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This week, the duo returns with some bonus content with comedian Reg Thomas who sparks the hilarious conversation in the studio about almost escaping having a child with a one-night stand, getting aroused from a massage, the insecurities that exist in a relationship, and lying to your therapist + MORE. We had so much fun reacting to Reg Thomas' jokes and punchlines back to back. Hold your ribs...

The gang returns with the movie review everyone has been eagerly anticipating, Chris Hemsworth's Extraction. In what many would call a new franchise, the action-packed thriller returns with its second installment following the success of the original in 2020. The plot tells the tale of Tyler Rake's resurrection from the dead to getting back into the business of killing targets only this ti...

In this episode, the duo reflect on the year thus far. We assess our expectations at the start of the year against the results, our failures, reflection on goals we have failed to achieve in the first half of the year, plans for the next half, the rollercoaster of emotions we have had to go through since the elections in February, feeling bad about our body image versus failed body goals, starting...

In the episode, we take a trip on memory lane reminiscing on the dreams we had as kids, the expectations we created unbeknownst of life exigencies, and the promises we made to ourselves and those around us. We highlight our personal future expectations ranging from marriage and kids before 25, securing wealth before 30, professional goals, and splurging on our parents as against the awful negating...

In this episode, the duo dissects the movie AIR starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis in what would be one of the best biopics of the year. The plot tells the story of the marketing geniuses behind the rise of the Nike brand in the 80s spearheaded by the legendary basketball player Michael Jordan. The movie highlights the immense doggedness of Sonny Vaccaro...

This week, the duo returns with a splitting conversation around "Too Soon" addressing the grey areas of the show of affection through each phase of dating, the weird dynamics that exist at each phase, falling for someone too early vs hiding your true feelings early on, how soon should one move from a break-up + MORE. On Nana's Corner, we discuss recording breaking Hilda Baci, Jonatha...

In this special episode, the duo funnily reminisce on "broke days" growing up as a kid, seeing the family struggle and moments when we realised our families weren't rich, growing up in harsh living conditions, our lowest moments, hitting rock bottom financially, and dealing with the anxiety that comes with being broke + more. On Nana's Corner, we discuss the British Monarch's...

In this episode, the duo returns to the studio this week to discuss the controversial question "Is Honesty Always The Best Policy?" sparking an even bigger debate on "When Are Lies Okay?" in our interactions with friends, partners, and families. The duo poke the idea that people don't always want the truth, we cover circumstances under which it's okay to tell a lie, whe...

It's movie review week y'all! And this week, the gang dissects the movie of the year so far in Michael B. Jordan's directorial debut Creed III. Together, the duo breaks down their favourite scenes, screenplays, and action from the movie while highlighting life lessons ranging from abandonment, losing a dream, guilt, communication, redemption, and retribution as expressed by the main ch...

The gang returns with another mid-week short episode for y'all, and together, we run commentary on comedian CP's standup which spikes the conversation around dealing with a passive-aggressive wife. He highlights partying in the strip club without his wife, the awkward treatment from his wife, fear of his marriage being over + MORE. This makes for good conversation on whether partners shoul...

In this episode, the crew returns with yet another introspective but interesting conversation as we discuss the awkwardness around asking for help compared to accepting help from people close to you or generally around you. The duo reflect on which was more difficult to admit as a problem, the dynamics of the relationship changing once help is refused, why we question why we deserve help, the prid...

This week, the duo return with a much relatable conversation on confronting the age-long question of, "Do People Really Get Over Their Exes?" The duo would go on to read moving stories of men and women who never got over their exes from Quora. This sparks the debate in the studio as the duo reminisces on personal stories of not moving on from an ex, the hurt, using a new partner as a reb...

On Bonus episode this week, we react to the legendary comedian Eddie Grifffin who sparks up conversations on the hilarious stories in the bible, and how crazy those stories sound in contemporary times. His stand-up addresses Jesus calling out his disciples on snitching, Lot's wife turning back into salt, how did Adam figure out sex for the first time with Eve, Moses vs Pharoah snake debacle +...

