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Find The Signal
by Find The Signal
a research and technology media project. geopolitical analysis. pan-africanism. scientific socialism...and some stories.
Episodes
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Fake Agencies and Unreported Spending w/ [redacted]
Word of the day is 'baffling', because that's what the information shared in this episode is. First, about 2% worth of Nigeria's GDP is unreported spending according to an IMF representative. Then, there's a fake agency that managed to secure ₦1.3billion in the latest national budget. The main...
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The People's Debrief [AES Situation Report] w/ Prudence Iticka
Prudence Iticka is an organizer with the United African Diaspora, and the Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism in Africa (CEIA). This episode is a debrief of her recent tour of the AES. She breaks down what she witnessed on the ground and goes into detail about the security conditions in...
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Against Xenophobia w/ Femi Akomọlàfe
Xenophobia is a pressing issue in Africa, however, your neighbor is not your problem. Our compromised leaders and failing governments are the problem. The south African context is the subject of this episode, and Femi Akomọlàfe of the Pan African Digest joins the episode to give in-depth and...
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The Tech Policy Episode w/ Lọba Agboọlà
On this wide ranging episode, economist and researcher Lọba breaks down the tech policy landscape in Nigeria. The discussion also swings wide and she shares her perspective about the influence of digital technology on geopolitics and development. We touch on the impact of AI and the need to...
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CEIA - Africans must reject zionism and "israel"
The title says it all. The Coalition for the elimination of imperialism is an Anti-imperialist and socialist movement in defense of all African people. it has a newsletter called Abasimperialism, and this episode is a reading of the latest dispatch in that newsletter. this is an important piece…
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Religion as a vector for imperialism
This episode was inspired by the diplomatic wahala that happened recently between the governments of Nigeria and the US. the government of Nigeria is once again labelled as a 'country of particular concern' by the US. This is because of the number of Christians being killed in Nigeria as a result...
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Miscreants in Government
This episode as the title suggests, is focused in miscreant behavior in the Nigerian government. Crony capitalism and nepotism at the expense of collective development. The land worth ($3.6bn) gifted to the son of a government official is roughly equal to how much is needed to close the Nigerian...
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The geopolitics of digital technology in Africa
This episode is mostly a reading of an article published in The Republic . It is focused on the geopolitical impact of digital technologies, especially how countries react to and adapt their foreign policies to ICT developments. This one is wide ranging, so there's certainly stuff to pique your...
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Trends in African Geopolitics w/ Ovigwe Eguegu
Ovigwe in this episode speaks on the geopolitical trends in the Horn of Africa, China's bilateral actions on the continent, and the foreign policy challenges of the Nigerian government.
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Meddling in the DRC - M23 and its motivations
This episode is focused on DRC and the geopolitical dynamics of the Great Lakes region, and the jump of point is the recent flareup of conflict between the M23 military group and the DRC. With news and commentary clippings, there is some more light shed on the issue in an effort to make it more...
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#EndBadGovernance and other matters w/ Forward Ever
On this episode i was invited to join the host of the Forward Ever Podcast. We gave analysis of the social and political landscape of Nigeria, and the main factors we considered were bad governance, inflation, and political consciousness. Forward Ever is a work study podcast covering African 🌍...
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Celebrity Culture in Nigeria - A critique
With Wole Soyinka as a starting point, i provide a sociopolitical analysis of celebrity culture in Nigeria. How can this class of people derail or support liberation efforts in Nigeria? Listen in.
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The Legacy of Colonization by Dr Chihombori-Quao (Redux)
In 2019, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao gave a lecture at the HBCU Africa Homecoming media launch in the African Union Mission in Washington DC. She breaks down the enduring impact of the 1884 Berlin (re: Congo) Conference. She then rounds the speech with encouraging messages for the…
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Protests, Media and Political Consciousness w/ Cde. Adebayo (MAE)
This one is a packed episode and Cde Adebayo from the Movement for African Emancipation (MAE) joins me to breakdown the sociopolitical landscape of Nigeria. With numerous protests being mobilized around the country, we try to get an understanding of how effective this has been, and we also query...
