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In this bonus episode, we react to content from comedian Amberia Allen who highlights feeling trapped in ten-year marriage, dealing with her husband's obsession with planes, dealing with a child on the spectrum, questioning why all black people doubt technology, and why black women's hair takes so much time. Together, the duo narrate their personal experiences through the lens of Amberia with Naom...

This week, On The Spot returns with the duo calling up friends to ask random edgy questions on dating, one-night stands, celebrity hall passes, partners' level of sexual experience, causes for friendship breakups, a crush fancying you after you get into a relationship + MORE. They spill their raw and completely honest thoughts on these questions on the show creating even further conversation. It's...

Bonus Ep is back y'all!!! The duo returns with the bonus episode for midweek, and together they react to some hilarious yet interesting standup bits on sex from the iconic Wanda Sykes. DISCLAIMER!!! This episode is for adults only! Yup, shit got too nasty! Wanda Sykes' jokes got us discussing some sexual fantasies, our opinions on threesomes, sexual shame + MORE. Also, guys PLEASE WASH YOUR ASS! T...

In this special episode, the gang return to the studio to dissect the deplorable state of modern African culture in the hands of young people. We discuss in detail the fears of African culture becoming extinct in the future, our generation discarding the importance of speaking our local languages, failing to embrace and share our rich history, blaming the previous generation, and the ills of colon...

We start the year off with the uncertainties that surround starting over. We discuss the weird self-doubts we have when it's time to start something new or sojourn a different path from what you're used to, the intricacies around staying around in relationships and friendships with people because of the fear of starting over, being scared of a new phase, trauma from past interactions, dealing our...

This week, the duo are back in the studio for the last episode of the year, and together we look back at the year 2022 in what has become a tradition with the "Hindsight Ep." We discuss some of our favourites to our least favourite episodes from the year, our funniest moments on and off the podcast, rank our top 5 guests from best to worst during the year, the episodes our listeners enjoyed the mo...

In this episode, we had guest, Daniel Obuh a renowned baker in the country who gave us some insightful perspective on the ordeals of being a creative/entrepreneur, his unwillingness to work a 9-5, and how his lifestyle has changed drastically in the last six years. A lot of laughs but a healthy and informative conversation nonetheless. Enjoy the episode! Guest's IG Handle - @cakesbydharnael Commen...

In today's episode, we had guest Jachima Uchendu, on the show who talked about her experience cohabiting with her partner, the misconception about sex and cheating before marriage, the patriarchy, and life after marriage. Trust us to bring the funny, opposing perspectives, and rewriting the narrative. Enjoy the episode! Guest's IG Handle: @forzaspecialey Official IG Handle: @therealdanana

In this episode, we talk about how hard millennials try to keep a stressful job, savings not really being savings, paying bills while holding it down for the family. We also debate DRAKE & KANYE's new albums, BBN vs Gulder Ultimate Search return, Danny's birthday this week and more. Laugh and learn. Enjoy the episode! IG Handle - @therealdanana Send us your story - thespectrumpodcastdanana@gmail.c...

In this episode, we had guest Sofiia Daviid on the show, a young and inspiring author from Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State. Together, we dissected the story of a young girl who battled with the trauma of rape, abortion, body dysmorphia, and PTSD stemmed from sexual assaults suffered in the hands of her stepfather. An introspective and poignant conversation for all. Enjoy the episode! Downlo...

In this episode, we discuss cancel culture, its effect on human relationships, and debate its usefulness in today's society. We also talk sexual harassment in the workplace, the right cycle of friends, and Danny cheating on Naomie. A controversial but well rounded conversation. Trust us to bring the funny as well. Enjoy the episode!   Donate to the podcast - https://anchor.fm/daniel-odia/support ...

Heyy y'all! It's movie review time! This week, we are talking Spiderman - No Way Home deemed to be Marvel's biggest box office gross in the last few years. We discuss our highs and lows of the movie, the expectation levels for the major characters, our thoughts on the Spidermen reunion and more. We also the debate the greatest Marvel heroes of all time, our favorite Spiderman in the pecking order...

