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Sistas, Let's Talk — 263 episodes

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Honour and responsibility: What being a matriarch means for Pacific women

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The joys and challenges of intercultural relationships in the Pacific

3

Life after 40: Pacific women on growth, identity and self-discovery

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From oka to chop suey: the traditional dishes connecting Pacific generations

5

Life in your 30s: PNG women share lessons on family, career and self-discovery

6

NAIDOC Week spotlight: Professor Jackie Huggins brings Indigenous history to life

7

Ambition and hope: Three Pacific women on life in their 20s

8

Bougainville’s Theonila Roka Matbob on taking down a mining giant and winning the Goldman Prize

9

How traditional and legal adoption conflict for children from the Pacific

10

Beyond the disaster: Meet the women on the frontline of landslide relief in PNG and Bougainville

11

Surviving a rough patch: how some couples get through the hard times

12

How colonialism has shaped colourism in the Pacific

13

Five years on: Sistas Let’s Talk looks back on five years of platforming Pacific women’s issues

14

Why do so many Pacific men refuse to wear condoms?

15

Will banning polygamy in Papua New Guinea improve safety for women and children?

16

How the Pacific drug crisis impacts women

17

From excitement to fear: What it’s like being pregnant for the first time

18

Stigma kills: How Fiji’s HIV crisis impacts mothers and babies

19

Positive bystanders: How to take action when you witness gender-based violence

20

What GBV survivor support really looks like in the Pacific

21

The power of friendship seeing women through the best and worst times

22

Trailblazers in lab coats: Meet the Pacific women changing lives through science

23

Why singing brings joy: Pacific voices explain the power of music

24

Protecting the bubus: combating elder abuse in the Pacific

25

Beyond the bills: The grassroots push helping Pacific women rewrite their financial futures

26

Hidden struggles: Confronting perinatal mental health challenges across the Pacific

27

Why is getting vaccinated a challenge across the Pacific?

28

Being alone and being lonely aren't the same thing

29

Who is working to bring an end to child marriage in the Pacific?

30

Too many Pacific women die in childbirth. How can they be saved?

31

The challenges of raising neurodivergent children in the Pacific

32

Meet the next generation of Pacific women fighting for change

33

What does a Vanuatu council’s ban on menstruating women selling food say about kastom, period hygiene and respect for women?

34

Pacific period health: What happens when you can't access pads or clean water?

35

The dark side of connection: How cyber abuse impacts women and children

36

Fewer than 8 per cent of Pacific politicians are women, but more women are now putting their hands up

37

How Pacific men and boys are joining the fight against gender-based violence

38

Ozempic isn’t the cure: Tackling Pacific obesity through education

39

What ovarian cancer taught me

40

‘Women are the seed keepers’: How empowering women is key to addressing climate change

41

How living in the diaspora led this Elder to an Olympic icon

42

How education changed Matilda Sweman's life

43

The crusade against sorcery-related violence in PNG

44

The benefits and challenges of educating girls in The Pacific

45

Caregiving is work: Why paid maternity leave is critical for child maternal health in the Pacific

46

Is customary law appropriate when dealing with sexual and gender-based violence in the Pacific?

47

Women in Sport: from grassroots to the world stage

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The meri blouse, urohs and island dress are now part of Pacific women's identity, but challenges loom

49

Tackling Emotional Abuse

50

‘They're the custodians of stories and skills’: Why grandmothers are so important in the Pacific

51

How do women in the Pacific manage financially after the of loss their spouse?

52

The Pacific women filmmakers telling stories through their cultural lens

53

How does period pain hold women back?

54

Why is a first birthday so important in the Marshall Islands?

55

Accessing birth control in the Pacific

56

How the Haus Meri in Papua New Guinea is being transformed to give women a political voice

57

What is perimenopause and why should we talk about it?

58

How to be an overbearing Aunty

59

Having conversations about sex will change your life

60

How do we raise boys to become good men?

61

Being the eldest sister in the Pacific

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Can birthing traditions and modern medicine work together?

63

Exposing the child sexual abuse crisis in the Pacific

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How Well Do You Know Your Own Body?

65

Why is the Pacific music industry male-dominated?

66

Preventing cervical cancer with a simple swab

67

Can Pacific women find love on a dating app?

68

Breast cancer: Why do so many women wait until it's too late?

69

Rose Pihei never planned to become a politician, but the Bougainville Conflict changed everything.

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Meet the women taking tourism into their own hands

71

Caregiving is work: Why paid maternity leave is critical for child maternal health in the Pacific

72

'My mum is my backbone': What happens when your parents are your biggest cheerleaders

73

‘They're the custodians of stories and skills’: Why grandmothers are so important in the Pacific

74

Meet the Pacific women who took the world’s biggest issue to the world’s highest court

75

How art and cultural practices bring communities together to tackle sustainability

76

The Pacific women filmmakers telling stories through their cultural lens

77

Pacific family gatherings — how do you celebrate?

