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For The QulturesVirtual Talanoa: Recovering from COVID-19 w/ Ama Tupu & Sipoga Simi feat. 'Alisi TuluaOur guests, Ama & Sipoga (Simi), share their experiences about contracting COVID-19 and what recovery has been like for them. We also have community leader, 'Alisi, with us to speak about COVID-19 and the work being done to educate and empower the Pacific Islander community. Follow @pacificislandercovid19 on Instagram Watch via YouTube: https://youtu.be/u5KqBdHYQ5A 2020-07-1300 min

For The QulturesVirtual Talanoa: Lez Start A Family w/ Nana & Nikki Soisoi-ScaglioneNana & Nikki said, "Lez start a family, Lez Inseminate, and Lez go half on a baby!" We are rooting for y'all! Our guests, Filiaga (Nana) & Nikki, chop it up with us about queer love and acceptance, marriage, and starting a family. Watch via YouTube: https://youtu.be/fTupCmGEVfo 2020-07-0700 min

For The QulturesVirtual Talanoa: Addressing Anti-Blackness In The Concrete Ocean w/ Teyonna Jarman and Will FaneneOur guests, Teyonna and Will, join us to chop it up about navigating their Black and Sāmoan identities in their respective families and in the concrete ocean (Pacific Islander diaspora). The goal of our Virtual Talanoa (conversation) is to listen in love, listen in community, and listen in solidarity. #AllBlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter Watch via YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/umIq8Yy0jfc Link to Twitter thread by Vatiseva @fjgoldylocks https://twitter.com/fjgoldylocks/status/1270219668335165441 2020-07-0700 min

For The QulturesFTQ Instagram Live: KEEPIN' IT 💯 w/ A DOUGHSocial distancing has pushed our creativity. We are introducing an extension of our podcast: KEEPIN' IT 💯asking our guests 100 spitfire questions. Our first guest is recording artist, A DOUGH, reppin for the East Side of San Jose 🦈. You can also watch the live https://youtu.be/yCIccX9OHzU TAP IN! TAP IN to our Instagram Live on Sundays @ 6PM PST.2020-04-2800 min

For The QulturesFor My Father's Kingdom w/ Vea, Saia, & Robert Mafile'oFor this special episode we are fortunate to have Vea, Saia, and Robert Mafile'o from the Documentary, My Father's Kingdom (2019), talanoa with us on the podcast. They are kicking off their U.S. Tour here in the Bay Area and will be making stops in Utah, Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawai'i. Tap in!!! SYNOPSIS For My Father's Kingdom follows Tongan pensioner Saia Mafile’o and his family as they are stretched to breaking point by the commitment and passion to God that has driven Saia’s life. This debut feature documentary offers a rich view of how contemporary secular fami...2020-03-1300 min

For The QulturesI'll Die Behind My Why w/ Mikias AlipateOur homie, Mikias Alipate, returns to the podcast to chop it up before he goes on tour with Young LB and Moneybagg Yo. We chop it up about chasing goals, our whys, and what he's gotta do to prepare for a tour. Tap in with him on IG @ali.pate We premiere our new segment, TALANOA IS HEALING! Lastly, we introduce our new addition to the team, our lovely intern, Juicy. Welcome to team! Our house is growing.2020-03-1000 min

For The QulturesFashion Brings Me Peace w/ Pretty Boy PooksPretty Boy Pooks pulls up to chop it up with us about his passion for fashion, his 2hunnit clothing brand, and his pursuit of happiness. Tap in!2020-03-0200 min

For The QulturesThis Is Ten w/ TenelleRecording artist, Tenelle, pulled up on us to chop it up about her journey in music, new records she's dropping this year, and future projects she got coming soon. She gifted us with a sneak peek of some of her new music as well as her personal experiences that have shaped her to be the love and the light that she is. Tap in! THIS IS TEN! Stay connected and shop 10x10 https://www.tenellemusic.com https://www.10x10clothing.com/shop 2020-02-2400 min

