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The Afropolitan Podcast Hosted by Chika Uwazie & Eche Emole This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a mirror to the soul of the African diaspora. Each week, co-hosts Chika & Eche sit down with founders, culture-shapers, and bold thinkers to explore the truth behind the highlights, shedding light on grief, growth, legacy, power, identity, and everything in between. You’ll hear the stories you won’t find on panels. The questions most people are too afraid to ask. The answers that stay with you long after the episode ends. From billion-dollar builders to first-gen visionaries, we go there. About Afropolitan: Afropolitan is building a digital nation for Africans and the diaspora—powered by culture, capital, and code. The podcast is one piece of a global movement to create infrastructure for Black and African ambition at scale. This is the sound of a new era. Raw. Soulful. Unapologetically Afropolitan. Watch on Youtube as well https://www.youtube.com/@Afropolitan?sub_confirmation=1

  1. 6 days ago ·  Video

    Lagos Governorship Candidate Exposes Why He Turned Down MILLIONS!

    Everyone believes power in Lagos belongs to one man, that he holds it, transfers it at his pleasure, and there's nothing anybody can do about that. GRV has spent three years trying to prove that's a myth. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) is an architect, activist, and the ADC's gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State, one of the most recognizable political figures of his generation. He took his 2023 election petition all the way to the Supreme Court, and he's back with a harder, more organized run at 2027. In this episode, we get into how Lagos government actually works from the ward level up, the ₦160 million generator hidden in the state budget, carrying a five-generation Lagos family legacy, the Funsho Williams murder that still shapes Lagos politics today, the diaspora land scam that still haunts him, why he calls integrity "expensive," and his unfiltered message to Nigerians abroad thinking about coming home. WHERE TO FIND GBADEBO RHODES-VIVOUR (GRV) Campaign Website: https://grvlagos.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/GRVlagos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grvlagos/ X/Twitter (Media): https://x.com/grvlagosmedia Instagram (Media): https://www.instagram.com/grvlagosmedia/ Become a Member of The Room (Afropolitan Private Membership) Join our private community for deeper insights and exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast EPISODE SPONSORS Zobo Money — Zobo is a money transfer app built for Africans in the diaspora. It lets you send money from the US, UK, and Europe to countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and more. https://www.zobo.money/afropolitan BONUS OFFER: Use code AFROPOLITAN and get a $10 bonus when you sign up, complete your KYC, and send $50 or more to Africa. CONVO BY AFROPOLITAN Book 1:1 calls with Africa's boldest thinkers: https://convo.vip/ AFROPOLITAN Twitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast Newsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletter Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast Timestamps: 0:00 – The Biggest Myth About Power in Lagos 1:41 – Quick Ask Before We Go Deeper (Subscribe to the Afropolitan Family) 2:03 – Is Lagos Really a Six-Horse Race? 4:19 – Why 2027 Feels Different From 2023 5:48 – "The Worst Experience in 20 Years": How Bad Governance Broke the Naira 6:59 – Divide and Rule: How Tribal Politics Kept Nigerians Fighting Each Other 9:39 – What Happens When Voters Finally Wake Up 10:26 – Breaking Down the Six-Horse Race 12:28 – How Lagos Government Actually Works, Ward to State 17:23 – What a Governor Controls That the President Can't Touch 19:04 – The IGR Number Every Diaspora Nigerian Should Know 20:40 – Where Do Lagos's Trillions Actually Go? 23:03 – The ₦160 Million Generator: Inside Lagos's Budget Padding 26:37 – Carrying a Five-Generation Lagos Legacy 27:22 – How Fighting GMOs Turned Into a Political Career 28:38 – The Grand-Uncle Who Died Bombing Nazi Germany 29:46 – "Integrity Is Expensive": Why Not Everyone Can Afford to Stand 32:55 – Zobo Money: How GRV Sends Money Home 33:35 – Why Nigeria's Elite Have Failed the Country 34:04 – From "The Giant of Africa" to Where We Are Now 41:15 – Philosopher Kings vs. Rulers: What Real Leadership Looks Like 45:19 – The Murder That Still Haunts Lagos Politics (Funsho Williams) 48:56 – What a Singapore Minister's Salary Taught Him About Corruption 51:58 – Why Nigerians Sell Their Votes, and Why He Won't Judge Them 53:48 – How a Clean Politician Gets Compromised From the Inside 55:16 – "A Part of Me Died After the Election Cycle" 58:19 – Going to the Supreme Court and Losing 1:01:46 – His Honest Message to Nigerians in the Diaspora 1:07:23 – The Diaspora Land Scam That Still Haunts Him 1:09:04 – "Why Are These Things Unthinkable?": Naming What We Normalize 1:10:51 – We Glamorize Our Suffering, and He's Tired of It 1:14:14 – The Demolition, the Tear Gas, and the Man Beaten in Front of Him 1:16:21 – Anthony Joshua's Emergency and What It Says About All of Us 1:19:20 – The Direct Question: Can He Actually Win? 1:22:01 – Why He Left the Coalition Talks and Joined the ADC 1:24:06 – Building a 50-Year Plan for Black People 1:28:59 – "We Should Be Like Wakanda": On Africa's Vulnerability 1:33:47 – Why Africa Needs Leaders Who Plan in Secret 1:37:51 – The Federalist Papers Quote That Explains Africa's Struggle 1:41:31 – What Lee Kuan Yew Understood That Nigeria's Leaders Don't 1:43:27 – "I Will Not Go to Court": His Line in the Sand 1:46:35 – Rapid Fire: Food, Cities, Songs and Regrets 1:47:59 – The Man He Calls His Hero 1:48:52 – The Unpopular Decision That Cost Him Support 1:53:38 – His Real Plan to Win Lagos 1:55:05 – What Power Does to People Who Were Never Ready for It

