We're finally here. Cribbs and Talica reflect on the last four years since the creation of their podcast and thank their listeners for their support and what lies ahead for your 2 favourite Brownish girls. Special shout out to the listeners who sent voice messages in - Adele Luamanuvae, Eden, Jane T, Jasmine Greenwood, Katea (KT) FYR and Mihaka.…

The Veiqia Project is a creative research project inspired by the practice of Fijian female tattooing of veiqia. In 2015 a group of Fijian women based in New Zealand and Australia were brought together to create new works for an exhibition inspired by veiqia (Fijian female tattoo), a practice that was stopped from around the mid-19th century and co…

It’s OCTOBERS VERY OWN! Here for our 3rd last episode of the series and we’re recording live from Whispers in the Hive! You have 1 Brownish Girl and 1 Brownish Boy here this month, Talica is taking some much needed R&R and will return for our November episode. This month we are joined by a special friend of mine, and someone I hold very close to my…

Cribbs and Talica interview long time friend of the podcast - Pasepa, an Environmental Science major from Macquarie University, who has worked previously in Ecological Restoration. But she is not just a Scientist, she is a multi-faceted Baddie who has made her debut as a 007 in this year’s West Ball 4, hosted by Father Xander Silky and previous 2 B…

Cribbs & Talica revisit their iconic/traumatizing episode from Season 1 of the 2 Brownish Girl, Episode 7 - The Sole Struggle: "Dating" (or not dating), Brown Men, Insecurities or Q&A with a 2023 update and their perspectives on their July 2019 thoughts and what has changed since then. Join them for a cute little update, will Cribbs ever get over t…

Your favourite delusional Westies bring you a short and sweet update on how things have been for them in 2023 so far. From what they've been up to, the gigs they've attended and new changes in their life and the energy they want for the rest of the year. From Cribbs' new life update and the seasonal changes for her to Talica's never-ending rants on…

We're half way through the final season of the 2 Brownish Girls podcast and what a better way yet to celebrate this final season by interviewing friends and siblings, sisters Kalo and Hope. Born in New Zealand and raised in South West Sydney, these two are creative heatwaves in Sydney's creative spaces. Kalo is known for her iconic style and stylin…

Today we are blessed with the presence of Concord’s finest, one of Concord High’s highly esteemed alumni, the CEO of Burwood Westfield, she’s gotta get on in Concord - it’s Youtuber and Content Creator, @eni420oner8. This one is for the Area girls, three girls in a room just chatting is what this one is about, so sit tight. Welcome to the show Eni!…

Cribbs & Talica have a full circle moment, being joined by Koori Radio's Puha & Pork Bones show hosts Kim & Cini. They discuss their driving force behind the creation of their radio show - their late and great co-host Jase, their favourite interviews, advice for people interested in getting into community and commercial broadcasting. Puha and Pork …

Welcome to the 3rd episode of the Farewell Tour, with one of your talented and beautiful hosts, me, Cribbs! Based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Jessica Magro is a proud Samoan-Maltese-Australian producer having worked in the industry for the past ten years and is the founder of independent production company Purple Carrot Entertainment, which has a strong f…

Correction: We incorrectly mentioned Girls Generation in Korean slang is SNSD, however that is not slang and is the abbreviated format of their name in Korean which is 소녀시대 (Romanized: Sonyeo Sidae) We apologize for this error. With this year being the final year of the 2 Brownish Girls podcast, we've decided to also discuss topics we're interested…

Welcome back to Season 5 of 2 Brownish Girls, the farewell tour and I am one of your hosts, Cribbs. Happy Gregorian New Year, Lunar New Year and of course, happy 1st episode of the season! It’s great to be back and we hope that you’ve been enjoying some sort of a break or celebrating in the festivities with your loved ones! For the very very first …

Today’s episode marks the end of Season 4 of the 2 BROWNISH GIRLS PODCAST! Four seasons but technically 3 years that you have been listening to our lovely and slightly insufferable voices.For the last four years, we’ve always carefully curated our end of year episodes but this year we’re doing something completely different and will be asking each …

It’s November and you’re here with ½ of 2 Brownish Girls, me, Cribbs and I’m joined today by ½ of the directors of the Pasifika Film Festival which is returning in person since 2018.. With this year’s festival being held at Riverside Theatres in Parramatta on Darug Country , what an honour it is to be sharing space with Eliorah as they prepare for …

As avid Twitter users, Cribbs and Talica spend the September episode dissecting the community known as 'Poly Twitter' and specifically Noa @nottongan's 'Cycle of Poly Twitter'. Every year there are discussions on the same subjects within the community and for this month's episode we're going to give our opinions once and for all. Time Stamps 06:43-…

My, how the time has flown. We’re over halfway through Season 4 and for this month of August, we’re doing a mid-year(ish) check in with each other. What have we been watching? What have we learnt? What energy do we wanna have for the remainder of 2022? Listen in to the girls as we break down what has, and what will be 2022.…

