E385. The Death of Shame and the Collapse of Culture Elnathan John - Walk-Ins Welcome

Bridget Phetasy sits down with Elnathan John, Nigerian satirist and author of Becoming Nigerian, for a wide-ranging conversation about what happens when an entire culture loses the ability to feel shame. Elnathan argues that the effectiveness of satire is directly proportional to a society's capacity for shame—and right now, that capacity is bottoming out everywhere from Lagos to Washington. In this episode, they discuss: • The comedian's complex relationship to power • Why declaring your vote can trap you ideologically • The collapse of liberalism across the West • Nigeria's overlapping crises of terrorism and corruption • AI replacing white-collar jobs • The quiet resource extraction in Africa • What it means to turn your muse into a mule Check out Elnathan's Substack - 🎙️ New episodes every week.

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This episode is 110:29 long.

This episode was published on Apr 9, 2026.

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