78

Church hymns, food and caretaking mental health in Western spaces

79

How living in the diaspora led this Elder to an Olympic icon

80

How education changed Matilda Sweman's life

81

Having conversations about sex will change your life

82

Tackling Emotional Abuse

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INTRODUCING — The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior

84

The benefits and challenges of educating girls in The Pacific

85

How Debbie Kaore left a violent relationship and how her love for sport gives her strength

86

Meet the Pacific Women Olympians Pushing Boundaries

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How to be an overbearing Aunty

88

How to embrace the power of technology and stay safe online

89

Sistas rewind: Favourite interviews from women entrepreneurs in business and farming to connecting South Sea Islanders to their Pacific roots

90

‘Women are the seed keepers’: How empowering women is key to addressing climate change

91

What ovarian cancer taught me

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Self care isn't selfish, it's about survival: Healing from Family Violence

93

Pacific women kick goals from the rugby fields to policy-making

94

How Florence Swamy helps build peace, from grassroots communities through to the Fijian military

95

Is customary law appropriate when dealing with sexual and gender-based violence in the Pacific?

96

The meri blouse, urohs and island dress are now part of Pacific women's identity, but challenges loom

97

How the Haus Meri in Papua New Guinea is being transformed to give women a political voice

98

How Pacific women can navigate saying no

99

How does seasonal work impact the women and communities left behind?

100

There's been a cultural shift in kava consumption. What impact has this had on women?

101

Single mothers tell their stories to break down stigmas

102

Rose Pihei never planned to become a politician, but the Bougainville Conflict changed everything.

103

Exposing the child sexual abuse crisis in the Pacific

104

Meet the "neurospicy" Samoan sisters changing workplace culture

105

Why do women put up with pain?

106

The traditional childbirth rituals connecting modern Maori women to their ancestors

107

Can birthing traditions and modern medicine work together?

108

Why do women still do so much unpaid work?

109

Can Pacific women find love on a dating app?

110

Colourism: Casting of Nani in Lilo & Stitch just the tip of the iceberg

111

Why is the Pacific music industry male-dominated?

112

Tuiga of the past and present – how the Samoan headdress has evolved

113

How women are changing the face of the church across the Pacific

114

What's it like being a sex worker in the Pacific?

115

How Well Do You Know Your Own Body?

116

Pacific women and the tapa Revival

117

Inspirational women fight against HIV in the Pacific region

118

Family support is vital to coping with teenage pregnancy in the Pacific

119

Polygamy in Modern-day PNG

120

Professional women bringing their knowledge home

121

What feeds our obsession with sugar?

122

Putting the 'best' in best friendships

123

Women in Sport: from grassroots to the world stage

124

Meet the successful business leader from Papua New Guinea who wants more women to believe in their own value.

125

How Well Do You Know Your Own Body?

126

For better or worse: the changing custom of bride price

127

In Conversation with Emeritus Professor Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop

128

As climate change threatens more Pacific communities, how important are women’s voices in finding solutions?

129

What's it like to be a woman boss in Papua New Guinea?

130

How does a PNG Highlander end up working on the high seas?

131

Women Chiefs & Traditional Power

132

What is perimenopause and why should we talk about it?

133

Why is a first birthday so important in the Marshall Islands?

134

How are Pacific beauty queens breaking the mould?

135

How does seasonal work impact the women and communities left behind?

136

What is it really like to work on the PALM scheme if you're a woman?

137

Celebrating Our Grandmothers

138

How does period pain hold women back?

139

Women in Sport: from grassroots to the world stage

140

Bird of Paradise Dame Meg Taylor

141

The Pacific women who make us laugh

142

Sistas rewind: Favourite interviews from tattoos to press freedom

143

There's been a cultural shift in kava consumption. What impact has this had on women?

144

Let's talk about sex

145

Remembering Aitape: 25 years on from the devastating tsunami

146

Remembering Aitape: Part One

147

How can social media change the lives of Pacific women and those around them?

148

Meet the "neurospicy" Samoan sisters changing workplace culture

149

Breast cancer: Why do so many women wait until it's too late?

150

Colourism: Casting of Nani in Lilo & Stitch just the tip of the iceberg

151

Preventing cervical cancer with a simple swab

152

Pacific conversations that will bring you joy

153

If something were to happen today, would you have the financial knowledge to survive?

154

How women are changing the face of the church across the Pacific

155

What happens when you experience birth trauma?

156

Meet the Australian South Sea Islanders reconnecting with their Pacific heritage

157

What is it really like to work on the PALM scheme if you're a woman?

158

How Samoa's Warrior Queen took on a men's tradition and inspired a generation

159

How do we raise boys to become good men?

160

How women bear the unique brunt of PNG's escalating tribal violence

161

Beauty Pageants in the Pacific region

162

Let's talk about sex

163

Meet the Pacific women keeping their culture alive

164

Wednesday 08 March 2023

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Breast cancer: Why do so many women wait until it's too late?

