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Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde

94 episodesLatest Aug 14, 2026
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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.

Episodes

  1. Pẹ̀lẹ́-pẹ̀lẹ́ nijó àgbà; ara gbogbo ló di àkísà tán

    In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about stubbornness, humility, careful judgment, aging, and reputation. When does determination become destructiv…

    36:09
  2. The Strongest Family Members Often Hide the Deepest Emotional Exhaustion

    Email: contact@bolog.io In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores how Yoruba families can discuss depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, trauma, and emotional exhaustion witho…

    48:01
  3. Yoruba Respect Today: Elders, Youth, Greetings, Discipline, and Boundaries

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde examines what respect looks like now through a Yoruba lens, asking how greetings, discipline, voice, consent,…

    31:06
  4. Òsó olósòó ò yeni; sòkòtò àgbàbò ò yé omo èèyàn.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about reputation, courage, borrowing, unemployment, and honor. What happens when…

    34:51
  5. Òrò wo ló wà lénu alaso pípọn?

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about limitation, empathy, responsible speech, credibility, and reputation. What…

    34:46
  6. Omo oba Ònà Ìsokùn nfi ehín gé ejò; omo oba kan ní òun kì í jẹ é; ìlú wo lomo oba náà ti wá?

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about restraint, humility, equality, sudden wealth, and personal responsibility.…

    24:50
  7. Òkánjúwà alágbàà ní ngarùn wo eégún

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores five Yoruba proverbs about greed, wisdom, human limitation, interdependence, and the revealing nature…

    30:39
  8. Òtòlò-ó jẹ, òtòlò-ó mu, òtòlò-ó fẹsẹ̀ wé ẹsẹ̀ erin.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    24:44
  9. Obẹ̀ kì í gbé inú àgbà mí.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    26:58
  10. OníSàngó tó jó tí kò gbọn yẹ̀rì; àbùkù Sàngó kọ́, àbùkù ara rẹ̀ ni.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    24:02
  11. Olóyè kékeré kì í se fáàrí níwájú oba

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    25:15
  12. “Ọjọ́ tí mo ti ń bọ̀, mi ò rí irú èyí rí”: olúwa rẹ̀ mọ ìwọ̀n ara rẹ̀ ni.

    Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    30:24
  13. Jápa: Migration, Home, and the New Yorùbá Identity

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde ex…

    22:44
  14. Omolúàbí Online: Yoruba Values in the Age of Social Media

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde ex…

    24:31
  15. Soft Life, Hard Choices: Money, Hustle Culture, and Integrity

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde ex…

    20:03
  16. AI and the Yoruba Language

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde fo…

    35:29
  17. Yoruba Cosmology and the UFO Question

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde tr…

    23:45
  18. 76. Olójúkan kì í tàkìtì òró.

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com

    24:20
  19. 75. What Jagun Jagun Says About Power, Honor, and Yoruba Memory

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde ex…

    25:32
  20. 74. Can AI Preserve Òwe, or Only Copy It?

    Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde ex…

    26:53
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