It's Personal with Anika Moa

Author, journalist and broadcaster Guyon Espiner swaps notes with Anika on tough interviews, living with diabetes and life in general.

Country musician Tami Neilson tells Anika how she ended up singing a duet with music legend Willie Nelson and the two discuss life as a working musician and living on the road.

Actor Grace Palmer has hit the big time with a role on the American sitcom Animal Control. She talks about learning her craft on Shortland Street, her Social Media presence and controlling her IBS.

Casketeer Kaiora Tipene and Anika talk about life, death and some of the weirder burial requests Kaiora has received.

Actor Claire Chitham and Anika talk about health, wellbeing and living with a chronic illness. Claire was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease as a teenager and talks about its impact on her life.

Comedian Tom Sainsbury talks making movies, his social media characters and the two children he helped bring into the world.

Anna Pillay and Anika Moa swap ADHD stories – a condition that affects around 5 percent of our population. Anna was 50 years old and had three neuro diverse children before she was diagnosed.

Australian musician Jen Cloher, who is of Ngapuhi and Ngati Kahu descent, talks to Anika about embracing her whakapapa and finding her authenticity in the music industry.

Robyn Malcolm is one of New Zealand’s best known actors. She discusses creating her latest age-appropriate role in After the Party and how she’s navigated solo-parenting, menopause and mental health setbacks.

White Ferns captain Sophie Devine tells Anika about life at the top of her game and living with Type 1 diabetes.