Indigenous Intelligence explores how 🌍 ancient traditions uplift modern life. Hosted by 🧔🏾♂️ Nii Okyne, a cultural guide and wellness coach, the 🎧 podcast shares ✊🏾 African and Indigenous 🌿 wisdom—from grounding 🦶🏾, ancestral foodways 🍲, and spiritual healing 🔥, to decolonizing wellness and emotional intelligence 💆🏾♂️. Tune in monthly for real stories, reflections 💡, and insights to reconnect with your 🌳 roots and thrive 🌟 today.
From the Lab to the Table to Parliament: Barbara Bray MBE on Food, Nutrition and the Policy Moment We Are In
Barbara Bray MBE is one of the UK’s most respected voices in food nutrition and safety — a registered nutritionist, Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology, Trustee of the Nutrition Society, and former Director of the Oxford Farming Conference. In this conversation, Barbara and Nii explore what it means when science, industry and policy finally begin to move in the same direction. They discuss food nutrition, public health, the role of industry in shaping outcomes, and the oppo...
12 Jun 2026
Headstrong: Women, Memory and Modernity in Ghana | Dr Laurian Bowles
What can the lives of women carrying goods through the markets of Accra teach us about resilience, identity and the future of Ghana? In this episode of Indigenous Intelligence, I sit down with anthropologist Dr Laurian Bowles, author of the newly released book Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness and Modernity in Accra. We begin with Laurian's own story—her childhood, how anthropology found her, and how a first visit to Ghana in the 1990s sparked a journey that would eventually lead to more t...
28 May 2026
What They Call a Deficiency Isn't a Deficiency
The word deficiency points you toward food. But the active form of vitamin D is a hormone — called calcitriol — and your body makes it from sunlight, not from diet. When the system fails, it's not because you haven't eaten enough oily fish. It's because something is disrupting the production pathway. In this episode, I walk through how calcitriol is actually made, why melanin-rich skin at northern latitudes disrupts that process at the very first step, what the data shows about who...
28 May 2026
Why I Asked Parliament a Question About Your Skin
In this debut episode of the Indigenous Intelligence Podcast, Nii Okyne explores the journey that led him to submit a formal question to the UK Parliament regarding vitamin D guidance for people with higher melanin concentration. Blending science, ancestral wisdom, policy, personal experience, and cultural history, this episode examines: why vitamin D is actually a hormone how melanin affects sunlight absorption at northern latitudes why current public health guida...
20 May 2025
Reclaiming HYSTORY: A Conversation with Paul Obinna Wilson-Eme on Cultural Comprehension and World Citizenship
Guest Paul Obinna Wilson-Eme - Cultural theorist, educator, and creator of the LINEAGE TIMELINE, a 9,000-year historical continuum designed to expand our understanding of human history beyond colonial narratives. Episode Summary In this illuminating episode of the Indigenous Intelligence Podcast, we welcome Paul Obinna Wilson-Eme, whose pioneering work bridges indigenous knowledge systems with contemporary education. Born of Ibo (Nigerian) and English parentage, Paul brings a unique bicultu...
20 May 2025
Royal Innovation: Blending Tradition with Strategic Leadership Featured Guest: Manye Naa Tsotsoo Soyoo I
In this groundbreaking episode of Indigenous Intelligence, we explore the powerful intersection of traditional wisdom and modern strategic leadership with our distinguished guest, Manye Naa Tsotsoo Soyoo I. As the first female President of the National Council of Ghanaian Unions and a trailblazing Queen, Manye Naa embodies the harmonious balance between honoring cultural heritage and driving contemporary innovation. Guest Biography Manye Naa Tsotsoo Soyoo I has earned global recognition for h...
17 Apr 2025
“Urban Roots, Ancestral Call: Lehlonhonolo Makara on Reclaiming Basotho Wisdom”
In this powerful episode, host Nii Okyne speaks with Lehlonhonolo Mofokeng Makara, a proud descendant of the Basotho people of Lesotho, born in Johannesburg but deeply rooted in ancestral memory. Through his story, we explore what it means to straddle two worlds—the modern urban life and the timeless rhythm of village tradition. Lehlonhonolo shares: 🏔️ The significance of his forefathers from Lesotho and his great-grandfather, Makara 🏙️ Growing up in Johannesburg while holding onto vil...
17 Apr 2025
"Ga Roots & Global Truths: Tradition, Faith & the Legacy of Colonialism"- Ade Sawyer – UK-based Management Consultant, Ga Heritage Advocate
In this insightful and deeply personal conversation, host Nii Okyne sits down with Ade Sawyer, a UK-based management consultant of Ga descent, to explore the powerful intersections of tradition, identity, and modern life. Together, they unpack: 🌍 The enduring impact of colonialism on identity and spirituality 🥃 The cultural and spiritual importance of libation in Ga ceremonies 🧬 Ancestral veneration as a living practice—not just a relic of the past 🍲 The richness of Ga-inspired cuisi...
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