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Moana Nui Podcast

A storytelling podcast celebrating indigenous & BIPOC history, culture, perspectives, and creatives. Moana means “ocean” in the Hawaiian language.

The word evokes images of movement, creation, and connection. Moana McAdams stands for innovation and hustle. She is a woman who creates beautiful attire for women and girls to stay connected to her Island roots. Moana and her husband John have developed a new comic book series fueled by adventure and filled with diversity. Moana is future-focused and fully immersed in her never-ending quest to make her mark and leave a powerful legacy for future generations.

10/29/2026

On October 28th at 8:30pm Eastern, the Moana Nui After Dark's Whatcha Watchin' is bringing our panelists back together to discuss the DC's new movie, Clayface, the new Street Fighter movie, and along with some TV/movie round up.

Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen descends into a horrifying revenge-filled monster when scientific ambition strips him of his identity and humanity based on the eponymous character, Clayface, from DC Comics.

Street Fighters Ryu and Ken reunite when Chun-Li recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament. As they face a hidden conspiracy, they must confront each other and their past-or face destruction.

The Whatcha Watchin' crew will discuss the TV and movies that they are currently watching from various genres.

Interact, comment, and engage with our conversation with:
· Simone Dejean
· Furious Jenkins
· Teresa Kennedy
· James Herndon
· Joy Stephens
· Kyle Hill

Watch and engage with our discussion LIVE on our network on October 28th at 8:30pm Eastern on YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and Facebook!

10/28/2026

Grab your favorite beverage and tune in LIVE for the Moana Nui Podcast's THIStory: Hidden History!

Join Joy Stephens and James Herndon as they explore the global history that is often never discussed in school. They will highlight extraordinary and jaw dropping details of global history that you want to pull a seat up to be part of the conversation each month.

Tune in LIVE on Tuesday, October 27th at 8:30pm Eastern on our YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and Facebook!

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10/20/2026

On this week’s episode of Blerdkast Live, we sit with the creator of Harlem #2, Morgan Iverson. Join us as dive deep into his upcoming Kickstarter campaign, learn more about the Harlem series, and talk all things comics.

Join us LIVE on Monday, October 19th at 8:00pm on our YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and Facebook to learn more about Harlem and how to support this original series!

The Blerdkast LIVE series is a collaboration between Blerdography and the Moana Nui Podcast Network. You can watch new episodes on Mondays at 8pm Eastern on both networks!

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10/15/2026

Join the Moana Nui Podcast for our Moana Nui After Dark series called Geek Speak On Sports, which we will talk gathered four Black Geek/Nerd sports fans to talk about sports… the good, the bad, and the ugly in sporting news and games!

Join us LIVE to be part of the commentary on Wednesday, October 14th at 8:30pm Eastern on Facebook, Twitch, Kick, and YouTube!

Here from our special panelists:
• James Herndon
• Candaysee
• Furious Jenkins
• Qiana Claiborne, MS

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10/06/2026

In this week’s episode of Blerdkast Live, we sit with the founders of B.A.C.E. Greg Burnham and Melony Isaac tell us all the details about Atlanta’s newest black owned comic convention. Find out who the featured guest will be, workshops and panels and so much more.

Greg Burnham is a comic book/children's book writer out of Norcross, Georgia. Along with illustrator Marcus Williams, his YA science fiction adventure comic series, Tuskegee Heirs, burst on to the Black comix scene, soon to become a fan favorite and winner of two Glyph Awards. Subsequently, Burnham has written comics for FairSquare Graphics (Little Rock Files ), as well as stories for DC Comics : "The Spoils" (Ghouls #1 ) featuring Superman; "Ablution" New Talent Showcase: The Milestone Initiative #1 featuring Icon; and "Fair Play" (DC Power ) starring Mr. Terrific. The Search for Sadiqah is Greg's' first project with Rosarium Publishing. Havana Nguyen is the Lead Character Artist for the sci-fi drama graphic novel Kamikaze. Inspired by animators such as Glen Keane and Bruce Timm, she began drawing when she was three and started selling art at conventions by 17. She joined co-creators Carrie and Alan Tupper on the series in 2012. In addition to drawing the characters, she also assists with the marketing, story editing, and speaks on panels about creating comics. Kamikaze has won the 2015 Glyph Award for Best Webcomic, achieved funding through three successful Kickstarters, and has been featured on NPR, Bleeding Cool, SyFy Wire, and The Hollywood Reporter.

Tune in LIVE on Monday, October 5th at 8:00pm Eastern on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Kick!

The In Nerdy Spaces series is a collaboration between Blerdography and The Moana Nui Podcast Network. You can watch new episode on Mondays at 8 pm Eastern on both channels.

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10/02/2026

Join the Moana Nui Podcast for Opinionated Variants 616, which our very own Simone Dejean and Teresa Kennedy with host, James Herndon, will talk about fashion, pop culture, movies, and so much more!

Join us LIVE to be part of the commentary on Thursday, October 1st at 8:30pm Eastern on the Moana Nui Podcast Network's Facebook, YouTube, Kick, and Twitch!

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