Anika Moa wears a black top with hands on hips, looking straight ahead to camera, on a light grey background.

The words 'It's Personal' in yellow

47m

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

Hosted by Anika Moa

12 episodes

Chelsea Winstanley: Overcoming trauma and coming out on top

Oscar-nominated film producer Chelsea Winstanley talks to Anika about overcoming trauma, taking risks, and coming out on top.
Season 1/Episode 1
47m

Bella Kalolo: Body image & achieving quiet dreams

Singer and Shortland Street star Bella Kalolo bonds with Anika over body image, performing with Chaka Khan, and achieving her quiet dreams.
Season 1/Episode 2
48m

Sophie Devine: Cricket, competition, and crises

White Ferns captain Sophie Devine tells Anika about life at the top of her game and living with type 1 diabetes.
Season 1/Episode 3
45m

Robyn Malcolm: On writing her own rules

Robyn Malcolm is one of New Zealand’s best-known actors, from Nurse Crozier to Cheryl West and beyond. She discusses creating her latest age-appropriate role in After the Party and how she’s navigated solo-parenting, menopause, and mental health.
Season 1/Episode 4
46m

Jen Cloher: Authenticity and embracing her origins

Australian musician Jen Cloher, who is of Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu descent, talks to Anika about embracing her whakapapa and finding her authenticity in the music industry.
Season 1/Episode 5
47m

Anna Pillay: On ADHD

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 neurodiverse children before she was diagnosed.
Season 1/Episode 6
42m

Tom Sainsbury: Comedy, Characters, & Children

Comedian Tom Sainsbury talks making movies, his social-media characters, and the two children he helped bring into the world.
Season 1/Episode 7
48m

Claire Chitham: Living with chronic illness

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 she talks about its impact on her life.
Season 1/Episode 8
42m

Kaiora Tipene: On life and death

Casketeer Kaiora Tipene and Anika talk about life, death, and some of the weirder burial requests Kaiora has received.
Season 1/Episode 9
46m

Grace Palmer: Sitcom success and IBS

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.
Season 1/Episode 10
49m

Tami Neilson: Duets and changing dreams

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.
Season 1/Episode 11
47m

Guyon Espiner: Tough interviews and type 1 diabetes

Author, journalist, and broadcaster Guyon Espiner swaps notes with Anika on tough interviews, living with diabetes, and life in general.
Season 1/Episode 12
48m

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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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