F&S Uncensored celebrates four years of contributing to Nigeria's Pop culture

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November 1, 2022 12:00 PM

With the pop-culture podcast reaching its 4th anniversary, F&S Uncensored thrives as a safe space for every Gen-Z to emote, find closure and feel the warmth of community.

Simi Badiru and Feyikemi Akin-Bankole

The latest F&S Uncensored, which explores the troubling fiasco of Nigerians being stranded in Dubai, as well as the second anniversary of the 2020 Lekki Toll Gate massacre spotlights how current and grassroot centric the podcast has become.

As at four years ago, the podcast was a child of grit and childlike passion, where the duo analyzed trends within Nigeria’s pop-culture, while also discussing their personal experiences as Diasporic Nigerian Gen-Z sweethearts.

Today, with several hundred episodes deep, the podcast has become the latest recipient of the Spotify New Africa Podcast fund and a household show for Nigeria’s youth population.

After four years, F&S Uncensored retains the same spirit it began with, radiating with revamped audio engineering, richer storytelling and an exciting playlist dubbed ‘F&S Rotations’ which promotes upcoming music talents as well as showcases the best of contemporary African music.

Looking back at how the journey started, Simi Badiru reminisces “We started back in 2018, where the only podcast that was big at the time was The Loose Talk Podcast. It was the only podcast doing something similar to what we were interested in at the time. We have always had an interest in entertainment and pop culture and we always wanted to go into the industry, but we didn’t exactly know how or what, because we didn’t really want to do a YouTube show. We had a lot to say, and so a Podcast was ideal to express our opinions and music interests.”

For the duo, they have had to learn on the job and this came with its unique struggles.

“Initially when we started, it wasn’t like we had any plans, it was just on vibes. Now, we give a voice to people that struggle. I’ve gone to school in the diaspora, I have lived my whole life in Nigeria. The podcast follows our journey from when we were in university, to when we decided to move back home, Feyikemi trying to leave, and then me being somewhere in between. So we are a voice for a lot of people who struggle on this journey and need some sort of direction."

With a passion for also documenting the culture and people that are currently making an impact in the entertainment space, they have had notable guests such as the talented content creator, Korty, international visual artist T.S.E and Grammy nominated producer T.M.X.O.

From high school and university best friends to being vibrant voices, and one of the pioneering female-only Nigerian podcasts, Feyikemi Akin-Bankole and Simi Badiru are muses for a lot of other young people within the entertainment industry. And for them, after four years this is enough fulfilment.

Speaking on the future, the believe it can only get better.

“It can only go up from here. Only. We’re going to take the Nigerian and African podcast industry to the next level. I don’t know how yet, but I believe in us and you should too,”

Since they started in 2018, Uncensored has been a podcast that focuses on Nigerian pop-culture, as well as personal socio-economic experiences faced by the average Nigerian youth.

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