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69. School Na Scam? Education, Entertainment and Class in Nigeria
Friday, 2 October, 2026
In this episode, we sit down with Tosin Adetola, a Nigerian Marxist psychoanalyst to discuss his essay on the "Olodo Uprising". Starting with a brief summary of the origins of the term and the events and personalities involved in its invocation, we delve into the talking points and threads of the argument explored in the essay. We then proceed to discuss the decay of the educational institution as a symptom of the failure of Nigerian state and capitalism in Nigeria. After examining the utility of the entertainment industry online as a tool for interclass mobility, we also explore the (un)ironic allegiance of certain actors to capitalism as well as their aspirations for higer spots on the totem pole. We conclude by explaining the capture of the online space by these personlities and the deployment of the streaming space as a mirror of Nigerian society to a larger global audience. Is this a case of the intelligentsia feeling left out? Is the failure of the educational institution feeding into pop culture? How have the main "olodos" played into and settled within the capitalist system? Listen and find out in this episode!
