Episodes
O le ala i le pule o le tautua (The path to leadership is through service) - Samoan Proverb. Epi & Faga speak about their tautua to the Samoan community in the Bay Area and how their servant hearts have been providing solutions for the past 12 years. Tap in with all things Samoan Solutions: https://linktr.ee/samoansolutions
Published 10/14/19
"The only real revolution happens right inside of you." - J. Cole We chop it about Black culture, appropriation vs. acculturation, anti-Blackness in our Pasifika communities, and how we can do/be better in solidarity with the Black community! Tap in w/ AfroTeine's podcast: The Real Tautala https://soundcloud.com/user-753101404
Published 10/07/19
We sit down with the Brown Skin Lady w/ the Brown Skin Baby, Rocky Rivera, to chop it up about Rocky's Revenge and more. Peep her latest video "Best Shot" directed by @been.milky: https://youtu.be/7h3_mkorQV4 Tap in with all things Rocky Rivera: https://rockyrivera.bigcartel.com Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/rockys-revenge/1437848066 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GYpVuQKY90oIhLSA07G18 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj5rJs2d8gXoeS8gw6H_5kw
Published 09/30/19
We are humbled and honored to chop it up with Director, Na'alehu Anthony, about the new film, Moananuiakea, and his kuleana (one's personal sense of responsibility) as a filmmaker. "Mālama Honua" is simply translated as "to care for our island earth" but the Hawaiian language is beautiful and complex. Mālama Honua means to take care of and protect everything that makes up our world: land, oceans, living beings, our cultures, and our communities. It means learning from the lessons of...
Published 09/21/19
We get to Faika (gossip)with Nackie & Carl of the Faika Podcast. They bring so much heat you can hear the fan in the background 😂 Tap in and subscribe to them by downloading the Faika app. You can also subscribe to them on Apple Podcast, Google, and SoundCloud. All things PolyByDesign, tap in to www.polybydesign.com
Published 09/17/19
⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️ Our "Would You Rather" deals with sexual violence. Be advised! Tears, giggles, and music with the amazing soulstress, Lady Saane. www.soundcloud.com/ladysaane Register to get your free tickets to the screening of Moananuiakea: One Ocean, One People. One Canoe. playing in San Francisco on Tuesday, 9/24 and in Oakland on Wednesday, 9/25 bit.ly/ftqmoananuiakea TedTalk: Re-thinking the Fijian Man by Jope Tarai https://youtu.be/qh_ClbaSVTs
Published 09/09/19
The Tongan ILL NANA slid through the podcast to slay this episode. We chop it up with her about her Chiefdom as a Leiti. Tap in and subscribe to her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/GSTaufa Tap in to Giosifa & Eni's comedy videos: Melenaite: The Live-In Nurse: https://youtu.be/myBSZ_xzM_4 Gangsters & Leitis/Faafafine: https://youtu.be/2XEOoEUZP8w S**t Tongan Parents Say: https://youtu.be/LgCgMPrRwKw S**t Tongan Girls Say: https://youtu.be/yTyQDF4ek7c Jidenna...
Published 08/26/19
Celebrating our 1 year anniversary, reflecting on the journey. Here's to another great year of building, creating, and developing For The Qultures.
Published 08/12/19
It's our 50th episode y'all! The shape shifter, SPULU, all caps, hailing from Oakalani, slid through the studio to talk about fashion, identity, and hoodrat s**t. Tap in to see SPULU's Black vs. Blue performance: https://youtu.be/u1ZJ6upPELA
Published 08/05/19
Bexx speaks out about the negativity regarding her tattoo. Tap in to hear what she has to say!!! For more about Bexx's tattoo, tap in to these links below. The Real Tautala by Afro Teine Episode 3 (aired 7/29/2019): https://soundcloud.com/user-753101404/the-real-tautala-3-my-aunt-bexxs-tattoo-and-the-difference-between-contemporary-and-traditional-tattoos Bexx Got A New Tattoo (aired 5/20/2019): https://soundcloud.com/forthequltures/bexx-got-a-new-tattoo
Published 08/01/19
Lee Kava will begin her work as a tenure-track faculty member in Fall 2020 in the Departments of Race and Resistance and Asian American Studies within the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Shout-out to all the students, faculty, and community who fought for this position to exist for Pacific Islanders. What a time to be alive!