In this episode, the duo returns this week with an even more insightful conversation on becoming parents to our parents as adults, the switch from being dependent to independent, from seeking their approval to making decisions without them, the weird transition where your parents no longer relate with us from a place of fear but respect and more. On Nana's Corner, we discuss Blac Chyna's t...

In this special episode, we delve into the harsh reality of outgrowing friendships and managing the exit of such friendships, the awkward and uncomfortable feeling that comes with realising a friendship may not serve you anymore, reminiscing the times we felt had outgrown a friend and vice versa + MORE. On Nana's Corner, we discuss Jonathan Majors' alleged assault, Damson Idris, Donald Tru...

The gang is back in the studio this week, and we are talking about Kenya Barris' latest movie, "You People" on Netflix. Together, we dissect all talking points from the movie, our favourite scenes, ranking our favourite to least favourite comedic moments, discussed the issues of racial differences between families on the cusp of marriage, querying where we draw the line between racis...

In this special episode, Praiz joins us in the studio this week to share her story as a cancer survivor. In her own words, she describes vivid moments through the emotional rollercoaster of finding out her diagnosis, the turmoil from the tumour, navigating excruciating pain while going through chemotherapy, being over 20 pills a day, relinquishing the idea of losing her life, the strength of famil...

It's the mid-week bonus episode for y'all! The duo are back with another comic reaction episode, and together we react to comedian T. Murph who discusses being found attractive by gay men even though he's straight, his wife's comical perspective on him being attractive by gay men, and everything in-between. This sparks the conversation in the studio on dealing with attraction from same-sex, our ex...

In this amazing episode, the duo returns to the studio this week with the introspective question "Does attention translate to interest and vice versa?" together we discuss why people lie about their interest or attention bandwidth in conversations and interactions with people, friendships, and relationships, querying the validity of brutal honesty, and ranking our interest and attention experience...

In this special episode, we discuss Nigeria's presidential elections, the uproar, the tension, partisan and tribalistic politics in Nigeria, condemning the corruption exhibited by the electoral body, disenfranchisement at polling units, Banky W's loss at the polls, putting celebrity on pedestals, clerics' influence on voting in the church + MORE. On Nana's Corner, we talk about Michael B. Jordan b...

This week, the duo returns to the studio for the post-valentine episode, and together, we discuss the theme of love, gift giving and debunking the idea of "It's the thought that counts"   but the value of the gift, gifting experiences vs gifting material things, our generation becoming one that hates on love but encourages toxicity, love shaming, posting your partner online + MORE. On Nana's...

Bonus Ep returns this week y'all! This week, we react to comedian Ron Taylor whose stand-up spikes the conversation around the uselessness of going to school your whole life and not being to become a professional at a single subject, convenient sex during the pandemic with a flatmate, and his hilarious takes on abortion rights. The duo discuss talking points from the comedian, reminisce on how poi...

In this special episode, author Maranatha Abutu returns to the show. In her new book, Friendship Illusion she tells the story of a driven young woman in her 30s whose route to finding true love and fulfilment is clogged by an array of chaos, trauma, friendship and relationship betrayal, deceit, cultural idiosyncracies, and decadence. Together, we translate the salacious real-life experiences highl...

In the episode, the duo are back in the studio, and discuss the poignant conversation around our fears of the future as millennials, the fear of never getting married, fear of ending up alone without friends in our 50s, how women have men as a money-making safety nets, fear of sudden death and the difficulty in accepting that as a stage in life, dealing with the reality of losing our parents in th...

In this special episode, we react to the biggest RnB album of 2022 in SOS  performed by the delectable SZA. We dissect our top five songs each from the album, the level of toxicity in RnB today compared to artists from the 90s, our thoughts on couples wanting to kill each other after a bad break-up, the unhealthy thirst for the rebound, hoe phase, men exploiting women in their teens, ranking the a...