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Being born in Leeds, growing up in England and New Zealand, and understanding your Samoan culture, there has been a lot of cultural influences Maddie Feaunati has taken in during her life so far.

The Exeter Chiefs back-row forward opens up on coming to rugby late, growing up with her four sisters and the influence her dad has had on her - from playing for Samoa to starring as Jonah Lomu alongside Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.

She also tells England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line about learning Māori culture, moving half away across the world by herself and how the personality and confidence of other Red Roses inspire her. In this pod you will also hear from England team mates Sarah Bern and Amy Cokayne.

Stephen Crichton (Critta) joins Lets Trot Podcast again for another special episode to reflect on an amazing season with the Canterbury Bulldogs and NSW Blues.

Critta opens up about his season performance at the Bulldogs, overcoming the doubters, being selected as Captain, how he handles pressure, the scenes on Belmore Road, that upsetting Finals loss to Manly, and he shares some stories on the Blues secret to success, including that one story about Michael Maguire and his baseball bat. 

Strongman & Survivor contestant Jaden Laing interviews Uce Gang on his podcast.

Uce Gang is one of the top content creators based in New Zealand, with millions of views and followers across his social media platforms. He's currently on an inspiring health journey, so make sure to show your support and leave an encouraging message for my brother, Uce Gang!

Samoan Actor Theo David shares his journey thus far, with acting, auditions, expectations, passion, fatherhood, hardship and future goals as an actor on this ep of Mandate

Funeral Director and one half of the Casketeers, Francis Tipene of Tipene Funerals, talks life, business, fame and the honour of taking care of the great Fa'anānā Efeso Collins in this final farewell.

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Check out the convo, with the naturally humorous, witty and hilarious icon, that is the legendary Tofiga Fepulea’i as he shares his journey of comedy, triumph, trials, family and intriguing adventures as he continues to explore the world of stand up solo and independently.

Sauce of Lets Trot Podcast catches up with 3x NRL Premiership Winner, Penrith Panther, NSW Blue and Samoan International winger - Brain To’o (aka Bizza!).

Bizza opens up about the controversial reffing decisions at the recent World Club Challenge, he explains that infamous photo of him wearing a Bulldogs jersey, he goes into detail about his Panthers debut week, he sheds some light on his upbringing in Mount Druitt, his new venture with mate Jarome Luai with UNIVERSE 7, and opens up to Sauce about the passing of his younger sister.

All this plus your favourite segments SHOEGRAB's gifting, "What's in the Sauce?" and “Mystery Question” (from previous guest Reni Maitua).

Who’s not doing a podcast?

For easy listening while doing the feau’s, stuck in traffic, pretending to work or on the dlow at loku, podcasts take minimal resources to make and have been the great equaliser for many young indigenous voices wanting to be heard.   

As the podcast world continues to bomb your feed by the day, we’ve sifted through Pasifika content to point to some that are worth stopping the scroll for. Among the millions of podcast shows that exist in the ether, these are a few shows led by Pasifika creatives that might just be your new faves!

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Two Brownish Girls

Cribbs and Talica deliver 5 full seasons of all things ‘Brown Girls’ from culture, identity, family and queerness, to Pasifika creatives, domestic violence issues, climate change in the Pacific and so many more.

The range throughout this series is vast reaching and topics are discussed unapologetically. What’s refreshing about this channel is the nature of the conversations led by Cribbs and Talica (hailing from Samoa + Fiji).…more

Check out the convo with the humble, perceptive and highly talented, Lomez Brown on the Mandate Podcast, as he shares his journey through music, family, love and his unique faith experiences.

'Let's Trot' Podcast's Sauce sits down with ex Panthers enforcer Spencer Leniu to chat about his new chapter at the Sydney Roosters, that water bottle incident with new team mate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, pre-season dramas, and Spencer answers the mystery question from Nathan Cleary.

All this and more!