Let’s Have Drinks is a reflective, honest podcast exploring the messy, ambitious, beautiful journey of figuring out who you are in adulthood.
From career pivots to identity shifts, creative dreams to quiet doubts, join your host, Maeyo Joie as she pours a drink and dives into the real conversations we don’t always say out loud.
Whether it’s a solo reflection or a guest sharing their own evolution, this is a space for curiosity, growth and the kind of honesty that feels like voice notes between friends.
From the BBC to Building Something of His Own | Lanre Shonubi
In this episode, I'm having drinks with Lanre Shonubi.
From working at the BBC to losing that opportunity and having to find his own way back into the industry, Lanre’s journey has involved quite a bit of rebuilding. We talk about what it means to have something that’s truly yours, how LSTV came from needing to create his own way forward and the decisions that shaped what came next.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Whether good taste is innate or something you can develop
- The difference between taste and discernment
- His time at the BBC and what happened when that chapter ended
- Couch surfing and trying to find his way back into the industry
- Building a career through hosting and creating LSTV
- Why it’s important to have something you’re building for yourself
- Figuring out love
- Fulfilling his O2 dream
Drink of the episode: The Function Cherry Bomb
13 Aug 2026
Moving Abroad, The African Immigrant Dream & The Danger of Getting Comfortable | Aisha & Seun
This week on Let’s Have Drinks, I’m having drinks with Aisha Hussaini and Seun Afolayan-Imthiyaz, the women behind Stake Summit, for a conversation about ambition, moving abroad and what happens when the life you once prayed for becomes your normal life.
We talk about the ambition so many Africans arrive in the UK with, whether comfort changes that ambition and what it means to keep dreaming when your basic needs are met and life is, for the most part, good.
We also get into the uncertainty of building a life abroad, immigration, money, investing, relationships, community and whether you can want more for yourself without becoming ungrateful for everything you already have.
And of course, we talk about why Aisha and Seun created Stake Summit, the conversations they want Africans in the diaspora to have and why sometimes you need someone to remind you that the first dream coming true doesn’t mean you stop dreaming.
Get tickets to the Stake Summit: https://stakesummit.co/
Today’s pour: Pornstar Martini
30 Jul 2026
Adventure, Ambition & Living Life on Your Own Terms | Harmony
In this episode, I'm having drinks with Harmony, our very first male guest on the podcast and this is easily one of our loudest and most energetic conversations yet.
We talk about everything from being Best in Yoruba in secondary school to studying law, the Nigerian fashion and bridal industry, building a career in event planning, solo travel, travelling across Asia, embracing new experiences, enjoying life and imagining what life could look like when you stop following the expected path.
It's a conversation about curiosity, saying yes more often and creating a life that genuinely excites you.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Being Best in Yoruba in secondary school
- Religion and church
- Studying law
- Building a career in the Nigerian fashion industry
- Starting an event planning business
- Solo travel and travelling across Asia
- How travel changed his perspective
- The importance of trying new things
- Building confidence and expressing yourself authentically
- Creating a life that feels true to you
🍸 Today's drink: Water with electrolytes.
18 Jul 2026
Reinvention, Relationships, Returning to Music & Her New Era | Efe Oraka
Today I'm having drinks with singer-songwriter and producer Efe Oraka.
This is a deepcut! Because audio listeners are getting more in this episode!
This might be our funniest episode yet. Efe and I first met in school, so this conversation felt less like an interview and more like catching up with an old friend. We talk about growing up, changing careers, disappearing for a while, finding yourself again and what it really means to evolve while people are still holding onto an older version of you.
We also get into friendships, relationships, making music, stepping away from music, returning with a new sound and why becoming yourself often means letting go of who people expect you to be.
In this episode, we cover:
• Growing up and changing as a person
• Friendships and adulthood
• Stepping away from music
• Returning with a new sound
• Creative reinvention
• Relationships and self-discovery
• Living in Canada
• Building an identity beyond people's expectations
• Why your twenties change you
Pouring today on Let's Have Drinks is "Evil Princess".
Pour yourself a drink and join the conversation.
The Lagos edition drinks are sponsored by Chowder
2 Jul 2026
From Dentistry to Nollywood: What It Really Takes to Become an Actress | Kanyin Eros
In this episode, I’m having drinks with Kanyin Eros
We talk about what it's like to know your dream from a young age and having the courage to choose it anyway. Kanyin shares her journey from studying dentistry to pursuing acting full-time, the realities of building a career in Nollywood, navigating auditions, growing up in the age of Facebook and how she's evolved while the world watched.
We also reflect on our shared secondary school memories, the internet we grew up on and what it means to become more yourself with time.
