A podcast by MAKENA. Siena and Toast, two Hawaii girls, talk about being gay, Asian-American, mostly-vegan, lessons learned as performing and recording singer-songwriters, and their relationship. Plus, listener contests, laughing, inspiration, and encouragement.
Mon, 30 July 2007  Featured TopicDiscussion about homophobia and the question, "How do you react to people just being mean?" Pictured: MAKENA (L-R: Siena, Toast) Ongoing Contest The Prize: MAKENA stickers courtesy of Bad Cat Media Enter by: sending your most embarrassing moment to mail [at] girlmeetsgirlpodcast [dot] com Links In This Ep Nat'l Assoc. of LGBT Community Centers Gay-Straight Alliance Network PFLAG: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays MCC: Metropolitan Community Churches Unity Churches LOGO TV The Advocate Magazine Curve Magazine The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Animal Acres Lei's Hawaiian BBQ Vote for the show (you can vote once a month per email address) at PodcastAlley Your $.02 welcome below...you may have to enter the "code" twice, but your comment will show up once. Comments[17] |
Thu, 26 July 2007  Featured TopicSome of our embarrassing moments. This crazy picture was taken in the aftermath of the 2007 Southern California Ukulele Showcase with game-for-anything good sports L-R: Herb Ohta, Jr., Siena, Daniel Ho, and Toast Ongoing Contest The Prize: MAKENA stickers courtesy of Bad Cat Media Enter by: sending your most embarrassing moment to mail [at] girlmeetsgirlpodcast [dot] com Featured Song "Pineapple Mango" ukulele instrumental, by Daniel Ho The track in this ep is a version that's the title track of a solo CD from 2002 Links in this Ep Diane's tortoise Sushi in The Republican newspaper Haiku by Mitty, Amanda's cat, in her blog Monday Morning News Lei's Hawaiian BBQ Animal Acres Vote for the show (helps us look popular ;) at PodcastAlley To comment below, you may have to enter the "code" twice, but your comment will just show up once. Comments[13] |
Thu, 19 July 2007  Featured TopicHomosexuality & The Bible. There is so much fascinating info on this subject, we were only able to barely skim the surface of it in this episode. It's also a very personal and sacred topic to many; so please, if it's meaningful to you, respect it and yourself by taking the time to learn more. Links to help you get started are below. Congratulations to Diane's pets! They won a bag of Stella & Chewy's freeze-dried pet food New Contest The Prize: MAKENA stickers courtesy of Bad Cat Media Enter by: sending your most embarrassing moment to mail [at] girlmeetsgirlpodcast [dot] com About the Picture for this Episode L-R, top: Herb Ohta, Jr., Steven Espaniola, Mitch Chang, Malia of Island Pride L-R, bottom: Daniel Ho, Siena and Toast with our "Phoenix" Luna Guitar Links To Help You Research Homosexuality and The Bible What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak Gay Christian Network Eric's blog Two World Collision Would Jesus Discriminate? - a great site Jesus heals the Roman centurion's servant Ruth & Naomi David & Jonathan Related History History of women's suffrage in the United States Laws against inter-racial marriage Slavery in the United States Galileo vs. Catholic Church's interpretation of the Bible during his time Other Links in this Ep Steven Espaniola Island Pride Bad Cat Media Vote for the show to help others discover it, at PodcastAlley Thanks for visiting. Have a great day and be good :) Comments[13] |
Wed, 11 July 2007  Featured TopicAudio of MAKENA interview that aired on Hawaii Public Radio on June 24, 2007, plus a few other media happenings in MAKENA-land Congratulations lizspirit! winner of the www.MtSeleya.org "Mount Seleya Music Festival" T-shirt designed by and courtesy of listener Christopher. You can see the design here. New Contest The prize: Stella and Chewy's freeze-dried pet food Enter by: sending a picture of the pet - dogs and/or cats - who want to enter to mail [at] girlmeetsgirlpodcast [dot] com Featured Songs as performed live by MAKENA for Hawaii Public Radio "Ulupalakua," "Wahine Ilikea," "Good Enough," "House At Pooh Corner" Links In This Ep www.hawaiipublicradio.org www.podcastusermagazine.com Review of Girl Meets Girl at www.podcastfanatic.com www.lotl.com www.badcatmedia.net www.mtseleya.org www.stellaandchewys.com Japanese American National Museum - www.janm.org http://mondaymorningnews.blogspot.com Vote at PodcastAlley Thanks for listening! Comments[5] |
Wed, 4 July 2007  Featured TopicHow to Handle Criticism. When you put yourself or your work out there in front of people (this is MAKENA on stage at the Ford Amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills, circa 2006) it's good to know how to deal with it in a healthy way. Congratulations Amanda! She's the winner of a box of Big Island Candies Mint Chocolate Covered Brownies! New Contest The Prize: T-shirt designed by and courtesy of listener Christopher of www.MtSeleya.org The shirt is pretty darn cool looking. You can see the design here. ("Mount Seleya Music Festival" - Two Worlds, One Song. Shi'Khar, Topash, Vulcan + Nenana, Alaska, Earth) and lists MAKENA as one of the bands playing in the festival, along with Shi'Khar Symphony Orchestra, The Sword of Rothgar, and several others. Sounds like fun, don't it? Enter By: voting for the Girl Meets Girl podcast (please?) and then emailing us - mail [at] girlmeetsgirlpodcast.com - to let us know you did. Featured Song "Ka Manu" by MAKENA, from a homemade recording done in 2002 Links In This Ep Amanda's blog: http://mondaymorningnews.blogspot.com www.MtSeleya.org The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Vote at PodcastAlley Thanks for listening! Feel free to share ways that you handle criticism in the comments. Comments[8] |
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