The Exploring Nollywood Podcast
by Mimi Uvieghara
A journey into a fast rising industry, this podcast is a passionate analysis of Africa's Hollywood. So, if you are a lover, a casual fan or looking to dip your toes into a different medium, join your host Mimi and a plethora of friends, family and fans in exploring nollywood.
Episodes
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Film Review: Love in Every Word 1 & 2
Join Mimi and Toni as they review the 2025 viral hit - Love in Every Word 1 & 2.
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Nollywood and Suffering Part II: Tragedy Films
Join Mimi and Toni as they continue to discuss how suffering in Nigeria affects suffering in Nollywood Films. Stick around for some truly bad singing of iconic Nollywood soundtracks too!
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Cry-Cry Films: Nollywood's Tragedy Films
Join Mimi and Toni as they cry their way through Nollywood's tragedy genre. Listen to them try not dissolve into tears discussing sad films where people just suffer and suffer and sufffeerrr.
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Nollywood & I - Tosin Otudeko
Today we have a special episode of Nollywood and I. Mimi interviews the creative and very humble Tosin Otudeko, writer of The Wedding Party and producer of Over the Bridge.
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The Nollywood Runs Girl Genre : Bad Gyals
Bad gyals do bad things all over Nollywood in what we call the Run girls genre. Join Mimi and Toni as they explore what they both admit is their favourite genre in Nollywood. Have you even heard of this genre? It's everywhere.
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Ghen-Ghen! Nollywood's Action Genre
Mimi and Toni explore the exciting and thrilling action genre. Remember Issakaba? Most Wanted? They discuss both old classics and new show-stoppers.
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Review Episode: Gangs of Lagos
Mimi and Toni are back to reviewing another newly released nollywood film, this time on Amazon. Join them as they take their usual honest, no-holds-barred approach to Gangs of Lagos Gangs of Lagos is a Nigerian crime-action thriller produced and directed by Jade Osiberu, starring Tobi Bakre…
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Nollywood & I - Dianna Yekinni. Part 2
She's a scene stealer in every film. Mimi chats to the dynamic Diana Yekinni, a British-born actress with lots of personality and talent about her five years in Nollywood. Bursting into Nollywood with the critically acclaimed Ije as the unforgettable Libby, Diana has lots to say about Nollywood…
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Nollywood & I - Diana Yekinni
She's a scene stealer in every film. Mimi chats to the dynamic Diana Yekinni, a British-born actress with lots of personality and talent about her five years in Nollywood. Bursting into Nollywood with the critically acclaimed Ije as the unforgettable Libby, Diana has lots to say about Nollywood…
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Review Episode: Shanty Town
This is a review episode on the newly released Nollywood Netflix series Shanty Town. Join Mimi and Toni as they review the series in their honest no-holds-bared way. It's a whopper. Shanty Town 2023. Directed by Dimeji Ajibola, written by ShirleyAnn Ede, Xavier Ighorodje, Ayomikun Paseda and…
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Nollywood Historicals Part 3 - New Old Nollywood
Mimi and Toni remember Nollywood historicals of old and new, recapping notable films and people in the genre. Just what happened in the video streaming era and why didn't we have as much notable historicals?
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Nollywood Historicals Part 2 - It's all about Genre
Mimi and Toni explore all the stories that Nollywood historicals have to tell. It's mostly romance, to be honest, but there might be some stories that might surprise you.
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Nollywood Historicals Part 1 - Nigeria Traditionally
Mimi and Toni truly blunder through their limited knowledge of Nigerian history as they explore the long-standing traditions and customs that makeup Nollywood historicals/traditionals/epics/they can't decide on a name for them. Just how did our ancestors live? Maybe Nollywood can shed a light...
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Nollywood & I - Ifeanyi Ndukwe
Join Mimi as she interviews Ifeanyi - an editor, creator and all-around auteur on his Nollywood loves and memories. He especially recalls all the great comedy legends and skits that have created new Nollywood comedy. Find him @bindukwe on Instagram and Twitter for his lovely creations.
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New Nollywood, New Comedy
Let's discuss New Nollywood and new comedy. Mimi and Toni get to the bottom of Nigeria's new way of enjoying comedy and how it affects New Nollywood and Nigerians themselves.
