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It's Personal with Anika Moa

It's Personal with Anika Moa

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Anika Moa gets personal with a range of interesting guests in this frank and funny podcast series.

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  • Wildlings: Gina Chick and Anika Moa barefoot and open-hearted · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 9Australian Gina Chick is a self-proclaimed wild woman. She and Anika Moa talk about communing with nature, connecting with yourself and living with discomfort. Watch the video…
  • Intimacy and Discomfort: Jennifer Ward-Lealand on feeling the fear · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 8Acting royalty, Jennifer Ward Lealand tells Anika Moa about the ins and outs of being an intimacy co-ordinator and using her stage to promote te reo Māori. Watch the video…
  • The Art of Controversy: Hohepa Thompson on making people think · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 7Hohepa Thompson – aka Hori – an artist and activist, tells Anika Moa about how he turned his biggest regret around and now spreads the word about te reo Māori with love and…
  • Rage Against the Music Machine: Pip Brown opens up about the reality of “making it” as Ladyhawke · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 6Pip Brown seemed to be living the dream as the international singer/songwriter Ladyhawke. But she opens up to Anika about the crushing music industry machine. Watch the video…
  • TV Trauma: Miriama Kamo talks about her trials as a TV journalist · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 5Television journalist Miriama Kamo talks with Anika Moa about facing the trauma of her early life at TVNZ and the possibilities for her future. Watch the video version of the…
  • Sex and solo shows: Jodie Rimmer shares her well-earned wisdom · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 4Actor Jodie Rimmer has recently finished up a season of the solo show Nicola Cheeseman is Back. She chats with Anika about her life on stage and how the sex just gets better with…
  • Singing solo and soul mates: Jon Toogood shares his new direction · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 3Shihad lead singer Jon Toogood chats with Anika Moa about his covid crisis and coming out the other side. Watch the video version of the episode here and read more about the…
  • Blazing trails: Ramon Te Wake on breaking free of boxes · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 2Ramon Te Wake is a trail-blazing producer, director and writer. In this episode of It’s Personal she talks about the difficulty of growing up trans but also of her determination…
  • Figures, feet and fangirling: Morgana O’Reilly dishes on White Lotus S3 · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 1Morgana O’Reilly dishes on the hotly anticipated third season of White Lotus, in the latest episode of It’s Personal with Anika Moa. Morgana and Anika also get personal about…
  • Guyon Espiner: Tough interviews and Type 1 Diabetes · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 12Author, journalist, and broadcaster Guyon Espiner swaps notes with Anika on tough interviews, living with diabetes, and life in general. Guyon Espiner is one of New Zealand's…
  • Tami Neilson: Duets and changing dreams · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 11Country musician Tami Neilson tells Anika how she ended up singing a duet with music legend Willie Nelson, and the two discuss life as a working musician and living on the road…
  • Grace Palmer: Sitcom success and IBS · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 10Actor Grace Palmer has hit the big-time with a role on the American sitcom Animal Control. She talks about learning her craft on Shortland Street, her social media presence, and…
  • Kaiora Tipene: On life and death · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 9Casketeer Kaiora Tipene and Anika talk about life, death, and some of the weirder burial requests Kaiora has received. The final season of the popular reality TV show The…
  • Claire Chitham: Living with chronic illness · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 8Actor Claire Chitham and Anika talk about health, wellbeing, and living with a chronic illness. Claire was diagnosed with Crohn's disease as a teenager and talks about its impact…
  • Tom Sainsbury: Comedy, Characters & Children · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 7Comedian Tom Sainsbury talks making movies, his social media characters, and the two children he helped bring into the world. Tom Sainsbury is a man of many faces, from his…
  • Anna Pillay: On ADHD · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 6Anna Pillay and Anika Moa swap ADHD stories - a condition that affects around 5 percent of our population. Anna was 50 years old and had three neuro-diverse children before she…
  • Jen Cloher: Authenticity and embracing her origins · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 5Australian musician Jen Cloher, who is of Ngapuhi and Ngati Kahu descent, talks to Anika about embracing her whakapapa and finding her authenticity in the music industry. Jen…
  • Robyn Malcolm: On writing her own rules · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 4Robyn Malcolm is one of New Zealand's best-known actors. She discusses creating her latest age-appropriate role in After the Party and how she's navigated solo-parenting…
  • Sophie Devine: Cricket, competition and crises · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 3White Ferns captain Sophie Devine tells Anika about life at the top of her game and living with Type 1 diabetes. Sophie Devine is living her childhood dream of being a…
  • Bella Kalolo: Body image & achieving quiet dreams · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 2Singer and Shortland Street star Bella Kalolo bonds with Anika over body image, performing with Chaka Khan, and achieving her quiet dreams. Shortland Street star Bella Kalolo…

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