In this episode, we have guest Pst. Miracle on the show and together, we discuss the controversial concepts around religion. We talk about the historical misconceptions among religions across the globe, what religion reigns supreme if any, probing the polarizing doctrines in Christianity, Buddhism and Islam, the difference between religion and spirituality + more. A quintessential conversation for...

In this episode, the duo returns for movie review season this week, and together we break down James Cameron's new sequel Avatar: The Way of Water out in cinemas near you. Jake Sully and Ney'tiri have formed a family and must do everything to stay alive but it doesn't happen without twists and turns. We express our honest views on the storyline, expectations, performance and more. On Nana's Corner...

In this special sequel episode to the conversation around "The Supreme Religion", we are joined this week by an esteemed guest Hamzah Azeez. Together, we discuss the culture of growing up in a Muslim household, his personal difficulty in reconciling the killings carried out by Islam extremists versus what the Quran preaches about peace, Turkey's Islamization, navigating combative Christians, the d...

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the awkwardness around having the break up conversation with a partner. We discuss the intricacies of having that dreaded break up talk with your partner when you know it's over and vice versa, questioning the sincerity of love from the start, the cruelty of deceit, holding on to a partner who already quit + more. Enjoy this amazingly interesting episode!...

In this amazing episode, we debate the blanket statement of not caring about people's opinions, the level of reasonableness, why people only ever use the term "I don't care" for negative opinions and never for positive ones, the inability to care about how people see you, assessing the validity of people's words never affecting you, and evaluating where our ideas come from and if they are really o...

In this special episode, we dissect Marvel's latest blockbuster and probably the most anticipated movie of the year Black Panther: Wakanda Forever starring Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyongo, Tenoch Huerta, Danai Gurira and a host of other amazing casts. The plot tells the story of life in Wakanda after King T'Challa's (Chadwick Boseman) demise, the emergence and soon insurgence by the...

In this heartfelt episode, we are joined by the delectable Blessing. She opens up on the unreal realities of turning 30, the expectations of the girl-child at 18 of what she should be at 30, navigating the pressures from society on raising a family, the pool of dating in your 30s shrinking, the frustrations that come with women having to choose between their career, education, or starting a family...

In this episode, the duo delve into the idea of Breadcrumbing w hich describes sending little signs of affection to keep the attention of a suitor even when you have no desire to take things any further, its effect on the modern dating pool, the debate on the act being a feminine vs masculine trait, personal stories of breadcrumbing, serving a pastor your whole life, & more. On Nana's Corner,...

In this special episode, we kick off our entrepreneurial portion of the show with Versatile Professional Services expert, Simi who joins us this week to discuss her journey chartering the new industry of VSP, growing up, moving houses many times and having to change schools a lot, struggling to keep friends early on, her experience schooling and learning Mandarin in China, dealing with the devasta...

In this exciting movie episode, we dissect the movie Bullet Train starring the excellent Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Michael Shannon, Bryan Tyree Henry and a host of other impressive casts. The movie tells an actual life event in Japan, of an unlucky assassin who's determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs have gone off the rails. The conversation on Luck vs Fate, family dysf...

In this special episode, we kick off the podcast's new season with the controversial conversion on updating the oldest book in the world, The Bible.  The duo deliberate over the need to review the outdated doctrines in the bible as they contradict the acceptable practices of contemporary times, the question around God still using a pastor in spite of his sexuality, our realities negating the...

In this hallmark episode, we celebrate our 100th with our listeners! A huge feat for us at The  Spectrum Podcast. On the show, we start off with reading our fan letters and listening to their voice notes, roll back the early days of the podcast, our fights off the mic, the work ethic behind the scenes, prioritizing our friendship over the podcast, giving each other flowers, plans for the next...

In this episode, the series returns with Danny and his sister on the other side of the mic this week. In what would be Naomie's debut as a producer, she takes the Odia siblings down memory lane growing up in a military household, the uncommon dynamic between a brother and a sister, violence as kids, tussling for respect vs fighting against oppression, parental influence on actions and inactions, d...