#TabsUp Podcast

Susby has made and continues to make a large contribution of his efforts and time into the growth of the OCE streaming community. He speaks on the value he has for building friendships and how gaming as well as other hobbies help with improving mental health.

Damn this was an awesome chat. We spoke on a range of topics from the polyscrims days all the way to mental health as a parent. Can't thank our guest Ragnar enough for giving us his time and for being open about his experiences with mental health. Hope you guys enjoy!

Tim is a content creating machine. He is the host of his own podcast named the Provise Project where he has already interviewed a large number of notable  personalities such as John Campbell, Che Fu, Super Samoan Mark Hunt and Suzy Cato to name a few. On top of this he plays an integral role in judging New Zealand's most prestigious bakeries in the Bakery run series alongside Will Slingsby and their special guests.

We really enjoyed this one - Speaking about all things from racism in New Zealand to mental health for streamers. We hope that you take something away from this interview just like we have!

SoleKefs is a Polynesian content creator/ streamer from New Zealand who currently lives in QLD Australia. His positive attitude towards his community and work ethic has seen his growth continue to rise over the last three years. 

At the time of recording SoleKefs was a Twitch partner and a part of the Australian gaming organisation Mindfreak, where he led the way in showcasing the talent and entertainment that Polynesian live streamers had to offer.

Recently SoleKefs has transitioned from live streaming on twitch to facebook gaming where he is a facebook gaming partner.

A common choice for the Mount Rushmore of Polynesian live-streamers, Kefs shares stories about his humble beginnings, growth on twitch as well as his thoughts on mental well-being and mental health.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: My voice cuts out every now and then (I thought I would be extra and play with the settings at the time)

We are joined by the mind behind ZenGaming, YungGod AP.

AP was the first person to approach me to be on for an interview and I was all for it. He dives deep into streaming and building a community through twitch as well as some stories from his line of work in security. AP tells us why mental health and mental wellbeing is so important to him and he gives some controversial answers to the quick fire questions at the end!

Enjoy!

We're joined by Super League athletes David Fifita, Tinirau Arona, Pauli Pauli, Krisnan Inu and Suaia Matagi. Sheeeesh how surreal. These guys share stories, highlights and life lessons they have taken away from on and off-field experiences.

Toa Fadez is one of the most well-known polynesian twitch streamers in Australia and New Zealand. His sense of humour and supportive nature are only some of the reasons why his Instagram DMs are always flooding. As a New-Zealand born Samoan raised in Melbourne he shares his experiences of his youth and struggles along the way.

The multi-talented Fale better known as Spensir joins us for the second episode of TabsUp. He is a musician as well as an OG when it comes to the Polynesian twitch community. He quickly found success as the face of PolyGamersNZ through sharing comedic gaming content and now plays a huge role in the success of BoppaGaming.

He shares his experience with perusing a passion in content creation and music as well as the tough conversations he has held with his family and friends along the way. 

NB: TabsUp was initially live streamed hence the references to chat messages mostly in the back half of the interview

Welcome to #TabsUp! Brought together by New Zealand's first impending lockdown due to covid, my good friend Ty agreed to jump in and share stories on his life experiences growing up as the eldest in a Samoan family as well as being an entertainer through twitch. 

He shares the importance of mental wellbeing and mental health to him in hopes that others feel inspired to reach out to their loved ones when in need.