Joey Akan sits down with food critic and cultural commentator Opeyemi Famakin for a conversation that goes far beyond restaurants and reviews.

From his early days in journalism to becoming one of Nigeria’s most influential food voices, Opeyemi reflects on the journey that transformed his career and reshaped how Nigerians think about food. He explains why many Nigerians have a limited understanding of their own culinary heritage, how poverty influences food choices, and why documenting regional cuisines has become more important than ever.

Opeyemi also shares stories from his travels across Nigeria and 16 countries, exploring the diversity of local dishes, the cultural differences that define Nigerian food, and the overlooked traditions that deserve greater recognition. He opens up about the realities of being a food critic, the impact of social media on local businesses, and why criticism, when done right, can preserve culture as much as it shapes public taste.

This is a thoughtful conversation about food, identity, storytelling, culture, and the responsibility of documenting one of Nigeria’s richest but least understood cultural assets.

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Joey Akan sits down with Ifá and Èṣù priestess Oreoluwa in one of the most spiritually charged and historically rich conversations of the season.

From Bible competitions and prayer warrior to becoming one of Nigeria’s most unapologetic voices in Yoruba traditional religion, Oreoluwa takes us on her powerful journey of spiritual awakening. She opens up about growing up deeply Christian in a traditional Yoruba family, the church experiences that shattered her faith, and how a Facebook group during the 2020 lockdown led her into a life-changing rabbit hole.

Oreoluwa breaks down the deliberate mistranslation of Èṣù as Satan, the role of Christian missionaries in the transatlantic slave trade, the erased legacy of the Yoruba slave who invented the smallpox vaccine, and why White people are now flying to Nigeria to learn the very spiritual system Nigerians were taught to fear and abandon.

This is a bold conversation on African identity, ancestral power, decolonizing spirituality, and why Africa must return to Ifá worship to reclaim its medicine, power, and future.

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Joey Akan sits down with Nollywood’s ultimate bad boy, Jim Iyke, for a raw and introspective dialogue about his journey from the streets into stardom, and the man he has become today.

Jim opens up about growing up Igbo with parents who orchestrated his future, the heavy price of purpose over love, the unrelenting pressure of relevance, and why entertainment is where demons live. From learning softness and sacrificing for Plan A, to navigating mental archives, and informal life lessons this episode is a masterclass in evolution and self-awareness.

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