If you're in Australia, welcome to a new Financial Year! Yes, us Corporate Girlies really feel like it's a new year once 1st July comes around. Speaking of July, this month's guest resides in the sunny state of Queensland, was born in Tuvalu and raised in Samoa until moving to Australia when she was 8 years old. She is part of a family owned busine…

Trigger Warning: Mentions of Youth Suicide and Gang Violence CORRECTION: I mentioned Nick Kyrgios being of Greek and Indonesian descent however he is of Greek and Malaysian descent, my apologies!Welcome to a bonus episode of 2 Brownish Girls where we have a great talanoa with Matavai Pacific Cultural Arts' Moemōana Schwenke and Pelesasa Pictures' …

If you're in the Southern Hemisphere, welcome to our first wintery episode in June or Iuni in Samoan back in the studio for the first time in literal months (which is wild to me) and for this month’s episode, we are joined with a special interstate guest who is gracing us with their physical presence here in the studio. From the South Eastern Subur…

Hello! It's gonna be MAY. Lol. Dry. We wanted to give a quick shoutout and thanks to all our listeners as we celebrate 3 years of the podcast this month, what a time to be alive ay. Fark. Can’t believe we made it this far. Anywho! Thanks to the day ones, the for life-ers and the ride or dies, we appreciate you all so much for sticking with us! This…

As we always say, we love interviewing Pasifika from all walks of life and it’s very important to us to provide a broad representation of our community. Western World media has always put limitations on our community with stereotypes on what we can achieve. That’s why it’s incredibly important for us on this podcast to interview our community and g…

Brace yourselves, there’s a lot of ground to cover. Now I know we say this in a lot of our episodes, but this month’s topic has been one of our most requested topics to discuss since we started the podcast in May 2019. It is also quite a taboo subject across multiple generations in our respective communities, and if you haven’t guessed it - we’re t…

This topic was initially recommended to us in May 2019 with the original tweet from @Zahratonin stating “Brown girls should not have to decide between leaving their families for independence or compromising their happiness to appease their families.” WOW, this is such a loaded statement not just for Pasifika, but also maybe even cultures that have …

Surprise! 2 Brownish Girls has been renewed for another season (haha) Today for our January 2022 episode, we’re absolutely stoked to have Sione Sisifa here today - the Director of Shotcaller Studio @shotcallerstudio who recently released the pilot for his self-funded show ‘Liana’ @lianatheshow on Youtube in December 2021. The man of many beanies, S…

Hello hello hello… we have finally made it here..our dedicated and loyal 2 Brownish Girls listeners, it is the last episode of Season 3 of the 2 Brownish Girls Podcast, it’s your favourite girls from their respective areas, I mean maybe we’re not your favourite girls from the area but we hope we’re up there!Today we’ll be talking about the year tha…

For our November episode, we’re honoured to be joined by an amazing guest, who is Australia’s first Pasifika Professor - being the Professor and Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney. We talk all things Pasifika, education, representation, Jioji's passions and how he li…

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains sensitive subject matter in relation to Domestic Violence with a focus on the Australian-Pasifika diaspora and the cis-hetero relationship.The purpose of this month’s episode is to share space with our dear friend Nella, on her experiences as a survivor of domestic violence. As a former pageant Queen, inter…

*TW* This episode contains sensitive subject matter in relation to Domestic Violence with a focus on the Pasifika-Australian diaspora and the cis-hetero relationship. This month, we are joined by Donina Va’a to share insights on her work in the community here in Sydney. This discussion will take place over two episodes, with this month focusing on …

Fiji currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita than any other country. With ongoing harsh restrictions and fines throughout the island nation, COVID-19 is sweeping through with over 24,000 active cases (currently but not overall). We’re joined by Isaac Nasedra and Pasepa Morell, friends of the podcast who are here today for an e…

Tonight, we are coming to you from across states and suburbs currently in lockdown to bring you this virtual episode joined by two incredible Pasifika women to celebrate the launch of Isle Magazine.. Isle Magazine is an independent online & print publication spotlighting and empowering Pasifika excellence all over the world. We are joined by the Ed…

In this month's episode, we interview Talica's cousin - Nunia Mocelutu-Tamanitoakula as we hear her journey through parenthood as a mum of 2 children under 2. She talks about her journey through mental health, what it's been like coping with post-partum depression and how she's feeling now. As usual, the perspectives spoken in this episode do not r…

TW: Discussions of sexual assault allegationsIt's almost the end of financial year! We're halfway through season 3 and we've got none other than Sean & Vanessa of Groupie Collective, fellow Western Sydney friends of the podcast that host their own podcast dedicated to the Australian live music scene. We meet up on Record Store Day on Gadigal Countr…

