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Pacific Soul Podcast — 93 episodes

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Beyond the ganja and natty dread, what do Rastafari like Stan Antas believe?

2

Dr Rohini Balram changed her faith because of how it viewed her period

3

How would recognising Indigenous dance as sport and recreation benefit our health?

4

Will categorising Indigenous dance as sport and recreation give it the platform it deserves?

5

Kanak leaders map their vision for the future, beyond the accords

6

Rastaman Stan Antas says livity is 'always striving to do good'

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Beyond the ganja and natty dread, what do Rastafari like Stan Antas believe?

8

Kanak sovereignty dispute raises questions over land and power

9

Why the struggle over land and power is inseparable from decolonial feminism

10

Can changing your name change your life?

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Can changing your name change your life?

12

The nation pauses to farewell 'People's President' Ratu Epeli Nailatikau

13

Lived theology or "God with skin on" with Dr Jill Gowdie

14

In uneasy times, the season of Easter doesn't look away

15

Discussing the making of mass violence with Professor Olivera Simić

16

From Lent to Ramadan and Ram Navami, let's check in with faith communities

17

Samoa’s fa’afafine hit the stage with SolFa Music, and you can join too!

18

Meet the Tongan seasonal workers whose boss built them a chapel

19

Muslims are not a new faith group in Samoa. We meet mam Husam Aldin-Stanley

20

What is Grace Road doing in Fiji and what are their un-Christian beliefs?

21

Kalafi Moala's blistering critique of Donald Trump and his evangelical Christian base

22

Caroline Hunt’s story was written in pain, but grace is rewriting the next chapter

23

Christmas is a time to stand with people who are marginalised

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Christmas is a time to stand with people who are marginalised

25

Come to the Hapi Isles Christmas (there's a 35kg pig on the menu)

26

Keeping the faith during hardship, struggle and injustice

27

Gwen Amankwah-Toa has always found a home in the Anglican Church

28

Who does the housework? Scripture tells us to share the load

29

From village catechist to saint, the life and legacy of Peter To Rot

30

What can LDS members expect from their new president?

31

Reverend Siera Bird lives out gender equality theology

32

Doroleen's life as a Seventh-day Adventist

33

As politics and religion are increasingly intertwined, who really speaks for the people?

34

'Not in our name': Jewish council condemns Pacific leaders' support for Israel

35

Vanuatu's 'two sexes law' raises fears for rights of LGBTQIA+ community

36

Reawakening the great Moanan empires of the Pacific

37

Pacific stories are not just myths, but living cosmologies

38

'Pastor by circumstance': How Susan Kingal kept her church alive through loss and adversity

39

The Bible brought ideas of spirituality to the Pacific but it was already deeply alive

40

Grandson of Blessed Peter To Rot wants historical sites preserved ahead of canonisation

41

Christian and iTaukei rituals unite in historic awakening of chiefly power in Fiji

42

Challenging the legacy of Margaret Mead, Pacific researchers demand respect

43

Mal Meninga on being South Sea Islander and honouring blackbirding history

44

He led teams to victory, but Mal Meninga’s most rewarding journey was back to Tanna

45

What will new temples mean for Pacific members of the mormon church?

46

Rode Wanimbo uses her fearless voice and faith to challenge injustice

47

Balancing ‘we’ and ‘I’, Uta'ileu'o Charlie Palupe leads with Samoan values in the public service

48

Why Christians in Tonga should forgive debts — and those they hold grudges against — during Jubilee

49

The 'green' Pope Francis and his climate legacy in the Pacific

50

As the Pacific Theological College turns 60, Dr Di Rayson shares its bold leap to becoming a university

51

From learning trades to leading industries, Dr Vaoiva Natapu-Ponton shows her students that opportunities are limitless

52

Dr Vaoiva Natapu-Ponton challenges systems that treat Pacific knowledge as secondary

53

Opting out of consumerism to champion climate justice this Lent

54

Embracing rage and forgiveness, Talicia Minniecon’s faith fuels her fight for justice

55

Priest Father Michael Kumar is bringing the beatitudes to life in Fiji

56

From pre-game prayers to post-match hymns, faith is the heartbeat of Pasifika rugby

57

Does Donald Trump's leadership reflect true Christian teachings?

58

How did you meet your partner? In Papua New Guinea's Enga Province, it goes like this

59

How much do we know about Jesus' birth?

60

Why were Hawai'i's four great Gods—Kū, Kāne, Lono, and Kanaloa—covered in feathers?

61

From exile to empowerment, Voice of Lele carries West Papua in song

62

Churches call for a spiritual transformation in the fight against climate change

63

How Pacific Island culture and Yolngu spiritual traditions shaped Milingimbi

64

When outsiders speak on behalf of the Pacific, what gets lost?

65

Beyond pain: The spiritual side of tatau

66

The tumultuous history of capital punishment in Papua New Guinea

67

Andre Afamasaga reconciled his faith, culture and sexuality. The Alofa Project will help others do the same

68

Has the Catholic Church atoned for the sexual abuse of children?

69

Pope Francis urges PNG youths to 'be wantoks of love'

70

Join us on Pope Francis' apostolic trip to Papua New Guinea

71

Who is Papua New Guinea's saint-in-waiting, Blessed Peter To Rot?

72

What brings Pope Francis to Vanimo? We ask Bishop Francis Meli

73

Vui Seigafolava Masinamua works with the deceased. For him, it's a loving act

74

Alisi Jack-Kaufusi is finding more reasons to live, to spite terminal ovarian cancer

75

Occultist and witch, Saskia Sassen, is challenging colonial narratives by reclaiming goddesses and deities

76

Meet Reverend Charissa Suli, the trailblazing new President of the Uniting Church

77

Chelita Zainey is a conduit through which Māori healing takes place

78

Winnie Dunn's 'Dirt Poor Islanders' is mending the fractures in Pacific-Australian identity

79

Expectations, judgement and responsibilities involved in life as a Pastor's Kid

80

Kennyon Brown emerged from his lowest point, honouring God in gospel track 'Jehovah'

81

Removing the colonialism in us with 'whole of life' philosophies

82

Putting God at the centre of your relationship

83

Why are some Pacific Christians staunch supporters of Israel?

84

A faith-based approach to couples counselling

85

What do Fiji's evangelical Christians believe?

86

Being queer and Christian in the Pacific

87

Has Christianity changed the notion of bride price?

88

Is Easter still the most important event for Christians in the Pacific?

89

'She'll remain warm in the spirit world': A Samoan death ritual

90

Feminism, faith and finding 'home' in the church

91

The Baháʼí case for peace in the Pacific

92

Has Christianity changed the notion of bride price?

93

What does it mean to love thy neighbour? Pastor Fia'ailetoa Ken Moala explains