  2. 29 Jul ·  Video

    Billionaire Ex-Gubernatorial Candidate Exposes Why Nigerian Politics Is Rigged

    Tonye Cole co-founder of Sahara sit down with Eche Emole and Chika Uwazie, one of Africa's largest energy conglomerates, and a Nigerian politician who walked away from the comfort of the private sector to run for office. An architect by training who started out making models for cash in his university years, he went bankrupt overnight when a new administration cancelled every contract his young company had and rebuilt. In this episode we get into why power trumps money every single time, the trick he and his partners used to get around Nigeria's expatriate bias in the '90s, why politics in Nigeria functions like a lottery ticket, what he learned processing the 2023 election, the three reasons business partnerships collapse, 43 years of compounding and why he says he can't go broke, the difference between outward humility and inward pride, and how his wife's housemanship salary kept the family alive while he built the company. Also: mental health, grief, and the year his mother died. A long, unhurried conversation about power, faith, and building something that outlasts you. Become a Member of The Room (Afropolitan Private Membership) Join our private community for deeper insights and exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast EPISODE SPONSORS Zobo Money — Zobo is a money transfer app built for Africans in the diaspora. It lets you send money from the US, UK, and Europe to countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and more. https://www.zobo.money/afropolitan BONUS OFFER: Use code AFROPOLITAN and get a $10 bonus when you sign up, complete your KYC, and send $50 or more to Africa. AFROPOLITAN Twitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast Newsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletter Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast

