In this episode, we learn about the societies as they begin to solidify into city states and have a greater sense of culture. It is an introduction to societies in general but laying a background for the exploration of kingdoms and empires that we will undertake over the next few episodes. Links to Podcast Fanlink (includes links to multiple sources that may not be on this page):

I did not plan to publish this year but I think this is important. The Discourse is an idea. A simple, testable idea: the things that separate us are not as strong as the things that bind us. I would like to test this idea. What? So what is The…

Some parts of Igboland have an interesting way of welcoming people into a new day. We ask, “I boola chi”, which means “Have you broken the dawn”. It is a beautiful phrase which works both literally and metaphorically. To break the dawn (or daybreak) means to break the darkness. According…

One of the most influential movies over the past two decades is the Lion King. Like most millennials, I have a strong, deeply nostalgic connection to the characters and the story, and it was probably the first animated movie I ever saw. One of the most profound moments in the…

The fracture of Nigerian society is often claimed to be the result of the colonial merge of many different ethnic groups together without a social contract. One might exist within the different tribes of the Republic, for example, the Igbos, Yorubas, Tivs, Urhobos and Hausas, but it is certain that…

The whispers of discontent often grow in the face of oppression. In Nigeria, there is a view, which can be said to be widespread, of the failure of the Nigerian state. Everyday, there is news of the oppressive nature of this society: class violence, violence against women, religious violence, ethnic…

To understand the history of any society, we must attempt to determine the origins of that society and the origins of Nigerian history is a combination of many different origins. [many different tribes and cultures] Archaeological evidence puts habitation of what is now known as Nigeria at several thousand years…

Nigeria is a hilarious country. Not hilarious in the pure form that comedy can exist in, where it is true joy that draws out deep laughter from our soul but in the way that we tend to apply comedy, as a mask or filter for pain. …

Who doesn’t love a story of winning against the odds? It is at the cornerstone of our storytelling and is universal across culture. At the center of these stories are heroes who brave the odds; relentless and fearless star gazers. We count Winnie Mandela, Hercules, Achilles, Thomas Sankara, among…