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Dealing with praise and validation with Roseanne Liang and Perlina Lau | Eating Fried Chicken in…
Don’t we all just want a lil validation?
SWIDT: 'Crying is a form of healing' | Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower
“We probably do a better job of looking after the community than the cops do.”
How an Indian-Māori whānau balance between their cultures | Conversations With My Immigrant Parents
“Indian person running the marae - some people they make a laugh of it.”
Arriving from Fiji, newly-wed Halima Stewart headed straight to Tapu Te Ranga Marae…
A Filipino solo dad and his daughter talk parenthood and life with grief | Conversations With My…
Content warning: This episode refers to mental health, grief, and death.
"There were no parents' rooms back then; there were only mothers' rooms."
In Kirikiriroa, a Filipino solo…
The Collective: The gig | Ep 8
Plans come crashing down when they realise they haven’t sold enough tickets for the gig. Will the rangatahi lose their trust in the mentors, after a…
The Collective: The downfall | Ep 7
Plans come crashing down when they realise they haven’t sold enough tickets for the gig. Will the rangatahi lose their trust in the mentors, after a…
The Collective: My body is mine | Ep 6
MC Tali takes a trip to the hood to school Trey and Jay in freestyle. With the help of Emma Dilemma, Iris has a breakthrough, while…
The Collective: The hood | Ep 5
Trey and Jay find new ways of rapping about hood life, no longer glorifying street pain? Laughton from Kora has the tools to help Mahima uncover…
The Collective: Our demons | Ep 4
Mataio explores the dark side of the music industry with hip hop duo No Comply. Iris reveals how her traumatic past has stolen her voice. Can…
The Collective: Pockets of gold | Ep 3
Hip hop legend Melodownz shares his top writing tips and things get real when they visit the gig venue. Amelia experiments with her musical identity to…
The Collective: Pressure makes diamonds | Ep 2
Tensions are high as it dawns on them just how much is involved in pulling off the gig. Mahima reveals the true depth of his emotional…
The Collective: The announcement | Ep 1
Marcus Powell from Blindspott grathers Crescendo Trust’s most promising emerging artists and offers them the biggest opportunity of their lives. Will they overcome their demons to…
A Sri Lankan family talks about guilt, obligation, and what freedom really means | Conversations…
“I think there is this misunderstanding that some people have about what staying at home with your parents indicates. I think in Sri Lankan culture it…
Judah, Tafara, and Pako: Not Your White Boy | Conversations With My Immigrant Parents
“Not getting a job doesn’t surprise me, I feel like racism plays a part in that. I’ve been looking for work for the last ten years,…