Pulse of Polynesia
Pulse of Polynesia
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Pulse of Polynesia is a vibrant podcast where Polynesians from all backgrounds unite to share their inspiring stories of resilience, ambition, and success. From growing up in the islands to navigating life across the globe, each episode highlights real experiences of overcoming challenges, embracing cultural identity, and achieving greatness—all while staying rooted in the spirit of Polynesia.
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The podcast explores themes of resilience, cultural identity, and personal growth, with episodes highlighting individual journeys such as overcoming life challenges, embracing ancestry, and transformation, including stories like Malama Faumuina's weight loss journey and Rosita Euini's navigation through parenthood and career challenges.
Pulse of Polynesia is a vibrant podcast where Polynesians from all backgrounds unite to share their inspiring stories of resilience, ambition, and success. From growing up in the islands to navigating life across the globe, each episode highlights real experiences of overcoming challenges, embracing cultural identity, and achieving greatness—all while staying rooted in the spirit of Polynesia.
What stories are hidden inside 100-year-old glass plate photos? In Part 2, we go deep into two extraordinary archival collections — the Solf Collection and the Tetens Collection — that are rewriting what we know about Samoa's colonial era. From German governors and Samoan chiefs to a scientist who fell in love with the islands, these 750+ digitized images bring our ancestors back to life.
We explore how Otto Tetens' photos survived WWII in a suitcase, a bush expedition to rediscover Mataafa Iosefo's lost house, the Samoan Parliament that vanished in 1905, and the forgotten tradition of liming hair. This is photographic history at its most powerful. 🎙️
🕐 TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Intro: The Solf Collection & Dr. Hilke Totoro
01:00 — Wilhelm Solf at Vailima & his Samoan household
03:00 — German Admiral Von Köper & his Samoan love story
05:00 — Afamasaga Moa: Samoa's key colonial-era administrator
06:00 — Setting the record straight on Mataafa Iosefo
08:00 — Kaiser's birthday gathering & Beach Road, Apia
10:00 — How glass plate photography worked
12:00 — Introducing the Tetens Collection: 750 rare images
14:00 — How Dorothea saved the photos during WWII
17:00 — Tetens, the Samoan Parliament & Mulinuu chiefs
20:00 — The lost tradition: why Samoans limed their hair
21:00 — The only photo of the German Samoan Parliament (1902)
23:00 — Lauaki & the orators of parliament
25:00 — The demolished Malua Jubilee Hall
26:00 — Mataafa Iosefo's house on Mauga Fulau
27:00 — Bush expedition: rediscovering the lost foundations
30:00 — What drew Tony into Samoan photographic history
32:00 — Photographic history vs. mainstream academia
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