  3. 22 Jul ·  Video

    Preston Ideh: Why Data is the Most Valuable Asset in Africa

    Preston Ideh is the co-founder and CEO of Stears, the company building the data infrastructure for African markets (think Crunchbase meets the Bloomberg Terminal, built for Africa). A UK-qualified lawyer who walked away from big law, moved back to Nigeria, and bet everything on one idea: information is power, and Africa is dangerously under-documented. In this episode we get into why data is "structured history," how investors quietly hold the edge over founders, the real difference between PE and VC money, why the next wave of African wealth is hiding in boring businesses, what the AI shift means for builders, and a rare, personal story about learning grief far too young. One of our sharpest conversations yet on money, power, and what it actually takes to build. Become a Member of The Room (Afropolitan Private Membership) Join our private community for deeper insights and exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast EPISODE SPONSORS Zobo Money — Zobo is a money transfer app built for Africans in the diaspora. It lets you send money from the US, UK, and Europe to countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and more. https://www.zobo.money/afropolitan BONUS OFFER: Use code AFROPOLITAN and get a $10 bonus when you sign up, complete your KYC, and send $50 or more to Africa. CONVO BY AFROPOLITAN Book 1:1 calls with Africa's boldest thinkers: https://convo.vip/ WHERE TO FIND PRESTON IDEH LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/preston-timeyin-ideh-06484775 X/Twitter: https://x.com/TimeyinPI Stears (website): https://www.stears.co Stears on X/Twitter: https://x.com/StearsInsights Stears on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stearsco Stears on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stears AFROPOLITAN Twitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast Newsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletter Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Cold open 0:41 – The #1 thing you need to build in Nigeria 1:42 – Building a network from scratch (Twitter DMs & Saturday breakfasts) 3:58 – From UK lawyer to founder: the pivot home 6:01 – Nigerian law school, wig and tie 6:50 – "Data is a form of power" 8:03 – Why data is structured history 9:02 – The investor's edge founders don't have 10:17 – Why Nigeria didn't rebase its GDP for 20 years 14:41 – What Opay & Moneypoint reveal about the informal economy 16:36 – Inside The Room (Patreon) 17:29 – A word from Zobo Money 18:12 – The cultural reasons Africans won't share data 23:21 – What Stears actually is 25:02 – PE vs VC: how the money really works 28:51 – Boring businesses that make money 30:40 – Growth vs profitability: what investors want now 33:24 – The unsexy businesses that will build wealth 35:02 – Logistics, cold storage & agriculture 40:04 – Creative industries as a dollar export 42:25 – The $10 trillion succession problem 44:10 – Why Nigerian family businesses don't sell 49:09 – Franchises: iFitness, Chicken Republic & the PE playbook 55:07 – AI, data, and the future of Stears 56:29 – Why people are the real friction with AI 1:00:34 – Advice to founders who just raised: slow down 1:01:34 – The Loyola plane crash & learning grief young 1:05:27 – What legacy means in the age of AI 1:08:29 – Rapid fire 1:09:45 – Due diligence, culture & "remote intelligence" 1:12:22 – Who needs to be on this couch next?