‘Our connection to home and place cradles our identities, nourishes our spirits and heals us emotionally. But what happens when you’re physically disconnected? Away from home, not knowing when you can return. Dressed in another culture for so long that your own feels like a costume.’Tonight we’re joined by 2 of the 4 Pasifika women behind a new pro…

**PLEASE NOTE: We are not medical professionals and our discussion this month was in regard to our own individual health. Please contact a medical professional for further advice** TRIGGER WARNINGS: Our April episode deals with a number of sensitive subjects including medical misdiagnosis, domestic violence, self-harm, suicide, substance abuse, eat…

In this month's episode, we interview two environmental activists: Isaac Nasedra & Tala Esera on climate change in the South Pacific. Through a Pasifika lens, we unpack the conversation with topics such as working with Pacific Climate Warriors, having the conversation around climate change with our traditional and conservative elders, journeying th…

In this very sweet yet delayed episode, we unravel with Nuks, a Tik-Tok sensation (?) on what it's been like since creating his infamous "Bare minimum" episode and how he's been dealing with tHe H8terZ since posting it in late 2020. We also unravel a few other things in this world relating to financial exploitation, our thoughts on Nuks' content an…

Your favourite girls from da area are back! Cribbs and Talica review the year that was 2020 and their schemes and dreams for 2021. Big shoutout to our Patrons, our loyal listeners and Spotify for including us on their "I am. You are. We are Australian." feature on Spotify Desktop. Want to support 2 Brownish Girls? Join our Patreon - www.patreon.com…

What happens when four Pasifika girls from the area link up? Join us for the energetic final episode of Season 2 - where we interview two young Pasifika women making massive waves in the Australian music industry and friends of the podcast, Bea Moon and Billymaree. From their Western Sydney origins - the girls explain what influenced their decision…

Influenced by "It’s Not a Compliment: How Racial Fetishism has Colored Online Dating" by Jean Namgung on medium.com and @Owlee_ on TikTok, Cribbs and Talica spend the November episode discussing racial and fat fetishism. Being beautiful and desired in the bedroom but too brown/too fat to take home. They talk about their personal experiences and the…

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Cribbs & Talica chat to Pasifika icons James and Mihaka from South West and Western Sydney and their perspectives on religion, mental health awareness and that early 2000's Pepsi ad campaign featuring Sonny Bill Williams. Want to support 2 Brownish Girls? Join our Patreon - www.patreon.com/2brownishgirls and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! James'…

Although we’re Pasifika, we were raised in non-traditional households. One of the most taboo subjects in the Pasifika community (worldwide) is openly talking about sexual health. We dissect sex, our sexuality and why people still have stigmas with the female reproductive system. Special guest: sexual health educator, Anatola Finau! Want to support …

Yup - we went there. 2BG takes on WAP for this bonus episode on this snowy ass August. We talk about the double standards in rap music, "traditional cis het roles", wondering where our allies are and how men are afraid of "raising daughters to be like hoes" yet have no issues being scheming gangas. All of this and MORE in this fuckery of an episode…

Life after experiencing a massive loss, the girls talk in depth about life after parental loss and the healing process, giving perspective on life in general and what this traumatic event in our lives has given us now years on after. We also talk about how much we can't stand people telling us to 'be strong' and dictating how people should grieve! …

On this cold July, we bring this month's special guest for Episode 7 - Hau Latukefu aka Uncle Hauie aka the Tongan Rick Rubin where we discuss what it's like to maintain cultural idenity in Australia, being a mentor for the young gen, why it's important to unlearn toxic traits that have been normalised in Pasifika upbringing/culture and more. ** Wa…

Your 2 Brownish Girls here for a special episode specifically on the Black Lives Matter movement, directed at our Pasifika community and how we can take small steps in our individual communities to create change. We stand in solidarity with our black and indigenous brothers and sisters now and forever.…

We interview Talica's family friends Orlando & Shaqa who were raised in Sydney's North Shore, an affluent region with a mainly White Australian demographic. We discuss their upbringings, maintaining cultural identity in a predominately White environment and airing their grievances with the Pasifika-Australian community. Orlando & Shaqa Social Media…

Mama we made it! It’s been one year (technically one year and three days) since your favourite Pasifika Princesses from the greatest region of Australia... Western Sydney has blessed your ears with their content, giving you an insight to Pasifika-Australian culture. Join them in celebrating this milestone!…

No introduction needed with April’s topic, the global impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has affected the world now. We record (from our respective houses) due to the current state lockdown in NSW.

We discuss Pasifika privilege in all its forms. With the rise of artists such as Onefour & Hooligan Hefs describing their struggles growing up in poverty in Western Sydney as Pasifika- Australians, there is still an amount of Pasifika who have grown up in middle class/upper class households. Why don’t Pasifika discuss their middle class privilege? …