This episode dives into matters of the mind. Imagine a world where you aren’t in full control of your mind, what would it mean for you and the people around you? We tell three stories about bipolar affective disorder and what it means to live with it. Hosts Bisi Adedun Mo Isu Itoro Bassey Producers Mo Isu Itoro Bassey Music in this episode Blue Dot…

Mary believes that her parents will literally die if they realise how much sex she has. It's a small part of a second life she has while she lives with them. In today's episode, people tell us their secrets. The things about their lives that they have never told their parents. Featured Stories 0:00 Billboard (I have sex) 5:35 Act 1: My parents neve…

On today's episode, we talked to Muslim women about the hijab; about why they wear or don't wear the hijab. This led us to tell a story that's more than just a piece of clothing but about how people find meaning for themselves. Hosts Bisi Adedun Producer Mo Isu Music in this episode Blue Dot sessions Long by Molife Nublu by Donna loves music Toy Ho…

Adam and Eve met at a book club, talked for a while and eventually started dating. But with a catch. It would be an open relationship. Now, it's been over a year since they last spoke, even though they tried their best to make it work. On today's episode, more stories about heartbreak and relationships ending. Hosts Bisi Adedun Producer Mo Isu Musi…

On today's episode, stories about heartbreak. Sharon has been broken up with Phillip for over a year but they still share some old habits from their lovey-dovey days. Some things are hard to let go of, especially someone you thought you would marry. 0:00 Act 1: The ghost boyfriend 13:25 Act 2: We aren't supposed to like each other Sometimes you sto…

Aisha is Muslim and Igbo, which is not an intersection that people see all the time in Nigeria. Her existence has become a conversation starter in many situations, a conversation she doesn't want to have. In today’s episode, we feature stories from people talking about their backgrounds and how it has shaped them. Listen to Aisha’s story and more. …

Jason experienced one of the most difficult changes we can go through as individuals. A change in fundamental belief. He found that changes as big as this one affect not just us, but the people around us. In today’s episode, we feature stories from people that have experienced big life changes. We have people tell us about how they handled those ch…

The new season of inside a bubble starts airing on April 2nd. With the second season, we are telling more stories about people living different versions of similar experiences. Featuring more ambitious reporting and more personal stories. Here's a preview of what to expect in the new season. Hosts Bisi Adedun Producer Mo Isu Assistant Producers Ayo…

With a rise in podcast creation and consumption, producer Mo Isu explores his decision to make a career change. He tells the stories of two other people who have made similar changes. What is the future of podcast? What is his future? From his production experiment where he practices telling stories with his own voice. Produced and Narrated by Mo I…

Producer Mo Isu reads a poem titled 'My first love' and tracks down stories that connect with the theme of the poem. From his production experiment where he practises telling stories with his own voice. Produced and Narrated by Mo Isu Music in this episode Louver, A little powder, first results, Kikeriin by Blue Dot Sessions Special moment by Dixxy…

Anxiety, depression and other mental health issues are conversation topics that only happen behind closed doors and in dark corners. Away from the open because people are too scared to talk about these issues. In today's episode, we feature stories from people about their relationships with anxiety and depression. We have people tell us how they ha…

Listen on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, Radiopublic, Stitcher, Anchor Tolani is a 21-year-old artist that like many of us struggles with anxiety especially as regards her work. Tolani struggles with many things like putting herself out there and she continues to discover new things about herself in her art journey. On this …

End sars is a pop-up podcast by Bubble Media reporting day to day developments in the end sars social movement. We tell you what's happening and what you can do. Find shareable forms of the podcast at bit.ly/theendsarspodcast. Download and send to your parents Whatsapp groups. How did we get here: Why are people protesting in Nigeria? End music: Di…

