On TUWOG (The Unsullied with Oreka Godis) we have conversations with people of African descent, swap origin stories, cultural challenges, shifting belief systems, explore the vices and crutches that define us, recommended reading and recipes that shape (subjective) success. Recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, with each guest, we explicitly tuck into family and how ‘They F*** You Up (a la Oliver James) ambition, love, sex, drugs, social media, faith, money, power and lessons learned. We look from experiences that make us a little less naive to decisions that make us more childlike. TUWOG explores transitioning through career depression, financial security, losing hope, finding unexpected gifts in moments that mean everything and nothing at all. Wanting to give up most of the time, winning the war some of the time, chalking up and dusting down battle lines of personal Vietnam’s, giving them hell and most importantly, finding out your definition of unsullied.
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Oluseyi Awolesi
Oluseyi Awolesi is truly a Poster Boy for God's love.
He is a Design Architect with a varied project portfolio of over 23 years experience within numerous design sectors. He provides design-led intelligent solutions to projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
As an Events Creator, Curator, Artist manager and Director with 14 years’ experience within the music, art, poetry, artist development, music video and photography and creative sectors, Seyi has worked on numerous events providing exciting and interesting narratives that bring commentary and empower change.
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**Important Disclaimer from start to 00:01:20**
- The Sage origin story: (00:07:35)
- The Life and Times of an Architect (00:09:58)
- The black mirror teaches responsibility (00:16:27)
- Cerebral Causality is a dish. Odikwa risky: (00:19:16)
**TRIGGER WARNING** skip 00:20:14 to 00:45:44 to avoid hearing conversations about non-consensual interactions.
- On Hitch, Chris Rock and informed decisions (00:45:45)
- A series of one-thing moments, and clawing out of the sunken place (00:55:08)
- Today, you are going to be solution-focused, not problem oriented. A mantra (01:09:00)
- Prayer is meditation. Meditation is prayer (01:15:23)
- What’s in a name? On the tradition of divination and worship (01:18:46)
- Em-ba-rras-sing. (01:24:07)
- Must read (01:24:46)
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The Unsullied Book Club
Seyi recommends:
- What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J. Sandel. Available on Amazon and Apple Books.
- Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. Available on Amazon and Apple Books.
Join Seyi as he leads ‘Then and Now’ - a www.horniman.ac.uk conversation with prominent Nigerian thinkers, historians Amanda Kirby Okoye and Emeka Keazor, poet Yomi Sode, and ASIRI Magazine - in September 2020.
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Nigerian organisations to send donations and support to:
- Enough is Enough
- Girls not Brides
- Stand to End Rape
- The Consent Workshop
- TIERS
- Warif Foundation
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Noteworthy social media accounts:
- End Child Abuse - campaign to end abuse, sexual exploitation & domestic trafficking of children. With a focus on girls forced into underaged ‘marriage’
- Eva Nigeria - work to improve the quality of life for vulnerable children
- Herfessions - an anonymous, online peer-peer support group for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault
- Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Response Team
- Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs & Poverty Alleviation
- The Nigerian Police Force
- Mirabel Center - free professional service for survivors of rape & sexual assault
- Women Advocate - provide pro bono legal services for victims of gender based violence & other womens rights abuse.
- UN Women - for gender equality & women's empowerment
- UNICEF Nigeria - promote the rights & well-being of every child
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This episode of TUWOG was edited by FayFay of 808Xtra. If you like what you hear, tell @NaijaPodHub about it.
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