Tea With Tay Podcast

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Taymesan has an in-depth conversation with fashion icon, entrepreneur, lawyer and reality TV star, Chioma Ikowku popularly known as Chioma Goodhair. Co-founder of Goodhair, a prestigious hair company and a restauranteur, Chioma talks about starting her hair business at age 18 with her best friend, Kika. She also let's us into the Ikokwu home with stories of her chi...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Taymesan is joined by Chinonso Egemba, a medical doctor who uses storytelling to educate Nigerians on health issues and goes by the alias "Aproko Doctor". On the longest episode of Tea With Tay so far, we witness Aproko Doctor's riveting storytelling skills as he walks us through his childhood in Surulere (which for the larger part saw him help at his mom's roadsid...

If you're familiar with the Flavour-sung chorus that goes "Africa rapper number one oo, MI microphone audition oh", then you're familiar with the artistry of Jude Abaga, popularly known as MI Abaga and self-adulatingly as Mr Incredible. Arguably lauded as the best hip-hop export out of Africa, Taymesan takes a seat with the iconic rapper for a refreshing reverie on his childhood days in Jos, growi...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Taymesan is joined by Afrobeats star, Mayorkun who despite having several hits to his name has zero scandals. But before they go down limelight avenue, we take a look at Mayorkun's childhood with two artistic parents to meet Mayowa Adewale, the boy before the superstar. Mayorkun also shares about his banking history and how despite the tedium of his bank job, he st...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan sits with fashion designer extraordinaire and founder of Veekee James, Victoria James for a mindblowing tell-all on her childhood, her fashion origin, her success so far as well as her Christian faith. Born and bred in Ajegunle, Veekee James tells us about life as the first daughter to a widowed tailor mom. She gives us the tea on how she'd always been a hu...

Sometime in 2018, the Nigerian content creation scene on Instagram was taken by storm by a content creator with a vivid black-and-white theme and a passion for coaching other content creators. That content creator was Salem King. 5 years down the line, numerous widely spread videos and several brand deals in the bag, he's amassed an almost cult-like following with an active community of content cr...

What are your dreams and future aspirations; do they scare you or do they inspire you to keep pushing? On this episode of Tea With Tay Temisan takes a seat with renowned chef and Guinness World Records holder for the longest cooking marathon, Hilda Bassey, 4 years after she'd dreamed of notching that achievement. Now a restaurant owner and a culinary teacher to a total of more than 6,000 students,...

How informed are you on mental health, disorders and their therapies? On this episode of Tea With Tay and to mark World Mental Health Day, Temisan sits with a rather unexpected but much-needed guest, Funmto Ogunbanwo a clinical mental health therapist and founder of Ibi Ayo-- a therapy consultancy to have an in-depth conversation on the mental health terms that we're not only familiar with but are...

Everyone has a backstory. Everyone has a driving force that continues to push them past their limits. In this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan sits down with Abdulrahman Olaitan Ikuforiji aka Oxlade who is inarguably one of the most powerful voices of the new age of Afrobeats for a deep dive into his backstory and his driving force. Oxlade takes us back to the very beginning before his days as a r...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan seats with actress, beauty OG; model and video vixen back who was also housemate in Big Brother Africa, Beverly Osu. Aptly described by Temisan as a phenomenal talent in all ramifications, Beverly tells us about her childhood days, life as a student in a convent school and being expelled for being extra with all creative endeavours. Already a known name in...

They say the third time is the charm but the fifth episode of Tea With Tay featuring author and Jesus' brand influencer, Titoluwa Sam-Oladapo aka Tito the Writer packs a pleasantly unexpected punch you wouldn't see coming as it shatters many tables that Christians and several churchgoers lay on. An Ibadan-born and bred Christian, Tito had lived all her life as a devout churchgoer and minister in t...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by the very unique and inimitable star, Teni the Entertainer for what develops into a rollercoaster episode, filled with ups, downs and deeply introspective turns. A member of the prestigious Apata family, Teni takes us to different points in her life, her love-filled childhood amidst the trauma of losing her dad at age 2, her time in Atlanta, whe...

