Sistas, Let's Talk
Episodes
How Not to Date Your Cousin!
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne finds out how a Pacific Island taboo is playing out in the modern world.
The Women of West Papua's Independence Movement
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the women taking centre stage in West Papua’s growing independence movement
Pacific Island Women and Breastfeeding
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne finds out why breastfeeding is declining in the pacific, a region with traditionally high rates of the practice, and what can be done to ...
Pacific University Challenge
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women about how going to university changed their lives and gets their advice on how to navigate challenges of un...
Decolonising Hair in the Pacific
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who are embracing their natural hair and in doing so celebrating their heritage and culture.
Traditional Pacific Food Revival
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Across the Pacific, a movement is underway to get back to the traditional foods of generations past. Hilda Wayne hears from the women reclaiming trad...
Eco Warriors: Pacific Women fighting climate change
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to women across the Pacific who are using traditional knowledge to combat the effects of climate change.
You have to see it to be it
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women who have bravely paved the way for a new generation of girls pursuing their dreams.
Pacific Women and the Spirit World
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne hears how Pacific Island women are reclaiming their pre-Christian spiritual traditions.
Pacific Women in small business
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who have started businesses about how they did it, and why it’s so valuable for women to become part of th...
Islands Christmas
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne takes you on a journey around the islands to find out how women are celebrating Christmas in the Pacific.
Bougainville’s women: the fight for independence and healing.
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the women of Bougainville about the horrors they faced in the 10-year long civil war, and their hopes for the future of Bougainv...
Pacific women and the tapa Revival
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific Island women who are reviving the ancient practice of making art from tapa.
Pacific women in STEM
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the trailblazing women of the Pacific who have bucked tradition and built careers in science, technology, engineering and maths ...
Pacific women and the Covid 19 vaccine
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to health workers and ordinary women who are experiencing the Covid 19 Delta outbreak in Papua New Guinea. She finds out why vaccin...
Beauty Pageants in the Pacific region.
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beauty pageant are a big deal in the Pacific region, and many consider them to be a celebration of culture and identity. But allegations of racism ag...
'Colourism is an issue': What the first Melanesian beauty queen thinks about Pacific beauty pageants today
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mere Nailatikau was the first Melanesian women to win a Pacific beauty pageant in 2009. She tells Sistas Let's Talk why pageants today should not be ...
Decolonising Hair in the Pacific
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who are embracing their natural hair and in doing so celebrating their heritage and culture.
"Mama, there's always hope": How one woman battled cervical cancer, while pregnant, during COVID-19
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A cervical cancer diagnosis in the Pacific is almost certainly a death-sentence for women. For Monica Bowden-Kerby, her battle with cancer has taken ...
Cervical Cancer in the Pacific
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne hears inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking stories from the frontlines of the Pacific region’s cervical cancer crisis.
Breaking Up: Pacific Island women and divorce
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne learns why it can be difficult for Pacific Island women to leave abusive and unhealthy relationships, and gets insights from those who ha...
One woman's battle against Pacific cultural norms to leave her 20-year marriage
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In order to leave her ex-husband, Agnes Mek had to fight against bride price, discrimination and expectations of women from both sides of her marria...
Pacific Women and the Spirit World
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne hears how Pacific Island women are reclaiming their pre-Christian spiritual traditions.
How a terrifying spiritual experience led one woman to connect Tongan culture and western medicine
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After being hospitalised for "delusions", Karlo Mila discovered how Tongan spirituality is alive and well today
Giving Birth in remote Papua New Guinea
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne hears the shocking and inspiring stories of the women giving birth in remote parts of Papua New Guinea, and the women healthcare workers ...
Meet one of the women working to reduce childbirth complications in remote PNG
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nurse Mary Nema is a midwife from Western Province in PNG, who will do almost anything to make sure pregnant women and babies get the best care.
You have to see it to be it
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women who have bravely paved the way for a new generation of girls pursuing their dreams.
Pacific Women in trades
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women breaking stereotypes by working as tradies and gets the inside story on what it’s like to be the only wom...
Pacific Women fighting Period Poverty
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne breaks taboos by talking about periods and the challenges faced by women and girls who can’t access sanitary products in the Pacific. S...
Pacific Women in small business
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who have started businesses about how they did it, and why it’s so valuable for women to become part of th...
Traditional Pacific Food Revival
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Across the Pacific, a movement is underway to get back to the traditional recipes of generations past. Hilda Wayne hears from the women reclaiming tr...
Pacific Women and Mental Health
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne breaks down the taboos around mental health in the Pacific. She hears from the brave women living in the Pacific with mental health issue...
The Grass Ceiling: Pacific Women in Sport
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the women athletes and sports leaders across the Pacific who are breaking through the Grass Ceiling and into the world’s top s...
Eco Warriors: Pacific Women fighting climate change
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to women across the Pacific who are using traditional knowledge to combat the effects of climate change.
Pacific Women Finding Love
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to match makers, relationship experts and ordinary Pacific Island women about what love means to them, and how ideas of love have c...
Women and Obesity in the Pacific
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women and health experts about food, culture, body image, health and self esteem in a region with the world’s h...
Could relationships be contributing to the loss of Indigenous languages across Vanuatu?
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Vanuatu educator is calling on women to teach children their mother tongues, and help protect the country's linguistic diversity
Found in Translation: Women keeping Pacific languages alive
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to experts and Pacific women about why we often don’t pass on our mother tongue to our kids when English, Tok Pisin, Bislama and ...
'I didn’t know that I was in an abusive relationship': Alicia Sahib's journey to family violence advocate
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alicia Sahib has turned her experience of family violence into a catalyst to tackle the problem in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Women Surviving Gender Based Violence
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to survivors, activists and change makers about why the Pacific is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, and...
Absent Partners: Pacific Island couples living apart
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to some of the Pacific Island women living away from their partners for work or study.
Pacific Island Women in Fashion
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the trailblazing women behind the Pacific Island fashion movement.
Pacific Women in Politics
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific region’s most influential women leaders to find out how they beat the odds to become political leaders in a regio...
Bride Price: How are modern women across the Pacific dealing with it?
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne looks into the contentious issue of Bride Price – is it a harmful practice or is it a celebration of two families coming together?
Women and Traditional Tattoos: A New Era
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne finds out why Pacific Island women are returning to the ancient practice of traditional tattooing.
Women in the time of Covid
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne finds out how Pacific Island women are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, uncovering stories of resilience and ingenuity.
Sistas, Let’s Get Talking
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hilda Wayne welcomes you to the first episode of Sistas, Let’s Talk, a show all about amplifying the voices of women from across the Pacific.