Niunet Podcasts

Happy World Radio Day! Here is a special episode of the #NiunetPodcast where Dan and our fellow team member Joey share their experiences of working in the radio broadcasting industry. Joey himself was an announcer from 2015-2018 and Dan has two years of announcing and radio journalism experience. They chat about what is like being behind the mic, reminisce on their fondest radio memories from before and during their announcing days, speak on the challenges of the job, and discuss what the future may hold for radio in PNG.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:53 - Joey’s background in radio

02:08 - Dan’s background in radio

05:55 - When the songs of your youth are considered “oldies”

07:02 -Joey's favorite memories of radio as a kid

08:51 - Shaz waking Joey up for school over the radio

10:07 - How radio has changed

10:46 - Integration of social media into radio

11:40 - Radio in modern PNG

13:54 - One of Joey's favorite experiences of being behind the mic

17:57 - The challenges of working in radio

18:55 - Joey's first time going live

22:14 - Joey's most memorable live cross he’s made

24:52 - What’s the possible future of radio?

30:26 - Using the internet as a way to preserve PNG media

34:48 - Our favorite radio shows growing up

35:38 - Closing

50:04 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Travis Elison, AKA Son of Ashes. He is a young visual artist who’s been gaining popularity with his expressive, abstract, and impressionist artwork. It was a pleasure to speak to a young artist who is using all the tools at his disposal to make a life for himself through his art. We chat about when he started drawing, when he began sharing his art online, how he started selling his pieces, the transition from traditional to digital art, and the mindset of walking your own path to become a full-time artist.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:40 - Who is Travis?

01:30 - His Traditional medium days

02:03 - When began showing his art more openly

02:35 - His Jump into Digital art

03:51 - Adjusting to using a Graphics Tablet

12:16 - Where his inspiration comes from?

16:23 - How music influences his work

19:01 - How tik tok has changed things for visual art

21:52 - The downside of posting your art on social media and catering to an online audience

25:15 - How Travis started selling his art

27:52 - What comes with being a full-time artist

31:59 - The biggest lesson he’s learned

33:44 - Going full-time with his art

36:49 - Learning new skills is fun

37:48 - What he saw during his art sabbatical

39:13 - Tunnel vision when chasing your goals

40:02 - This generation is just the start

41:17 - Art has no age limit for entry

41:57 - Supportive parents

43:59 - Art Awareness Month

44:32 - Art Activism Night

45:02 - One of the biggest lessons he’s learned

45:39 - Where the name “Son of Ashes” comes from

47:27 - His big goal for the future

49:37 - Closing

50:04 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Gavriel Chalau. He is a young creative who’s been involved with the renaissance of PNG theatre and it was interesting to speak to a member of the next generation of content creators in the country. We chat about how he got into photography, how he started his graphic design journey, finding purpose in the things you do, the difficulties of being a content creator, how he got into theatre, and the upcoming Arts Awareness Month.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:54 - Who is Gavriel?

01:39 - How Gavriel first got into theatre

03:11 - How he got involved with “He is Victor”

05:26 - The Andrew Trilogy

07:13 - Arts Awareness Month

07:41 - Arts Activism project

10:22 - His first paid photography gig

14:06 - Gavriel’s Graphic design origins

18:56 - Finding purpose in the things you do

19:46 - How high school was for him

23:31 - Pressure can fuel creativity for certain individuals

27:59 - His experience being an electronically based creative

33:28 - His experience as a young content creator

39:36 - Where you can find Gavriel

41:03 - Origins of the name “Panda Media”

41:22 - Closing

41:40 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Lambert Vure. He is the founder and director of Pikinini Swim, a program that focuses on teaching children how to swim. It was a pleasure having him on the podcast. It was an enlightening conversation that started about swimming and turned into a deep dive into what can be done to improve the PNG sports infrastructure as a whole. We chat about the origins of Pikinini Swim, the importance of learning how to swim, the swimming infrastructure in PNG, and he shares his experiences of working in the PNG sports industry

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

01:08 - Who is Lambert?

02:19 - What made Lambert want to start Pikinini Swim

05:25 - The benefits of swimming

11:01 - As an adult, where can you learn to swim?

15:13 - Coming back to the question, where can I learn to swim?

16:51 - Sports are voluntary in PNG

19:31 - Where can you learn how to swim? it may vary

21:43 - The bigger issue

23:29 - We need good pathway programs

26:24 - Hopes, goals, and strategies for Pikinini swim

30:45 - What can be done to steer sports back in the right direction

36:08 - Missed sports marketing opportunities

38:31 - More quality coaches

41:38 - Long-Term Athletic Development

45:53 - LTAD done correctly

46:35 - Lamberts implementation of LTAD

47:50 - We are a sports nation

48:49 - Rise of American football in PNG

52:19 - Potential for sports to change lives

54:46 - LTAD coaching system

56:09 - The full-time jobs in sports

59:07 - Benefits of Long-term coaching

1:00:00 - PNG Sports Pre and Post-independence

1:03:00 - Closing

1:07:00 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Dianne Meli. She is the founder and director of Tips for Kids, a homeschooling and early childhood learning service which started earlier this year. It’s always a pleasure to speak with those on a similar path as Niunet. We chat about the origins of tips for kids, the types of services they provide, the specific grades they intend to work with, and the importance of early childhood learning.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:46 - Who is Dianne?

