Podcast Episodes

The Name; Nwiboko Obodo

A real history, a divided memory, and a village name people still react to.

7 months, 1 week ago

The Woman Who Said She Was God

On one street in Mushin, people removed their shoes before entering a house because the woman inside said the ground was holy.

7 months, 1 week ago

Scary Folktales With Rules for Staying Alive

These are folktales. Stories passed down to teach warnings and survival lessons.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

A Courtroom. A Mother. Eight Gunshots.

Marianne Bachmeier. Pronounced by some German sources as “Mariana” or “Marian-uh”.

My accent landed somewhere in between 😩

7 months, 2 weeks ago

What Happened in Zaki Biam?

October 2001.

Benue State.

What happened in Zaki Biam is still remembered today.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Aba Women’s War

A palm frond passed through a market. No words. Every woman understood. What followed forced the British government to back down.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trapped Inside Westgate Mall

A normal Saturday at a Nairobi shopping mall turned into a four-day terrorist siege. This is what happened inside Westgate.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

The 2010 Kampala World Cup Bombings

People gathered in Kampala to watch the World Cup final. Two bombs went off. Seventy four people died. This is what happened that night.

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Junglers: Gambia’s Government Death Squad

They didn’t hide it forever.

One of them sat down and confessed on live TV.

Who he killed.

Who ordered it.

And what the government did for years in silen…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Case of Olamide Alli

This is Olamide Alli’s story.

7 months, 3 weeks ago