  4. 15 Jul ·  Video

    Eni Aluko: How Suing The FA Made Her More Money Than Playing For England

    She went from a Birmingham estate to 104 caps for England, qualified as a lawyer at one of the most elite firms in the world, and wrote a six-figure check to prove women's football is an investable asset. But Eni Aluko's story was never just about sport. In this episode, Eche and Chika sit down with Eni Aluko — former England and Chelsea striker, qualified solicitor, sporting director, and investor — for a conversation about identity, money, and what it costs to stand alone. Eni breaks down why she put her own money into women's football, what she learned taking on the FA and winning a landmark case against Joey Barton, and how Blackness feels different living between the US and the UK. She gets honest about the friendships she lost, the version of herself she had to grieve, and why she'd rather be respected than liked. This is a conversation about legacy, power, and who gets to control the narrative — and it's our first-ever sit-down with a sports figure on the couch. Become a Member of The Room (Afropolitan Private Membership) https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast — EPISODE SPONSORS Zobo Money — Zobo is a money transfer app built for Africans in the diaspora. It lets you send money from the US, UK, and Europe to countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and more. https://www.zobo.money/afropolitan BONUS OFFER: Use code AFROPOLITAN and get a $10 bonus when you sign up, complete your KYC, and send $50 or more to Africa. Hisa — Borderless investments for Africa. Use code AFROPOLITAN: https://hisa.co/ CONVO BY AFROPOLITAN Book 1:1 calls with Africa's boldest thinkers: https://convo.vip/ — WHERE TO FIND ENI ALUKO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enialuko X/Twitter: https://x.com/Eni_Aluko LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/eniola-aluko-mbe-4922032a — AFROPOLITAN Twitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast Newsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletter Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast — #AfropolitanPodcast #EniAluko #WomensFootball #Diaspora 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Why women's football is an investable asset 3:45 - The six-figure check into Mercury 13 7:48 - Birmingham estate, a senator father, an economist grandfather 10:02 - Her mother's sacrifice as a young immigrant 12:18 - Running law and football in parallel 14:48 - The one phone call that changed everything 17:08 - Grieving the "magic circle partner" she could have been 18:44 - The doors football opened: World Cups, royalty, CAF & UEFA 22:14 - The Room on Patreon 23:07 - Zobo Money 23:50 - Blackness in the US vs the UK 28:42 - Stephen Bartlett, proximity to whiteness & African identity 33:17 - Who protects Black women? Shicks & Gigs, BAFTAs, Michael B. Jordan 36:46 - Class: the UK ceiling vs Nigerian "splash" 39:48 - Ambition, guilt, and the UK tax exodus 43:18 - The FA case and standing on principle 45:59 - Taking on Joey Barton and setting a legal precedent 48:06 - What the fight cost her — and getting herself back 50:28 - What the storm revealed about friendship 55:02 - When she stopped hiding being Nigerian 56:39 - On being disliked: haters, Meghan Markle & security 1:00:30 - Online accountability, anonymity & her work with Ofcom 1:03:01 - Living up to her name: dignity and wealth 1:04:40 - Firing managers, Abramovich & the Chelsea winning culture 1:07:27 - Players as assets and the private-equity model in football 1:09:44 - Player leverage: Messi, Beckham & Ronaldo 1:11:40 - Apple TV vs Netflix in sports 1:12:53 - The 2026 World Cup ticket mess 1:17:13 - Why Mexico is the "real Bali" 1:18:22 - Spa & wellness culture in Mexico and Lagos 1:20:18 - Investing in African sports infrastructure 1:23:55 - The AFCON final drama: Senegal, Morocco & the walk-off 1:27:15 - Hisa 1:28:27 - Rapid fire 1:37:54 - Who should be in the chair next 1:41:26 - Come home: the diaspora pulling back to the continent

  5. 8 Jul ·  Video

    We Are A Generation Of Influencers, Not Builders

    Iyinoluwa "Iyin" Aboyeji helped build two of Africa's most important tech companies — Andela and Flutterwave. Now he's after something bigger: making sure every African can earn at least $10,000 a year by leveraging AI. In this episode, Iyin sits down with Eche and Chika to break down why "investing is for lazy people," the two competing visions of the future (America vs. China), why the real origins of AI trace back to Africa, and why anyone in the diaspora who doesn't come home in the next two years may regret it. A conversation about power, capital, energy, and who you actually choose to build for. Become a Member of The Room (Afropolitan Private Membership) Join our private community for deeper insights and exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast EPISODE SPONSORS Zobo Money — Zobo is a money transfer app built for Africans in the diaspora. It lets you send money from the US, UK, and Europe to countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and more. https://www.zobo.money/afropolitan BONUS OFFER: Use code AFROPOLITAN and get a $10 bonus when you sign up, complete your KYC, and send $50 or more to Africa. Hisa — Borderless investments for Africa. Use code AFROPOLITAN: https://hisa.co/ CONVO BY AFROPOLITAN Book 1:1 calls with Africa's boldest thinkers: https://convo.vip/ WHERE TO FIND IYIN ABOYEJI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iaboyeji X/Twitter: https://x.com/iaboyeji LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eaboyeji Future Africa: https://www.future.africa/ Accelerate Africa: https://acceler8.africa/ AFROPOLITAN Twitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast Newsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletter Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – "Investing is for lazy people" 2:27 – Two visions of the future: America vs. China 7:11 – How China engineered 70 years of growth 9:43 – A message to the diaspora 14:13 – Breaking down the Dangote blueprint 19:01 – The mission: every African earning $10,000 a year 26:44 – Trump, power, and who you make money for 33:41 – Sponsor: Zobo Money 36:01 – The real origins of AI 42:36 – Inside the raise: radical capital, built for Africa 46:38 – Why Africa wins the energy war 49:23 – Owning the rails: data, goods, and payments 53:32 – Data centers, Netflix, and the creative economy 1:00:18 – Building the diaspora bridge with intention 1:09:14 – Future Africa and the fundraising reset 1:15:32 – Co-founders, equity, and valuing contribution 1:29:47 – Accelerate Africa vs. Y Combinator 1:32:32 – One executive order from eviction: why come home 1:39:33 – "Anybody who doesn't come home in the next two years…" 1:43:59 – Unicorns, monopolies, and the Dangote debate 1:48:24 – Validation vs. inspiration 1:59:59 – Who needs to be in the room 2:02:03 – The closing question: who belongs on this chair

