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Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde

Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde

Written by: Bidemi Ologunde
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Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde is a Yoruba language, culture, and wisdom podcast that uses timeless òwe (proverbs) to interpret modern life. Hosted by Nigerian-born intelligence analyst, author, and podcaster Bidemi Ologunde, each episode connects Yoruba proverbs with contemporary events, diaspora identity, family, character, values, tradition, and everyday decision-making for fluent speakers, learners, and anyone interested in Yoruba heritage.

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  • Òsó olósòó ò yeni; sòkòtò àgbàbò ò yé omo èèyàn.
    Jul 4 2026

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about reputation, courage, borrowing, unemployment, and honor. What happens when public disgrace only reveals private neglect? Why do some people confront the weak while avoiding their equals? When does borrowing become a costume rather than support? Through historical context and modern anecdotes, this episode shows how Yoruba wisdom still speaks clearly to personal character, family life, leadership, and institutional trust.

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    36 mins
  • Òrò wo ló wà lénu alaso pípọn?
    Jun 20 2026

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about limitation, empathy, responsible speech, credibility, and reputation. What happens when a small weakness disrupts a powerful system? Who suffers quietly while others continue as though nothing has happened? How should elders, leaders, parents, and professionals speak when their words carry public weight? Through historical reflections and modern anecdotes, Bidemi connects fish bones, grazing foals, drunken speech, thieves' families, and dirty clothes to today's workplaces, families, online spaces, and public life. This episode invites listeners to examine their limits, their concern for others, and the character behind their words.

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    36 mins
  • Omo oba Ònà Ìsokùn nfi ehín gé ejò; omo oba kan ní òun kì í jẹ é; ìlú wo lomo oba náà ti wá?
    Jun 13 2026

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about restraint, humility, equality, sudden wealth, and personal responsibility. What does it mean for the owner of the land to tread gently? Why should status give way to necessity during difficult moments? How do we tell the difference between surface resemblance and real equality? Through historical context and modern anecdotes, this episode shows how ancient Yoruba wisdom still explains leadership, ambition, money, and the consequences of forgetting tomorrow.

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    26 mins
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