Come for the history, stay for the banter -The funniest episode we’ve ever recorded is out now on all platforms !
Discussing weird laws today- from bans on beards to taxes on covered breasts!
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Podcast rotation for the active citizen? Here’s your order:
@DirtyLiePod x Sweet Medicine x Ordinary Nigerians in History from @StartArchiving x The Republic (@republicjournal) Podcast
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The Dirty Lie Podcast is back and liveeeeee !
Today's episode delves into the dark and captivating tales of women who defied societal constraints through deadly means.
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Educating Nigerians about their history since the government won’t do it 🫡
.It is necessary reading for any student of Nigerian history- the book gives more color to Nigeria in the 1960s and is a starting point to understand what came after our first bloody truncation of democracy in Nigeria.
This weeks book recommendation is “Why We Struck”
Ademoyega tells the story of the first coup from his perspective as one of the major planners. He attempts to bust the narrative of the coup as an ‘Igbo coup’ and shares the motivations and plans behind the coup.
@Adesuwa_G Apart from River Niger Mungo Park claimed to have discovered the Mountains of Kong. A mountain range he said stretched from Western Africa all the way to the east.
It was featured on maps of Africa till the late 19th century
Even though no one else found the mountains :/
From the life story of Tom Johnston, a daredevil smuggler involved in an audacious plot linked to Napoleon Bonaparte, to the intriguing ascent of Dahiru Mangal, a political figure alleged to have precipitated the decline of Nigeria's textile industry
New @DirtyLiePod ! Unfolding through an in-depth conversation unravel the mysteries of "fayawo", a common term used to denote smuggling in Nigeria, understand the roles of powerful figures, and legendary smuggling tales.