I Said What I Said
Hosted by Jola and FK · The Carousel Network
4.9from 7,709 ratings
- 335
- Episodes
- 110
- Transcribed
- 7,709
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About I Said What I Said
I Said What I Said is one of Africa’s biggest podcasts, hosted by friends Jola (Jollz) and Feyikemi (FK) Abudu and they have been saying the quiet parts out loud since 2017.Each week, they unpack pop culture, careers, money, dating, family and the many confusions of modern adulthood with brutal honesty, big laughs and zero pretending.Come for the banter.Stay for the hot takes, hard truths and the comfort of knowing somebody else is also just figuring life out like you.Season 8 runs from February 2026 to December 2026.Follow @isaidwhatisaidpod on IG to stay up to datehttps://isaidwhatisaidpodcast.com (https://isaidwhatisaidpodcast.com/events/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The Carousel Network
- Category
- comedy · education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 28 Aug 2017
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
110 of 335 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The "Agony Aunt Special" Episode ft. Hauwa Lawal
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The "I'm Your Mummy" Episode ft. Jaddy of Lagos
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The "So Happy To Be Home" Episode
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The "Agony Aunt Special" Episode ft. Hauwa Lawal
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But you have to sound like you are thinking of something. And you're both women. And you remember how you started worrying about food and stuff as children. And you're anxious about her developing with some of these issues around food. And then you can ask her if you're out of place. Because I'm trying to think about it. I would feel really embarrassed. I don't think it would. I'm not angry, but I'll be embarrassed. No, I think it also depends on how you say it. […]
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- Hauwa Lawal
- Jaddy of Lagos
- Beverly Adaeze
- Gozie Coker
- Akinola Davies Jr
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 4,849,734
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 929 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 6,780 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts I Said What I Said?
Jola and FK host the show. Published by The Carousel Network.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does I Said What I Said take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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