GoodLiving Podcast

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The podcast for young Nigerians who are trying to figure shit out and refusing to pretend otherwise. GoodLiving is where real conversations about identity, relationships, work, money and growing up in Nigeria happen. Not motivation. Real talk that (I hope) makes you feel less alone, think more clearly, and sometimes finally do something about it. Each episode tackles the conflicts young Nigerians are genuinely facing | the ones people discuss in private, think about at 2am, and rarely hear addressed out loud. New episodes every Monday. Hosted by Koke (Pronounced Coke)

  1. 5d ago

    Peter Obi cannot change Nigeria

    Nigeria got independence in 1960 — but did it actually get freedom? In this episode, Koke breaks down geopolitics in plain terms: how loans from the IMF and World Bank come with hidden strings attached, how the Nigerian Civil War was shaped by foreign interference, and why countries like Burkina Faso are only now starting to break free of decades-old colonial arrangements. He also shares a personal story from watching Gaddafi's death unfold on TV as a teenager in Kaduna — and what it taught him about how much of what we're told is actually propaganda. This episode isn't about despair, it's about awareness — three concrete things you can start doing today to make sure you're not being played by systems designed to keep you and your children in the dark. Show Notes — "Imagine We Learned This In School At Age 16" What geopolitics actually means, and why most Nigerians feel its effects without ever naming the causeHow the Nigerian Civil War was shaped by foreign intervention — not just an internal conflictThe hidden strings attached to IMF and World Bank loans, and how they end up shaping domestic policy like subsidy removalWhy Europe's advancement runs on resources extracted from Africa — and why that dependency hasn't endedWhat happened to leaders like Muammar Gaddafi and Thomas Sankara when they tried to build real African independenceA personal story: watching Gaddafi's assassination unfold on TV as a teenager in Kaduna, and realizing years later how much of that narrative was media-shapedHow Burkina Faso broke from decades of French financial arrangements — and what it cost and gained themWhy Russia's involvement in Africa isn't necessarily altruism eitherA challenge to take mainstream media coverage of leaders like Putin and Kim Jong-un with real skepticismThree concrete things to actually do with this information — including how to think about political decisions differently going forwardKOKE INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/koke_the_podcaster?igsh=MXU0Y3RiMHY0MXQwcw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr LINK DISCUSSION GROUP https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8JRdSTXMbE1KgzNt7hb2f?s=cl&p=i&ilr=0 WEBSITE https://goodlivingpodcast.transistor.fm/ ★ Support this podcast ★

  2. Aug 3

    How to win friends and influence people 🧲

    DISCUSSION GROUP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8JRdSTXMbE1KgzNt7hb2f?s=cl&p=i&ilr=0WEBSITE: https://goodlivingpodcast.transistor.fm/BRAINDROPPINGS THE E-BOOK: https://selar.com/8477qp1615SHOW NOTES The quality of your relationships shapes the quality of your life. In this episode, we explore ten practical principles that can help you connect better with people, build deeper relationships, and become someone others genuinely enjoy being around. From improving your energy and confidence to setting healthy boundaries and becoming a better listener, these are habits you can start practicing immediately. Whether you're making new friends, building a career, strengthening your relationships, or simply trying to become a better human being, this conversation offers a practical framework for winning with people. In this episode: Why your energy matters before every interactionHow to become a person who naturally adds valueThe connection between competence and confidenceThe importance of truly seeing and understanding peopleWhy honesty builds trustSetting and enforcing healthy boundariesGoing the extra mile for othersListening to understand instead of listening to respondA simple conversation habit that instantly improves interactionsWhy you should never chase relationshipsThis episode explores one of the most important life skills: building meaningful relationships. Drawing from personal experience, psychology, and timeless principles from books like How to Win Friends and Influence People, the host shares ten practical habits that make people naturally gravitate toward you. From fixing your energy before meeting others to listening deeply, setting boundaries, leading with value, and avoiding the trap of chasing validation, this episode argues that strong relationships aren't built on charisma or manipulation—they're built on authenticity, emotional intelligence, and genuine care for others. If the quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life, these are ten habits worth mastering. ★ Support this podcast ★