In this episode, we cover:
• Growing up knowing exactly what you wanted to do
• Leaving dentistry to pursue acting
• The realities of building a career in Nollywood
• Preparing for auditions and embodying a character
• How social media has changed actors and audiences
• Growing up during the Facebook era
• Public perception and evolving identity
• Ambition, rejection and choosing yourself
Today's pour: Passion Fruit Delight
7 May 2026
Girl, You Have ADHD | Valerie Oyiki
In this episode, I’m having drinks with Valerie Oyiki and we’re talking about ADHD ; what it actually feels like, how it shows up in real life, and the moment things finally start to make sense.
We unpack hyper focus, burnout, productivity struggles, diagnosis and learning how to work with your brain instead of constantly fighting against it.
Valerie also shares her experience building Koala, a startup helping people navigate ADHD in a way that actually works for them, while navigating the London startup scene at the same time.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, scattered, constantly overstimulated, or like your brain works differently… this one might hit home.
Today's Pour: Picanté
23 Apr 2026
Being Multi-Passionate and Not Knowing What to Do With It
Welcome back to Let’s Have Drinks.
In this solo episode, I’m talking about what it really means to be multi-passionate — having many interests, wanting to do many things, and trying to make sense of it all.
I share my own experience of feeling pulled in different directions, the pressure to pick one path, and the overwhelm that can come with having too many ideas and not knowing where to focus.
We get into the difference between taste and execution, why not everything has to be monetised, and how to start moving forward without feeling like you’re doing everything wrong.
This is an honest conversation about identity, direction, and learning how to work with the way your mind works instead of against it.
So pour yourself a drink and let’s get into it.
Today’s pour: espresso martinez (it's a tequila base 😉).
9 Apr 2026
Healing After Heartbreak & Abuse | Tolu Mustapha
Tolu Mustapha joins me on this episode of Let’s Have Drinks to share her story behind Of Healing and Heartbreak . A deeply personal poetry collection documenting her journey through love, loss, and healing.
We have an honest and sensitive conversation about navigating an abusive marriage, finding the courage to tell your story, and what it really takes to choose yourself and rebuild.
Tolu opens up about writing as a form of survival, the process of turning pain into something meaningful, and the non-linear journey of healing. We also explore identity, self-worth, and what it means to meet yourself again after everything.
Today pour: Piña Colada Mocktail
In this episode, we discuss:• The story behind Of Healing and Heartbreak• Writing as a way to process trauma• Navigating and leaving an abusive relationship• The courage it takes to share your story publicly• Healing, self-worth, and choosing yourself• Why healing isn’t linear
This is a sensitive and deeply personal conversation — please take your time with it.
Pour yourself a drink and let’s get into it.
26 Mar 2026
Stop Waiting for Permission to Live Your Life
In this solo episode , we’re talking about what it really means to take charge of your life especially when you’ve been raised to wait for permission.
So many of us have been conditioned to seek approval from parents, authority figures, or society before making decisions. We learn to be the “good one,” follow the expected path, and avoid stepping out of line.
But at some point, you realise something important:
You are not in trouble.
This episode explores the silent social contracts we grow up with, how we outsource our decision-making, and what it takes to start choosing your own life even when it feels uncomfortable.
Today pour: Hot chocolate
We talk about:• Why we’re conditioned to wait for permission• The pressure to be the “good one”• Boundaries and stepping outside expectations• Letting go of authority figures in adulthood• Outsourcing decision-making• Increasing your risk tolerance• Why money can give you more autonomy• What it really means to take charge of your life
If you’ve ever felt stuck, unsure, or like you’re waiting for the “right time” — this episode is for you.
Pour yourself a drink and let’s get into it.
Chapters:
00:14:08 – Intro, drink + tea / catch-up
00:15:30 – The dilemma
00:17:37 – Main story (law / not going to law school)
00:22:22 – The silent social contract
00:27:38 – Boundaries + being seen as the “bad one”
00:28:17 – How to be human + authority
00:30:24 – Outsourcing decision making
00:33:08 – Stop waiting for permission
00:34:06 – You are not in trouble
00:36:12 – Abandoning timelines
00:39:35 – Increasing risk tolerance
00:52:03 – Get your money up
01:04:21 – Conclusion
About the podcast:
Let’s Have Drinks is a podcast where we sit down over a drink and have honest conversations about careers, creativity, ambition, and the messy journeys behind building a life.
