that the adoption of mass democracy without the right conditions ofte
Adams Oshiomole is wrong for calling for the nationalisation of MTN. His heated exchange on Arise News shows his ideology has a Marxist bent. Nationalisation has never worked. Follow me on my social: X: https://x.com/Luk
There are two xenophobic protests unfolding in Africa, one in South Africa and the other in Ghana. The South African version has been directed at black immigrants, and so far, two Nigerians in South Africa have been repo
Criminal networks are targeting Nigeria's telecom infrastructure, using towers as open-air warehouses for theft. This is symptomatic of the failure of the government to arrest and convict criminals - a fundamental duty f
Freedom fighters don’t often make great leaders. This contradiction is exemplified by Nelson Mandela. By a long stretch, Mandela is the best African leader in modern history, largely because of the symbolism of his legac
If you're an intelligent person in a place like Nigeria, you might experience significant loneliness due to social isolation. This video explores the challenges of finding like-minded individuals for deep conversations s
Billionaires don't get much admiration today because of increasing wealth disparity. Phrases like "eat the rich" and "tax the rich" are popular. Many advocate for billionaires to be heavily taxed. Some even want the gove
Recently, President Tinubu wrote to the Senate to apply for a $6 billion loan. The application was approved. This has increased Nigeria's debt burden to N155 trillion. Follow me on my socials: X: https://x.com/LukeOlaniy
For more than 60 years, decolonisation continues to hold sway in African scholarship. I argue here that the unintended consequence of this is that it has stunted Africa's growth in other fields of intellectual endeavour.
I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Danjibo, an Associate Professor at the Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies, University of Ibadan on the evolution of Boko Haram in Nigeria.
I had a chat with Eyitayo Ogumola, the CEO of Utiva, one of the biggest e-learning platforms in the country. We talked about everything from how he started the company to AI to the Japa zeitgeist. Check out the Disaffect
This episode examines the 'Podpocalypse' (the proliferation of podcasts). Podcasts like Bahd and Boujee and the Honest Bunch thrive in sensationalism and absurdity for clicks and views. I argued that Nigeria desperately
In this episode, I chatted with a Tanzanian-based Nigerien to discuss the recent coup in the Niger Republic. We talked about the political climate that preceded the coup, why Nigeriens seem to overwhelmingly support the
Follow Charles on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Charleskins Medium: https://medium.com/@grammophile Charles' article on Burna Boy: https://disaffected.ng/burna-boys-lame-imitation-of-felas-activism/ Check out the Disaffe
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Disaffected Nigerian is hosted by Olayemi Olaniyi. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 19 episodes.
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