Relegation battles, title challenges and promotion pushes, the latest episode of Kick-Off has it all! Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Henley Warner speak with Jay McGowan (Sutherland Sharks), Ashlie Crofts (APIA Leichhardt) and Emily Kos (Mount Druitt Town Rangers). McGowan's Sharks are currently locked in a five-team fight to avoid relegation from NPL Me…

The latest episode of Kick-Off features interviews with Siobhan Edwards (Illawarra Stingrays), Jak O'Brien (Blacktown City) and Chris Payne (Bankstown City)! Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Henley Warner speak to our guests about the season so far and also provide a wrap on the latest news across the Football NSW competitions space, including the Australi…

Kick-off is back with a bumper episode featuring four guests from across NPL New South Wales and Football NSW Leagues! Zac Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) and Kim Davey (Gladesville Ravens) give an insight into the top tier before Tom Whiteside (Mount Druitt Town Rangers) and Jordan Baker (St George FC) chat about the season so far in the Leagu…

In our latest episode of Kick-Off we're joined by Demi Koulizakis (Sydney Olympic) and Jordan Segreto (APIA Leichhardt)! Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Keep up with the Football NSW Leagues competitions by visiting footballnsw.com.au or fol…

With the new season now truly up and running, James Temelkovski (Marconi Stallions) and Phoebe Gilbane (Manly United) join hosts Teo Pelizzeri and Henley Warner for the latest edition of Kick-Off! Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Keep up with…

We're almost ready to start another incredible season of NPL Women's NSW football! Teo Pelizzeri, Henley Warner and Nikola Pozder break down all the major transfer news and which clubs and players to watch out for 2024. All matches this season will be broadcast live and free on YouTube from March 3rd! Stay up to date with the NPL Women's NSW compet…

The new NPL Men's NSW season is almost here! Teo Pelizzeri and Tony Tannous discuss all the major transfer news and how each club is shaping up for 2024. With the return of the Championship series and all matches being broadcast live and free on YouTube, learn all you need to know before the action kicks off on February 16th! Stay up to date with t…

Teo Pelizzeri and Henley Warner take a look back on the 2023 season and bring you interviews with some of our Gala Awards winners! Stay up to date with the NPL NSW Men's and Women's competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Keep up with the Football NSW Leagues competitions by visiti…

Our latest episode sees Teo Pelizzeri and co-host Henley Warner interview Kaelah Austin (Illawarra Stingrays), Aytek Genc (St George City) and Glen Kelshaw (Hills United). Stay up to date with the NPL NSW Men's and Women's competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Keep up with the Fo…

Our latest episode sees Teo Pelizzeri and co-host Henley Warner interview star midfielder Rhianna Pollicina (APIA Leichhardt), NPL NSW Men's legend Travis Major (Blacktown City) and Sarah Ferris from League One Women's club UNSW FC. Stay up to date with the NPL NSW Men's and Women's competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South …

Our latest episode sees Teo Pelizzeri and co-host Henley Warner interview current NPL NSW Men's top scorer Alec Urosevski (Rockdale Ilinden), 2022 NPL NSW Women's player of the year Rola Badawiya (NWS Spirit) and former A-Leagues player Daniel Georgievski from League One Men's club and Australia Cup qualifiers Inter Lions. Stay up to date with the …

Our latest episode sees Teo Pelizzeri and co-host Henley Warner interview Claudia Cholakian (Northern Tigers), Jack Stewart (APIA Leichhardt) and Sarah Easthope (Hills United). Stay up to date with the NPL NSW Men's and Women's competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Keep up with t…

We officially launch Kick-Off with a massive debut episode as Teo Pelizzeri and co-host Tatiana Skrobonja interview Dom Costanzo (Marconi Stallions), Alex Huynh (Macarthur Rams), Dan Barrett (Central Coast Mariners) and Troy Danaskos (St George FC). Stay up to date with the NPL NSW Men's and Women's competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or followi…

How exactly did we make a podcast from scratch during quarantine? The FOTV team shares candidly about our grassroots project as we look forward to the holiday season and a continuation of Asian American perspectives. Listen to Kaitlyn, Ava, Jessica, Julia, and Kenna reflect on the motivations, both personal and political, that turned into Fresh Off…

Yup, we’re pissed about Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation. We ended up with an aggressively conservative Supreme Court with a 6-3 supermajority that doesn't reflect the political makeup of this country and was appointed by a president who lost the popular vote. This is minority rule. But, Supreme Court headlines aside, many of us don’t really unders…

In this episode of #FOTV, Grace hosts a roundtable with a Race and Ethnic Studies graduate student and two undocumented immigrants. They examine lived experiences to see how race and law work together to erase Asian Americans from the undocumented narrative. Complicating and untangling the notion of "legal immigration", they ask the audience member…

