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Pacific Soul Podcast
By ABC Radio Australia, ABC RadioSociety & Culture
Pacific Soul Podcast episodes
- What do the Rugby League World Cup celebrations say about who we are becoming?
From flags draped across homes and cars to street parades and community celebrations, Pacific pride is being expressed with a confidence that's hard to ignore.
25 min - Could recognising Christianity in Fiji’s constitution reshape the relationship between church and state?
Christianity has shaped life in Fiji for generations, but should that history give it a special place in the country’s constitution?
25 min - The Pacific holds the world's largest blue lung and is demanding we protect it
Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.
25 min - What was lost when Cook Islanders left Takuvaʻine Valley
Hidden above Rarotonga is Takuvaʻine Valley, home to an Indigenous food system that sustained generations. Dr Teina Rongo says the move away from valleys like this during the missionary era came at a profound cost.
25 min - The surprising ways our mourning rituals help — and hinder — our brain's ability to process loss
Grief disrupts the brain's dopamine and reward systems, which are wired to seek out the people we love and confronting loss rather than avoiding it helps the brain gradually adapt to our new relationship with the person who has died
25 min - Learning the why behind Samoan traditions at Brisbane's Le Fale Aganu'u
Learning how to sit, speak, serve and show respect is one thing. Understanding why those customs matter is another. Le Fale Aganu'u is helping Samoans in Brisbane reconnect and rediscover.
25 min - Sala Walter helped carry Dolly Parton’s literacy legacy into Pacific communities
Tongan literacy advocate and PhD candidate Sala Walter shares why reading matters more than ever, in a world shaped by AI and an overwhelming amount of information.
25 min - As Paddle for Hope circles Viti Levu, churches are calling for action on plastic pollution
As the Pacific Conference of Churches marks the Season of Creation, Paddle for Hope is carrying a message of faith, environmental stewardship and action against plastic pollution around Viti Levu.
25 min - What RFK Jr and Samoa's measles outbreak reveal about trust and influence
Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.
25 min - The soul of place in an era of extraction
What does justice look like when a mine threatens to erase the soul of a place?
25 min
About Pacific Soul Podcast
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Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples and asks theologians and worshippers alike, what do we believe?