Ballinesian Podcast

Both our teams won their games!! Chargers score a last-minute touchdown vs the Cardinals and go for two to take the lead and the W. The Raiders take the Seahawks into Overtime where Josh Jacobs ripped off an 86-yard walk-off touchdown run, PAY THAT MAN! Emmanuel Acho getting Charger and Dolphins fans riled up for clicks. Is Justin Herbert a real one?? We look forward to this week's division matchu...

The Portland Trailblazers (10-4) are the No. 1 team in the West and the Los Angeles Lakers (3-10) are... not. Let's talk about it. Email your comments to ballinesian@gmail.com.

We convene to recap a couple of L's, one as the Chargers drop Sunday Night Football to the San Fransisco 49ers and one as the Raiders keep the Jeff Saturday Hype Train going vs the Matt Ryan-led Colts. We'll give the reasons why the games went the way they went and our look forward to the second half of the season. We also tangent off to reminisce about Junior Seau, Troy Polamalu, Patrick Willis,...

Let's talk basketball. The Lakers and Blazers to be specific and everything in between in general. Lance Faletogo and Luke Jobes breakdown how their teams have started the season and their expectations for the next week and moving forward. Email your complaints or basketball thoughts/question to Ballinesian@gmail.com.

The NFL year started off with so much hope, and now we're here, halfway through the year and searching for some light at the end of the tunnel. We recap the Raiders and Chargers last games and look forward to next week. We discuss Josh McDaniels job security and the Chargers rash of injuries. We end the episode with our current picks for MVP, Coach of the Year, Comeback Player and Off/Def Rookie o...

Recorded on Wednesday, October 12th Lance and Forest recap the Raiders trip to Kansas City, Davante Adams assault charge, how the Chargers survived the Browns in Cleveland, Tua being ruled out ahead of Week 6 and Le Vasa's special Breast Cancer Awareness shirts for sale at pop-ups throughout the Bay, with proceeds benefitting multiple non-profit organizations. Follow @le_vasa on Instagram to learn...

We discuss Tua's recent concussions and CTE's effects on the human brain, the Raiders' Josh Jacobs leading Vegas to their first win of the season, Chargers' Justin Herbert learning to play through his rib injury, coaches and teams needing to keep players from hurting themselves, and other observations from the NFL season so far.

Photographer and The Living Room Media founder Petey Toilolo joins the show to talk about his journey capturing our people at Pacific Island festivals, concerts and SamoanSolution cultural photo exhibits, how his mindset and lyrics have changed after ten years of incarceration, and ways Petey and Le Vasa's Irae Hosea are trying to change their hometown of Modesto to become more positive and commun...

Smh, Seattle has too many players named Coby/Colby/Kobe. We ask Seahawks fans for their thoughts while they meltdown emotionally watching their former QB come back to Luman Field leading the Denver Broncos. Clay's TV antennae gets the game 30 seconds faster until we realized we needed to switch from ABC to ESPN. Enjoy this unedited football talking dump with lots of 12s yelling all throughout the...

George Taulanga (HORSE FORCE), Rick McElfresh (HOCKINSON HAWKS) and AJ Arrozal (Arro On Point) join the show to recap the first few rounds of the Ballinesian Fantasy Football League draft, a dive into how we think the AFC West is going to play out this season, and what streaming sites to use when your team's game isn't being shown on local telly. We also talk about fantasy strategy and some head-s...

The queens and hosts of The Mile High Club podcast join the show to discuss how their journey in podcasting and media began and continues to grow, Poly generational and cultural divides we need to bridge, and how we can all better support Pacific Islander women (Speak good of/uplift PI women, hold other men accountable for their words and actions, exhibit and provide healthy love to your children,...

Creative director and pop culture analyst Ralph Misa joins the show to discuss Netflix's "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist" and making "Catfish" a household term, Tony Vainuku's ability to show the parallels between Naya and Manti's lives before, during and after their relationship, how LGBTQ+ members have been forced to live outside of their Truth when with family, and the pressures of exp...

