ReadswithRosa Podcast

ReadswithRosa Podcast

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ReadswithRosa Podcast episodes

  • Episode 103: Rev Martin and Toreka Mariota

    || Being true to who we are as people. ||


    This week on Episode 103 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down for a chat with Rev Martin and Toreka Mariota from EFKS Magele i Sisifo. We chat about the work of PASG (Pasifika Autism Support Group), their family’s contribution to the new book ‘vĀsifika: Our Autism Journeys’, and how they are utilizing social media to share their son Joziah’s Autism journey. We also discuss the importance of being your authentic self over the pressure of having to conform, their understanding of ‘the calling’ and why one’s ‘Ministry’ begins in the home, as well as their own reflections on their spiritual journey with their church family, as they get closer to marking one year since they were called to serve in Mangere, South Auckland.


    Follow The Mariotas:

    • Instagram: @martinmariota | @mrs_mariota

    • TikTok: @revmartinmariota

    • Pasifika Autism Support Group: (PASG) - http://www.asdpasifika.org.nz/

    • Purchase the vAsifika Book: https://lagi.co.nz/products/vasifika-our-autism-journeys

    • YouTube: @martinmariota805


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠

    •   Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:


    •  Youtube Channel: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com@readswithrosa⁠⁠

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts







    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 102: Phoebe Preuss (Living Koko)

    || Supporting Indigenous Ways of Cultivation. ||


    This week on Episode 102 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I catch up with Phoebe (Fipe) Preuss. She is a multidisciplinary artist, an eco-preneur and marine/ environmental activist, and the Owner and Director of Living Koko - a ‘zero-waste’ cacao / koko / chocolate manufacturing business that was founded on the desire to reconnect with and support Pacific Island Communities. Living Koko values food sovereignty, and pride themselves on making sustainable, ecological and ethical choices in all aspects of their business.


    Follow Living Koko:

    • Instagram: @living_koko

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingkoko/

    • Website: https://www.livingkoko.com/


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠

    •   Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:


    •  Youtube Channel: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com@readswithrosa⁠⁠

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts




    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 101: Julia Tachibana

    || A hobby that keeps on giving. ||


    This week on Episode 101 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down for a chat with Julia Tachibana. She is a middle school educator, an advocate for mental health and suicide prevention, and an Amigurumi Artist who crocheted a human-sized Totoro, the adorable furry creature from the Studio Ghibli film: My Neighbor Totoro.


    Tune in to hear / see how Julia is spreading the joy, technique and art form of Amigurumi. We also discuss the importance of crediting creators and pattern designers, teacher life, exhibiting her work, being Japanese-American in America vs being Japanese-American in Japan, art as a form of healing and meditation, books, and lots more!

    Follow Julia:

    • Instagram: @tachoflove


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠

    •   Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:


    •  Youtube Channel: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com@readswithrosa⁠⁠

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts

    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 100: Alicia D Williams

    || What contribution can I make in this moment? ||

    In 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟎𝟎 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down for a chat with Alicia D Williams. As an Author, she has won awards and honors for her books:  Genesis Begins Again (novel), Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress (picture book), Jump At The Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neal Hurston (picture book), and The Talk (picture book), and as an Educator and Master Teaching Artist, she shares her passion for drama, movement and storytelling to inspire learners to write. According to her students, she is ~ DA BOMB, funny, AND bodacious!!
    Tune in as we talk about everything from banned books, colorism, self-validation, audiobooks, advice for writers, speaking ‘proper English’ and the ways in which we uphold language standards that are connected to colonialism, when black parents have to give their children ‘The Talk’, being a published writer and navigating the literary world, and so much more.

    Follow Alicia:

    • Instagram: @authoraliciadwilliams
    • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzjn...
    • Website: https://www.aliciadwilliams.com
    • Purchase her books: https://tinyurl.com/ADWbooks


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠

    •   Instagram:  ⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:


    •  Youtube Channel: ⁠https://youtube.com@readswithrosa⁠

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts

    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 99: Gemma Nelson

    ||  The Pacific Story at the U.N. ||

    This week on Episode 99 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down for a talanoa with Gemma Nelson, a technical advisor on ocean related processes at the United Nations for Pacific Missions in New York, and a research fellow for Nippon Foundation - University of Edinburgh’s Ocean Voices Program.


    There’s so much that I didn’t know about the extent of the work and advocacy that our Pacific Peoples, Leaders and Activists are doing in and around the United Nations spaces, and I’m so grateful to Gemma for sharing her knowledge and experience through her role for PSIDS (Pacific Small Island Developing States).


    Tune in to hear Gemma's stories of growing up in Samoa, how she ended up in New York, opportunities for young professionals, and how we can raise awareness at the grass roots level - on issues that our Pacific leaders are lobbying for on the world stage.


