Keep It Simple Podcast

What is upppp!!! Finally worked up the courage to do a brand new episode and kick off season 3 of the Keep It Simple Podcast. In this episode, my wife an I decided to do an episode together, but we let the "PEOPLE" decide on what we would talk about, and shout out to my guy, day 1 gunner MATT MANI for the awesome topic which is Mothers Day, so we dedicate this topic to all the mothers, hopeful mot...

Topic for this episode was "Do Cook Islanders Have A Drinking Problem", featuring the usual suspects, myself, Roto, Nanz and introducing the brother Big Jase. Listen up, have a laugh and enjoy the vibes lessssgoooo

This little gem right here represents a little pet project I had on the side which was, get a group together, jump on the podcast and talk some stuff. I was fortunate enough that I had my guy and my test dummy Roto Makara agree to jump on and some how we managed to rope Jasmine Nicholas into jumping on as well. In my opinion not a bad first episode, this was my first time jumping on to a live, a l...

Our first podcast together went so well that we decided to run it back a second time. For this episode I brought my wife back onto the podcast and we just sat and talked like normal people for once instead of trying to jump down each others throats lol. To all you newly weds have a listen to our first episode together, then listen to this one and tell me, can you feel the love lol

I had the honour and the pleasure of getting two people on the podcast for this episode, two people who have had a massive impact on my life since I moved over to Melbourne which is Rev. Maurice Hioe and his lovely wife Tracy Hioe. We took a trip down memory looking back at our lives before Maurice and Tracy accepted the calling to become Ministers and sharing the gospel, and how they had to adapt...

Tigers Fans STAND UP!!!! For this episode I chat to a former Richmond Tigers draftee/player in Piva Wright, who at the time was a work colleague of mine. We go through what it was like being a Samoan and playing AFL and his journey to make it into the pros. Ever the humble guy, if youre a youngen and youre aspiring to make it in the big times, give this a listen, you just might get some golden nug...

This episode was definetly one of the funnier ones I had done due to the guest I had jump on one of the sisters who also has her own podcast called "Te Vahine Nei" on Spotify also Polohu Ruapene Abela. This was more just 2 people catching up after awhile because COVID and this was an awesome catch up, glad I got this one recoreded and Im sure you will enjoy it too.

I took abit of time off which i explain in the podcast lol so this episode represents me getting back into the swing of the things and diving back into becoming a Podcaster lol still not making any money off this

For this episode I had my first international guest jump on the podcast,none other than my younger sister Maggie Nanai. We had a bit of a yarn about what shes up to in NZ, what it was like for us growing up and what the plans are for the future. Good little insight into my sibling bond with my sister lol

This was one of my fave episodes to date in terms of podcasting and I got to do this one with one of the brothers amd cousins CHEVVY, aka Piriho Abela. I'd known this guy since moving to Melbourne due to the circle of brothers I hung around with at the time and he was one of the youngsters back then, musically gifted and making moves in the music scene here in Melbourne. We talk about him and his...

This episode was off the back of changes in the "lockdown" rules here in Victoria during COVID and at the time, the stats that were going around in regards to Mental Health and Suicide due to being in lockdown and not being able to socialise due to COVID. This was a bit of a reality check for mself as I was one of the fortunate ones who was still able to work and provide for my family which also m...

In this episode I share a story from my childhood when i was a lil kid on the island of Mauke. This was in acknowledgement of Cook Islands language week at the time and I share my thoughts of COVID also during that period. Looking back now, and just hearing myself again, daaam I cant believe I was feeling that way and thinking that way. Glad to know that Im still here and trying to make the most o...

In this episode I speak to a real close friend/cousin/brother of mine, the one and only Roto Makara. During this episode we were deep into lockdowns here in Melbourne due to COVID and were adjusting to the new so called "Norm". We share our experiences on how COVID is affecting us, and take a lilttle walk down memory lane as we revisit our childhood and what it was like for us growing up in the is...

Whats going on and welcome to episode 3. In this episode I reach out to a fellow Cook Islander/Mauken living here in Melbourne. We spend the next talking about Mauke, what it was like back in the day and how times have changed lol. Good catch up with the bro Will Elika.

For this episode I figured Id give my wife her hour of fame lol and put her on the podcast. Second episode in and already I was getting people on, trying diffent things. This episode opened my eyes to a different side of my wife that I hadnt seen before, and just seeing how vulnarable she was sharing her story and sharing this piece of her with me.

Introductions - in this episode I talk about myself, who I am and the whole purpose of starting podcast. To think this all started in 2019 right in the mix of COVID. Kinda a surreal moment listening back to myself and thinking maaan this guy speaking now is not who I am at the moment lol. id like to think Im a lilttle bit wiser and more mature than the guy who started this podcast way back then.