HeyJaredDisaffected Nigerian
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.
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The World Is Better Than You Think | Factfulness by Hans Rosling (opens the original)
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Are we living in the best time in human history? It certainly doesn’t feel that way when we look at the news. Wars, poverty, unemployment, pandemics, crime, climate change and political crises dominate our attention. But what happens when we look beyond the headlines and examine the data?In this video essay, I explore Hans Rosling’s Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think and its argument that our perception of the world is often much more ne
The Truth About African Counter-Elites (opens the original)
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What do Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela, Fela Kuti, and Jomo Kenyatta have in common? We often remember historical figures as heroes, freedom fighters, and liberators, but there may be another way to understand them: as counter-elites. Drawing on Peter Turchin’s ideas in End Times , this video explores how political and ideological movements are often led not by the masses themselves but by educated, well-connected, wealthy, or otherwise privileged individuals who mobilise popular discontent again
The Paradox of Elite Overproduction and Elite Underproduction in Africa (opens the original)
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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, and the Path of Political Disintegration. Enjoy the video essay version of the presentation. Follow me on: X: https://x.com/LukeOlaniyi TikTok: iktok.com/@dukeluke_ng Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dukeluke_ng/ Check out my magazine: https://disaffected.ng/
On the Decline of Hollywood | Michael Sonnenschein (opens the original)
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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, superhero fatigue, and which movie industry could step up if the decline continues. Check out my magazine: https://disaffected.ng/Spotify and other podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/olayemi-olaniyiFollow me on my socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dukelu
Despite the Headlines, the World is More Peaceful than You Think (opens the original)
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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 compelling point about the historical decline of violence. He cites evidence from archaeology, literature, psychology, and political science to make a convincing argument. Here are my socials: X: https://x.com/LukeOlaniyi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dukeluke_ng IG: https://www
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