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso - a recap w/ Cde. Prudence, Obi & Inem
On this episode, comrades from the Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism from Africa (CEIA) and the Thomas Sankara Center. Cde Prudence, Obi and Inem take time to report on their recent tour of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES - Niger, B.Faso, and Mali). Listen in. CEIA Thomas Sankara...
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State Forces and Class Consciousness
this episode is a reading analyzing the relations between state forces and class consciousness. even though most rank and file in state forces a picked from the most vulnerable strata of societies, within these forces there is no awareness of one's place in wider societies. this is why soldiers…
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Ultra Processed Foods - nobody asked for this
ultra processed foods (UPF) have inflitrated our diets in many ways than we recognise. this is the work of big food corporations, they strip foods of natural nutrients and replace them with artificial flavors and preservatives. this episode holds information that should help us correct our course...
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Kwame Ture - Revolution or Reform
n/b; cde J1DZ of Movement for African Emancipation (MAE) is the voice you heard in the beginning. If you're curious about that convo (i hope you are), check episode 7. This is a recording of Kwame Ture in 1973 where he spoke at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The lecture was…
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loose dispatch OR around the continent in 20 minutes
This episode is a simple and LOOSE rundown of geopolitics around Africa, North, South, East and West to be exact. The focus is economics, and the social impact of poor governance on we the people who have to live with or through the decisions some African neocolonizers make. This is a kind of…
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On Opportunism; a reading
This is a reading of an article posted on the powerful media platform Hood Communist. Titled 'on opportunism' and written by Rafiki Morris, the piece details the various ways opportunism can negatively impact revolutionary organizing or even political education. The piece also explains how...
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Pan-Africanism and Digital Technology
As you will find, this episode is a reading of an article published on HoodCommunist.org. it simply argues that while communication tech has its advantages, it tends to have a net-negative effect in the lives of colonized people. Although there is potential to use digital technology to organize…
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Program Update
After a while has passed since the previous upload, this recording serves just as a reminder for the direction behind Find The Signal. Nothing serious, but listen anyways, thanks. Background sound : Music by oussama arichi from Pixabay
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On West African Geopolitics w/ cde. F
On this episode of FTS, cde. F from the Movement For African Emancipation (MAE) joins the host to analyze contemporary geopolitics in West Africa. From the developments in french speaking west Africa to the impact of insecurity on liberation struggles in the region, the discussion moves to topics...
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Fighting Imperialism in Africa - From Mali to Burkina Faso
Wide ranging episode here dear listener. With comrades from Movement for African Emancipation (Obi), All-African People's Revolutionary Party (Inemesit), and United African Diaspora (Prudence) we talk about the geopolitics around Mali and Burkina Faso struggling against imperialism. The…
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The Nigerian Student Loan w/ Cde. Ray
On this freewheeling episode, i was invited by Comrade Ray from the Movement of the People (MOP). We spoke about the new student loan program that was just activated by the criminally neoliberal Nigerian government. We talked in the effects on the students and wider society, the conversation also...
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Nkrumah on Neocolonialism
Esteemed ancestor Kwame Nkrumah laid out timeless guidelines for revolutionary thought in his great work 'Neocolonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism'. The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) published a fictional interview with sections of the book staged as responses to...
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Technology and Geopolitics
The connection between communications technologies and geopolitics is not readily available. This episode covers those connections and details how countries scramble for power but controlling access to technologies as a means of securing political power. Add this to your understanding of the...
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West Africa Against Imperialism w/ Sawadogo & Prudence
On this episode i speak with two comrades connected with the Thomas Sankara center in Burkina Faso, United African Diaspora (UAD) and the All African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP). we discuss geopolitical developments in west africa focusing on mali, burkina faso and guinea. these…
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Is the Nigerian middleclass is disarmed or asleep?
Capitalism takes it toll on EVERYBODY. The Nigerian middleclass is currently on the backfoot in the struggle against hypercapitalism, but the question remains, are we learning lessons from the effects of poor governance and wretched economic policies?...this episode explores this and reaches some...
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AFRICOM
The United States AFRICA Command(AFRICOM) is the tool of the US government, used to increase and/or maintain imperial influence over the natural resources of Africa. The US through AFRICOM enables other countries like France and Germany to carry out imperial interests in Africa. This episode…
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BIG tech against the people.