  6. 3 Jul ·  Video

    Nelson Mandela's Widow Has One Warning for the Diaspora

    Join us for a historic fireside chat with Her Excellency Graça Machel—liberation fighter, former Education Minister of Mozambique, global humanitarian, and the only woman in modern history to serve as First Lady of two nations. Three days before the first G20 Summit ever held on African soil, this conversation couldn't be more timely. As world leaders gather in Johannesburg, we're asking the uncomfortable questions about partnership, investment, and what authentic solidarity looks like between Canada and Africa. WHO IS GRAÇA MACHEL? At 80, Graça Machel has spent six decades transforming institutions and challenging power structures. As Mozambique's first Education Minister (1975-1989), she increased enrollment from 40% to over 90% and reduced illiteracy from 93% to 72%—with limited resources but unlimited determination. Through the Graça Machel Trust, she's enrolled 5,200+ women entrepreneurs across seven countries, created 30,000+ jobs, and unlocked $5 million in funding pipelines. She's Deputy Chair of The Elders, Chancellor of African Leadership University, and has the credibility to tell uncomfortable truths that others won't. WHAT WE'LL DISCUSS: ✅ Why Canada's Africa Strategy launched with zero new funding—and what needs to change ✅ Can extractive industries ever be true development partners? ✅ How Africa's $4 trillion in mobilizable capital could transform the continent ✅ The AfCFTA opportunity: 1.3 billion people, $6.7 trillion market by 2030 ✅ What gender-lens investing gets wrong—and what it should look like ✅ From aid dependency to investment-driven prosperity: the paradigm shift Africa demands ✅ What Canada's Prime Minister should say at the G20 in three days WHY THIS MATTERS NOW: This isn't a retrospective celebration. It's a strategic intervention. With the G20 in Johannesburg, Canada holding the G7 presidency, and Africa at a critical inflection point, this conversation will hold comfortable assumptions accountable. Machel has earned the right to be "frank and unrestrained" (her words). We're creating space for the truth Canadian decision-makers need to hear—from someone who's built institutions, governed nations, and delivered measurable results across decades. HOSTED BY: The Afropolitan Podcast DATE: November 19, 2025 LOCATION: University of Toronto JOIN THE CONVERSATION: - Drop your questions and thoughts in the live chat - Subscribe and turn on notifications - Tag us and share widely FOLLOW GRAÇA MACHEL TRUST: LinkedIn: @Graça Machel Trust Facebook: @TheGraçaMachelTrust Instagram: @g_macheltrust Twitter: @G_MachelTrust FOLLOW AFROPOLITAN: For unfiltered conversations with Africa's boldest builders and visionaries. - Website: https://www.afropolitan.io - Newsletter: https://afropolitan.io/newsletter - Twitter: https://x.com/afropolitan - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/afropolitannation/ A luta continua. The struggle continues. #GraçaMachel #AfricanLeadership #G20Summit #CanadaAfricaStrategy #WomenInBusiness #AfCFTA #EconomicDevelopment #TheElders #AfropolitanPodcast #GlobalLeadership #WomenCreatingWealth #AfricanEntrepreneurship

