<p>Dr. Wole Odedun’s life story has been truly epic! He really could have ended up as a motor mechanic, eking out an existence on Lebanon Road, Ibadan, Nigeria. Instead, he went back to school, went abroad, studied medicine, worked jolly hard and struck gold; no, hit the mother lode.</p><br><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><br><p>· Ode Omu, Ibadan, Malta, Harley Street? Not the most obvious of trajectories surely;</p><p>· God, fate, serendipity, making your own luck? Take your pick;</p><p>· Education, education, education/property, property, property and, of course, location, location, location;</p><p>· Aston Martin DB7 Volante, 1958 Jaguar XK150 and the classic car bug;</p><p>· Records dear boy, records – keep, keep, keep;</p><p>· Putin, patriotism and the world order;</p><p>. Giving back, doing good and heck, living well - because you've earned it;</p><p>· Fela, Bob James, Spirogyra and Taylor (Ms. Americana) Swift – from the sublime to the ……</p><p>· The bucket list - the rich also wish.</p><p> </p><p>Dr. Wole tells a joke but wryly, one that gets one worrying about the future of the motherland.</p><p>This episode will get you thinking about Shakespeare, Brutus and that thing about the tide in the affairs of men..</p><br><p><strong><em>Links Mentioned:</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Joseph Stiglitz – </em></strong><a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Road to Freedom</em></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHpLcjNY6A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Fela and the Koola Lobitos</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Taylor Swift Netflix – </em></strong><a href="https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81028336" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Miss American</em></strong></a><strong><em>a</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Spirogyra – </em></strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDZ5UY_oDw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Morning Dance</em></strong></a></p><br><p>Sponsored by <a href="https://www.bananaislandschool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bananaislandschool.com/</a></p><br><p><strong>Banana Island Living’s </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/bananaislandliving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p><p><strong>Banana Island Living's</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/banana_living?s=08" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Twitter</strong></a></p><p><strong>See More of </strong><a href="http://www.bananaislandliving.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Banana Island Living</strong></a></p><p><strong>Banana Island Living's YouTube channel</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
