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The Information presents Modest Conversations hosted by Sam Lessin, who writes the site's regular 'Modest Conversations' column. Modest Conversations are short conversations with interesting people about technology, culture, politics, and whatever else strikes our fancy.
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It's that time of the year again... a season that comes with so much excitement, yet can be mentally and emotionally draining. Why? Because you are either in one or all of this categories: There's so much to be done before the year ends. I didn't accomplished this or that this year. I feel overwhelmed by everything I lost someone this year and I'm …
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"🚀 Brace yourself for tonight's episode as we dive deep into the raw and courageous battle men face in the twists and turns of mental health. If you've been wrestling with the turbulent waters of pornography and other addictions, this is your compass to address the root cause. Oh, you bet – you CAN reclaim your mental well-being, and this episode i…
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HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF A MAN TELLS YOU HE SUFFERS FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Some of us would laugh, others would shame him for not being man enough. If he cries, would you cringe? Why does he find it hard seeking help even from his commorades? Who does he tell his story? Men have been trained to be stoic by responsibilities, expectations and culture. …
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Have you ever caught yourself picking up your phone after deliberately dropping it? What makkes us feel mentally wasted after so much screen time? Whether it's our work, education or social media screentime could be the reason your mind is going haywire or why you might be feeling bleh. Join us tonight on this insightful episode as we burst myths s…
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It's one thing to understand a concept, it's another thing to pass the test of the concept. The concept of excellence is often brandished about these days, but many of us often fail this test in even our simple daily activities. In this episode I used my story to explain how we often fail the test of excellence in the simplest thing and how conscio…
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Whether it's grappling with a terminal illness, grieving the loss of a loved one, facing financial difficulties, nursing broken dreams, or confronting a series of unfortunate events, life throws its curveballs. Tonight's episode doesn't offer a solution; rather, it's a guide on how to navigate these 'impossible moments'. Dive in already!…
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We dive into some deep stuff tonight. Many factors impact our courage to trust ourselves: fear of judgment or being the odd one out, the desire to be validated or approve by others. Asides from these, negative experiences could have eroded your trust in yourself. Nevertheless, the presence of these factors does not negate the importance of embracin…
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The word being judgmental is more of weapon than a word. And we wield it a lot these days, either as a weapon of defence of “don’t judge me?” or as a weapon of offence for instance, “do you have airports in your country?” LOL Tonight I share a personal experience with you, why I believe it’s good to be judgmental and how it can turn out bad as well…
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“They have their lives put together and are so perfect”; says the person who has never walked a step in any shoes except his/hers. There's so much pursuit of perfection in our times so much so we might unjustly hate on people, or feel inadequate of never going to be enough because delusional people create an illusion of perfection you have bought. …
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STUDIES HAVE SHOWN that about 58% of us would rather talk about relationship with our friends, rather than talk about money. Yet, when they go on vacations, or decide to stay at home rather than go for a hangout, we can easily judge them of being extravagant, showing off or being stingy as the case may be. But wouldn't you rather have a resourceful…
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How do you model coping with pressure to your kids and those who look up to you? Facing pain is a question of when for every human. But this is why we have an episode like this. Gain valuable lesson and wisdom from those who have been there and using their story to support others. Tonight, we bring you the concluding part of this episode. Dive in a…
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In October of 2021, Kyle Jetsel lost his wife of 30 years and the mother of my 6 kids. She died suddenly after a brief illness. Tonight he shares with us some valuable lessons on masculinity, grief, and how he survives and thrives as a now single father of six children, with two special need children. Amongst the lessons you will learn tonight is h…
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We couldn't bring this to you last week, so it's coming with A LOT of goodness this week! Meet our podcast guest: Alexandria Johnson is from the beautiful islands of The Bahamas. She has an Associate of Arts Degree in Psychology and Sociology, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Masters in Clinical Psychology, a Masters of Science in Child Forensic…
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IT'S THE MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL EDITION. We are having a quite expository conversation tonight. Tonight's episode touches on issues like body image after child birth, what to do if your spouse is not supportive or makes hurtful comments about your body, juggling sexual intimacy vis-a-vis active toddlers who are capable of barging in on you and your s…
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THIS EPISODE WILL SAVE YOUR JOB/BUSINESS! Do you find it difficult to get the right person for the job? How can you nip the stressful, yet never ending rigours of interviewing tons of people for the same position over and over again? How can you save the reputation of your reputation and that of your business/job? Find the solution to these and mor…
