234 Essential

By: Global Village
  • Summary

  • Join AOT2 and Ugochi on their wild journey as they discuss everything Pop culture, music, movies and more. 234 Essential focuses on Nigerian pop culture but goes beyond trending topics on social media. It looks at the bigger picture and provides accurate historical and societal context to what is trending online. 234 Essential Podcast is another podcast original from Global Village. For fan mail: fanmail@234essential.com For ads: info@globalvillage.studio 234 Essential on Twitter 234 Essential on Instagram
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Episodes
  • A Journey Through Culture
    Feb 5 2025

    AOT2 and Ugochi share their experience at John Randle Center for Yoruba Culture and National Museum Trip, FG approving N4.5bn for HIV treatment amid Trumps’s new policies and other news that made the rounds this week.
    OUTLINE
    00:00 - Introduction
    09:51 - Fan mails
    https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jehovahs-witnesses-why-no-blood-transfusions/
    34:35 - Catch up
    40:30 - X of the week
    01:06:48 - FG approves N4.5bn for HIV treatment amid Trumps’s new policies
    https://www.instagram.com/p/DFnwbCYs0TR/?igsh=cjU4dzFyc2s4enR0
    01:09:00 - John Randle Center for Yoruba Culture and National Museum Trip
    https://x.com/kayzywizzzy/status/1886447996604150022?s=46&t=TONH6Zg-DUi2giubvg1cig
    02:01:27 - Prop and Flop of the week
    02:04:17 - Sign out

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Drink Agbo
    Jan 29 2025

    AOT2 and Ugochi discuss the Nigeria’s health budget at risk because of Trump, Nigerian Fashion Week vs international fashion weeks and other news that made the rounds this week.
    OUTLINE
    00:00 - Introduction
    11:25 - Fan mails
    29:55 - Catch up
    55:30 - X of the week
    01:07:35 - Nigeria’s health budget at risk because of Trump
    https://j.ng/article/fgspuny-health-budget-tooweak-to-take-us-withdra
    wal-from-who/
    01:24:15 - Why doesn’t Nigerian Fashion Week not attract Afrobeats stars like international fashion weeks?
    01:37:50 - If abstaining from sex for a month gets you N1M, how much will you be able to make before you have sex again?
    01:43:27 - Release Therapy
    02:00:25 - Prop and Flop of the week
    02:14:29 - Sign out
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    234 Essential on Twitter and Instagram.
    Write us: fanmail@234essential.com
    Donate to 234 Essential: https://donate.stripe.com/bIYfZw6g14juf1m8wx
    Newsletter: https://234essential.com/

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    2 hrs and 16 mins
  • American Wonder
    Jan 22 2025

    AOT2 and Ugochi discuss President Trump, women making the first moves on men, Nigerians in America and other news that made the rounds this week.
    OUTLINE
    00:00 - Introduction
    19:00 - Fan mails
    35:45 - Catch up
    01:09:00 - X of the week
    01:20:59 - Should women make the first move in a world where gender dynamics
    seems to be changing somewhat online
    https://x.com/chinedu_10/status/1879161946802635202?s=46&t=TONH6Zg-DUi2giubvg1cig
    01:30:50 - Nigerians in America, dealing with another four
    years of Trump. Is Trump better or worse than your average elected official in Nigeria?
    02:11:00 - If you had the opportunity to start your life over in Nigeria with everything you know now + N500M or japa to any country of your choice, which option will you choose?
    02:19:42 - Sign out
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    234 Essential on Twitter and Instagram.
    Write us: fanmail@234essential.com
    Donate to 234 Essential: https://donate.stripe.com/bIYfZw6g14juf1m8wx
    Newsletter: https://234essential.com/

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    2 hrs and 22 mins

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