Yorùbá — History, Identity & the In-Between is a narrative history podcast exploring the Yorùbá people of West Africa: their kingdoms, their wars, their philosophers, and the worlds they built before, during, and after colonialism.
Hosted by Dr. Zack Shittu — technologist, photographer, and lifelong student of Yorùbá culture — each episode moves between the archive and the present day. From the rise and fall of the Oyo Empire to the invention of tradition under British rule, this podcast asks not just what happened, but what it means to know it now.
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Published05 Sep 2026
Duration10:29
Episodes
12-
Shut Down Lagos for 37 Days
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05 Sep 2026
11-
Trained to Curtsy, She Dethroned a King: Britain's Biggest Mistake
Listened
22 Aug 2026
10-
Everything Changed Overnight: How the 1914 Amalgamation Actually Played Out | YHIB S2E1
Listened
08 Aug 2026
9-
The Crown Was Hollow: How Britain Ruled Yorubaland Without Ruling It | YHIB S1E7 Finale
Listened
26 Jul 2026
8-
Ajayi Crowther: He Invented 'Yoruba' — Then Smashed Its Gods
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11 Jul 2026
7-
When Europeans Arrived: How Yorubaland Was Redirected, Not Replaced
Listened
27 Jun 2026
6-
The Secret Society That Could Remove a Yoruba King | The Ogboni Explained
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13 Jun 2026
5-
Trade, Diplomacy, and Rivalry — How Competition Coexisted with Cooperation
Listened
30 May 2026
4-
The Empire Fell. The Culture Didn't. How the Yoruba Survived Without a Center | YHIB S1E4
Listened
14 May 2026
3-
Yoruba - How a Name Became an Identity
Listened
30 Apr 2026
2-
Ibadan: From Refugee Camp to Military State
Listened
30 Apr 2026
1-
The Fall of Oyo: How West Africa's Greatest Empire Collapsed