  7. 1 Jul ·  Video

    These AI Stocks Could Print Millionaires You're Investing in AI Wrong

    She turned $30,000 and one stubborn goal into an eight-figure fortune — then almost lost herself building it. Teri Ijeoma quit her job as an assistant principal, put $30,000 of trading education on a credit card, and went on to make her first million dollars in a single day. In this episode she breaks down the number one myth about trading options, the $26,000 loss that taught her everything, how to actually invest $1,000 right now, her three-layer framework for investing in AI, and the wound that made her rich but still hasn't healed. WHERE TO FIND TERI IJEOMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teriijeoma TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teriijeoma Twitter/X: https://x.com/teriijeoma Teri's Latest Book The Risk Worth Taking: https://www.theriskworthtaking.com Become a Member of The Room (Afropolitan Private Membership) Join our private community for deeper insights and exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast EPISODE SPONSORS Zobo Money — Zobo is a money transfer app built for Africans in the diaspora. It lets you send money from the US, UK, and Europe to countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and more. https://www.zobo.money/afropolitan BONUS OFFER: Use code AFROPOLITAN and get a $10 bonus when you sign up, complete your KYC, and send $50 or more to Africa. Hisa — Borderless investments for Africa. Use code AFROPOLITAN: https://hisa.co/ CONVO BY AFROPOLITAN Book 1:1 calls with Africa's boldest thinkers: https://convo.vip/ AFROPOLITAN Twitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast Newsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletter Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast 0:00 The $26,000 loss in a single trade 1:08 Quick subscribe break 1:24 Afropolitan goes global (recording in the US) 1:48 The #1 myth people believe about trading options 2:30 Do you have to be glued to your screen to trade? 3:28 From assistant principal to multimillionaire trader 5:18 Betting half her salary on a credit card 6:27 Why Black wealth-building can't wait 30 years 7:39 Setting realistic expectations for your returns 8:49 How to navigate losses: the Pandora story 11:01 Position size, stop losses & reward-to-risk 12:36 Discipline, greed & FOMO in trading 14:20 What growing up taught her about money 16:09 Minister and millionaire: faith and wealth 17:20 Black tax & "you have to work for it" 18:29 The Room on Patreon 19:25 Zobo Money 20:05 Are courses still worth it in the AI era? 21:55 Scaling from 35 to 35,000 students — and burning out 23:30 The breaking point: booking a flight to Mexico 24:45 Tony Robbins & the six core needs 26:55 The five types of wealth & grieving relationships 28:58 When did she finally feel free? 30:47 How losing a friend became the catalyst 32:30 Why she wrote The Risk Worth Taking as a novel 33:47 The four C's of taking any risk 35:35 How to invest $1,000 right now 38:36 Investing in AI: the three-layer pyramid 40:33 The $500K AI portfolio that returned $200K 43:32 The wound that made her rich 46:28 The dinner-table wealth gap 47:33 Grading herself on the five types of wealth 50:46 Alignment, energy & the hustle trap 51:34 Hitting her first million & the emptiness after 53:41 Learning to teach and scale online courses 56:00 What to read and watch to learn investing 57:11 The next risk: becoming a NYT bestseller 59:45 Day trading vs. swing trading explained 1:00:15 Where women can actually talk about money 1:01:30 Calls, puts & margin calls explained 1:03:06 The AI app layer & Claude's disruption 1:05:01 Hisa 1:06:11 Rapid fire 1:09:37 A money habit rich people have that broke people think is crazy 1:10:25 The investment that has nothing to do with stocks 1:11:35 Advice for her mom & who's next in the chair

  8. 10 Jun ·  Video

    Boris Kodjoe Opens Up About His Absent Father, Therapy & Breaking Generational Cycles