    Follow Gemma:

    •   Instagram: @gmaryj

    •   Twitter: @Gemma_NYK

    Useful links:

    • Ocean Voices Fellowship: https://ocean-voices.ed.ac.uk/

    • NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Internships: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/...

    • NZ Mission to the UN Junior Policy Advisor Role: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/crysta...

    • UN Young Professionals Program: https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?...

    • PSIDS NYC Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/PSIDSnyc


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo

    •   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/lanialomusic

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:


    •  Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com@readswithrosa

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts



    1 hr 18 min
  • Episode 98: Coco Solid

    ||  How to Loiter in A Turf War. ||


    This week on Episode 98 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down for a talanoa with Coco Solid (@alofanui). 


    Coco is a versatile and innovative multidisciplinary artist of Maori (Ngapuhi)/Samoan descent who hails from Tamaki Makaurau in Aotearoa. She is the author of How to Loiter in A Turf War, a Fulbright scholar, NZ Art Laureate, and the creator of the cult Maori cartoon Aroha Bridge. She has a wide range of screenwriting credits, heads the artist-led record label + production house Kuini Qontrol, and is a co-director of the Onehunga community space Wheke Fortress. Across all mediums, Coco strives to prioritize community collaboration, Oceanic narratives, wahine, LGBTQIA+ expression, and underground creatives of color. 


    Follow Coco:

    •   Instagram + Twitter:  @alofanui

    •   Instagram:  @whekefortress

    •   Instagram: @arohabridge

    •  Website:   https://kuiniqontrol.com/

    •  Purchase - How to Loiter in A Turf War:  https://tinyurl.com/CocoSolidBook


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo

    •   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/lanialomusic

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:


    •  Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com@readswithrosa

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts


    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 97: Francoise Danoy (Aroha Knits)

    ||  Transforming Yarn and Stitches into Stories. ||


    This week in Episode 97 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I catch up with the founder and owner of Aroha Knits, Francoise Danoy. She is a textile fiber artist, a creative business coach, and a wahine toa living in the diaspora who strives to empower folx through her artistry. She draws inspiration from a rich tapestry of life experiences that help transform yarn and stitches into her own unique form of storytelling.


    Follow Francoise:

    •   Instagram:   @francoise.danoy

    •   Website:  https://www.francoisedanoy.com


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo

    •   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/lanialomusic

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:


    •  Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com@readswithrosa

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts

    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 96: Major Mabel Hudspeth
    || Samoans Are Everywhere. ||
    In Episode 96 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down to talanoa with Major Mabel Hudspeth. She shares memories of growing up in Samoa and the story of how she ended up in the United States Air Force. We chat about longevity in regards to her military career and the importance of job satisfaction, crossing paths with fellow Samoans through work, traveling and experiencing other cultures, and books.
    Follow Mabel:
    •   Instagram:   @palagipepelo
    Intro beat by Lani Alo:
    •   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo
    •   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/lanialomusic
    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)
    Follow Rosa:
    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa
    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:
    •  Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com@readswithrosa
    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts
    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 95: Carolann Duro (NDN Book Nerd)

    ||  Language Heals. ||


    This week on Episode 95 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I sit down for a chat with Carolann Duro. She is a Californian Indian of Maara’yam & Kumeyaay descent, and is passionate about reading, books and the power of literature. She is a Linguist and an advocate for language revitalization, especially in her own community. As a digital creator Carolann utilizes her social media platforms such as her podcast (#NDNBookNerdPodcast) her bookstore (@quietquailbooks) and her Bookstagram account (@ndnbooknerd), to engage with folx from all over the world to raise awareness and advocate for indigenous writers and the importance of sharing their stories.


    Follow Carolann:

    •   Instagram:   @ndnbooknerd | @quietquailbooks

    •   YouTube:  https://tinyurl.com/ndnyoutube

    •   Podcast:  https://tinyurl.com/ndnpodcast

    •   Website:  https://campsite.to/ndnbooknerd


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo

    •   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/lanialomusic

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

    •  Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com@readswithrosa

    •  Available on: Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts

    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 94: Nafiza Azad

    ||  An Explicit Call to Arms ||


    This week on Episode 94 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down for a talanoa with YA Fiction-Fantasy Author, Nafiza Azad. Born in Lautoka, Fiji, her family moved to Canada in her late teens, but she is an island girl through and through. Tune in for more on author life, reflections, and a whole lot of islander laughter.


    Follow Nafiza:

    •   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/nafizaaz

    •   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/nafizaa

    •   Purchase books:  https://tinyurl.com/NafizaAzadBooks

    •   Author website:  https://www.nafizaazad.com


    Intro beat by Lani Alo:

    •   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo

    •   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/lanialomusic

    •   Creative Director of  @brownbrucecreative  (IG and YouTube)


    Follow Rosa:

    •   Instagram | Twitter | TikTok:  @readswithrosa


    Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

    •  Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com@readswithrosa

    •  Podcast information:  https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa

    1 hr 18 min

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