IndieFaith Podcast

**CONTENT WARNING:**
With respect to our listeners we warn you that the following episode contains a potentially triggering discussion about the CO/VID VA-CC IN-E.
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NSW have been in lockdown for 3 months and as we release this episode, it's still ongoing.

In light of R U OK? day this week, Mary and Jules open up and put all their feelings on the table in this episode. Thoughts, feelings, personal opinions, raw honesty about this COVID Lockdown.

Although they have opposed views on certain matters there's no denying that we are definitely all getting mind-fucked!

This is Part 2 of Episode 30

Jules continues her story of a woman attacking her on Instagram.

Then they move on to discussing the controversial clip that went viral on social media from The Kava Club Podcast that "100% responsibility of women being single moms falls on women".

Tune in!

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IndieFaith Podcast is back and we have a lot of stories to cover!

We were hoping to be back in the studio but the lockdown in NSW kept getting extended, so we decided to just suck it up and start doing our episodes remotely.

To cover all the major stories last month, we made Stories of the Month as our Main Topic.
As their were heaps to cover, our episode was over 2 hrs long!!
So we decided to split the episode into 2 parts.

In this part we celebrate our 1 year anniversary with reflections - what were our highlights? what did we learn? etc.

Then we got into the topic that most New Zealanders were talking about... Jacinda Ardern's Ifoga!

Hope you enjoy and stay tuned for Part 2 of this episode to be released next week.

Probably the most controversial topic of all - Money.

Jules & Mary discuss another common struggle we face as Pacific Islanders and that is juggling our culture with money.

- Should we have to pay for being born?
- Is it okay to ONLY give what we can?
- Is it okay to go into debt because we have to support our family's cultural obligations? i.e. fa'alavelave's
- Is it okay for early retirement for our parents?
- Is it okay for children to be the source of income for our parents?
- Are the demands of money, setting our children up for failure?

There are high depression and suicide rates with our Pasefika youth.
Is money the cause of it?

So many questions, but it is forbidden to ask these aloud.
Whether everyone agrees or disagrees, Jules & Mary are breaking that cycle and normalising these conversations. Let's open our hearts and our minds to at least talk about these issues in the hopes that all generations can come to understanding.

Recurring segments:
- Icebreaker
- Chus Chokes (Just Jokes)
- What's on your mind?
- Story of the day
- Main Topic

IndieFaith podcast is all about REAL talk and this was no exception.
Jules & Mary welcome Mihaka and James.

Nothing was held back as they discussed stereotypes, stigmas, acceptance, religion and much more!!

Love, blessings and gratitude to Mihaka & James for opening their hearts to us, for educating us and for joining us to raise awareness.

Don't wait any longer, tune in now! 🏳️‍🌈

You can find our wonderful guests below, please give them a follow -

James
Insta: @jorpio_ @steperabeauty @thecutupofficial
https://steperabeauty.com/

Mihaka:
Insta: @thelunakidd @ffromthegroundup_ @thecutupofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6coEtXhamRlVuQI1PN5Fw

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#loveislove #lgbtq #pridemonth

HAPPY PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH!!

In celebration of Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jules and Mary honour the cultural etiquettes and mannerisms that they've learnt and how it's contributed to who they are and what they do.

For many Pacific Islanders, sex is a topic that is culturally and religiously taboo. Our beliefs and the awareness of the space/vā between sexes make approaching this topic even more uncomfortable.

In this episode Mary and Jules create a space to have an open-minded discussion around sex. Talking about their experiences, as well as their concerns on how we as a community have become too complacent in our ignorance of this topic that there are less resources, support and knowledge for our youth, especially regarding teenage pregnancies.

Tune in as the room gets quite hot!

Recurring Segments:
- Icebreaker
- Story of the day
- What's on your mind?
- Chus Chokes (Just Jokes)
- Main Topic

In this episode, Jules and Mary discuss the Pacific Island name origins. Delving into our history, we learn about how some of our Pacific Islands got their country names and the meaning behind it.

Tune in as some of these stories are shocking!

Recurring Segments:
- Icebreaker
- Story of the day
- What's on your mind?
- Chus Chokes (Just Jokes)
- Main Topic

After Jules gave birth, IndieFaith took a brief hiatus from podcasting - but now they are back!

In this episode, Jules and Mary talk about their experience with the different types of misconceptions they have received with being a Pacific Islander and the steps they took to break the stereotypes.

Recurring Segments:
- Icebreaker
- Chus Chokes (Just Jokes)
- What's on your mind?
- Story of the day
- Main Topic

This week Indie Faith Podcast have an open discussion on why our Pasefika Youth turn to gangs.
Although Jules & Mary may have opposing views on this, they both agree that it is indeed an important topic that we all need to raise and have conversations about.
The WHY is important! If we can have conversations to find the WHY, then we move a lot closer to the solution.

Recurring Segments:
- Icebreaker
- Chus Chokes (Just Jokes)
- What's on your mind?
- Story of the day this episode: Dawn Raids
- Main Topic : Youth in Gangs