  3. Jul 27

    4 states in 10 days | WORTH IT! 😮‍💨

    BLAQ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@blaqforreal001?_r=1&_t=ZS-98AkxhYIvHZ NYSCERIES EP 1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DEAgwzg7B16IIeg1VMJL3?si=L8ki8iRNRty1FvdXQ4UG8g&utm_source=copy-link KOKE INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/koke_the_podcaster?igsh=MXU0Y3RiMHY0MXQwcw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr LINK DISCUSSION GROUP https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8JRdSTXMbE1KgzNt7hb2f?s=cl&p=i&ilr=0 WEBSITE https://goodlivingpodcast.transistor.fm/ Show Notes (Chapter Markers) Trip Overview: The Plan for Abuja, Makurdi, JosAbuja: The Lawyer Who Couldn't Find TimeAbuja: Meeting Shibi, the Lawyer-Turned-PodcasterMakurdi: MacFest Groundwork with BiggerMakurdi: Home, Family, and Old Photo AlbumsMakurdi: Chivi and the Rebrand to GoodLiving NetworkMakurdi: Pitching Digital Ad Space at Food DomainJos: Kush and the Future of A Peek Under the RainbowJos: The Conversation on Predatory Behavior and Power ImbalanceJos: Structuring the 50/50 Partnership DealJos: Reunions — Kalistuz, Exhibit, DosieJos: Meeting Black — On Men, Power, and the NorthJos: The Hotel Room With No WindowsBack in Abuja: Two Lawyers, Two Missed MeetingsClosing: The Editor Hire and What's Next for the NetworkI gave myself one trip — Abuja, Makurdi, Jos — to check off everything the network needed before the end of the year. A lawyer. A new podcast host. MakFest groundwork. A social media rebrand. An advertising deal. Half of it went sideways. This episode is the honest recap: the lawyer who never found time for me, the conversation with Cush about where the line sits on a controversial show, a 50/50 partnership pitch with a girl I'd been talking to since 2023, a windowless hotel room, and a conversation with a TikTok creator that turned into one of the most passionate moments I've recorded all year. If you're building something — anything — across cities, across people, on a deadline, this is what that actually looks like behind the scenes. ★ Support this podcast ★

  4. Jul 20

    The Trip That Sets Up My Year 🛩️ 🛜

    RESOURCESGoodliving website: https://goodlivingpodcast.transistor.fm/Koke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koke_the_podcaster?igsh=MXU0Y3RiMHY0MXQwcw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr LINKDiscussion Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8JRdSTXMbE1KgzNt7hb2f?s=cl&p=i&ilr=0NYSCeries 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DEAgwzg7B16IIeg1VMJL3?si=L8ki8iRNRty1FvdXQ4UG8g&utm_source=copy-link KUWIYA: https://www.kuwiya.com/ Koke takes his first flight ever — Lagos to Abuja — and uses the trip to lay out the two things he's building this year: the podcast network and MacFest. Between airport confusion, a rough takeoff, and a moment of real vulnerability at 30,000 feet, this episode blends a personal first with an honest look at what's next for GoodLiving. Show notes At 28, Koke boards a plane for the first time — and narrates the entire experience in real time, from mixing up which Lagos airport to a takeoff louder than he expected. But the trip isn't just about flying. It's the start of a run of meetings across Abuja, Makurdi, and Jos to lock down the legal side of the podcast network, meet potential hosts, and do groundwork for this year's MacFest. Along the way, Koke reflects on fear versus anxiety, the quiet privilege of being able to afford a flight, and what it felt like to look out the window and understand, for the first time, what vulnerability at altitude actually means. ★ Support this podcast ★

