Topic: Nigeria

4 chapters across the catalog

98: Mixed Up
2:04:35 - 2:11:15

98: Mixed Up

Genetic Harvesting and the Poaching of Global Talent

The hosts propose that the promotion of interracial dating among elite black athletes, such as Patrick Mahomes, is a form of "genetic harvesting" by the system. They also discuss the "brain drain" where the smartest individuals from countries like Nigeria, India, and Iraq are poached for American tech and medical sectors, leaving their home nations depleted of talent.

75: What U Gonna Do Cuzz
28:02 - 30:26

75: What U Gonna Do Cuzz

HBCU Bomb Threats, Supreme Court Nominations and Fear

The discussion touches on recent bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and President Biden's pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Mo Facts suggests these events contribute to a climate of fear and uncertainty. An anecdote about a Nigerian podcaster highlights the "nocebo effect," where fear itself can manifest physical illness.

37: A Shell Game
1:02:30 - 1:06:46

37: A Shell Game

Ken Saro-Wiwa and Shell's Collaboration with Dictatorships

Shell Oil is accused of collaborating with the Nigerian government to suppress the Ogoni people, leading to the 1995 hanging of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. The hosts discuss how the company uses corporate philanthropy to "whitewash" its history of complicity in murder and environmental destruction.