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.

Jen Cloher: Authenticity and embracing her origins

Anika Moa gets personal with a range of interesting guests in this frank and funny podcast series. Watch on YouTube, rnz.co.nz or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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

Guyon Espiner: Tough interviews and Type 1 Diabetes

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.

Tami Neilson: Duets and changing dreams

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.

Grace Palmer: Sitcom success and IBS

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

Kaiora Tipene: On life and death

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.

Jen Cloher: Authenticity and embracing her origins

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