Published 07/29/19
Dear Jean, You have been accepted to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Lights, Camera, Action, we're so proud of you!
Published 07/27/19
We chop it up with Ruta-Lauleva about her experiences as a doula as well as an afatasi. Tap in with her Masina Fou Birth Services at [email protected] Mauna Kea information below provided by Sheridan Noelani Enomoto: - Mauna Kea is a mountain located on the Big Island of Hawai'i and it has profound sacred significance to Native Hawaiians. - The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) would be built on an untouched, pristine northern plateau of Mauna Kea. The building permit the TMT received...
Published 07/22/19
Alex put us on about his business, TOA Strength, and many involvements in the community, including dance company, Tifa i Moana. Join us, Saturday, July 20, 2019 from 1:30pm - 5pm in San Leandro, CA at the Senior Community Center for TIFA I MOANA'S PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY PROGRAM SHOWCASE. This is a family event. All ages welcome. We will be your hosts at the event! Free Admission x Free Food x Free Entertainment x Free Resources RSVP online: www.tifahapishowcase.eventbrite.com Tap in...
Published 07/15/19
The Wayfinders Scholarship is a collaboration of The Wayfinders brand and scholars, Levalasi Loi-On & Andrew Vai. As Pacific Islander students in higher education, you have accepted your identity as a Wayfinder in pursuit of a college degree. As former students in higher education, they founded the Wayfinders Scholarship to recognize your work and support you in this journey. REQUIREMENTS: current full-time undergraduate college student in California x Pacific Islander descent...
Published 07/08/19
As PRIDE month comes to end, we want to close out this month celebrating Pasifika Queer Lives! We have special guest, David Utuone, with us to share the importance of knowing your status. Tap in with David on Instagram: @no1zprodigy Happy PRIDE 365!
Published 07/01/19
We venture into several discussions around Anime, Sexuality, Transitioning, Finding Your Worth and much more with Chauncé and her partner, Jerry. Dr. Chauncé Phoenyx has been a licensee Chiropractor since June 2005 and has since, been freeing people from pain in her San Jose, CA clinic. She is a champion for health & wellness in our diverse Bay Area community. She volunteers her time to organizations that help women overcome abuse. She also is a proud member and advocate for the...
Published 06/26/19
We are choppin' it up with entrepreneur, Mikias Alipate. To book an appointment and to learn more about Mikias Alipate, tap in to his website www.mikias.co and on IG @ali.pate Check out his work as a creative director for EcoCo on IG @ecocobeauty
Published 06/17/19
Bexx chops it up with local artist TishaInkk and returning guest, AfroTeine.
Published 06/11/19
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Published 05/29/19
BexxBumble's new tattoo got people's panties in a bunch! Our I SEE YOU this week goes out to JOSIAH VEMLI. Check out his non-profit organization www.tyrellsangels.org
Published 05/20/19
This s**t has got to stop! https://ktla.com/2019/05/04/man-shot-to-death-in-carson-investigation-underway/
Published 05/13/19
Choppin' it up w/ Tai about the impacts of alcohol on mental health. For National Poetry Month, Samantha Jane Milo, WE SEE YOU! Samoa, Tula'i: https://youtu.be/xvspOOOWw0Q
Published 04/29/19
Keep going, no matter what. - Reginald Lewis, Virginia State University 1965 For National Poetry Month, Grace Taylor, WE SEE YOU! Bedding the Poet: https://youtu.be/DR7T5VXwfig
Published 04/23/19
In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, we're choppin' it up about Alcoholism and our experiences with it. For National Poetry Month, The South Auckland Poetry Collective, WE SEE Y'ALL! Caramel by Malia: https://youtu.be/5voYuvIy_Nc Israel "Izzy" Folau, you are the FUAM of the year. UFA! https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/14/sport/israel-folau-rugby-unrepentant-spt-intl/index.html
Published 04/15/19