In the latest VP debate, Pence admitted the climate is changing without addressing the urgency of the climate crisis we are living in. This episode is a Green New Deal 101 featuring candidates working at the state, city, and ground level to bring attention to our politicians on the climate crisis. Michelle Wu (running for Boston mayor), Alex Lee (r…

In this episode, #FOTV hosts Emmy and Kenna interview two Asian American athletes on how race and culture come to play in sports. Camryn Hamaguchi is a Japanese-American two-sport athlete in basketball and track & field at Chapman University in California. She is also Head Coach at Ironmen Basketball Club Program and Assistant Girls Varsity Coach a…

Have you and your parents ever had an argument about something they read on WeChat? What about WhatsApp? In this episode, Shawna (The Yappie) and #FOTV's Helen dive into these two ethnic media platforms to discuss misinformation and why it’s important to understand it in the context of election integrity. What exactly is “misinformation” and what i…

We're living through a global pandemic, civil unrest, and threats to our democracy. It's necessary for young people to step up in advocating for a better future. But in doing so, we often don’t realize the stress and anxiety that can take a toll on our bodies. How can you take better care of yourself? Especially when it feels like people may not be…

In this episode, #FOTV hosts Jessica and Grace invite an Asian American illustrator Ji Sub Jeong (@geesubay) to chat about the virality of slacktivism. Jessica dives into the design of social justice slideshows on Instagram while Grace dissects the need to perform an identity or virtue signal for capital gain. As both consumers and creators, they d…

We’re back for Part 2 on Kamala Harris! Last time, we sat down with Ohio State Senator Tina Maharath and two college-graduated South Asian women involved in politics to better understand Kamala Harris's Indian-American identity with complexities around caste, power, and anti-blackness. Today, we turn to Morgan Harper, a Black woman in politics and …

Kamala Harris is the new Democratic VP nominee - she’s multiracial as a half Black and half Indian woman! Can we be excited that someone who “looks like us” is up there in the political hierarchy, and perhaps we’re finally seeing the representation we need? Our Indian American friends and families are celebrating. But young people are also left won…

Religious beliefs have a huge role in how voters decide their stances on candidates and issues. With that in mind, should a church be playing more or less of a role in civic engagement- and what is civic engagement, really? What does that look like in practice within the Asian American church? We sit down with Kathy Khang, a writer, speaker, and ac…

In this episode, we break down the public health perspective of COVID as it relates to universities and schools reopening this fall. Public health, as the study of disease prevention and quality of life, includes mental health. We talk about the quality of our mental health after checking-in with both ourselves and our guest, Professor Chan Thai fr…

Doctors, dinosaurs, and the DNC? Helen asks young delegates Pratyush, Ross, Beth, Anya, Wayne, and Bianca what inspired them to become a delegate, how their families reacted or didn't, plus some takeaway lessons. Pratyush and Ross are admirers of Andrew Yang. Wayne and Beth recall personal stories on their political organizing experiences. They als…

Live! From...your computer? August 17-20th marks the first ever online Democratic National Convention. In this episode, our own founder, Helen, who is also serving as an at-large delegate to the DNC, talks with other young AAPI delegates. What is the role of the DNC? How is it different in 2020? Are conventions still even necessary? Check out our w…

We're switching it up! This week, we have some special bonus content for you! On this episode, we brought together a bright group of Asian-American high-school seniors and college underclassmen from various backgrounds to open up about their thoughts on affirmative action. Following the roundtable, our team also does their own debrief between the t…

Affirmative action has been a heavily debated topic since the Civil Rights Act passed in the 1960s. It is an emotional, loaded term for parents that are heavily invested in their kids’ education. The legislative battlegrounds on affirmative action this fall is in California, where voters will decide the outcome of Proposition 16. We dive into affir…

The mainland United States only ever talks about Democrats vs Republicans. Third parties get no love. Pua Ishibashi Jr. is the founding member of the Aloha ʻĀina Party, a third party founded in June 2015. Aloha Aina means "love of the land." With Pua, we discuss the significance of 3rd party emergence in Hawaii. What goes on behind the scenes in th…

College students don't vote. Whose fault is it? Is it because they're lazy? Or, perhaps, are there barriers preventing from showing up at the poll booths? If so, what are they? We bring on college experts Theresa Kouo, Assistant Director for Civic Engagement Education at the Washington University in St. Louis and Purvi Patel, Director of Civic and …

Peter discusses his mission in Apia Samoa. Peter served there during the reconstruction of the temple, which had burned down in 2003.By Ministering to Mormons

By Ministering to Mormons

Brother Wheeler tells his story about serving a service mission with his wife in 1994. They went to Salt Lake City and served at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and Granite Mountain Vault. -- This is a test episode to get the podcast started and to work out the bugs --By Ministering to Mormons