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LDKS Ep. 198 - What does Rugby Owe the Pacific

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LDKS Ep. 197 - No Low Energy Rich Country

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EP. 196 - Havea Fuapau - What It Means to Be Tongan

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LDKS Ep. 195 - Maʻafu, Tupou I & Fiji

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LDKS Ep. 194 - Is Tui a Tongan Word? | Pratt, Manu'a, and the Ha'amonga

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LDKS Ep. 193 - Tongatapu Held the Center: Taputapuātea, Pulemelei, and the Capital of Polynesia Pt 2 of 2

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LDKS Ep. 192 - Fuel Shock and Fragile Freedom: Pacific Energy After the Ceasefire Pt 1 of 2

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Ep. 191 - Robert Havealeta - Laufilitonga, Taufa ahau, & Velata Wars

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LDKS Ep. 190 - Tuna & Fata vs Tui Tonga: It Was Never a War

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LDKS Ep. 189 - The Birthplace of Polynesia

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LDKS Ep. 188 - Poto vs Atamai: He Told Us to Look It Up

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LDKS Ep. 187 - Monuments, Ash Soils, and the Making of the Tongan Maritime State

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LDKS Ep. 186 -Reacting to Claims That Samoa Built Tongan Royalty | Langi, Language & the Tui Tonga

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LDKS Ep. 185 - From Melbourne to Muʻa Origins, Oral History & the First Landings

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LDKS Ep. 184 - Tonga’s $1 Lease Scandal: King, Tonga Power & the Ministry Building Drama

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LDKS Ep. 183 - Samoa & Tonga Pillars: Why the Capital Matters for Unity

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LDKS Ep. 182 - Samoa “Sacred Center” and Similar Claims

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Ep. 181 - Dr. Sione Tafuna: Being Tongan Is a Gift – Don’t Let the West Steal It

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Ep. 180 - Dr. Sione Tafuna on Mental Health, Culture & Identity

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LDKS Ep. 179 - Protectorate vs. Colony: Tonga Never Lost Its Independence

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LDKS Ep. 178 - Commoners vs Royalty: The Great Tonga-Samoa History Debate

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LDKS Ep. 177 - Bridging Gaps or Spreading Division? Tongan Empire & Samoan Cradle

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LDKS Ep. 176 - Tonga: Origin of the Polynesian Empire – Truth, Unity & Shane Jones on Mining

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LDKS Ep. 175 - King vs Chief: Royalty, Lineage & Polynesian Governance

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LDKS Ep. 174 - Polynesian Eyes 2025 in Review: Impact, Truth-Seeking & Talanoa

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Ep. 173: Milika Pusiaki - Lapaha, Tui Tonga Legacy, Faiva Origins & Sacred History

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LDKS Ep . 172 - From Tangaloa to Tupou 3,000 Years of Tongan Government

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LDKS Ep. 171 - Why Tongans Defend Their King, Run It Sport, Haka Booing

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LDKS Ep. 170 - Reweaving the Mat: Tokelau’s Oral Fossils & Endurance

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LDKS Ep. 169 - The Rise of NZ First Party

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Ep. 168 - Viliami Helu: All Things Tonga

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LDKS Ep. 167: Polynesian Empire: Hawaii Migrations & Tongatapu as the Ancient Capital

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LDKS Ep. 166 - Tauʻolunga: Samoa’s Gift or Tongan Masterstroke?

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Ep. 165: William Mariner - Tokiukamea Series - Part 9

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Ep. 164 - 'Ahotuku Tafea

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LDKS Ep. 163 - From Ha’amoa to Samoa: Myths vs Oral History

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Ep. 162 - Hon. Minister Shane Jones

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LDKS Ep. 161 - Tu'i Tonga Defeated? Velata Wars & Matuku 'a e Tau

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LDKS EP. 160 - Tongan Throne Restoration & Foreign Affairs

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LDKS Ep. 159 - Is Tonga's Tu'i Kanokupolu Samoan?

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LDKS Ep. 158 - Tongan MPs MMA & Pacific Deep Sea Mining

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Ep. 157 - Evangelical Pastor Reads Book of Mormon 2 Nephi - Part 4

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LDKS Ep. 156 - Chief of War Deep Dive: Jason Momoa’s Kaiana

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LDKS Ep. 155 - Is Tongatapu's Ha'amonga 'a Maui 10,000+ years Old?