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Acting A Fool, Nollywood's Greatests
Where would Nollywood be without our great actors and actresses giving us the laughs? Join Mimi and Toni as they recall all the Nollywood mighty suns and upcoming stars of comedy.
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The Comedic Sides of Nollywood
Mimi and Toni try to be funny(they fail?) as they delve into Nigerians and how they like to laugh. Nollywood has seen some great comedic talents and features, it's time to explore them!
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Nollywood & I - WhatKeptmeUp's Ikeade
Join Mimi as she interviews WhatKeptmeUp.com's founder and editor Ikeade
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Critiquing Nollywood
Join Mimi and Oge as they discuss reviewing and critiquing the industry. Oge is the creator of the Nollywood review site, Nollywood Reinvented.
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Juju & Jazz Part 2 - Possessed by Nollywood
Join Mimi and Toni as they discuss the effect of believing in these tales of horror on Nollywood and the Nigerian society
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Juju and Jazz - The Nollywood Fundamentals
Join Mimi and Toni as they explore Nollywood's relationship with traditional African magic and just why 60% of our movies are about juju and jazz.
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Nollywood & I - Jimi
Join Mimi as she interviews Jimi, a filmmaker, music producer and master of #justvibes about his Nollywood loves and memories. Find Jimi on his Instagram at Jimi_Dek and on Youtube as JimiDek
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Romancing Nollywood II
Join Mimi and Toni as they discuss who is who in the romance genre and how toxic it can all be
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Romancing Nollywood
Join Mimi and Toni as they do a deep dive into nollywood romances and all things love. Is Nollywood 99.9% romance?
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Nollywood & I - Throwbacknaijatv
Mimi interviews Richard from ThrowbackNaijaTv on his nollywood story
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Nollywood & I - Okiki
Mimi interviews Okiki from OKikisCulture blog, a professional film critic about his nollywood story
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The Rise of the New Nollywood
Mimi and Toni discuss third wave nollywood or 'new nollywood' and just how it came about
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The History of Nigerian Film
Join Mimi and Toni as they spill the tea on how Nollywood began and what VHS did to the industry
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Nollywood & I - Evelyn Ikuenobe-Otaigbe
Mimi interviews her aunty Evelyn on her nollywood likes and dislikes.
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Producing Nollywood
Mimi interviews a very distinguished guest about producing nollywood and its challenges
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Nollywood & I - Oge
Mimi interviews Oge on her nollywood loves, likes and dislikes
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Nollywood & I - Catherine
Join Mimi as she interviews a young up-and-coming screenwriter and nollywood lover
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Nollywood & I - Ameze
Join Mimi as she interviews one of the earliest pioneers of Nigerian Cinema
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Nollywood and Bad Acting
Join Mimi and Maria as they cautiously discuss what bad acting looks like in Nollywood and complain rather softly about the actors that made their childhoods
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The Art of Nollywood Acting
Join Mimi and Maria as they discuss the craft of an actor, what makes a good actor and what nollywood wants from its actors
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Nollywood and I - Ify & Ama
Join Mimi as she interviews the hosts of the GoalsOrNot podcast, Ify and Ama.
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Nollywood Nuances and Cultural Cues
Join Mimi and Toni as they talk about how Nollywood develops its cinematic language. How do food, fashion and locations set the table for stories we want to tell.
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Nollywood and I - Toni & Tyler
Mimi interviews guests about their tangential relationship with nollywood and playing some nollywood games
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What stories does Nollywood tell?
Join Mimi and Toni as they discover what stories Nollywood tells and how it relates to the Nigerian society and culture.
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Our Nollywood Woes
Join Mimi and Maria as they rant about nollywood seen through social media and complain rather softly about things to watch out for in nollywood.
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What is Nollywood?
Join Mimi and Maria as they introduce nollywood, reminisce on old classics and chat about their shared experiences as black British Africans.
About this show
A journey into a fast rising industry, this podcast is a passionate analysis of Africa's Hollywood. So, if you are a lover, a casual fan or looking to dip your toes into a different medium, join your host Mimi and a plethora of friends, family and fans in exploring nollywood.
Hosted by
Mimi Uvieghara