12 Mar 2026
How She Built One of London's Best Vegan Cookie Brands | Amy Gastman
Amy Gastman left her career as a journalist at Waitrose food magazine to build one of London’s most loved vegan cookie brands.She is the founder of Eat by Amy and Crumb and in this episode of Let’s Have Drinks, she shares the honest reality of starting and scaling a food business in London.
From the early days of making vegan meal prep to the long road to profitability. We talk about what it really takes to find your thing, grow a brand, hire a team and build a sustainable business in a competitive market. Amy also shares lessons from her journey as a founder, including how long success actually takes and how social media helped grow her brand.
Today pour: Chin Chin Vinho Verde - Quinta do Ermizio & soda water
In this episode we discuss:
• Grappling with mixed racial identity
• Getting into food
• Starting Eat by Amy as a vegan meal prep service
• Pivoting and challenges of scaling a food business
• Dealing with men in business
• The long road to profitability as a founder
• Hiring a team and growing a company
• The role of social media in growing a brand
• Lessons for entrepreneurs starting a business
About the podcast:
Let’s Have Drinks is a podcast where we sit down over a drink and have honest conversations about careers, creativity, ambition, and the messy journeys behind building a life.
26 Feb 2026
The Messy Middle of Adulthood (Feeling Stuck in your 20s)
Welcome back to Let’s Have Drinks.
This is our first ever solo episode and we're diving into what the past few months have really looked like.
In this episode, I talk about trying to rediscover wonder, about feeling like a loser at time, about realising I’d disconnected from the things that once made me feel alive and the challenge that forced me to sit with myself and figure out who I’m actually becoming.
It’s an honest conversation about adulthood, ambition, identity, and what happens when you feel slightly off-track.
So grab your drink and settle in as we unpack how to reconnect with the parts of ourselves we’ve slowly drifted away from.
Today’s pour: a lime mojito mocktail.
Chapters
00:00:00 - intro
00:01:44 - how Let's Have Drinks started
00:03:03 - what happened in July (eurosummer)
00:07:18 - the conversation on the train
00:08:59 - 90 day challenge
00:14:59 - the Fuji listening party
00:20:28 - Morocco in December
00:21:58 - the slow death of wonder
00:24:55 - no goals 2026!
00:28:30 - bye!
26 Jul 2025
Strawberry Mojitos, Solo Flights & Slow Growth with Nuella Love
Host "Let's Have Drinks" interviews Nuella Love, discussing consistent content creation, YouTube burnout, solo travel, and navigating adulthood, highlighting the value of pursuing passions despite limited recognition.
25 Mar 2025
Mocktails, Muscles and Restaurant Madness with Gbemi Giwa
Ready to sip on some truth? 🍹 This episode is serving up a full pour of knowledge with Gbemi Giwa—restaurateur turned fat-loss coach. We’re busting myths, spilling the tea on weight loss, and chatting about how you can enjoy your faves (hello, jollof rice!) and still reach your goals.
Here’s what’s on the menu:
🍛 Can you really eat African food and still lose weight?💥 The fat loss myths you need to stop drinking🚀 How Gbemi made the shift from running restaurants to coaching fat loss🙅🏾♀️ Why diet culture isn’t the answer🍹 The truth about sustainable fat loss (spoiler: it's not what you think!)
Pour yourself a drink and let’s get into it! 🎧
22 Mar 2025
Martinis, Manuscripts & Making MFA Happen with Ona Akinde
What do you do when you’re stuck studying something you hate? How do you keep pushing after rejection?
Ona Akinde has the answers. This episode, we sip on Blackberry Blueberry Virgin Martinis as Ona spills on sisterhood, storytelling, and securing a fully funded MFA after countless rejections.
Grab a drink, this one’s a gem!
21 Mar 2025
Daiquiris, Dropping out & Divine Calling with Adenike 'Raks' Sheriff
What happens when you stop following the ‘safe’ path and start listening to something bigger—like God, or maybe just your gut? 🤔 In this episode, we sip on White Peach & Mango Daiquiris with Adenike Raks Sheriff as she spills on dropping out, co-founding a VC, and hitting milestones that actually matter. From navigating uncertainty to hearing God’s voice (and knowing when to pivot), we’re getting into all of it. Grab a drink and tune in!
First published on Youtube: July 30, 2024
18 Mar 2025
Desperados & Drastic Life Choices with Fisayo Olumekun
On today’s episode, we’re cracking open a Desperados with Fisayo Olumekun as she spills on why she ditched the UK for Nigeria. We get into the real tea on relocating, the not-so-glamorous side of living abroad, and how to survive life’s ‘what now?’ moments. Uncertainty? Chaos? Wins? We’re sipping through it all. Grab a drink and enjoy!
First published on Youtube: Apr 18, 2023
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