Feathers and Fire, a ‘Chief of War’ after-show podcast

Post Season Wrap Up Part I: Final Thoughts

Cohosts Mehana Makaʻinaʻi and Russell Subiono share their final thoughts on a historic season. They dive deeper into the significance of the Naha Stone in Kamehameha’s pr

Post Season Wrap Up Part II: Strength and Shish Kebabs

Cohosts Russell Subiono and Mehana Makaʻinaʻi sit down with Maori actress Te Ao O Hinepehinga, who portrays Kupuohi in “Chief of War.” She shares how a revered Hawaiian a

Episode 9 Part II: Readiness and Reverence

Cohosts Russell Subiono and Mehana Makaʻinaʻi sit down with Hawaiʻi actor Moses Goods, who plays Chief Keʻeaumoku. Goods shares his experience filming the series and who

Episode 9 Part I: Weight and Warfare

Cohosts Russell Subiono and Mehana Makaʻinaʻi reflect on the ground-breaking first season of "Chief of War" and discuss the underlying historical battles that the season

Episode 8: Bones and Balance

Cohosts Russell Subiono and Mehana Makaʻinaʻi go deeper into the Hawaiian burial traditions and explain the concept and importance of mana in Hawaiian culture. Plus, Jaso

Episode 7: Foreigners and Flames

Cohosts Mehana Maka’ina’i and Russell Subiono share the history of contact between foreigners and Hawaiians and discuss a forbidden romance between two major characters.

Episode 6: Splinters and Struggle

The historic significance of the Law of the Splintered Paddle and cultural procedures for war top the list of topics our cohosts delve deeper into in this episode. Plus,

Episode 5: Kalo and Kamaʻilo

Our cohosts explain the importance of the taro plant to Native Hawaiian culture and, since it’s the midpoint of the series, they address comments and perceptions about th

Episode 4: Rifts and Religion

Our cohosts unravel the meaning and significance behind the coronation ceremony of Hawaiian chiefs and continue to look closer at Kaʻahumanu’s significance in Hawaiʻi his

Episode 3: Bonds and Business

Russell and Mehana explain the complicated perspective of marriage in ancient Hawaiʻi and zoom in on how a trade proposal in the series laid the foundation for economic d

Episode 2: Outcasts and Outsiders

Russell and Mehana discuss the role of Queen Kaʻahumanu in Hawaiʻi’s history and how the Ilikea, the “pale skin” European sailors, are portrayed against the backdrop of t

Episode 1: War and Words

Russell and Mehana look closer at the role of war in Hawaiian history and get excited about the use of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian language, on the big screen. Local fil

Meet your hosts: Russell Subiono and Mehana Makaʻinaʻi

Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s resident cinephile Russell Subiono and University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian studies instructor Mehana Makaʻinaʻi discuss why they’re excited about the up

Feathers and Fire | Teaser

Join Russell Subiono and Mehana Makaʻinaʻi for HPR’s new podcast, Feathers and Fire. They’ll take a closer look at every episode of the new Apple TV+ series, "Chief of Wa