For The QulturesFeature Episode: Queer Coco by Pele VaimosoHey FTQ Fam! We're on a break this week and are featuring an episode highlighting our one of our fellow Pasifika Podcasters. Tap in w/ QUEER COCO hosted by Pele Vaimoso. This episode “My Complicated Relationship w/ Straight Men” explores Pele’s relationship with straight men and masculinity. Pele, a fellow Sāmoan queer podcaster says, "The idea of this podcast came about after I started sharing personal stories about my journey as a Young Queer Sāmoan person on my instagram. I received a lot of feedback from friends and family, some of whom I didn't expect to even eng...2020-02-1700 min

For The QulturesIt All Makes Census w/ 'Alisi TuluaThe new decade marks the age old tradition of The Census, the population count that determines the distribution of political power and money from the federal government to our communities. 'Alisi Tulua pulls up to the podcast to drop some science on how the Census works, why it's important for our Pasifika communities, and why it is important for us to fill out our Census on April 1, 2020! For more information about The 2020 Census, tap in with: NHPI resources: www.countusin2020.org/nhpi Census Bureau: www.census.gov San Mateo County: https://cmo.smcgov.org/census-2020-san-mateo-county 2020-02-1000 min

For The QulturesGod's Inclusive Love w/ Pastor Tautalaaso FaaleavaLau susuga le faafeagaiga (Pastor) Tautalaaso (Tala) Faaleava sits down with us to talanoa about sexuality, culture, and religion. Pastor Tala's heart for God emphasizes the belief that God loves us all inclusively. Pastor asks us all to let God be our anchor and our rock. TAP IN!2020-02-0300 min

For The QulturesI Love Being A Dad w/ Tama Jah BlessThe D.I.L.F. himself, Tama Jah Bless, pulls up on the podcast to chop it up with us about his social media presence, how much he loves being a Dad, and what therapy has done for him. We announce a new segment we're trying out once a month called "TALANOA IS HEALING." Is there something you want to talanoa about to process, unpack, or get off your chest that you haven't felt comfortable sharing? We invite you to email us about it. Let us know what support you need or questions you may have regarding your...2020-01-2700 min

For The QulturesMaintaining Ancestral kNowledge & Autonomy (MANA) w/ Maile & RutaMaile & Ruta pull up to the podcast to try our version of Song Association, set intentions to pray for and send to Australia, educate and empower us about who doulas are, and inform us about their doula program for Pacific Islanders in San Francisco, Maintaining Ancestral kNowledge & Autonomy (MANA) Pasefika, which is part of SisterWeb, a San Francisco Community Doula Network. Tap in with Maile & Ruta: www.sisterweb.org/mana-pasefika Maile: mchand@sisterweb.org Ruta: r.aiono@sisterweb.org 2020-01-1400 min

For The QulturesTiki Culture Travesty w/ Sam JimenezPoppin' a bottle of bubbly as we enter our first episode of 2020 with our guest, Sam Jimenez, a bay area father, husband, bartender, and hospitality manager. We chop it about the travesty that is Tiki Culture. We get into the controversy about Saweetie's hula girl costume, Sammy J defending her, and how it relates to tiki culture that is rooted in colonialism.2020-01-0600 min

For The QulturesWayfinders: Only Us Stop Us w/ Jordan FihakiAs 2019 and this whole ass decade closes out, Jordan Fihaki of the Wayfinders brand pulls up on us to reflect on the lessons learned from this decade, manifest intentions for the new decade, and put us on about his brand. "Thank you all so much for rocking with us this year! We hope you all will reflect on the lessons of the past decade and manifest your intentions for the new decade ahead." - Bexx Bumble & DBoy Tap in with Wayfinders https://www.fearlesswayfinders.com/ We mentioned this book, Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John...2020-01-0100 min

For The QulturesRepresentation Is My Why w/ Amanda of Afakasi PrintsWe choppin' it up with Amanda Stowers of Afakasi Prints and why representation is the driving force of her business. Tap in with Afakasi Prints to see Amanda's work and cop her artwork: www.afakasiprints.com Also find her on IG @afakasiprints 2019-12-1600 min

