The Polytickin' Podcast

Sefa, Marcus, and Lance

Welcome to The Polytickin' Podcast! The Pod Boys Sefa and Marcus decided they would throw their hats in the ring and start a podcast of their own. They aim to talk about the happenings within the Polynesian/Pacific Islander community, current events in pop culture and parts of their personal life. Enjoy the show! Follow them @sefam @ohhellomarcus This is a podcast hosted by two Samoans from California.

  1. Sep 25

    Ballinesian | Ep 222 - Trashbag Chargers, Cal's Kingston Lopa, 3x3 World Champ Katie Fiso, ASG $10M investment still missing, 15-pound donut question, Patreon Guillotine League review

    BALLINESIAN PODCAST ON THE POLYTICKIN NETWORK Thanks for tapping in! We are Samoans talking sports. We'll pay off a Chargers vs Raiders debt before getting into this week's biggest stories: Oh, how the turntables... The preseason-darling Chargers are being mocked as a Top 5 draft pick in 2027. The Raiders are (2-0) and feel like they're heading to the Super Bowl. We'll discuss in depth what happened Sunday at SoFi, why the Chargers got smoked, and how Los Angeles OT Joe Alt must respond after letting Maxx Crosby into his head. Cal Safety (6'5"!) Kingston Lopa is turning heads and returning interceptions in a breakout 2026 campaign. Oregon Duck G Katie Fiso is chewing on Gold again, helping win the FIBA 3x3 u23 World Cup in Wuhan, China for the States. WORLD CHAMP! American Samoa was told to expect monthly "tranches" of tens of millions of dollars from what looks more and more like a money scam. The money has not shown. And the Governors radio interviews are causing more questions than reassurances. We discuss the latest promises and excuses for why the money hasn't transferred over from the United Arab Emirates Pension Fund "monetizers" yet. How many donuts would you eat if EACH awarded you $100,000 but also 15 pounds that you can only lose through exercise? And we'll break down our first week in the Polytickin Patreon-exclusive Guillotine League and some tips for wining yours. Shout out to the Patrons in the Chop League! Speaking of which, join the Patreon for exclusive weekly episodes and community games - www.pateron.com/thepolytickinpodcast. Thanks for listening! If you have any comments or questions for the pod, email us at ballinesian@gmail.com or DM us at @ballinesian on socials.

    Ballinesian | Ep 222 - Trashbag Chargers, Cal's Kingston Lopa, 3x3 World Champ Katie Fiso, ASG $10M investment still missing, 15-pound donut question, Patreon Guillotine League review
  2. Sep 18

    Ballinesian | Ep 221 - Pacific Islander NFL Watchlist, Ranking Charger Frustrations vs Cardinals, Chargers-Raiders Bet

    BALLINESIAN PODCAST ON THE POLYTICKIN NETWORK Welcome to Samoans talking Sports. This week we're diving deep through Week 1 NFL results for Pacific Islander players (rookie debuts, standout performances, Player of the Week Award) as well as recapping all the games we watched: Patriots-Seahawks to open the season, Rams and 49ers in Australia, NFL Redzone early slate, Cardinals at Chargers, Cowboys at Giants on Sunday Night Football and Broncos at Chiefs on MNF. Comment names for us to add to the current Pacific Islander NFL Player List. Shout out to Kendrick Bourne (8 targets, 8 catches, 75 yards) and Simi Fehoko (tackle, blocked punt, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week) for their performances in the Cardinals win vs the Chargers. We'll rank the 5 Most Frustrating Realizations from the Chargers loss and start lighting some fires under these coaches' seats. Embarrassing loss to open the season, and the schedule doesn't get any easier. Also, Chargers-Raiders game coming up in Week 2, so we had to place a bet on the game. Trash bag necklace, anyone? We'll close with some territorial updates in Locals News: The Governor goes on a media tour to defend the $10M investment ("not lost") and disbanding the ASTCA Board ahead of its Fono hearing, Gov. Pula submits his official comments to BOEM on Deep Sea Mining ("against" it but may not be able to influence what happens in federal waters), and Samoans in Alaska finally get Voter Misconduct case dismissed. Thanks for listening. For more, subscribe to the Patreon - www.patreon.com/thepolytickinpodcast

    Ballinesian | Ep 221 - Pacific Islander NFL Watchlist, Ranking Charger Frustrations vs Cardinals, Chargers-Raiders Bet
  3. Sep 10

    Ballinesian | Ep 220 - Draft lessons, Improving the Pod, Predicting NFL outcomes, $10M Drama in American Samoam

    BALLINESIAN PODCAST ON THE POLYTICKIN NETWORK Welcome to the first Ballinesian episode of the 2026 NFL New Year! Excited to get things going on the gridiron and see which one of our teams ascends to the playoffs and beyond. We'll start this episode with lessons we learned from this summer's fantasy football draft season: Get your Guys!Send in names of Pacific athletes, coaches and supporters in all sports that you're proud of or you think deserve more coverage. We're hoping to highlight a different Ballinesian each week and why their story or work is important. Lots of college names doing their thing this week too. Instead of predicting who would win the Chargers game vs the Cardinals or the Raiders match against the visiting Dolphins (you know who we're picking lol), we'll give you some game outcomes we think are going to play out on the field this week: Brennan Thompson gets a chance on a deep shot, Mike Washington gets in the game a breaks an explosive run (Edit: Brock Bowers underwent meniscus "trim" surgery suddenly and will be out for the first game or two). We'll also discuss whether Jeremiah Love or Tyler Allgier will get more carries, which of Puka, Tua and Tetairoa will score more, and if Jaxson Dart will be a let down in Week 1. (Yes.) American Samoa Senators and everyone of Facebook are asking questions about a $10 million investment that ASG made this year. We'll infodump on it as well. What do you think is going on?Shout out to our trends of the week we noticed: First Wave Project in Waikiki gets tourists to take an impromptu surf lessons and Forest sees people doing the "What You Look Like in the 80s" trend. AI? Boooooooo! Join the Patreon! www.patreon.com/thepolytickinpodcast.

    Ballinesian | Ep 220 - Draft lessons, Improving the Pod, Predicting NFL outcomes, $10M Drama in American Samoam
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Welcome to The Polytickin' Podcast! The Pod Boys Sefa and Marcus decided they would throw their hats in the ring and start a podcast of their own. They aim to talk about the happenings within the Polynesian/Pacific Islander community, current events in pop culture and parts of their personal life. Enjoy the show! Follow them @sefam @ohhellomarcus This is a podcast hosted by two Samoans from California.

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