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ABOUT TONIGHT'S GUEST... Sheena Yap Chan is a keynote speaker, podcaster, consultant, and author on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her award-winning podcast called The Tao of Self-Confidence where she interviews Asian women about their inner journey to self-confidence. Her mission is to help Asian Women boost their c…
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HOW ARE YOU? How many times have you lied through your teeth answering this question. Maybe the question itself jumps out of our mouth as a lie itself because...we may not really mean to know, we are just asking to look courteous. To bring it down home, some of us are scared to ask some people for fear of being belaboured with another person's fina…
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Let's be honest, what good is a movie/novel without a villain? From the ones who want to take over the Universe, to the psychopath who believes his evil actions are good; we are all intrigued by their character. Typically, the Villain is the bad guy we all want dead! But here's the real fact: we have all played a villain (and still do) in someone e…
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THE SLUT, THE SPINSTER & THE PERFECT WOMAN. Like the animal kingdom, the woman seem to be classified under any of these three categories. But what is common to all regardless of classification, is the sexualization of the female gender for virtually everything possible. Tonight’s episode is a sequel of our last episode of how shame affects a woman …
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I bet you can't remember when you use to run about even without a panty and your parents, siblings, uncles or Aunts would literally come running after you and do a lot of playful gymnastics just to get you to put your clothes on. Eventually, the divide line became more visible. "You are a girl, sit right !", "You are a lady, you have to be in the k…
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May be you discussed money values before getting married. However, after getting married you discovered your spouse lied about his/her money values. What are you going to do? Perhaps you are intending to get married soon (either as a man or woman), and you have little to no clue about the financial questions to ask your intending spouse. Or maybe y…
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This month on striptalk with Sinmiloluwa, we embrace equity! But let's start with us. Asides from taking care of your skin and looks for a great selfie, How well have you been taking care of your soul and your mind? How well have you been handling age long struggles, and fresh struggles ? whether you are coping, barely coping, or barely able to fac…
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It often seems nobody has this love thing figured out, yet all of us always have something to say based on our experiences, and perhaps imaginations. Some of us jump into it and believe we will figure it out along the way. Some are afraid to admit that, much as they want to be loved, they are afraid of commitment. Whatever ‘’lovetuation’’ is, you w…
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For the unmarried, your eyes are about to be cleared. You just ~might~ ~reconsider~, NO you will see why all those gish gish feeling is not enough. For the married, this is going to help you understand things better. We went waaaayyyy deeper than we thought with this topic hitting issues like affairs and whether it is okay to tell your partner abou…
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If you are father fractured, dealing with trauma pre marriage, and in marriage,. If there is something in you that has no tag but limits you from giving a 100% to love, life and purpose, you are the reason Treya is here tonight. Do yourself a favour, click on the link to have a taste of our February pudding. It is rich, juicy, eye opening and promi…
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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF PURGATORY? The family of a military personnel who is at the warfront might just say ;" not knowing if the next call or the next knock on the door will change their lives forever. We get to hear a quite chilling story tonight. It was a difficult one for us, but we have to create awareness our unknown heroes' bravery. The show …
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Good that this episode is coming at this time because I can imagine some of us are already stressed out even before Christmas. Hmm. By God’s grace, there’s life after Christmas…like every other year the Lord gives us grace to see. So you might just want listen to this before you exhaust yourself or get spent. Click on the link below to tune in.…
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We are concluding our amazing campaign series tonight! And I couldn’t be more thrilled to have a woman join me on the show. She is a mother of three amazing children, a business tycoon and on tonight’s show an ardent Atikulate. Elizabeth Elias joins us to tonight to tell us why Atiku Abubakar might just be the “Moses” we are looking for. You cannot…
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If you are reading this, there are two things to be thankful for: Life, eye sight, the ability to read, and access to the internet. Tonight, we take a pause in our campaign series to talk about gratitude. Perhaps the year has been exhausting and you seem to be blurred by the travails of the past 11 months. It's time to seat and review. Dive in alre…
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When it comes to this man, I can tell you one thing: He has die hard loyalists. They range from the poor to the rich; regardless of age and profession. Now, in a world where loyalty is bought, especially in auspicious events like elections, what has earned Kwakwanso his die-hard loyalist? You will find out in tonight's episode. If not for anything,…
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