For The QulturesToo Much At Stake w/ Cazey VolksComin' outta Frisco, music artist Cazey Volks pulls up on us to chop it up about her new album, LIVING OUT MY DREAMS, dropping 12.12.19 - Be sure and cop that! Cazey chops it up about havin too much at stake not to grind and live out her dreams. Campaign that Cazey Volks y'all! Haters - Cazey Volks: https://youtu.be/y-EqcwIv2dg Before It All Started - Cazey Volks ft. AZ https://youtu.be/QaCOBClAZ-4 Somebody - Mico Cocky ft. Cazey Volks https://youtu.be/C05SPJ7HOv8 No. 2 - Cazey Volks: https://youtu.be/SSnNCReBmTI Anytime - Ayo Luciano...2019-12-0900 min

For The QulturesLevel Up w/ Veronica Pome'eVeronica Pome'e, the first Polynesian 🇹🇴 Sports Illustrated model, chops it up with us about her career, platform, and purpose. We unpack the layers of leveling up and what that means for us all entering a new decade, the roaring dubs.2019-12-0900 min

For The QulturesMaking It In Hollywood w/ Keke Vasquez-Tamali'iHairstylist & make-up artist, barber, and manicurist, Keke Vasquez-Tamali'i, joins us on set of the podcast to chop it up about her career in the film & television industry and about her experiences working in Hollywood. Keke has worked on a myriad of film sets such as The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Talbot, 2019), Us (Peele, 2019), Sorry To Bother You (Riley, 2018), 13 Reasons Why (Yorkey, 2017), and All Day & A Night (Cole, 2020) to name a few.2019-12-0200 min

For The QulturesNike OAK w/ SPULUSPULU, ALL CAPS, is back again to chop it up about his experience working with Nike and designing his shoe, Nike OAK. "OAK is: Ohana. Advocacy. Knowledge. We search for the family that will embrace us exactly for who we are. In this journey, we end up fighting for a space to exist exactly as we are. With that knowledge, we share our truths. OAK is planting our feet into the shoes of those who wish to share the story others won't listen to and walking a mile in them." - SPULU https://www.nike.com/nikebyyou/community...2019-11-1800 min

For The QulturesIKUNA w/ the Lauti BrothersIKUNA means victory, to overcome, to achieve in Tongan. Elevating culture, For the qultures! The Lauti brothers, Jay, Tai, and Feke are 3 dedicated men who founded IKUNA, an organization that advocates for successful outcomes for the Pacific Islander community. Rooted in Oakland, C.A., The Lauti Brothers talanoa with us about their victorious work! Tap in with IKUNA on Instragram @ikunaed or by email jlauti@theikunagroup.org; tlauti@theikunagroup.org; flauti@theikunagroup.org Also tap in with IKUNA Apparel ikunaapparel.com proceeds fund IKUNA programs.2019-11-1200 min

For The QulturesKuiViti Couture w/ Epeli Tuibeqa a.k.a. Jaqueline La Queer DuboisThe sensational fashion designer extraordinaire, Epeli Tuibeqa, talanoa-s with us about his love for fashion and how Pacific culture informs his aesthetic with his line, KuiViti. Epeli also introduces us to Jaqueline La Queer Dubois. Securrrity!!! Tap in with Epeli Tuibeqa on Instagram @kuiviti_couture or @etuibeqa or on his website www.kuivitipr.wix.com If you like what you hear and the spirit of giving moves you, please donate to our podcast via our paypal: paypal.me/forthequltures 2019-11-0400 min

For The QulturesRuby in the Rough w/ Ruby Fuala'auOur girl Ruby se'e-s(slides) her way into the podcast to chop it up with us about being Fa'afafine, Trans, a Christian, and a founding member of Tifa i Moana Dance Group. Tap in with an open mind and open heart. Hate will not be tolerated!!! Tap in with Ruby on social media @tifaimoanadance or tifaimoanadance@gmail.com <<<Links from our BRUH segment>>> Bunga by SWIDT (Spycc): https://youtu.be/qQBEJQJ7_JQ Bunga article by Alice Lolohea of Tagata Pasefika: https://tpplus.co.nz/entertainment/swidt-preview-brand-new-album-with-the-release-of-bunga/2019-10-2800 min

