Joey Akan sits down with Taaooma, one of Nigeria's most-watched comedy creators, to talk about the work of making things up for a living.

Taaooma's career is built on invention. She found comedy in the edit, learned to read an audience nobody had taught her to read, and figured out how to put a price on work that did not have a playbook. She builds her characters from the people she meets every day, then decides which of them are worth keeping. Sometimes that means scrapping content she has already finished.

She talks about the discipline behind the jokes, why feedback matters more than applause, her fear of the stage, and the pressure of creating while the whole internet is watching. Underneath all of it is a harder kind of invention: keeping Taaooma the person separate from the characters people have come to love.

A conversation about how you keep inventing, and keep yourself, when creativity becomes your job.

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Tunde Onakoya sits down with Joey Akan for a conversation about pain, purpose, conviction and the unlikely path that led him to build Chess in Slums Africa.

From growing up in a Lagos slum and discovering chess, to choosing to stay in Nigeria when he had the opportunity to leave, Tunde reflects on the experiences that shaped his understanding of purpose and his decision to turn personal pain into something meaningful.

He talks about the first seven years of building with almost no resources, the “delusion” required to keep pursuing an idea nobody else could see, and what it means to create a new path when there is no blueprint to follow.

The conversation also explores poverty, education, sacrifice, influence, sustainability, storytelling and the responsibility that comes with building something that affects other people’s lives.

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In this deep-dive episode of The Joey Akan Experience, Nollywood actress, producer, and entrepreneur Tope Olowoniyan sits down for a raw, unfiltered conversation about what it really takes to build a sustainable career in Nigerian film.She breaks down the fundamental difference between music and movies — why one person can control a song while filmmaking remains a community project at the mercy of countless moving parts. Tope shares how she now chooses projects with extreme intentionality (who’s directing, producing, and acting alongside her), the constant dance between commercial viability and pure artistry, and why so many promising films never see the light of day.

The conversation goes even deeper into the craft itself: the radical self-abandonment required for powerful performances, how real-life experiences fuel emotional authenticity, the physical and mental toll of living inside characters (and the rituals she uses to “detox” afterward), and the challenges of marketability in an industry that often prioritizes social media numbers over talent.

From her transformative role in King of Boys to the emotional intensity of projects like Between Silence and Truth, Tope reflects on growth, purpose, the lack of long-term systems in Nollywood, and why creatives must dream beyond the next Netflix deal or quick YouTube cash-out.

This is one of those rare industry conversations that feels both practical and philosophical — equal parts career advice, creative manifesto, and honest industry diagnosis.

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Cynthia Ogunsemilore takes us beyond the boxing ring to reveal what it truly takes to build a career, fight for an Olympic dream, and navigate the broken systems within Nigerian boxing. Semilore walks us through her journey to discovering boxing, the fights that shaped her career, competing at the highest level, and the realities of surviving as a female boxer in Nigeria.

From qualifying for the Olympics, to a management contract she later realized trapped her, and grueling fight to free herself. Despite the pressure of competition, politics and limitations surrounding the sport -- Cynthia remains steadfast in fighting for her career and the Olympic dream she refuses to give up on.

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Nollywood has no shortage of talent. What it lacks is the infrastructure to hold onto it. Joey Akan sits down with award-winning actress Omowunmi Dada for a conversation about identity, purpose, fame and the realities of building a life in Nigerian entertainment.

Omowunmi reflects on her journey as an actress, the values that have shaped who she is, the emotional demands of inhabiting different characters, and why she sees acting as more than a career. She opens up about fame, money, finding yourself, and the importance of telling African stories — especially stories about African women. She talks about what the industry's broken distribution and training pipelines cost the people trying to build in it, why she started teaching, and what she thinks the next generation needs that she never had.

The conversation also explores Nollywood’s evolving industry, the challenges around distribution and training, and what it takes to build stronger pathways for African talent. Omowunmi shares how her work has extended beyond the screen, including her experience teaching and passing knowledge to the next generation.

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What if one of the most famous stories from ancient history has a connection to Nigeria?

In Episode 5 of The Joey Akan Experience, Joey Akan sits down with archaeologist Stan Nwosu to explore the stories, discoveries and questions surrounding Africa’s past — including the intriguing possibility of a connection between the Queen of Sheba and Osun State.

From archaeology and ancient civilizations to the histories we inherited and the ones still waiting to be uncovered, Stan offers a different way of looking at what we think we know about our past.

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Joey Akan sits down with food critic and cultural commentator Opeyemi Famakin for a conversation that goes far beyond restaurants and reviews.

From his early days in journalism to becoming one of Nigeria’s most influential food voices, Opeyemi reflects on the journey that transformed his career and reshaped how Nigerians think about food. He explains why many Nigerians have a limited understanding of their own culinary heritage, how poverty influences food choices, and why documenting regional cuisines has become more important than ever.

Opeyemi also shares stories from his travels across Nigeria and 16 countries, exploring the diversity of local dishes, the cultural differences that define Nigerian food, and the overlooked traditions that deserve greater recognition. He opens up about the realities of being a food critic, the impact of social media on local businesses, and why criticism, when done right, can preserve culture as much as it shapes public taste.

This is a thoughtful conversation about food, identity, storytelling, culture, and the responsibility of documenting one of Nigeria’s richest but least understood cultural assets.

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Joey Akan sits down with Ifá and Èṣù priestess Oreoluwa in one of the most spiritually charged and historically rich conversations of the season.

From Bible competitions and prayer warrior to becoming one of Nigeria’s most unapologetic voices in Yoruba traditional religion, Oreoluwa takes us on her powerful journey of spiritual awakening. She opens up about growing up deeply Christian in a traditional Yoruba family, the church experiences that shattered her faith, and how a Facebook group during the 2020 lockdown led her into a life-changing rabbit hole.

Oreoluwa breaks down the deliberate mistranslation of Èṣù as Satan, the role of Christian missionaries in the transatlantic slave trade, the erased legacy of the Yoruba slave who invented the smallpox vaccine, and why White people are now flying to Nigeria to learn the very spiritual system Nigerians were taught to fear and abandon.

This is a bold conversation on African identity, ancestral power, decolonizing spirituality, and why Africa must return to Ifá worship to reclaim its medicine, power, and future.

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