Straight Up with Niva and Beatrice

Nov 25 2022 3
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Everyone has a story to tell. In this New Zealand Herald podcast, Olympian Beatrice Faumuina and broadcaster Niva Retimanu talk to well known New Zealanders from all walks of life about the highs and lows of their journey, pivotal moments which have shaped them, and how they have overcome the challenges they have faced.

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Matt Chisholm: 'We have a responsibility in the public roles that we have to own this stuff'

Nov 25 2022 54 mins  
Journalist, author, mental health advocate and TV host Matt Chisholm is this week's guest. He talks to Niva and Beatrice about growing up in Otago, his early struggles with mental health and drinking, why he chose to be honest about his story, working in current affairs and being a TV host, what he has learned talking to people about his issues, and answers what he calls 'the best

Sonia Gray: 'Looking back, every single thing has helped to shape who I am'

Nov 18 2022 56 mins  
Actress, TV presenter and advocate Sonia Gray is this week's guest. She talks to Niva and Beatrice about starting her career in modelling and acting, representation in the entertainment industry, learning she was expecting twins, her and her family's journey with neurodiversity, making time for herself and what she learned from dabbling in reality TV. See omnystudio.com/listener fo

Chelsea Winstanley: 'I'm honestly the happiest version of myself I've ever been'

Nov 11 2022 49 mins  
Director, writer and Oscar nominated producer Chelsea Winstanley is this week's guest. She joins Niva and Beatrice to discuss the films that influenced her, the other wahine filmmakers that guided her way, and why that's led to her being so passionate about telling stories from brown creatives. She also discusses being honest about her own trauma, embracing forgiveness, and how her

Monica Galetti: 'It's okay to say I want to be happy'

Nov 04 2022 56 mins  
Chef and TV personality Monica Galetti is this week's guest. She joins Niva - her real-life cousin - and Beatrice to discuss moving to Wellington from American Samoa as a child, adjusting to her new country, how her love of food started at an early age, her TV and hospitality career in London, why she stepped back from MasterChef, and her experiences with race and gender in her lif

Chris Parker: 'It's important to share what it is to work through shame'

Oct 28 2022 65 mins  
Comedian turned author Chris Parker is this week's guest. He joins Niva and Beatrice to talk his recent marriage, growing up gay in Christchurch and going to an all boys school, the highs and lows of being an entertainer in New Zealand, how his platform has helped him challenge stereotypes, and why his new book, Here for a Good Time, is what he needed to read as a teenager. See omn

Lindah Lepou: 'It's none of your business what anyone does to define who they are'

Oct 21 2022 64 mins  
Multidimensional artist Lindah Lepou is this week's guest. She joins Niva and Beatrice to discuss moving to Samoa at a young age and adapting to life there, discovering her fa'afafine identity, discovering her love for fashion and her determination to make it in that career, and how becoming New Zealand's inaugural queer arts laureate does not mean her career is over. See omnystudi

Mike McRoberts: 'It's been life changing for me understanding who I am as Māori'

Oct 14 2022 50 mins  
Newshub journalist and newsreader Mike McRoberts is this week's guest. He joins Niva and Beatrice in the wake of his successful documentary, Kia Ora, Good Evening, which detailed his journey with learning te reo and embracing his Māori identity. Mike discusses his decades in the media, covering war zones, working with Hilary Barry and Samantha Hayes, before detailing what he has l

Melodie Robinson: 'I never wear my hair straight anymore. No way'

Oct 07 2022 61 mins  
Black Fern turned TV broadcaster joins Niva and Beatrice for a lively conversation in the first episode of the new season. Robinson chats about being a pioneer in sports and media, covering the Beehive, meeting her golfer husband Marcus Wheelhouse, Celebrity Treasure Island, and her undying love of rugby.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 2 trailer: Straight Up returns!

Oct 06 2022
Niva Retimanu and Beatrice Faumuina are back for a new season of their Straight Up chats with luminaries from around Aotearoa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenny-May Clarkson: 'When you speak your truth, that is where the power is'

Feb 11 2022 53 mins  
Former Silver Fern and police officer turned TV presenter Jenny-May Clarkson joined Niva and Beatrice on this week's episode to discuss what she's learned over her varied career. Beginning from her time as the youngest of six children growing up in...