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A podcast by The Retro Liaison.

The Retro Liaison


    • Mar 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    S4E8: Reset ft Noma NY

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 31:40


    Talking with designer and creative director, Amon of NOMA NY about the inception of a brand that stands for more than itself

    S4E7: Hustler ft Moni Osibodu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 36:33


    High energy chat with Moni aka BadGirlMo about her love of Nigerian music and moving across the world to push the culture forward

    S4E6: Becoming ft Dewy Oputa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 38:56


    Getting personal with stylist and designer, Dewy, about our childhoods and the roads to becoming who you all see now

    S4E5: Journeys ft SET

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 44:55


    Insightful conversation with creative consultant and artist manager, SET, about the similarities in our stories and our shared passion for music and brand development

    S4E4: Curious Cat ft Ade Adeniji

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 54:56


    An off-the-cuff conversation with culture writer, Ade, about her storytelling journey, Nigerian stories in the western hemisphere and our shared curiosities.

    S4E3: Industry Baby ft Yvette Ogungbe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 37:56


    Talking with creative director and jack of all trades, Yvette about growing up immersed in the Nigerian music industry, nostalgia and how Gen Z gets to reclaim Nigerian music history

    S4E2: Bella Buffet ft Bella Alubo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 24:38


    Chit chat with baby girl pop star Bella Alubo on the days leading up to her debut album, Bella Buffet

    S4E1: INTRO | We Back Baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 10:01


    New season, new vibes, new topics, same HBIC!

    S3E10: Like Father, Like Daughter ft Jimmy Jatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 50:12


    A season finale talking family, fatherhood and career with my Dad

    S3E9: But I Don't Have It Together ft adé

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 64:12


    A vent session with wahaladé about what it was like being on our own from a young age, the woes of realism and how to keep going with a little bit of whimsy.

    S3E8: Black Women & Desirability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 73:24


    Talking to Lola this week about her journey with desirability, dating and self image as a black girl growing up in a predominantly white town.

    S3E7: HOESTORIES 2 ft Playboi Sina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 41:30


    Reacting to your hoe story submissions again. This time with a special guest

    The Hard and Fast Episode ft Benny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 65:56


    An honest conversation between friends about polyamory. Struggles, wins and lessons learned.

    S3E5: Plastic surgery culture is giving us body dysmorphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 31:37


    Ranting about my feelings about how cosmetic surgery is making us insecure

    S3E4: Main In Lagos ft Jenni O

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 40:17


    Jenni and I talk mess about dating fails, the ick and our personal do's and don'ts

    S3E3: Own Your Human ft Tochi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 50:30


    This week I had a VERY cathartic conversation with Tochi about 2020 trauma, healing, our Nigerian childhoods and everything in between.

    S3E2: Siren Shit ft SGaWD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 38:56


    I had so much fun talking to singer/rapper SGaWD about moving to Lagos to do music, highs and lows of the industry and of course a bunch of messiness in between!

    S3E1: Dating App Woes ft Anjola, Debola and Fifi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 26:18


    Season 3 is kicking off with me and these beautiful black women talking about dating apps, weird kinks, love languages, dream Valentine dates and single life.

    S2E17: 2020 Top 20 ft AG Amalia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 80:31


    Counting down our favorite Nigerian songs of the year!

    S2E16: Twice As Telzy Ft Telz

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 38:17


    A conversation with Grammy-nominated producer, Telz, about a life-changing year in music.