For The QulturesThrow Glitter Not Grenades w/ Lupe & Jona KatoaLong Live The Fupa! lol. We choppin it up with Lupe Katoa about her live video, how life has been after going viral, and what it's been like to have a hefty size of humble pie. Lupe recently went live at the Donna Marie concert and was talking hella shit. She claimed to have wasted her outfit and called a group of women who were living their best lives ugly, pathetic, grenades. Her video was then leaked and went viral. The internet was relentless and tore her up, called her all kinds of names, made hella memes about her, and...2019-10-2100 min

For The QulturesSāmoan Solutions w/ Epi & FagaO 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 2019-10-1500 min

For The QulturesAppropriating Black Culture w/ AfroTeine & AskFee"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 2019-10-0700 min

For The QulturesRocky's Revenge w/ Rocky RiveraWe 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 2019-10-0100 min

For The QulturesMalama Honua w/ Na'alehu Anthony (Moananuiakea)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 islanders to take care of your limited resources, as though you were living on a...2019-09-2200 min

For The QulturesWaste No Minutes w/ Nackie & Carl of Faika Podcast (PolyByDesign)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 2019-09-1700 min

For The QulturesBeing Me Is My Ministry w/ Lady Saane⚠️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 2019-09-0900 min

For The QulturesHER Chiefdom w/ Giosifa the WorldCitizenThe 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 Shit Tongan Parents Say: https://youtu.be/LgCgMPrRwKw Shit Tongan Girls Say: https://youtu.be/yTyQDF4ek7c Jidenna interview on The Breakfast Club talking about his inspiration for his tattoo (12:05-13:35): https://youtu.be/J1...2019-08-2600 min

For The QulturesIt's Our AnniversaryCelebrating our 1 year anniversary, reflecting on the journey. Here's to another great year of building, creating, and developing For The Qultures.2019-08-1200 min

For The QulturesCreative Healing w/ SPULUIt'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 shit. Tap in to see SPULU's Black vs. Blue performance: https://youtu.be/u1ZJ6upPELA 2019-08-0500 min

For The QulturesThe BexxBumble Come Back (Special Episode)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 2019-08-0100 min

For The QulturesMatala: Poems w/ Lee KavaLee 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!2019-07-2900 min

For The QulturesUSC School of Cinematic Arts w/ Jean MelesaineDear Jean, You have been accepted to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Lights, Camera, Action, we're so proud of you!2019-07-2700 min

For The Qultures(PROTECT MAUNA KEA) The Indigenous Body w/ Ruta Lauleva AionoWe 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 masinafou13@gmail.com 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 allows them to build 18 stories high and 5 acres wide. - Government officials are attempting to erase...2019-07-2200 min

For The QulturesToa Strength w/ Alex NiuatoaAlex 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 with Alex on IG @toastrength 2019-07-1500 min

For The QulturesFearless Wayfinders w/ Las & DrewThe 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 (Melanesian, Micronesian, Polynesian) x Cumulative 2.0 GPA or Higher x Open to Community College and University students. Submit application, transcripts, and video submission by August 31, 2019 TO SUPPORT: Purchase gear online...2019-07-0800 min

For The QulturesKnow Your Status w/ David UtuoneAs 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!2019-07-0100 min

For The QulturesFrom Being to Becoming w/ Chauncé & JerryWe 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 LGBTQIA+ community. She serves and is inclusive of all communities in the Bay Area. For more information about Doc Chaunce’s ch...2019-06-2600 min

For The QulturesHustle & Flow w/ AlipateWe 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 2019-06-1700 min

For The QulturesLife, Love, & Art w/ TishaInkkBexx chops it up with local artist TishaInkk and returning guest, AfroTeine.2019-06-1100 min

