Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde

Bidemi Ologunde

Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde is a Yoruba language, culture, and wisdom podcast that uses timeless òwe (proverbs) to interpret modern life. Hosted by Nigerian-born intelligence analyst, author, and podcaster Bidemi Ologunde, each episode connects Yoruba proverbs with contemporary events, diaspora identity, family, character, values, tradition, and everyday decision-making for fluent speakers, learners, and anyone interested in Yoruba heritage.

  1. Òrò wo ló wà lénu alaso pípọn?

    Jun 20

    Òrò wo ló wà lénu alaso pípọn?

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about limitation, empathy, responsible speech, credibility, and reputation. What happens when a small weakness disrupts a powerful system? Who suffers quietly while others continue as though nothing has happened? How should elders, leaders, parents, and professionals speak when their words carry public weight? Through historical reflections and modern anecdotes, Bidemi connects fish bones, grazing foals, drunken speech, thieves' families, and dirty clothes to today's workplaces, families, online spaces, and public life. This episode invites listeners to examine their limits, their concern for others, and the character behind their words.

    36 min
  2. Omo oba Ònà Ìsokùn nfi ehín gé ejò; omo oba kan ní òun kì í jẹ é; ìlú wo lomo oba náà ti wá?

    Jun 13

    Omo oba Ònà Ìsokùn nfi ehín gé ejò; omo oba kan ní òun kì í jẹ é; ìlú wo lomo oba náà ti wá?

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about restraint, humility, equality, sudden wealth, and personal responsibility. What does it mean for the owner of the land to tread gently? Why should status give way to necessity during difficult moments? How do we tell the difference between surface resemblance and real equality? Through historical context and modern anecdotes, this episode shows how ancient Yoruba wisdom still explains leadership, ambition, money, and the consequences of forgetting tomorrow.

    26 min
  3. Òkánjúwà alágbàà ní ngarùn wo eégún

    Jun 6

    Òkánjúwà alágbàà ní ngarùn wo eégún

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about greed, wisdom, human limitation, interdependence, and the revealing nature of sudden success. Why does an elder lose dignity when appetite overpowers restraint? Why does privilege sometimes create even more hunger? What happens when intelligent people forget the limits of knowledge? Through historical scenes and modern anecdotes, this episode shows how ancient Yoruba wisdom still explains leadership, wealth, status, and character today.

    31 min
  4. Òtòlò-ó jẹ, òtòlò-ó mu, òtòlò-ó fẹsẹ̀ wé ẹsẹ̀ erin.

    May 30

    Òtòlò-ó jẹ, òtòlò-ó mu, òtòlò-ó fẹsẹ̀ wé ẹsẹ̀ erin.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    26 min
  5. Obẹ̀ kì í gbé inú àgbà mí.

    May 23

    Obẹ̀ kì í gbé inú àgbà mí.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    28 min
  6. OníSàngó tó jó tí kò gbọn yẹ̀rì; àbùkù Sàngó kọ́, àbùkù ara rẹ̀ ni.

    May 16

    OníSàngó tó jó tí kò gbọn yẹ̀rì; àbùkù Sàngó kọ́, àbùkù ara rẹ̀ ni.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    25 min

  7. May 9

    Olóyè kékeré kì í se fáàrí níwájú oba

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    26 min
  8. “Ọjọ́ tí mo ti ń bọ̀, mi ò rí irú èyí rí”: olúwa rẹ̀ mọ ìwọ̀n ara rẹ̀ ni.

    May 2

    “Ọjọ́ tí mo ti ń bọ̀, mi ò rí irú èyí rí”: olúwa rẹ̀ mọ ìwọ̀n ara rẹ̀ ni.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    31 min
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Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde is a Yoruba language, culture, and wisdom podcast that uses timeless òwe (proverbs) to interpret modern life. Hosted by Nigerian-born intelligence analyst, author, and podcaster Bidemi Ologunde, each episode connects Yoruba proverbs with contemporary events, diaspora identity, family, character, values, tradition, and everyday decision-making for fluent speakers, learners, and anyone interested in Yoruba heritage.

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