EP 214: Nigeria- The Secret of the Fishing Baskets, The Ten Goldsmiths (Ogumefu)

Published: Jan. 11, 2024, 12:30 p.m.

#nigeria #folktale

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\nToday we are back in the book of Yoruba folklore written down by O.M. Ogumifu. We have two stories today. In the first, a man is kind to a stranger and is rewarded. In the second, a goldsmith has to figure out which of his ten sons deserves to inherit his wealth.\n\nSource: Yoruba Legands by\xa0Ogumefu, M. I.

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Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

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Sound Effects: Tiny trickling forest creek (loopable) by Mjeno

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Music: DECEMBER WEDDING IN LAGOS 2022

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Photo credit: "Fisher men's canoe fish in Badagry market river, Lagos. Nigeria" by\xa0Koutchika Lihouenou Gaspard\xa0is licensed under\xa0CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Podcast Shoutout: History of Byzantium. Robin does a great job of adding on to the classic history of Rome podcast. He takes a look at the successor to Rome that lasted through many different rulers, until it finally collapsed and gave us a they might be giants classic.

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