'Big Tech' is used in reference to the wide ranging influence that technology companies have within governance and social arrangements. Facebook, Google, Amazon and the services they apparently facilitate are an expression of 'big tech'. This episode dissects the ways in which big tech currently...
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Class Consciousness in dis Naija w/ Joshua [M.O.P]
On this episode, Joshua a member of the Movement of the People (M.O.P) and organiser of the Ogun state chapter of M.O.P goes full throttle on the topic of class consciousness in Nigeria. He addresses the lack of class consciousness in the country by identifying the existing class structure and...
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Education in Nigeria w/ Sango [M.A.E]
Comrade Shango from the Movement for African Emancipation (M.A.E) came on and gave a no-holds-barred breakdown on education in Nigeria. From historic importance to the relevance of education in a society starved of progress, Shango brings level headed take geared towards solutions. The need to…
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FTS TAKES: gut punching neocolonialism
This here is a short take, a signal burst, on-the-go assesments of pertinent matters of geopolitical import. In this take, attention is brought to the propaganda tactics being deployed against the people of Haiti as they protest against an unwanted prime minister. There is also media analysis...
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#UNGA77, Geopolitics, and Multipolarity w/ Ovigwe Eguegu
On this episode, geopolitical analyst Ovigwe Eguegu joined the program and gave a deep take on recent geostrategic currents across the world. From the just finished United Nations General Assembly, to the new #ColdWar and West African geopolitics, Ovigwe gives some deep takes on global matters in…
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Pan-Afrikanism in Contemporary Naija w/ Jide [M.O.P]
Pan-Afrikanism is not a new concept to Afrikans, but in contemorary Naija how do the people take this concept? Well, in this episode Jide brings a thoughtful perspective to answering this question. Jide is a member of the Pan-Afrikan/socialist organization, Movement of the People (M.O.P) and he...
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5.3 - Destroy
In the final episode of a three-part series, 'DESTROY' is straightforward, this episode answers the question - How can media be used as a means to destroy a people or nation? How can Africans on their continent, as well as in the diaspora, avoid such a fate? Identifying issues without…
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Racism in Geopolitics
Geopolitics is in practice, the balance of power in international relations and how each country or power bloc works to ensure its interests within that system. Imperial power blocs, through the system of racism have maintained economic dominance at the expense of millions across the world. This...
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5.2 - Distract
In the second of a three-part series, 'DISTRACT' breaks down media propaganda tactics intended to distract a population or other group, from realising the negative effects of oppressive economic policies and hyper-capitalism. Distraction is generally applied as an influence strategy AFTER a group...
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5.1 - Divide
In the first of a three-part series, 'DIVIDE' will take you through media strategies and propaganda that are used to..well divide a people. When people are divided, coherent ideologies and strategies against oppression and capitalist imperialism cannot form easily. This episode ties into the next...
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Jim Crow
'Jim Crow', the nickname for the segregation laws in post civil war United States of America. In this episode, an overview of the wicked policy is explored with relevant contexts, the connection between global capitalism and imperialism is also made. How does this concern Naija?, Where does...
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Underdevelopment
Underdevelopment seems like a straightforward term, but is it? not really. Tune in and get a different view on how underdevelopment plays a role in maintaining the capitalist exploitation of African economies. Our focus will be on Nigeria. Enjoy! Show Notes Research - Boukman Academy Twitter -...
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World Politics and Economic Control
This episode is about the economic control that imperial orgs. like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have over countries. Through odious debt and economic sanctions, many countries are kept in an underdeveloped state. Why is this so? Who benefits from these conditions? How can…
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World Politics and Neocolonialism
First, you should listen to the pilot episode..then come back here. This episode covers the deeper reaches and effects of neocolonialism. You would learn the historical context to why world politics has been influenced by devious and extractive methods of colonial relations. How this wahala take...
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Pilot Episode - What is FTS?
Its a good idea to understand the basics of anything you are getting into. That is what this pilot episode is about. You'd learn the theme of this podcast, and find that each episode is filled with raw and real analysis on topical subjects that are important to the African. Pan-African Ideology…
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