What A Joke

Jamit
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  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
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From the dawn of time, or at least since the dawn of the calendar, Monday has been known as the most dreaded day of the week. This is why it’s perfect for what a Joke. It’s a comedy podcast true to its name where I, your host, Bayo Oduwole, make you laugh, teach you stuff like weird history and crazy politics while making you laugh, get your blood pumping, fix up your life, force you to think about important things, and call you out on your bs, all while still making you laugh. It's a pretty big promise, now listen to me deliver it all in under 20 minutes.

  1. JAN 26

    ADultingHD

    This is one of the most random What A Joke episodes EVER. That just had to be said.Anyway--For the next hour plus (yes, it's an hour long episode), my friend Zia and I talk about random twitter gist, physical health, mental health and just being a young adult today.

    1h 13m

  2. JAN 19

    Adulting 110

    Have you EVER played Family Feud?If the answer is no then we're not that different. On today's adulting episode, we have a young, inexperienced adult, up against a fairly seasoned but also young adult... and they're playing Family Feud! Except there are no families involved!Enjoy!

    33 min

  3. JAN 12

    Yam Hotline

    Happy New Year Jokers!We've been doing this for nearly 5 years which is just BONKERS. If you loved the yam two-parter then you'll love today's bonus episode. Enjoy!

    9 min

  4. 12/29/2025

    The Greatest Showman

    Just so you’re aware: at one point in this episode, Barnum denies being racist while also dodging a tomato someone throws at him. And somehow… that’s not even the wildest part.Anyway—This episode takes the Barnum saga to its peak (and chaos), as we step behind the glittery curtain of “The Greatest Show on Earth” to reveal the messy reality the musical politely avoided. We explore Barnum’s controversial sideshow acts, including the dehumanizing “What Is It?” exhibit, and how he turned harmful pseudoscience into box office gold. The man was hustling — and sometimes harming — long before Hugh Jackman started singing on rooftops.Through reenactments, heated commentary, uninvited tomatoes, and Barnum himself defending every terrible idea he ever had, we unravel how spectacle, exploitation, racism, manipulation, genius, and pure shamelessness merged into the legend that shaped modern entertainment.We also follow Barnum into his unexpected political career (because of course he became a mayor), his partnership with James Bailey, and his overconfident reactions to modern TV, TikTok, Nollywood, and roller coasters. He hates most things, but respects exaggeration — naturally.This is Barnum unfiltered. Ambitious. Audacious. Problematic. And annoyingly proud of it.Welcome to The Greatest Showman — where the real story is stranger than the musical… and the musical already had a man dancing with an elephant.

    15 min

  5. 12/22/2025

    PT Barnum

    It's Christmas week! Merry Christmas Jokers. It's been arguably the toughest year in our young history but this episode making it out is proof that there's always light at the end of the tunnel, otherwise that's not a tunnel. Jesus loves you and there's always something past whatever you're going through at the moment.Now, before we begin, just know this: at some point in this episode, P.T. Barnum himself gets summoned into the studio, and no one emotionally survives it — least of all Lil B.Anyway—This episode pulls the glittery circus curtain straight off the myth of P.T. Barnum, the man Hollywood rebranded as a singing, dancing, top-hat philanthropist. But behind the jazz hands and catchy choruses lies a much messier truth: Barnum was a hustler, a hoax machine, a PR genius, a chronic exaggerator, and occasionally… a menace.We time-travel through his childhood scams, schoolyard “magic bean” startups, his first big hoax (selling the public a 161-year-old woman), the infamous Feejee Mermaid, and the creation of the American Museum — the original headquarters of vibes-over-facts. Then we follow him into the circus era, where elephants became walking billboards and sideshows transformed everyday people into spectacles.Through mock interviews, reenactments, interruptions by Barnum himself, Lil B’s heartbreak, Shalewa’s disappointment, and Prof Prof being generally unhelpful, we break down the real story behind “The Greatest Showman.”This isn’t the Barnum from your musical playlist.This is the Barnum who would’ve sold that playlist to you for triple the price — and thrown in a fake mermaid for good measure.Step right up, Jokers.The humbug awaits.

