Pacific Soul Podcast

ABC Radio Australia

Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples and asks theologians and worshippers alike, what do we believe?

  1. 2d ago

    How would recognising Indigenous dance as sport and recreation benefit our health?

    Western sporting systems fail to recognise Indigenous forms of movement, physical skill, and cultural expression, one researcher says.

    11 min

  2. 2d ago

    Pacific Soul

    Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.

    25 min

  3. May 30

    Kanak leaders map their vision for the future, beyond the accords

    Kanak leaders share their vision for decolonisation beyond politics by freeing the mind, spirit and forging relationships with Indigenous and First Nations group across the region.

    25 min

  4. May 23

    Beyond the ganja and natty dread, what do Rastafari like Stan Antas believe?

    Stan Antas, of roots-reggae band Stan and the Earth Force, grew up with his father playing Bob Marley and asking him to sit with the lyrics.

    24 min

  5. May 23

    Rastaman Stan Antas says livity is 'always striving to do good'

    Stan Antas is a Rastaman from Vanuatu who still goes to church, speaks out on teachers strikes, advocates for West Papua's right to self-determination, and uses his music with Stan and the Earthforce to champion the marginalised across the Pacific. He deliberately keeps the Rasta label out of his music so the message reaches everyone, because livity is about doing good, not belonging to a movement.

    13 min

  6. May 16

    Kanak sovereignty dispute raises questions over land and power

    Grand Chief Sinewami explains why he stepped away from the Customary Senate and helped establish Inaat Ne Kanaky as a new space to restore genuine Kanak customary authority

    25 min

  7. May 9

    Why the struggle over land and power is inseparable from decolonial feminism

    Kanak activists say you can’t separate women's safety, autonomy and dignity from the wider struggle against colonial power in New Caledonia.

    25 min

  8. May 2

    Can changing your name change your life?

    Some names carry meaning that can shape how you’re seen and how you see yourself. I think of my aunty Kelera Whiffin, whose maiden name Vakaloloma — meaning pity or sorrow — haunted her until she remarried.

    25 min
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Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples and asks theologians and worshippers alike, what do we believe?

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  • Creator
    ABC Radio Australia
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    89
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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    Pacific Soul Podcast