Jones has lived in Lagos all his life and in that time has experienced quite a lot; from being robbed to hearing someone get shot. But he still loves the city. Today's episode features stories of Lagos told by Lagosians. Hosts Bisi Adedun Seyi Oluboba Producer Seyi Oluboba Mo Isu Assistant Producer Ayotunde Kayode Dada Writer Mo Isu Editor Edet Ekp…

Edet and his brother spent over 4hrs anticipating a robbery which they had heard rumours about from neighbouring places, these 4+hrs came with sounds of gunshots and terrified screams before the police arrived at 4 am, That and more Inspired this episode titled 'that was a close call.' In it, we feature stories from different people on the almost, …

Society is built on trust contracts. Every day, we enter into at least one trust contract. In today's episode, we explore the trust contract you get into when you order and Uber rides. We feature stories from passengers about their experiences with Uber drivers and also stories from drivers about their experience driving. Hosts Bisi Adedun Seyi Olu…

The inside a bubble podcast put out its first episode in November last year and has so far put out one episode every other week. In today's episode, we tell a small part of the story about how we started and how we are making episodes. Come listen to what it's like inside our bubble. Hosts Bisi Adedun Seyi Oluboba Producers Edet Ekpo Mo Isu Writer …

Over 40,000 students apply to Harvard every year and Harvard has an acceptance rating of just over 4.5% of those applicants. Thats a lot of rejection letters and every rejection letter can be said to have the same format. What is the format for dealing with rejection? Accepting rejection tells stories of ordinary people and how they have dealt with…

“… For the greatest fear of death is always that it will pass us by. And leave us there alone.” The words of novelist Fredrick Backman from his novel A man called Ove. Being left alone is something some would call a nightmare until you go behind the wall. In this week's episode, we hear 4 different people talk about being alone in ways that not onl…

What do you want to be? That question has always felt very limiting. Like there could be only one answer and that answer could never change. In this episode, you will hear stories from people who don’t have a single answer and whose answers change multiple times. They talk about their careers, where they came from, where they are and where they are…

Episode Summary “Falling in love is like falling asleep. It’s slow at first and then all at once.” In this episode, we explore what it means to fall out of love. Movies and Books have over told the stories of ‘happily ever after’ and not enough about ‘they were not meant to be together.’ Episode Crew Hosts: Bisi Adedun and Seyi Oluboba Extra: Edet …

Some things are difficult to talk about. Failure is one of those things. Considering that it is something that everyone has some experience with, it’s a wonder that we still feel so alone when we think about our failures. In this episode, we had guests talk about their stories of failure and how they felt towards the idea of failing. We also talked…

Podcasts are currently on a fast rise. In 2019 alone, Apple recorded 220,000 new podcasts. Inside a bubble was one of those podcasts. In this episode, host Seyi, gives an introduction to podcasts. She runs through what podcasts are with a brief history, gives us some context into the types of podcasts in Nigeria and the people that listen to them a…

It has been three months since our last episode and we have spent all that time working on a new episode. Starting on March 27th, we will put out a new episode every two weeks. Watch out this space and listen to this trailer to find out what to expect Episode Crew Hosts: Seyi Oluboba and Bisi Adedun Producer and Writer: Mo Isu Samples used in the e…

"Hark how the bells. Sweet silver bells. All seem to say. Throw cares away. Christmas is here," The portrayal of Christmas in media tends to be simple. There are certain things we have come to expect when the season rolls around: the songs, the carols, the decorations, the movies. It tends to tell a familiar story. In this Christmas bonus episode, …

Productivity is one of those topics that people think about a lot... but from a distance. Starting a podcast, we thought that productivity would be a very crucial nut to crack. The 'Inside a bubble" team is made up of young, fresh out of Uni adults, and we are trying to build something great with this podcast. We realised that knowing how to be pro…

We want our listeners to be part of our creative process so we made a short episode where the hosts experiment with their chemistry. This teaser introduces the hosts of the podcast, Bisi and Seyi, and also gives a brief description of what "Inside a Bubble" is all about.