Ruminations with Ohiro Oni-Eseleh

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh interviews two social work educators, Professors Schanica Pickens and Cynthia Swangin, and two consultants, Dr. Brian Leander of Leander & Associates and Ms. Felicia Callis-Guerrier of Alabaster Consulting about racism in the United States.  Together, they explore the realities of racism and police brutality, as well as the circumstances surrounding the recent...

In this interview, Professor Schanica Pickens speaks candidly about some of the realities of being a black professional in higher education in the United States.  In doing so, she also exposes the listener/audience to issues of race, gender and discrimination in the larger American society. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ep...

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh laments that state of a world whose leadership is now largely dominated by liars.  He describes lying leaders as a scourge to the arenas in which they lead and argues that they are responsible for much of the world's ills. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.c...

This episode focuses on society's margins and exposes some of the realities of our relationship with those who live on those margins.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh examines life, living and death.  He argues that social relationships might be better if we if we understood and accepted these realities. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses the role of fear and social rejection in fostering otherism.  He proffers some solutions for change. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explores the value of silence and argues that silence is not always golden. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explores his country's responses to gun violence and addresses the fact that the nation's attention always tends to drift once media lights turn away from the crime scenes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explores some historical demonstrations of pure love and discusses its practical value for an increasingly disturbed world, This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

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In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses that value of engaging in a journey of self-discovery and argues that this journey is an essential task for everyone. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

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In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh examines the concept and practicalities of hope and argues that hope must have appropriate supportive structures and framework  for it to be realizable.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses the importance of social action and recommends taking a stand on issues. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explores the concept of brilliance within the context of leadership and argues that many of the world's problems result from the rise to leadership positions people who disregard brilliance and rely instead on their ability to lie and deceive those who they lead. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses our human tendency to create tangled webs for ourselves and suggests that it is often possible to stop and redirect ourselves before our webs become too entangled and too difficult for us to extricate ourselves.. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In the episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses a recent trip to Nigeria, examines the state of the country and concludes that Nigerians must change if the country is to change for the better This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In the episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh reflects on his birthday This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

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In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses political leadership in the context of a play in which those who govern are the protagonists and those who they govern accept their relegation to the sidelines as mere onlookers instead of being active participants in shaping the societies that they live in. He argues that our world is replete with social injustice largely because political leaders have...

In this podcast episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explores the festive period that is the end of one year and the beginning of another and examines the attending celebrations within the context of pain, suffering and joy. He argues that most emotions, as are many life experiences, are felt alone. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...

In the episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explores some products of freedom and invites listeners who, like him, are free to consider engaging in actions that lead to freedom for those who are in bondage. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses some of the challenges of aging in an African Continent where older persons are said to be held in utmost regard. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

In the episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explores some of the lessons of his youth and finds a place for it in history and in the context of today's world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ohiro.substack.com

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