166

How do you balance being a modern Pacific woman from a deeply traditional culture?

167

Papua New Guinea women are facing an epidemic of violence. Is it time for men to fix the problem?

168

If something were to happen today, would you have the financial knowledge to survive?

169

What is it like to be a conservationist in the land of a thousand tribes, Papua New Guinea?

170

Are women the solution to the Pacific's diabetes epidemic?

171

Giving birth during natural disasters

172

Being the eldest sister in the Pacific

173

Dissing the sistas

174

Meet the women keeping the ancient art of Pacific storytelling alive

175

Music legends Vika and Linda Bull on how their Tongan heritage shaped them

176

Why is it so hard for Pacific women writers to publish their books?

177

How the Black Sistaz use music as activism

178

What's behind the rapid rise of HIV cases in Fiji?

179

Women living with disability in the Pacific

180

How do women in the Pacific manage financially after the of loss their spouse?

181

One woman's crusade to preserve traditional Pacific food and healthy eating

182

What does it take to make a career in music for Pacific women?

183

Cheating: Should I stay or should I go?

184

Access to safe abortion

185

How rituals help in mourning

186

How women eco-warriors are fighting on two fronts

187

The crusade against sorcery-related violence in PNG

188

Do we have a drinking problem?

189

Giving birth during natural disasters

190

Tackling illiteracy: How these women transformed their lives

191

Meet the women keeping the ancient art of Pacific storytelling alive

192

Women behind bars in the Pacific

193

Are women the solution to the Pacific's diabetes epidemic?

194

What's it like being a sex worker in the Pacific?

195

Dame Carol Kidu continues the fight for women in PNG's election

196

How is elderly care changing in the Pacific?

197

Dissing the sistas

198

How one woman is using her Christian faith to liberate West Papua

199

Professional women bringing their knowledge home

200

Women living with disability in the Pacific

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Lazy men in the Pacific

202

The Pacific's chlamydia epidemic

203

Women and Press Freedom in the Pacific

204

Being the eldest sister in the Pacific

205

LGBTQI in the Pacific

206

Women behind bars in the Pacific

207

Women and Infertility in the Pacific

208

Cervical Cancer in the Pacific

209

A love letter to our special female friends

210

Pacific Women and the Spirit World

211

How the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption impacted women

212

Accessing birth control in the Pacific

213

The political plight of women in Papua New Guinea

214

Social media and beauty standards in the Pacific.

215

Inspirational women fight against HIV in the Pacific region

216

Pacific Women Seasonal Workers

217

How Not to Date Your Cousin!

218

The Women of West Papua's Independence Movement

219

Pacific Island Women and Breastfeeding

220

Pacific University Challenge

221

Decolonising Hair in the Pacific

222

Traditional Pacific Food Revival

223

Eco Warriors: Pacific Women fighting climate change

224

You have to see it to be it

225

Pacific Women and the Spirit World

226

Pacific Women in small business

227

Islands Christmas

228

Bougainville’s women: the fight for independence and healing.

229

Pacific women and the tapa Revival

230

Pacific women in STEM

231

Pacific women and the Covid 19 vaccine

232

Beauty Pageants in the Pacific region.

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'Colourism is an issue': What the first Melanesian beauty queen thinks about Pacific beauty pageants today

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Decolonising Hair in the Pacific

235

"Mama, there's always hope": How one woman battled cervical cancer, while pregnant, during COVID-19

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Cervical Cancer in the Pacific

237

Breaking Up: Pacific Island women and divorce

238

One woman's battle against Pacific cultural norms to leave her 20-year marriage

239

How a terrifying spiritual experience led one woman to connect Tongan culture and western medicine

240

Pacific Women and the Spirit World

241

Giving Birth in remote Papua New Guinea

242

Meet one of the women working to reduce childbirth complications in remote PNG

243

You have to see it to be it

244

Pacific Women in trades

245

Pacific Women fighting Period Poverty

246

Pacific Women in small business

247

Traditional Pacific Food Revival

248

Pacific Women and Mental Health

249

The Grass Ceiling: Pacific Women in Sport

250

Eco Warriors: Pacific Women fighting climate change

251

Pacific Women Finding Love

252

Women and Obesity in the Pacific

253

Could relationships be contributing to the loss of Indigenous languages across Vanuatu?

254

Found in Translation: Women keeping Pacific languages alive

255

'I didn’t know that I was in an abusive relationship': Alicia Sahib's journey to family violence advocate

256

Pacific Women Surviving Gender Based Violence

257

Absent Partners: Pacific Island couples living apart

258

Pacific Island Women in Fashion

259

Pacific Women in Politics

260

Bride Price: How are modern women across the Pacific dealing with it?

261

Women and Traditional Tattoos: A New Era

262

Women in the time of Covid

263

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