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Finding power in voice
This is Namila Benson as you've never heard her before.
One of the few Melanesian women to occupy space on mainstream television in Australia, Namila …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Samoan clown Tommy Misa on art, satire and finding home
On Stories From the Pacific, host Wendy Mocke sits down with the brilliant Tommy Misa, a storyteller who reminds us that some of the deepest truths a…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
From Oʻahu to Utah: Policing, Pacific values and purpose
Jennifer Faumuina leads some of America’s most demanding work - overseeing crime scene investigations and critical domestic violence programs - yet h…
5 months ago
Māori Einstein Uncut: From viral cooking to culture, language and responsibility
From a sandwich‑press burger and a pair of brown tongs came a signature — and a following. Māori Einstein's fast, funny cooking has travelled from Ao…
5 months, 1 week ago
From netball courts to community power: The quiet force of Sigrid Yaru
Our guest today is someone who doesn’t just pull up a chair - she builds the table.
Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea and raised in Sydney, Australia, S…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
From PNG village life to the IT fast lane: How Hane Kokoha reinvented herself through art
What does it take to put yourself first when you've been taught to carry everyone else? Hane Kokoha takes us from a childhood in Daru, Papua New Guin…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
PNG theatre and storytelling: Sophie Naime and Ellen Mesibere on art, culture and leadership
In this episode of Stories from the Pacific, Wendy Mocke speaks with Dr Sophie Naime and Ellen Mesibere, two Papua New Guinean women whose lives and …
6 months ago
How wearable art designer Elayne Tukuafu challenges the "plastic Tongan" label
Elayne Tukuafu grew up being called "plastic" for not speaking her Tongan language. But as she moved through life, she reflected on how to stay conne…
6 months, 1 week ago
How Torres Strait writer Jasmine McGaughey blends culture, identity and magic
Jasmine McGaughey is a proud Torres Strait Islander and African American writer and editor.
She's the beloved co-author of tennis legend Ash Barty's L…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Quayd Purcell Ah You on using dance, humour and social media to inspire Pacific creativity
Quayd Purcell Ah You is a third-generation cultural practitioner and aspiring creator from La’ie, Hawai’i.
Growing up under the famous Ah You name m…
6 months, 4 weeks ago