    Boris Kodjoe sits down with Eche and Chika for one of the most layered conversations we've ever had on the Afropolitan Podcast - about ownership, ancestry, Black manhood, marriage, nervous-system regulation, and what it really takes to build a life that's yours. He breaks down why he doesn't see himself as "an actor who became an investor" (he sees it as a mindset shift from consumer to owner), how a broken back led to his TheraBody investment, and how Full Circle and the Year of Return quietly created what he now calls "investment tourism" - billions in capital and a brand-new narrative for the continent. We get into the harder stuff too: his father's existential grief, the childhood pain that became self-worth issues, why "peace is expensive," the difference between meaningful suffering and modern fragility, and why Black men have to give each other permission to just be. He goes deep on his almost-21-year marriage to Nicole, why you can't enter a relationship trying to fill a void, and the one line every parent (and every diaspora kid) needs to hear: "You're the star of your own movie. Everyone else is an extra." Plus: telling authentic African stories, owning your IP, AI as the great equalizer, "we're not a minority - we're 76% of the world," and why the West doesn't get to validate our sovereignty. Become a Member of The Room: Join our private community for deeper insights and exclusive content: The Room https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast EPISODE SPONSORS Zobo Money - Zobo is a money transfer app built for Africans in the diaspora. It lets you send money from the US, UK, and Europe to countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and more. https://www.zobo.money/afropolitan BONUS OFFER: Use code AFROPOLITAN and get a $10 bonus. Hisa - Borderless investments For Africa. Use code AFROPOLITAN: https://hisa.co/ CONVO BY AFROPOLITAN Book 1:1 calls with Africa's boldest thinkers: https://convo.vip/ WHERE TO FIND Boris Kodjoe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boriskodjoe Twitter/X: https://x.com/boriskodjoe Full Circle Festival: https://www.fullcirclefestival.com/ AFROPOLITAN Twitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcast Newsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletter Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Afropolitanpodcast Timestamps 00:00 — Cold open 00:16 — Why "actor to investor" is the wrong frame 03:50 — The TheraBody origin: access through inquiry 06:49 — Emotional intelligence, therapy, and the pain that leads to revelation 11:33 — Father leaving at age 5 and relearning the story of love 14:53 — Why reconnecting with ancestry is our superpower 17:57 — Full Circle, the Year of Return, and investment tourism 22:25 — Favorite moments from Ghana: AJ Johnson, Anthony Anderson 28:15 — Eche on the role of suffering in modern life 32:21 — Comfort zone vs. forcing yourself to grow 35:42 — Discovering Blackness as a spectrum 39:07 — Coming to America from Germany: the propaganda awakening 43:16 — One voice cannot define the entire Black experience 45:39 — America's lack of courage to confront its past 51:17 — How fast institutions crumble: Baldwin between despair and hope 55:45 — Why he was named after Boris Pasternak 57:16 — The stories Africa needs to tell next 1:01:11 — The creative industry as hard economic power 1:03:28 — How Boris uses AI every day 1:05:37 — 21 years with Nicole and working with your partner 1:10:24 — The conversations Black men aren't having 1:15:33 — Nervous system regulation and upgrading your identity 1:21:37 — Therapy, childhood trauma, and not offloading on your kids 1:27:31 — Truth as a liberator for Black men 1:31:11 — Timeline grief and the pressure of social media 1:34:11 — Advice to his son: you are the star of your movie 1:36:48 — His father's existential grief 1:42:50 — Why the hero's journey is overrated 1:48:53 — Rapid fire: jollof, sovereignty, the next role 1:52:29 — Whose story needs to be told next

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The Afropolitan Podcast Hosted by Chika Uwazie & Eche Emole This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a mirror to the soul of the African diaspora. Each week, co-hosts Chika & Eche sit down with founders, culture-shapers, and bold thinkers to explore the truth behind the highlights, shedding light on grief, growth, legacy, power, identity, and everything in between. You’ll hear the stories you won’t find on panels. The questions most people are too afraid to ask. The answers that stay with you long after the episode ends. From billion-dollar builders to first-gen visionaries, we go there. About Afropolitan: Afropolitan is building a digital nation for Africans and the diaspora—powered by culture, capital, and code. The podcast is one piece of a global movement to create infrastructure for Black and African ambition at scale. This is the sound of a new era. Raw. Soulful. Unapologetically Afropolitan. Watch on Youtube as well https://www.youtube.com/@Afropolitan?sub_confirmation=1

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