    S2E15: Diaspora Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 69:28


    Talking with Bawo about diaspora wars, Nigerians in mainstream media, influencers vs End SARS and a whole lot more

    S2E14: Friendship Breakups ft Amy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 74:21


    A transparent conversation with Amy about friendship woes, personality flaws, and growing pains

    S2E13: Life As A Content Creator ft Playboi Sina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 61:41


    Another sibling rant with Sina talking about the highs and lows of being a digital creator

    S2E12: Call It Radical ft Uche Nelo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 61:27


    A candid conversation about the radical approach to fighting against rape culture in Nigeria

    S2E11: 2020, Damn It

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 28:21


    Venting about this year's many, many lows

    S2E10: Sibling Rants ft Playboi Sina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 57:45


    Ranting about everything from situationships to life as "celebrity" children

    S2E9: Ask TRL 3; HOE STORIES

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 40:58


    Reacting to your wildest hoes stories

    S2E8: Shame is a Useless Emotion ft Alexa Johara

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 45:53


    Alexa and I talk about dealing with guilt and shame, reflection and healing

    S2E7: Actors Need a Little Crazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 36:23


    This episode dives into good, the bad and the ugly of being a young adult Nigerian actress

    S2E6: How Not To Die of Self-Doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 21:52


    In this episode, I share some of my personal struggles with self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy

    S2E5: Women Would Like To Know Ft Tai & Kenny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 76:52


    Asking men questions asked by real-life women

    S2E4: Soul Mates and Soul Ties

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 27:57


    Exploring truths about soul mates, sexual intimacy and non-monogamy

    S2E3: Men Would Like To Know ft Kehinde and Chinasa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 67:29


    This week, with actress/comedian Chinasa Anukam and women's community builder, Kehinde Odusote, we're asking and answering all the burning questions men supposedly have for us

    S2E2: I Was Traumatized at a PWI ft Ismatou, Fran and Ito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 63:31


    Discussing the black girl experience in predominantly white institutions and spaces

    S2E1: 21 Questions, Almost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 33:47


    Welcome to season 2!

    Bonus: Black Lives Matter & Policing black outrage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 29:25


    Bonus: Black Lives Matter & Policing black outrage by The Retro Liaison

    S1E12: "I'm Gay For You" ft Jasmine, Moyin, Oge and Amen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 51:07


    Discussing sexuality as a spectrum, stigmas within the community and the Black/African queer experience.

    S1E11: Survival Of The Fittest; Pandemic Shenanigans

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 47:09


    Discussing all things pandemic from states opening back up, living through a crisis for the first time, quarantine shenanigans and essential workers with Dami!

    S1E10: Non-monogamous relationships Don't Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 66:25


    A conversation surrounding polyamory, sexuality and all the highlights and low lights from the perspective of two non monogamous Nigerians.

    S1E9: Letters from Social Isolation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 40:56


    Messages from fellow social distancers

    S1E8: Ask TRL 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 42:37


    Answering sex and relationships questions!

    S1E7: Ass Shots in the Basement; Black Women and Body image

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 52:24


    Girls night discussion on body image as black women. Social media, cosmetic surgery, modern colorism and a lot more.

    S1E6: Are Riding or Dying the Only Options?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 56:50


    A conversation in Amsterdam about romantic relationships, gender roles and patriarchy with Ifedayo, Ebun and Malone.

    S1E5: Ask TRL 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 45:37


    The first episode of "Ask TRL" tackles dilemmas concerning end friendships and moving on from failed relationships.

    S1E4: Never Have I Ever; "You Can't Shame The Shameless"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 45:47


    Longtime friends, Hilarie and Oyinda, join TRL to play a game night favorite, "never have I ever". From skinny dipping to faking orgasms, we're exposing everything!

    S1E3: I Inherited a Fear of Nigeria

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 58:09


    Joined by cultural influencer, Jessica "Jess Jess Finesse" Chibueze, this episode discusses the Nigerian Diaspora as well as experiences/lessons learned moving back to and curating Lagos.

    S1E2: So You Can't Have Friends?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 49:41


    On this episode, joined by my sister, Lola and best friend, Vicky, we're discussing consent. In the spirit of December in Lagos, we'd like everyone to do some self reflection.

    S1E1: I Hate My Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 60:52


    The Retro Liaison is joined by long time friends, Damilola and Damiloju to discuss parenting styles we encountered growing up as Nigerian millennials and what we'd do differently (we hope)

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