01:21 - What made her want to start Tips for Kids

02:21 - Exactly what kinds of services do they provide

04:34 - Encourage parents on the homeschooling concept

06:00 - The clear safety advantages of homeschooling with the recent pandemic and the 2022 general elections

08:08 - Importance of early childhood learning

09:19 - How many teachers are currently under Tips For Kids

10:04 - Teacher selection process and pre-curriculum training

11:20 - How the teacher assigning works

13:20 - What her experience has been as a young teacher

14:24 - How their programs work

17:15 - Why do they currently stick to Primary school grades

19:16 - What they provide in their early childhood learning services

20:09 - Tips for Kids goals for the new year

20:41 - Closing

21:48 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to the multi-talented Teio Mokiri AKA Teii. It was fantastic having him on the show. The nation is very much in a technologically transitional stage and it was a pleasure to speak with a young Papua New Guinean who is learning these new tools to creatively express himself across different mediums. We chat about music production, sound engineering, graphic design, 3D art, visual effects, and a big animation project he’s been invited to be a part of.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:45 - Who is Teio?

01:49 - How he first got into music

03:02 - What genres he mostly works with

05:55 - Genres he is exploring now

07:53 - Other artists that inspire Teio

09:39 - His goals in music productions

11:27 - What separates the artist from the producer

12:09 - Learning from DJ toxic

14:34 - When did he start seriously sharing his stuff on socials

18:23 - How he got into graphic design

21:16 - His introduction to graphic design concepts at DBTI

25:07 - Becoming a mentor

30:34 - His goal for graphic design in the country

33:36 - What is Blender?

37:37 - Teio’s hardware recommendations running for VFX

39:44 - An animation project Teio has been invited to work on

42:06 - Closing

42:30 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Temmah Vanariu who was one of the first participants of our holiday program here at Niunet back in 2020. She will now be joining Niunet as an intern where she will learn more extensive skills in ICT.

We chat about her experience taking part in the program and what she’s been up to in the ICT space, how she first got interested in ICT, and her experience as one of the early Call of Duty Mobile community members in PNG.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:55 - Who is Temmy?

01:44 - What made her want to get into ICT?

06:59 - The jump from button phones to full touchscreens

10:03 - How she found out about our holiday program back in 2020

13:12 - Temmy Joining Niunet as an intern

15:08 - Her hopes of what she wants to learn as an intern

16:22 - Temmy's other interests

19:31 - Speaks on her experience as one of the original community facilitators of COD mobile in PNG

22:46 - Finding alternate means of communication during a bug in COD

24:41 - Her hiatus from CODM

27:28 - Her thoughts on the mainstream coverage of mobile gaming

29:42 - Where Temmah sees herself in the next five years

33:26 - Closing

33:46 - ENDS

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In this episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we speak with TJ Agua. She is the Creative Director of Haus Kunai Films which has been operating for the past five years. Recently they wrapped up filming for their first feature film, with the project now in post-production. We chat about how TJ first got into filmmaking, film production, the challenges she faced during filming, and what goes into making a feature film.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

01:01 - Who is TJ?

01:40 - How TJ first got into filmmaking

03:14 - Who inspires her a as filmmaker

05:02 - Her experience filming her first feature film

06:05 - What it was like to organize her crew for the film

09:00 - Scouting her location to film

11:15 - How she judges what is appropriate for film in PNG

13:12 - Aspects of PNG life she wants to depict

14:25 - The potential to tell more PNG traditional stories

18:52 - How big was the crew for the feature film?

19:56 - How big her crew is for the short films

21:03 - How much did the production of the film cost

23:35 - How the production of a short film would usually go

25:14 - Unexpected happenings during filming

26:11 - Words for aspiring filmmakers

26:48 - Advice to the perfectionists

27:50 - The release date for the feature film

29:01 - Closing

29:36 - ENDS

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In this episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we speak with Julius Piku. He is the Director of East Gate Karate Academy and has helped empower and educate people through martial arts for many years. We chat about how he first got into Karate, the origins of East Gate Karate Academy, how being involved in martial arts can help in one’s personal development, and the spiritual nature of martial arts.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:28 - Who is Julius?

01:17 - How many students are currently attending East Gate

02:19 - How Julius first got into Karate

07:02 - What most people think about martial arts

08:15 - Warrior in the garden

11:38 - Martial arts as a safe space

12:13 - Where the name east gate came from

15:23 - What he focuses on teaching

19:09 - A bit on why he took up karate in the first place

19:58 - Finding the “whole you” through Karate

23:01 - How East Gate came about

24:00 - The origins of East Gate

28:28 - lots of SMES came up during covid

30:42 - Evolution of Karate

31:34 - Count the waves and take your opportunities

37:02 - Ki and Hi and Aikido

41:30 - How karate has helped his students

45:02 - Closing

47:36 - ENDS

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In this episode of the #NiunetPodcast we speak with the man behind "Spill-the-Tea" and the "30-person-30-day challenge", Bryan Earles. He is a friend of Niunet and is very passionate about helping others in their entrepreneurial journey. We talked about what made him want to do the 30-day-30-person challenge, his time at E-space, some of the programs he runs, how Spill the Tea got started, and the topic of personal branding in the modern digital age.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:49 - Who is Bryan?

01:18 - What does a Business development executive do?

02:15 - What made him want to start the facebook lives?

03:17 - What made them want to start “Spill the Tea”?

04:26 - Why “Spill-the-Tea” moved to a panel discussion format?

06:04 - Where the name “Spill-the-Tea” came from

07:33 - How long were the usual “Spill-the-tea” segments

08:32 - How long the Facebook Lives usually go for?

09:18 - What made Bryan want to do the 30-day 30-person challenge?

15:12 - Bryan discusses the short nature of the 30-day challenge interviews

18:00 - Bryan speaks on the entrepreneur to student speaking sessions he runs at UPNG

18:37 - The concept of the entrepreneurial talks

22:06 - The key points and lessons Bryan wants the guests to impart to the students

23:25 - How Bryan gets people involved in the talks

24:47 - Bryan explains what personal branding is

29:52 - Bryan dives further into his definition of Personal Branding

34:54 - Closing

35:32 - ENDS

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