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LDKS Ep. 154 - Creation Account Series Day 4, 5, & 6 - Part 8

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LDKS Ep. 153 - The Story of Who? & The Battle of Samoan Oral Histories

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LDKS Ep. 152 - Samoa Did NOT Originate Polynesia – Ioannidis Genetic Study Explained

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Ep. 151 - Tevita Fale: Eyes on History - Tonga's Past, Present, and Future

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LDKS Ep. 150 - Samoa's First European Contacts: Samoa-Tonga Ties Revealed Pt. 2 of 2

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LDKS Ep. 149 - Samoa's First European Contacts: Samoa-Tonga Ties Revealed Pt. 1 of 2

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LDKS Ep. 148 - Lo'au, Tufunga, Ruins & Kava Clubs

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LDKS: Ep. 147 - Lost Continent of Mu & Brief Samoan History Overview

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Ep. 146: David Burley - Tonga the Birth of Polynesia - Pt 2 of 2

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Ep. 145: David Burley - Tonga the Birth of Polynesia - Pt 1 of 2

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LDKS Ep. 144 - Social Media Comments & General Discussion

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LDKS: Ep. 143 - Chief of War's Kamehameha & The Menehune

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LDKS Ep. 142 - Tangaloa, Tu’i Tonga, to 2025: The Tongan-Samoan Debate & Unbreakable Poly Legacy

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LDKS Ep. 141 - Tu’i Tonga to Tupou VI & New PM Fakafanua: Tonga Unchanged for Millennia

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Ep. 140: LDKS - The LDS Colonization of Polynesia?

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EP. 139 Jake Fitisemanu - Bloodlines & Brotherhood: Deep Dive into Tongan-Samoan Connections

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LDKS: Ep. 138 - Chief of War Controversy, Polynesian Unity & The Death of Rugby Union

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LDKS Ep. 137: Tongatapu - Birthplace of Polynesia?

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Ep. 136: William Mariner - Tokiukamea Series Part 8

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Ep. 135 Alifeleti “Alfie” Mafi: No Excuses, Just Grind – Raw Truth on Success & Sacrifice

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LDKS Ep. 134 - The High-IQ Agricultural-Warrior: Ancient Tonga Masters of Peace & Power

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LDKS Ep. 133: Through Cpt. Cook's Lens: Ancient Tonga's Unique Society and Secrets

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Ep. 132 - Ray Keller: Independent Islands: Life Insurance, Liberty, and Legacy

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LDKS Ep. 131: 1834 Polynesian Pentecost Unleashed: Tonga's "To 'a e 'Ofa" Pt. 2 of 2

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LDKS Ep. 130: 1834 Polynesian Pentecost Unleashed: Tonga's "To 'a e 'Ofa" Pt. 1 of 2

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LDKS Ep. 129 - US Travel Ban, Human vs Animals, Tuna & Fata from Tokelau? & Junior Fa LDS

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LDKS Ep. 128 - Creation Account Series Day 3 Part 7

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LDKS EP. 127 - Polynesians Feeding on Black Culture & Tongan Remains in Fiji?

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LDKS Ep. 126: The Mate Ma'a Tonga Movement and Its Roots in Ancient Polynesian History

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LDKS Ep. 125: Polynesians Thriving in the Modern World

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LDKS - NZ Cost of Living, Challenges of Oral History - Ep. 124

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LDKS - Polynesian Boxing, Las Vegas NRL, Hawaii Cost of Living - Ep. 123

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LDKS - The Ardie Savea Discussion - Ep. 122

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LDKS: Polynesian Trauma & The Offside Podcast Response - Ep. 121

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The 'Ufi Wars: Where 'Ufi, History, and TikTokers Collide

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LDKS - The Moriori Case: Are Polynesians Colonizers? - Ep. 119

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LDKS: Run It Straight & Polynesian Trailblazers - Ep. 118

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LDKS: Charlie Kirk - Ep. 117

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LDKS - Sonny Natanielu: Understanding our Past to Navigate our Future - Part 2 of 2 - Ep. 116

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LDKS - Sonny Natanielu: Understanding our Past to Navigate our Future - Part 1 of 2 - Ep. 115

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Ancient Polynesian Roots: Tu'i Tonga Roots and Ancient Power Dynamics - Ep. 114

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LDKS: Samoa Snap Election 2025 - Ep. 113

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LDKS: Unveiling Pulemelei Mound: Decoding Polynesian History - Ep. 112

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LDKS: Tui Tonga, Tui Manua, Vaihi, and Tui'one Pulotu - Ep. 111

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LDKS - Tonga & Samoa Interactions, Princess Pilolevu, & Nico Iamaleava - Ep. 110

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Tevita Fale: Origins of the Polynesian Civilization - Ep. 109

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LDKS - Tonga Politics, Sports, & Kamehameha I - Ep. 108

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LDKS - Unraveling Kava's Roots: Critical Patterns of Tonga's Kava Ceremony - Ep. 107

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LDKS - Tuna & Fata/Malietoa Leaders of a War or a Battle? - Ep. 106

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LDKS - Polynesian Language Tree - Ep. 105

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LDKS - Polynesian Intermarriages, Fulitaunga vs Taumafaka Kava - Ep. 104

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Lute Faleolo & Char Talei: Daughters of Tonga- Ep. 103

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LDKS: Deep Dive into Samoan Oral Stories - Part 2 - Ep. 102

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LDKS: Deep Dive into Samoan Oral Stories - Part 1 - Ep. 101

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LDKS: RocStone - Role of Government, Church, & Family - Part 2 - Ep. 100

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LDKS - RocStone: Role of Government, Church, & Family - Part 1 - Ep. 099