For The QulturesHow Do We Deal?Tryna get through this episode 2019-05-2900 min

For The QulturesBexx Got A New TattooBexxBumble'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 2019-05-2000 min

For The QulturesLong Live Exodus Joseph FoisiaRest In Love, Faddy! https://ktla.com/2019/05/04/man-shot-to-death-in-carson-investigation-underway/ Our "I SEE YOU" this week goes out to EPI AUMAVAE & FAGA MISA of Samoan Solutions!2019-05-1300 min

For The QulturesDrinking Is The Result of Something w/ Tai Fa'aleavaChoppin' 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 2019-04-2900 min

For The QulturesHomecoming VibesKeep 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 2019-04-2300 min

For The QulturesDrink ResponsiblyIn 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 2019-04-1500 min

For The QulturesTī Time w/ Kiana FuegaTī of the Day: Dismantling the term "Sāmoan-ish" We used this term to describe our level of Sāmoan-ness as Sāmoan-Americans who did not grow up fully immersed in our Sāmoan culture. Kiana is here to deliver the tī and dismantle the term "Sāmoan-ish." For National Poetry Month, William Nu'utupu Giles, WE SEE YOU! https://youtu.be/oUCEXa1EzTE White Supremacy Culture article: https://collectiveliberation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/White_Supremacy_Culture_Okun.pdf 2019-04-0800 min

For The QulturesWomxn's Herstory Month: Sophia TupuolaHappy Womxn's Herstory Month! All month long we've dedicated each episode to PI womxn in herstory. On this episode, we are talking to a PI womxn who is writing herstory! Tap in as we welcome Sophia Tupuola, newly appointed District 10 resident, to San Francisco County Transportation Authority Citizen Advisory Committee.2019-03-2600 min

For The QulturesWomxn's Herstory Month: Dr. Haunani-Kay TraskHappy Womxn's Herstory Month! We are dedicating each episode this month to PI womxn in creation stories, legends, and herstory. "Our culture can just be ornamental and recreational. That's what Waikiki is! Our culture has to be the core of our resistance, the core of our anger, the core of our mana - that's what culture is for." - Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask.2019-03-1800 min

For The QulturesWomxn's Herstory Month: Queen Sālote Tupou III 🇹🇴Happy Womxn's Herstory Month! We are dedicating each episode this month to PI womxn in creation stories, legends, and herstory. Brief Bio of her late majesty, Queen Sālote Tupou III, written by HRH Hon. Frederica Tuita-Filipe 🇹🇴 The Royal Tour to Tonga 🇹🇴: https://youtu.be/VB7j71xSqvc 2019-03-1200 min

For The QulturesWomxn's Herstory Month: NafanuaHappy Womxn's Herstory Month! We are dedicating each episode to PI womxn in creation stories, legends, and herstory. Citations: The Stories We Tell of Women: Warriors and Freedom Fighters by Lani Wendt-Young https://femwoc.com/2015/05/27/the-stories-we-tell-of-women-warriors-and-freedom-fighters/ Nafanua: The Goddess Who Killed with Courtesy https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/nafanua 2019-03-0400 min

For The QulturesReal Model vs. Role ModelI am not above you, I am not beneath you, I am at eye-level with you! Oakland Unified School District's (OUSD) Asian Pacific Islander Student Achievement (APISA) Program is in jeopardy of losing funding because of budget cuts. Support students and educators by signing the petition, sharing the link to get others to sign it, and showing up to 286 E. 10th Ave. on Monday, 2/25 at 6PM to stand in solidarity. A lot of our Tongan and Sāmoan students are advocating for their program. SIGN THE PETITION: www.tinyurl.com/saveapisa See the students speak out: https://vimeo.com/317307762 Team I...2019-02-2500 min

For The QulturesI Am Not A Meauli w/ Afro TeineWe address anti-Blackness in the Pacific Islander-Sāmoan community with Afro Teine. Tap in as she breaks down the Sāmoan word "Meauli" and explains how it is a derogatory term used to describe Black people or people with darker skin.2019-02-1800 min

