Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Finau Vulivuli
This edition of Stories from the Pacific was a repeat of the program broadcast on 7th June 2023
Finau grew up watching her brothers play soccer from t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Godfrey Abage fights for the future of shark calling
Godfrey Jordan Abage was a grown man when he discovered the West New Ireland custom of shark calling in Kono village, Papua New Guinea. Shark calling…
2 years, 5 months ago
Professor Jioji Ravulo has always been empathetic and 'extra'
Empathy and social justice have come to define Jioji Ravulo's remarkable career as a social worker, actor and author — and the first Pasifika profess…
2 years, 6 months ago
When Joyana Finch embraced fear, her career flourished
If there is a problem that needs fixing, mechatronics engineer and author Joyana Finch is your person. Her earliest childhood memories were of repair…
2 years, 6 months ago
For Peia Patai, traditional navigation is changing with the climate
If you catch Peia Patai on dry land, it won't be for long. When he's not out fishing, he's sailing his vaka across Cook Islands, with little more tha…
2 years, 6 months ago
Filmmaker Agapetos Aia-Fa'aleava is asking the hard questions
Agapetos Aia-Fa'aleava has always been compelled to speak up against social injustice, and when she learned a law in Queensland had let pubs and club…
2 years, 6 months ago
Filmmaker Agapetos Aia-Fa'aleava is asking the hard questions
Agapetos Aia-Fa'aleava has always been compelled to speak up against social injustice, and when she learned a law in Queensland had let pubs and club…
2 years, 6 months ago
Agnes Titus is a peacemaker, and never a pushover
Fighting was considered shameful and something to be avoided on Nissan Island in Bougainville, where Agnes Titus is from. It's this ability to resolv…
2 years, 7 months ago
Gladys Habu uses the loss of Kale, her customary land, to fuel other passions
At fourteen, Gladys Habu was gifted a camera for acing her exams. She used it to document the disappearance of her grandparents' customary island, Ka…
2 years, 7 months ago
Mere Roden fell in love with table tennis in her 40s and didn't look back
As a young girl, Mere Roden dreamed of becoming a doctor, using a pretend stethoscope to tend to her dolls. She wanted to help others. In 2006, after…
2 years, 7 months ago