The Special Weekend News Overview is an attempt to separate the news section from the rest of the podcast, per listener feedback, because the hearing the news is a whole standalone traumatic experience on it’s own. This episode is a recap of Wyndham Palau, Senate President Hokkons Baules and House Speaker Sabino Anastacio's letter to Minister Faustina Rehuher-Marugg, and the Palau China Resort that's being planned in Elechui. I also discuss a recent Marianas' Variety article titled "Human Traffickers Get a Slap on the Wrist in Palau" and provide audio from a human trafficking sting operation that intended to send women to Palau from the Philippines AND I brought back audio from the infamous 2014 House JGA oversight hearing where House Speaker Anastacio and Delegate Isechal went off on then-Attorney General Victoria Roe.

Discussing OUKERDEU Dr. Patrick Tellei's brilliant Palauan mic drop moment; following up on our Legislative Leadership and their never-ending jaw-dropping moves; learning about the "Palau China Resort" that's being planned in Elechui; introduction to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and the amazing Crisis Text Line!

This special episode features OUKERDEU Dr. Patrick Tellei's Speech at the 7th Opening Session of the 10th OEK from July 10, 2018.

Special bonus episode follows up on the Palau Wyndham development project and sends Sha on quite the investigative mission!

Special bonus episode follows up on the Palau Wyndham development project and sends Sha on quite the investigative mission!

Join me as I try to reconcile statements from the Senate President and House Speaker about the Wyndham Palau resort that's to be built in Aimeliik with statements made by Palau's Ambassador to Taiwan. I then provide what is possibly the world's fastest lesson on WWII and the United Nations. I'll close out the episode with more facts and figures about domestic abuse and sexual violence in the Republic of Palau and another reminder about the importance of direct action and holding the leadership accountable!

News update about Palau Pacific Airways, an overview of the South Seas Mandate and what it did to Micronesia after WWI but before WWII, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison's study about childhood trauma modifying DNA.

Episode 11 kicks off by discussing leadership and accountability. Feature segment "Gloves TF Off" addresses predatory behavior in the Palauan community. Mental Health Check-In looks at victim-blaming and how to talk to sexual assault survivors.

Episode 11 kicks off by discussing leadership and accountability. Feature segment "Gloves TF Off" addresses predatory behavior in the Palauan community. Mental Health Check-In looks at victim-blaming and how to talk to sexual assault survivors.

After a long sabbatical, Sha Merirei is back to podcasting! This episode she briefly touches on the suspension of the MAVNI program, tells a story about an ax-wielding lunatic, and talks about mental health and self-care.