For The QulturesSamoan Queer Lives w/ Yuki KiharaGrateful to have interdisciplinary artist, curator/producer, and author, Yuki Kihara with us in the studio. Yuki is co-author of Samoan Queer Lives. Her visual work, "First Impressions: Paul Gaugin" is commissioned for the exhibition "Gaugin: A Spiritual Journey" by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the NY Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. https://vimeo.com/284486148 Purchase Samoan Queer Lives: https://www.amazon.com/S%C4%81moan-Queer-Lives-Yuki-Kihara/dp/187748427X The Last Taualuga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev-vIeSDb4I https://youtu.be/FLeB_TXGnLk Joseph-Zane Sikulu https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/i-am-a-gay-tongan-man-trying-to-figure-out-how-we-all-fit-in/#gs.U0zwKXa9 2019-02-1100 min

For The QulturesRemove The Ego"Ego-identification with things creates attachment to things, obsession with things, which in turn creates our consumer society and economic structures where the only measure for progress is always more. The unchecked striving for more, for endless growth, is a dysfunction and a disease. It is the same dysfunction the cancerous cell manifests, whose only goal is to multiply itself, unaware that it is bringing about its own destruction by destroying the organism of which it is a part of." - Eckhart Tolle. List of PI Films: O Tamaiti (The Children) by Sima Urale (1997): https://youtu.be/BTmrnOVavgI 2 Cars, 1...2019-02-0400 min

For The QulturesTidy Up!If it don't spark joy, thank it for the memories and let it go. Tap in and Subscribe to our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyzeE5YUUuALyFwwuQBQ2Hg 2019-01-2800 min

For The QulturesComing Out of the Broom Closet w/ Teine Tarot"Everybody is magical. Everybody does magic every day but you don't know that you're doing it." - Teine Tarot . Tap in to your magic! Tap in & Subscribe to our new YouTube channel:  www.youtube.com/channel/UCyzeE5YUUuALyFwwuQBQ2Hg - Tap in with Teine Tarot -  SAVE 10% on booking your personal reading by following these steps:  1. DM her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sailele_says (@sailele_says) 2. Mention promo code: "For The Qultures podcast" 3. Book your reading Website:  www.javonsailele.com Subscribe for YouTube readings www.youtube.com/channel/UC8NwFHaIqSM6jK77jOzaZKw 2019-01-2100 min

For The QulturesSurviving the MoekoloBexxBumble is back and we got hella shit to discuss,.. #MuteRKelly #MuteMoekolo - yeah, we talkin' about it!2019-01-1400 min

For The QulturesCreateEmbrace courage to CREATE! Hit us up: forthequltures@gmail.com and follow us on social media. IG: @forthequltures Twitter: @forthequltures FaceBook: For The Qultures 2019-01-0700 min

For The QulturesCourage w/ 'Alisi TuluaAs we step in to 2019, let us all live more courageously! When fear presents itself in your life, remind yourself you have courage within you to move forward beyond the fear. Mālō 'aupito Pola for filling in for BexxBumble. BexxBumble, sending love and light to you and your family.2018-12-3100 min

For The QulturesSamoan Queer Lives, part 2Happy Holidays! Tap in coz we choppin' it up about hxstory, race, and newly published book, Samoan Queer Lives by Dan Taulapapa McMullin & Yuki Kihara. Purchase your copy today: https://www.amazon.com/S%C4%81moan-Queer-Lives-Yuki-Kihara/dp/187748427X http://www.littleisland.co.nz/books/samoan-queer-lives 2018-12-2400 min

For The QulturesSamoan Queer Lives, part 1We choppin' it up about newly released book: Samoan Queer Lives by Dan Taulapapa & Yuki Kihara. Published by Little Island Press. Purchase your copy of Samoan Queer Lives today! https://www.amazon.com/S%C4%81moan-Queer-Lives-Yuki-Kihara/dp/187748427X For The Qultures Book Club? Whatchu think? Let us know: forthequltures@gmail.com 2018-12-1700 min

