Lau 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!

The 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 situation. We may discuss it on the show and offer perspective, insight, or advice if applicable. We will protect your identity and respect your confidentiality. We understand the amount of courage and bravery it takes to be vulnerable so you can rest assure, we won't out you. Email us at [email protected]

Maile & 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: [email protected]

Ruta: [email protected]

Poppin' 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.

As 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 Townsend: https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-When-Take-Control-Your/dp/0310247454

We 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

Comin' 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 ft. Cazey Volks: https://youtu.be/MSDD612STEM

Veronica 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.

Hairstylist & 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.

SPULU, 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/drop/ho19/creator/spulunism

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