    18 min

  6. 12/15/2025

    The Other Side of Yam

    Shalewa Holmes once said, “The yam is but a distraction,” which is not a sentence you expect from a world-class detective, but here we are.Anyway—In this investigative sequel, we go deeper into the yamification mystery — past the folklore, beyond the juju science, straight into conspiracy territory. Sherlock Shalewa Holmes returns with his most unhinged deduction yet, breaking down the seven possible culprits behind Nigeria’s favourite supernatural threat: spiritual leaders, fraudsters, Nollywood, ritualists, parents, the yam industry… and yes, the mysterious Yam Mafia.But the rabbit hole doesn’t end there.We hear fresh witness testimonies from people who swear they almost turned tuber. We get an undercover confession from a masked yam seller whose business model depends on “special yams.” And we take calls from the newly launched Yam Alert Hotline, where one representative is doing her absolute best not to scream at the chaos unfolding on the phone lines.This episode explores the politics, paranoia, and profit surrounding a myth that has shaped generations — and asks the question the government really doesn’t want you to ask:If yamification isn’t real…why does everyone know someone who “almost turned”?Welcome to The Other Side of Yam — where superstition becomes evidence, evidence becomes conspiracy, and every N500 note on the floor suddenly feels like a trap.

    22 min

  7. 12/08/2025

    The Duality of Yam

    Everybody say HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAYO! This is our first ever episode on my birthday and we're talking about... checks show notesDear lord 🤦🏾‍♂️, well, enjoy!People always say “don’t pick money from the ground,” but nobody warned us the consequence could be… turning into lunch. Okay maybe they did.Anyway—In this investigative mockumentary, we dive headfirst into one of Nigeria’s most chaotic superstitions: the myth that picking ground money can turn you into a yam. Yes. An actual yam. The kind your aunty boils for Sunday lunch.From whispered market rumours to distorted survivor testimonies, from Nollywood’s obsession with dramatic tuber transformations to that viral Ibadan incident that had people shouting “yamification!”, this episode uncovers the cultural roots — and absolute madness — behind one of our most persistent urban legends.We explore the folklore, the fear, the juju science, the moral lessons, the scam-prevention theory, and the accidental comedy woven through generations. Along the way, Prof Prof breaks down the sociology of yam myths, two market boys make terrible life choices, and Inspector Chukwudi (a.k.a. The Yam Whisperer) tries to get promoted while being slapped by civilians.And just when you think it can’t get more ridiculous, Shalewa Holmes arrives to investigate the conspiracy behind it all. Because if people really are turning into tubers… someone out there is benefitting.This is superstition meets satire, urban legend meets detective story, and fear meets fufu.Welcome to the Duality of Yam — where every warning your parents ever shouted suddenly makes too much sense.

    23 min

  8. 12/01/2025

    The Great Galapagoat War

    Look, if a goat ever introduces itself as “Commander of the Northern Armies,” just leave. Don’t ask questions. Don’t wait for subtitles. Just… leave.Anyway—This episode picks up right where the foolishness peaks. The goats have multiplied, organized, unionized, and somehow declared themselves landlords of the Galápagos Islands. What started as a handful of abandoned livestock has escalated into one of the most absurd ecological battles ever fought, and we’re documenting every wild moment.We travel through decades of destruction, scientists losing their minds, park rangers chasing goats up volcanoes, military generals refusing to be threatened by livestock, and the legendary rise (and mysterious disappearance) of Maximus Goátimus Meridius. Yes, the one who speaks through a diplomat fluent in Pig and Goat Latin.From helicopter raids to the betrayal of the Judas Goats, from the Tortoise Summit of 1995 to the final eradication campaign, this is the fully unhinged chronicle of a war the world pretends never happened.Welcome to the finale of the Galapagoat saga.

    18 min
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From the dawn of time, or at least since the dawn of the calendar, Monday has been known as the most dreaded day of the week. This is why it’s perfect for what a Joke. It’s a comedy podcast true to its name where I, your host, Bayo Oduwole, make you laugh, teach you stuff like weird history and crazy politics while making you laugh, get your blood pumping, fix up your life, force you to think about important things, and call you out on your bs, all while still making you laugh. It's a pretty big promise, now listen to me deliver it all in under 20 minutes.

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  • Creator
    Jamit
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    120
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Jamit
  • Show Website
    What A Joke