  5. Jul 13

    Getting in Early | 💵 The billionaire theory

    Every billionaire got in early on something. Koke traces that idea back to a Ponzi scheme that cost him ₦1,000 in university, through the accidental discovery of podcasting in 2022, to the decision that's now becoming GoodLiving Podcast Network. This is the real-time unboxing of how a passion project turned into a business — recorded at the actual beginning, uncertainty included.Show notes Koke has always been a pattern-recognizer — spotting business opportunities before they're obvious. He traces that instinct back to a lesson learned at 21 from a failed Ponzi scheme, and forward to the moment podcasting caught his attention in 2022. In this episode, he walks through the real story: chasing virality with celebrity interviews, giving up on the podcast as a business, and how that surrender is exactly what turned it into one. He also lays out where the podcast network stands right now — Real Matters Only launching July 20th, a new show in September, and Nigerian Weight Loss Stories in production — recorded honestly, at the actual beginning, before knowing how any of it turns out. ★ Support this podcast ★

  6. Jul 6

    On my way to the Pitch ⚽️ | A manifestation story

    A bus that won't fill up. A driver they say has bad energy. A race against a 6.30pm kickoff. In this real-time recorded episode, Koke narrates one ordinary Monday evening — and finds an unexpected lesson on manifestation hiding inside it. Not a lecture. A story, told as it happened, with the thinking left in. Marcos couldn't make it to football today, so Koke has to find his own way to the pitch — by bus, on a tight deadline, in a vehicle that won't move until it's full. What follows is a real-time account of a small personal deadline, a driver and conductor convinced they're manifesting a full bus, and a run Koke has never attempted before. By the end, the story turns into something bigger: a reflection on what it actually means to manifest something, why a timeframe matters, and how belief plus action changes what's possible — both for Koke, chasing kickoff, and for the bus conductor, chasing a full vehicle. ★ Support this podcast ★

  7. Jun 29

    The Olodo Uprising🤪

    There is a name for something you have been watching happen for years. The Olodo Uprising — a slow cultural shift away from intellectualism and toward the celebration of stupidity — has been building in Nigeria's music, comedy, governance, and everyday life. In this episode, Koke traces how it started, why it has thrived, and why the people who can see it most clearly are also the ones making it harder to reverse. The answer, it turns out, is not anger. It is empathy — and a deliberate choice about what you make cool. RELATED EPISODEShttps://youtu.be/0S7drWa_qFo?si=-77KU5tL57OBYO7j https://youtu.be/5fVTd15LPtw?si=nto3w__LqKaZbkca https://youtu.be/8Wqaf0yQPsw?si=UYMMx8M4S9xhtBAO Chapter markers MarkerTitle00:00 | Good Living vs the Olodo Uprising— | The Kelvin AB conversation— | Nigeria and the maths competition— | The NTA invention that went nowhere— | Long Walk to Freedom and intellectualism— | School is a scam — and why people believe it— | We worship money— | The empathy problem— | The credits framework— | Culture shifts from below 30— | Making intellectualism cool again ★ Support this podcast ★

  8. Jun 22

    ⏳At 26 you still haven't...

    In this episode, Koke unpacks the aspirational timeline, the social expectation, and the specific, uneven pressure that lands on women when they fail to meet it.From old Nollywood to the church pew to the auntie at the family -- the expectation is everywhere. Nobody agreed to it. Nobody can even say exactly where it came from. And yet, somehow, all of us have internalised it so deeply that we use it to measure ourselves and everyone around us without a second thought.Koke asks: who wrote this schedule? What does it mean to be behind? And why are we so convinced that the person in front of us is running the same race?If you have ever felt behind -- in your career, your relationships, your life -- this one is for you. And if you have ever made someone else feel that way, this one is especially for you.   ★ Support this podcast ★

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The podcast for young Nigerians who are trying to figure shit out and refusing to pretend otherwise. GoodLiving is where real conversations about identity, relationships, work, money and growing up in Nigeria happen. Not motivation. Real talk that (I hope) makes you feel less alone, think more clearly, and sometimes finally do something about it. Each episode tackles the conflicts young Nigerians are genuinely facing | the ones people discuss in private, think about at 2am, and rarely hear addressed out loud. New episodes every Monday. Hosted by Koke (Pronounced Coke)

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  • Creator
    Goodliving Network
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    266
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Goodliving Network
  • Show Website
    GoodLiving Podcast