Latest Fiji Podcast Episodes

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Keeping a Moral Obligation

On the Banks - February 15, 2022 05:05 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host: Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975) Guest: James Miervaldis (Johns Hopkins 2006) In this episode, we meet James Miervaldis (Johns Hopkins 2006), a veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. James discusses his work helping Afghan and Iraqi interpreters who seek to immigrate to the U.S.,...

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Empowerment Women & decolonizing fat-fashion with Amy & Lavina

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - February 10, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour
Talofa everyone, I hope you have all been well with good health & have had time to absorb all that good energy-out there. Thankyou for your incredible support with our first season    🙏🏽🤎 So…to kick off our second season, it’s only right we present you with that high end positive conversations ...

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Empowerment Women & decolonizing fat-fashion with Amy & Lavina

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - February 10, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour
Talofa everyone, I hope you have all been well with good health & have had time to absorb all that good energy-out there. Thankyou for your incredible support with our first season    🙏🏽🤎 So…to kick off our second season, it’s only right we present you with that high end positive conversations ...

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A Citizen Scholar Revealed

On the Banks - February 01, 2022 05:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host: Doug Draper (Kansas 1992) Guest: Ryan Taneja (Central Arkansas 2024) In this episode, we meet Ryan Taneja who was recently recognized by AY Magazine and Arkansas Time Magazine for his philanthropic work. Ryan talks about being a citizen scholar, the creation of his domestic survivor initi...

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Believe in Community

On the Banks - January 18, 2022 15:36 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host: Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1997) Guest: A.J. Catoline (New York 1992) In this episode, we meet A.J. Catoline, the Emmy Award winning editor for the Apple TV+ comedy-drama series Ted Lasso. A.J. discusses the importance of community in his life: from joining Phi Gamma Delta at NYU, to ...

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A brown table-talk version with JOSEPHINE BARTLEY

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - December 30, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes
2021 has been a very colourful  year in Aotearoa & it’s only right we finish things off with the perfect episode featuring our brown gifted & brainy Sister & community  Auckland Tamaki- Maungakiekie ward councillor - my friend  JOSEPHINE BARTLEY.  Jo expresses some beautiful words about QS,  her...

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A brown table-talk version with JOSEPHINE BARTLEY

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - December 30, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes
2021 has been a very colourful  year in Aotearoa & it’s only right we finish things off with the perfect episode featuring our brown gifted & brainy Sister & community  Auckland Tamaki- Maungakiekie ward councillor - my friend  JOSEPHINE BARTLEY.  Jo expresses some beautiful words about QS,  her...

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8: We're in Therapy!

Pasifikally - December 20, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour
Big trigger warning for mental illness and mass deaths and burials in this episode. This week we talk about getting in therapy, getting your boys into therapy, and navigating the conversation about mental health as Black men in the Pacific. We also discuss the Covid crisis in PNG and ho...

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A self improvement exhilarating Talanoa with Poetik

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - December 14, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour
This episode is a very exhilarating empowering & knowledgeable  talanoa with  Ventry Parker aka Poetik. He takes us thru his journey losing his mother as a young child, overcoming abuse growing up, being resilient,  racism, his back story around violence & street life, his music journey and his ...

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A self improvement exhilarating Talanoa with Poetik

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - December 14, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour
This episode is a very exhilarating empowering & knowledgeable  talanoa with  Ventry Parker aka Poetik. He takes us thru his journey losing his mother as a young child, overcoming abuse growing up, being resilient,  racism, his back story around violence & street life, his music journey and his ...

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The Pacific Music Awards backstory with Petrina Togi- Sa’ena

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - December 08, 2021 19:00 - 49 minutes
This Talanoa will be our 10th episode & it’s only right we share our celebration with an exclusive episode featuring our beautiful  friend Petrina Togi-Sa’ena (Pacific Music Awards Event Producer/Trustee) the most loving & supportive sister any music artist is blessed to have part of their journ...

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7.2: Punch Them in the Throat (with Wendy Mocke) [Part 2 of 2]

Pasifikally - December 02, 2021 20:30 - 1 hour
Continuing on from our last episode, Papua New Guinean actor, writer, theatremaker, and bad bitch extraordinaire Wendy Mocke joins Dylan, and Lungol to talk cancel culture, Australia and China's imperial influence over the Pacific, and navigating colonial structures in the pursuit to te...

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7.1: Punch Them in the Throat (with Wendy Mocke) [Part 1 of 2]

Pasifikally - November 29, 2021 19:27 - 1 hour
Yes, the rumours are true, we have a celebrity guest! This week we are joined by the incredible, iconic, fabulous Wendy Mocke - Papua New Guinean actor, writer, theatremaker, and bad bitch extraordinaire.  We talk "The ‘m e r i’ project", Wendy's groundbreaking exploration of Melanesian...

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The power of Community Service with Luke Mealamu

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 25, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes
This episode is a very important talanoa with the incredible Luke Mealamu ( @norashubby ) Director of  Mealamu Security sharing  his amazing story, the work he’s doing alongside his beautiful wife, his children and his  street team, he also shares first hand info of being out in the community & ...

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The power of Community Service with Luke Mealamu

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 25, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes
This episode is a very important talanoa with the incredible Luke Mealamu ( @norashubby ) Director of  Mealamu Security sharing  his amazing story, the work he’s doing alongside his beautiful wife, his children and his  street team, he also shares first hand info of being out in the community & ...

