It's Personal with Anika Moa

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

Contains strong language and adult themes

Hosted by Anika Moa

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Chelsea Winstanley: Overcoming trauma and coming out on top

Season 1 / Episode 1
Oscar-nominated film producer Chelsea Winstanley talks to Anika about overcoming trauma, taking risks, and coming out on top.
Discusses trauma and sexual abuse.
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Bella Kalolo: Body image & achieving quiet dreams

Season 1 / Episode 2
Singer and Shortland Street star Bella Kalolo bonds with Anika over body image, performing with Chaka Khan, and achieving her quiet dreams.
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Sophie Devine: Cricket, competition and crises

Season 1 / Episode 3
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine tells Anika about life at the top of her game and living with Type 1 diabetes.
Contains strong language.
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Robyn Malcolm: On writing her own rules

Season 1 / Episode 4
Robyn 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, menopause, and mental health setbacks.
Contains strong language.
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Jen Cloher: Authenticity and embracing her origins

Season 1 / Episode 5
Australian 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.
Contains strong language.
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Anna Pillay: On ADHD

Season 1 / Episode 6
Anna 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 was diagnosed.
Contains strong language.
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Tom Sainsbury: Comedy, Characters & Children

Season 1 / Episode 7
Comedian Tom Sainsbury talks making movies, his social media characters, and the two children he helped bring into the world.
Contains strong language.
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Claire Chitham: Living with chronic illness

Season 1 / Episode 8
Actor 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 on her life.
Contains strong language.
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Kaiora Tipene: On life and death

Season 1 / Episode 9
Casketeer Kaiora Tipene and Anika talk about life, death, and some of the weirder burial requests Kaiora has received.
Contains strong language.
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Grace Palmer: Sitcom success and IBS

Season 1 / Episode 10
Actor 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 controlling her IBS.
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Tami Neilson: Duets and changing dreams

Season 1 / Episode 11
Country 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.
Contains strong language.
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Guyon Espiner: Tough interviews and Type 1 Diabetes

Season 1 / Episode 12
Author, journalist, and broadcaster Guyon Espiner swaps notes with Anika on tough interviews, living with diabetes, and life in general.
Contains strong language.
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Introducing: It's Personal with Anika Moa

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Anika Moa has a new podcast! She chats about issues that are personal to her and her guests, with the likes of movie producer Chelsea Winstanley, White Ferns captain Sophie Devine, actor Robyn Malcolm and comedian Tom Sainsbury - plus many more.
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