Can you imagine being an internet sensation at age 23 after building and maintaining a much-loved brand as a comedian, content creator, influencer, Youtuber and podcaster for 3 years? This is the story of Ogechi Ukonu popularly known as Caramel. On the third episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by the bubbling internet star and she takes us back to her childhood days when she knew no boundar...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by high-flying overachiever and tech CEO, Kennedy Ekezie. According to him, he is an unusual guest on the podcast, but according to Tay, he's most likely the richest so far. CEO of Kippa Africa which raised $10 million in the last quarter of 2022, Ekezie has always been an overachiever and had received an award from the late Queen Elizabeth hersel...

For the very first episode of the third season of Tea With Tay, Temisan's couch is graced by his former boss, superstar musician and music executive, IYANYAAAA! The Calabar-born star gives us a thrilling episode where he opens up on his childhood in Calabar, losing his father, his brother, struggling in school and finding his music talent. We also get an inspirational recount of how he got to cont...

As Season 2 of Tea With Tay comes to an end, Temisan is joined by Tobi Bakre who's currently the movie industry's man of the moment thanks to his killer role as Obalola on Prime Video's "Gangs Of Lagos." A photographer, fitness buff, reality TV star and talented actor, Tobi reveals the different sides to his brand which involve painting, photography and a 4-year stint in the banking and finance wo...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by Korty who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry as one of the most talented and ingenious YouTubers ever. However with a background in Computer Science, graphics designing, storytelling and video editing, Korty not only wants the world to know that she's more than a YouTuber but a filmmaker, but is also set on becoming a sup...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by superstar singer, rapper and songwriter, Victony whose music is currently top of mind, playlists and charts. On Tay's couch, the young star takes us back to the days before the fame as he recounts his childhood days in Iba, Lagos, his earlier years in the music game as a rapper before making the switch to Afrobeats and the ghastly car accident...

Many know of Lynxx, the rapper and the businessman but not many know the man behind the enigma. So on this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by Lynxx who makes an appearance as his authentic self; Chukie Edozien. A veteran rapper, businessman and owner of multiple companies, a graphic designer, actor and a dedicated Christian, on this episode we get to see the many sides of Lynxx that has...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan takes us on a journey through the minds and realities of most young Nigerians eager to leave the country in search of greener pastures a.k.a Japa, as he speaks to Chidinma Onianwa, a Process Safety Inspector in Oil & Gas who's keen on leaving the country. In conjunction with Seyi Alawode, who relocated to the country from the UK to run a tech startup, T...

Behind and before the glitz, glam and fame comes hard-work. On this episode of Tea With Tay, content creator, fashion designer, actress and influencer, Kie Kie joins Tay for an inspiring account on the many trial stages she went through before becoming the Kie Kie we know and love. Ever the energy bringer, Kie Kie doesn't fail to make us laugh as she recounts her childhood in Ibadan, her education...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, you get two hours of a mind-blowing tell-all into the background, mind and story of Denrele Edun. Now an icon and a veteran in the entertainment scene, famous for his daring and non-normative style and carriage, Denrele first made his chops as a child actor on NTA's Kiddivision 101, then in Unilag's Twilight Zone comedy show before becoming an un-inimitable force o...

We know her as 'Timeyin' in Blood Sisters and 'Zina' in Far From Home; and undoubtedly, as a fantastic actress. But on this episode of Tea With Tay, Nigerian TV star, Genoveva Umeh opens up on how a conviction that acting was nothing more than a hobby, had compelled her to shelve her passion for law. With one AMVCA nomination under her belt and an impressive portfolio working with Netflix and Show...

https://teawithtay.podlink.to/New-Episode When Mo'Cheddah hit the scene as a music star, there was no Twitter or Instagram. So on this episode of Tea With Tay, we get a blast from the past as Temisan is joined by the prolific singer, songwriter and rapper who rocked our screens in the early 2010s. Mo'Cheddah extensively shares on her inspiring music backstory as a teenage star, what fame entailed...

On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by a Nollywood icon of whom he is a fan; Ini Edo. An actor and a producer, Ini takes us back to her days of small beginnings in Akwa Ibom, from featuring in waka pass roles to starring in 'World's Apart'. Ini also takes us on a trip to Netflix's 'Shanty Town', her latest production which she co-produced and featured in, letting us in on her experi...