Lance and Forest speak on SamoanDoughBoi's trip to Auburn, WA for The PolyFest last week and being able to record and photograph Pasefika artists and vendors including Le Vasa Island Apparel, Serena William's "evolution" away from tennis to focus more on projects and growing her family, and how the Dolphins tried to replace Tua Tagovailoa with Tom Brady by illegaly tampering with both the Bucs' QB...

Lance Faletogo and Forest Duldulao discuss @samoandoughboiphotography's capture of our brother's sunset marriage proposal and capturing life's moments through his camera lens, the recent Wave of Le Vasa back into the PNW, and supporting other Polys vs policing Polys' criticisms. Also, Deshaun Watson gets six game suspension, less than recent suspensions handed out for "substances" - ahem - weed -...

The panel conferences to discuss Le Vasa's return to the PNW with this week's trip to Vancouver, WA for the Ke KeKuiKui Foundation's "4 Days of Aloha" Festival at Esther Short Park. Also diving into dope new Poly news and recent and upcoming events/concerts, and discussing how USC and UCLA leaving the Pac-12 affects the conference and our expectations for regional football conferences. Also, how s...

Started at halftime of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the panel discusses what Golden State's 88-107 win means to the remainder of this title series, looking forward to the NBA's future post-Finals, great ballers (Brandon Roy) vs great scorers (Ray Allen), the motives and spoils of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV golf invitational, new music and shows we're enjoying, and beating up festival security guards...

Spoken word poet and author Jordan Blue joins the show to talk about his new book "Emotions into Motion", how writing his thoughts through recovery led him to hear God, and steadily working to grow his family's empire. Also, who he's taking to win the NBA Finals between Golden State and Boston.

Hockinson football coach and Buffalo Bills fan Rick McElfresh joins the show to recount his tales of ditching high school in Las Vegas to hang out on The Strip, his 12-year journey of coaching football in Washington and how the Bills labeled as pre-season Super Bowl favorites make him feel queasy. Also, renting a car in American Samoa and driving on every single road.

Seahawks' 12s Luke and Clay and high school football coach and Steelers' fan Tanner Rietmann join the show to discuss what makes a player clutch and who the current Clutchest Player is in the NBA; what we're looking forward to for the 2022 NFL season's opening week that kicks off with Josh Allen's Bills at Super Bowl champion Rams, and includes the Broncos' Russell Wilson returning to #LumenField...

Amara Marluke GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-amara-marluke . Discussing Domestic Violence and how it's so accepted both in the Pacific Island communities and across America. Trying to root through our Samoan culture and how it became normal to threaten and enact violence against your closest loved ones and what we need to do DAILY to educate those around us that that type...

Lance Faletogo, Forest Duldulao and Luke Jobes talk NFL trades and free agency and how recent moves to the Chargers, Raiders and Seahawks set them up for the upcoming season. Las Vegas Head Coach Josh McDaniels gets Davante Adams, who will open up Derek Carr's offensive ceiling. Chargers add former Patriots' CB JC Jackson and Bear's EDGE Khalil Mack to add alongside Derwin James and Joey Bosa. Sea...

Le Vasa Founder and Utah Jazz fan Irae Hosea joins the show to catch us up on Le Vasa Island Apparel, how he's building a following and inventory through creativity and positivity and the many stops the Le Vasa Wave will be traveling to this year, including San Antonio, TX, Long Beach, CA and Vancouver, WA. For gear that represents the South Pacific island languages and cultures accurately and res...

We're sad because football is over. What's up with that USFL, tho?? We breakdown the ramifications of LA's Super Bowl win, how DeRozan has the Bulls emerging from the East and how we can start a support group to discuss and forward our personal and professional goals. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com

We breakdown the news of former Dolphins' coach Brian Flores' lawsuit vs the NFL, how Tom Brady's retirement affects the NFL and free agent QBs, whether or not Josh McDaniels is the right coach for the Las Vegas Raiders and how the Sixers vs Simmons rift continues.

Brooklyn-based photographer and Generation Hu$tle director Jay Charlii joins the show to talk about her work building her photo and art portfolio, how her love for storytelling affects her vision and content, and how 12 Cities In 12 Months will allow her to take on more opportunities throughout 2022 and beyond. Connect with her at jaycharliishotme@gmail.com or @jaycharliishotme on Instagram.