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Join us to discuss African history that is largely untold. Each episode, we have a conversation about a topic in African history and point out some lessons that come with that significant as...
*Apologies for the reduced quality in this episode. Nonetheless, listen and enjoy as we break down why and how the secret society existed an...
Join us in Congo for a short story about how an animal whisperer brought the sun back to his homeland! Follow us: Instagram: https://www.ins...
A society without war, a kingdom without an army, a place where the shedding of blood or abuse of another human are abominations that will r...
How did African families avoid unplanned pregnancies before modern science? In this episode we discuss some practices in certain areas of th...
In this episode we focus mainly on the Arab Slave Trade in Africa. This was a hard episode to make. Hope it leaves an impact on all who list...
Your favourite storytellers are back ! Upcoming topics this season: Arab slave trade*, African climate history, Nri kingdom, Lesser known di...
Hi guys ! This is a late episode but also the final one this season. Prepare to be amazed by a unique and fascinating story of a young boy f...
Let's go to Southern Nigeria to hear the story of Aruan, the misguided hero of Udo and his connection to the famous city and empire of Benin...
Next up on the road of discomfort...Central & Southern Africa. Here we focus on a few examples and zoom in on the unique impacts of European...
Hi guys! We're back with a banger from Zimbabwe! An unusual love story between the Moon and Venus. One of the best stories we've told so far...
Hi guys! Sorry to disappoint; once again no episode. However, a new one will come your way next week for sure! We're having trouble scheduli...
Welcome back! We continue our exploration of slavery, this time in East Africa, where we zoom in on the practices of the Swahili, Ethiopian...
Hi guys ! Today's episode is a short one where we go back to North Africa to discuss the story of a god of rain, his love for a woman and a...
Today we take a lighthearted route through the painful history of slavery but with a focus on slavery among Africans in West Africa. This is...
Ever wondered what the African perception of beauty was (and still is in some instances) ? In today's episode we discuss just that as well a...
In this episode we are joined by author Ehis Mokwenye to discuss his debut novel, Tales of Jideofor and how it is inspired by a Nigerian und...
Did you know some kings in Africa were seen as divine in some form? In this episode we discuss the upsides and downsides of kings being rega...
Hi guys! We're back! We're kicking things off with a folklore episode from the Dinka of East Africa, the demigod Aiwel Longar. It's an unusu...
What happens when you have a series of stories and accounts about an empire that left behind little evidence of its existence? Listen as we...
We have guests once more! Haleemah and Sesi from Oriire join us to discuss the many angles and changes in the way we tell stories on the con...
Women getting "married" but not in a relationship, family members "testing" the ability of their child's future spouse and kidnapping a woma...
Hi guys! Join us as we discuss two very significant women whose stories were almost lost to time--Pokou of the Baoule of Ivory Coast and Sar...
Part 2 ! We wrap up our discussion on scarification with the final general use case and some isolated and peculiar cases. Follow us: Twitter...
Hiya ! In this episode we discuss the seemingly strange practice of scarification on the continent. This is the first episode on the topic....
Hi people! We're finally back with a full episode. Listen to us discuss writing and ideographic scripts from the Continent including Nsibidi...
Hi guys ! We're back ! Let's kick things off with a recap of last season and what to expect for the upcoming season. Follow us: Twitter: htt...
This episode is a continuation of the Origin of the Mossi. Here, we continue to the establishment of the first kingdoms and talk about how t...
In this episode we kick off the story of the Mossi Kingdoms, a group of historical states in modern day Burkina Faso. Here, we examine their...
In this episode, Seyram tells us the oral tradition of how his people (the Ewes of Ghana) migrated, and the renowned figure who played a ver...
In this episode, we discuss Africa's largest and most significant population shift: The Bantu Expansion. We talk about who the Bantu speaker...
In this episode we discuss Lunja, a folk hero from Amazigh mythology; daughter of an man-eating ogre, who befriends a scrawny prince. Join u...
Ruins of a mysterious stone town believed by the locals to be haunted by spirits. A medieval town with an odd location, structure and demise...
Folk hero with an impenetrable skin. Sound familiar ? In this episode we discuss the hero of the Luo of Kenya, Luanda Magere and learn about...
Churches built by angels? Defensive walls built by the queen of Sheba? Or maybe it's all just aliens! We visit Nigeria and Ethiopia in this...
Secret societies, shadow rulers, guardians from the spiritual…controversial, shady, too powerful; this episode on the Poro and Sande will pr...
This episode will feel like a trip to an alternate reality but it definitely happened: powerful Christian kingdoms in modern day Sudan. We d...
Join us for part 2 of our series on creatures from African folklore and myths! Don't worry, you wouldn't be scarred in this one. Follow us:...
Heya ! In this episode we have an overview of a rather complex topic: Arabs in Africa. We give some history and context to understand why No...
Join us for an episode on creatures from African folklore and myths! From some disturbing ones to ones with pure hearts and one somewhere in...
This second and final part of the Epic of Sundiata brings to a close the story about the founder of the Mali Empire's rise to power. It cove...
Welcome to season 3 of AUS! In out first episode back, we narrate part of a retelling of the Epic of Sundiata, a historical account of the l...
'Aminatu, a woman as capable as a man'. Our final episode for the second season covers a woman whose character elevated her to heights that...
Swahili Samson or Swahili Achilles? You decide for yourself when you join us for a new episode about the (partially mythologized) story of L...
Another episode about a large but overlooked ethnic group on the continent! Join us to learn about the Malagasy people of Madagascar and how...
Join us and a guest from Algeria (!) to talk about the Amazigh (Berber) queen Dihya (AKA Al-Kahina) who fought against the early Arab expans...
The child with the face of a man. Today's episode is a narration of stories of Hlakanyana of the Xhosa people of Southern Africa, a more evi...
In today's episode, we welcome a guest speaker to take charge of a discussion on the renowned queen mother of the precolonial Ashanti Empire...
For our first episode back, we examine one of Africa's finest medieval cities known to its locals are Edo and foreigners as Benin. We examin...
This episode is a retelling of the story of two divine brothers from the Ambundu people of Angola. It is a sort of origin story for the thun...
We carry on from where we left off in the previous episode of the Songhai Empire. A new dynasty (the Askiya dynasty) comes to power and ushe...