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6: No More Toxicity (ft. Krystal Elizabeth Juffa)

Pasifikally - November 23, 2021 08:55 - 2 hours
WE HAVE A GUEST!!! Wow, not us becoming a real podcast… Anyway, this week we have Papua New Guinean and Samoan writer, activist, and environmentalist Krystal Elizabeth Juffa! She joins Dylan and Lungol in discussing relationships, religious misinformation, and body positivity. Krystal s...

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6: No More Toxicity (with Krystal Elizabeth Juffa)

Pasifikally - November 23, 2021 08:55 - 2 hours
WE HAVE A GUEST!!! Wow, not us becoming a real podcast… Anyway, this week we have Papua New Guinean and Samoan writer, activist, and environmentalist Krystal Elizabeth Juffa! She joins Dylan and Lungol in discussing relationships, religious misinformation, and body positivity. Krystal s...

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5: No Politics, Just Vibes

Pasifikally - November 23, 2021 08:41 - 1 hour
This week we are absolutely wrecked so heavy trigger warning for discussions around mental illness. In this episode we talk COP22, representation discourse, and immaculate homosexual cinema. Dylan gives us a lesson in Fijian History and Lungol brings up a massive rally in Port Moresby o...

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A womens worth & Quality friendship with Lavina Williams

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 18, 2021 21:00 - 47 minutes
This episode is a long overdue deep & meaningful Talanoa  between childhood friends Emcee Queen Shirl’e & NZ pacific award winning music/ stage theatre icon Lavina Williams about a woman’s fight, rewards of quality friendship, memory lanes, vocal fusion update & so much juice! A must listen for ...

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A womens worth & Quality friendship with Lavina Williams

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 18, 2021 21:00 - 47 minutes
This episode is a long overdue deep & meaningful Talanoa  between childhood friends Emcee Queen Shirl’e & NZ pacific award winning music/ stage theatre icon Lavina Williams about a woman’s fight, rewards of quality friendship, memory lanes, vocal fusion update & so much juice! A must listen for ...

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A fearless indigenous journey with Ernestina Bonsu Maro

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 13, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes
Ernestina Bonsu Maro is a 26yr old professional model, radio host & an exceptionally talented creative person. She opens up about  her incredible cultural journey, her love for her parents, her community &  being a catalyst behind the first African language week in Aotearoa & her passion behind ...

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A fearless indigenous journey with Ernestina Bonsu Maro

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 13, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes
Ernestina Bonsu Maro is a 26yr old professional model, radio host & an exceptionally talented creative person. She opens up about  her incredible cultural journey, her love for her parents, her community &  being a catalyst behind the first African language week in Aotearoa & her passion behind ...

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The art of storytelling & advocacy with Aigagalefili Fepulea'i Tapua'i

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 09, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes
This episode, Fili opens up about  her educational healing poetic journey & why it's so important to support the  @greenpeacenz protect the ocean  Oceanic Voices campaign & much more of her  fruitful advocacy journey x  ✊🏾💯🙌🏾🤎 Please sign the petition https://petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz/oc...

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The art of storytelling & advocacy with Aigagalefili Fepulea'i Tapua'i

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 09, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes
This episode, Fili opens up about  her educational healing poetic journey & why it's so important to support the  @greenpeacenz protect the ocean  Oceanic Voices campaign & much more of her  fruitful advocacy journey x  ✊🏾💯🙌🏾🤎 Please sign the petition https://petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz/oc...

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4: Not a Slavetrading Ancestor....

Pasifikally - November 05, 2021 18:47 - 1 hour
So turns out one of our ancestors owned slaves... In this episode we talk about Covid in PNG, life after lockdown, and politicians publicly buying into vaccine conspiracy theories. Dylan highlights fundraisers and mutual aid projects (linked below) aimed towards alleviating the Covid Cr...

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4: Not a Slaveowning Ancestor....

Pasifikally - November 05, 2021 18:47 - 1 hour
So turns out one of our ancestors owned slaves... In this episode we talk about Covid in PNG, life after lockdown, and politicians publicly buying into vaccine conspiracy theories. Dylan highlights fundraisers and mutual aid projects (linked below) aimed towards alleviating the Covid Cr...

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The voice of Hope with Tai Tupou

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 02, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes
Tai Tupou is a fantastic motivational speaker, a qualified mental health Social worker & the face of I Am Hope NZ .   He takes us along his humble beginnings of how he met the  Legendary Mike King, the powerful  movement  I Am Hope & prepping for their Awsome annual fundraiser (Gumboot Friday)  ...

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The voice of Hope with Tai Tupou

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - November 02, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes
Tai Tupou is a fantastic motivational speaker, a qualified mental health Social worker & the face of I Am Hope NZ .   He takes us along his humble beginnings of how he met the  Legendary Mike King, the powerful  movement  I Am Hope & prepping for their Awsome annual fundraiser (Gumboot Friday)  ...

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Words of wisdom with Klee McNabb

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - October 26, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes
Klee Mcnabb is incredible. She is a multitalented Mother of 5 & a successful artist & currently a household radio host at Mai fm.  During our talanoa Klee shares so much from her heart about her own struggles & how she was able to endure thru some of the hardest times in her life.   She also s...

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Understanding our ethnic Identity Journey with Aunty & Uncle Melani Anae & Alec Toleafoa

Le Talanoa Therapy Show - October 19, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes
 This weeks LE TALANOA  episode is with my Polynesian Panthers OG Aunty Melani & Rev Alec Toleafoa ✊🏾 Melani & Alec takes me on a masterclass about indigenous spirituality,  Mana pasifika, reindigenizing & a talanoa about some of my favourite chapters in her incredible book THE  PLATFORM - the r...