For The QulturesHoliday BluesTis the season to work through the blues. 5-4-3-2-1 Coping Technique: http://www.therapistsb.com/blog/post/5-4-3-2-1-coping-technique Samoan Church Leader Says Domestic Violence is God's Punishment: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/samoan-church-leader-says-domestic-violence-gods-punishment?fbclid=IwAR12Q9zfQOsF3M4M-5YSdDF2KvOViES15tZgQ4U4J1yzVVlWllTo11856C4 2018-12-1000 min

For The QulturesNormalizing Mental Health w/ Tai Fa'aleavaIt is up to us to normalize discussions and actions regarding mental health, healing, and wellness among our Pacific Islander families and communities. Uputaua by Dr. Byron Seiuli https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/9971/Seiuli%20Uputaua%20approach.pdf?sequence=8&isAllowed=y Thank you for hosting with us, Fa'afetai Fa'aleava.2018-12-0300 min

For The QulturesI Don't Wanna Lose YouHere are some helpful tips to protect your well-being during the holidays at family functions. Protect your energy! Protect your mental health!2018-11-1900 min

For The Qultures90 Day Fiancé"I'm finally hug Kalani and I'm feel amazing, fantastic, I'm feel so...happiness." - Asuelu 2018-11-1200 min

For The QulturesWhy I Needed a TherapistActive listening is key in any relationship. Check out Emalani Case's letter to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: https://hewahipaakai.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/dear-dwayne-the-rock-johnson/?fbclid=IwAR2rjUIAiTvgw0hfUypi8IspPyIvGTnTErb9OQp4LTZg1Cb9L48EpOKJXlE 2018-11-0500 min

For The QulturesRelationship Series: Relationship with SelfWhat do you think about yourself when you're by yourself?2018-10-2900 min

For The QulturesRelationship Series: Toxic RelationshipsDr. Lillian Glass defines a toxic relationship as any relationship [between people who] don’t support each other, where there’s conflict and one seeks to undermine the other, where there’s competition, where there’s disrespect and a lack of cohesiveness.2018-10-2200 min

For The QulturesRelationship Series: Relationships While Queer w/ Terisa SiagatonuHAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEXXBUMBLE! Terisa Siagatonu fills in. We chop it up about the different relationships we experience in our lives as queer folx (e.g. familial, romantic, friendships, co-workers, etc.) For more information about Terisa visit www.terisasiagatonu.com 2018-10-1600 min

For The QulturesRelationship Series: Love LanguagesAccording to Gary Chapman, there are 5 love languages - 5 ways that people speak and understand emotional love. What's your love language? Take the Love Language quiz and learn more about it: www.5lovelanguages.com 2018-10-0100 min

For The QulturesPolynesian PrivilegeWhen we say "Poly" or "Polynesian" but we mean "Pacific Islander" - we are excluding our Melanesian and Micronesian brothers and sisters. We'll let the academics break down how problematic all these terms are ;)2018-09-2400 min

For The QulturesThe Vā w/ Kiana FuegaRelationships are so important. We must care for and nurture the vā, the space between you and the relationships you hold with another entity.2018-09-1700 min

For The QulturesMalosi w/ EhmWe have our first guest on the show! A fierce and intelligent womyn of Oceania, Ehm joins us for episode 6.2018-09-1000 min

For The QulturesMyles Away From HomeFor Jamel Myles, Rest In Love. September is Suicide Prevention Month.2018-09-0400 min

For The Qultures#itsajungleouthereRest in Power Joseph "Jungle" Taeotui. #itsajungleouthere #justiceforjungle 2018-08-2700 min

For The QulturesThis One's For You, Flo!We dedicate this episode to the unforgettable and loving memory of Flo Anoa'i Niko!2018-08-2000 min

For The QulturesNo Turnin' BackOutta The Closet 2018-08-1400 min

For The QulturesJust Do ItHumble Beginnings 2018-08-1300 min