Lioness Heart

Lioness Heart

What’s up, Kitties? Are you a woman of colour? Then join me, Netta Finney Mejia on Lioness Heart, a monthly half-hour podcast where we delve into the life of a strong, brilliant, badass woman of colour. Let’s raise our voices, share our stories, and laugh and cry together. But most importantly, let’s roar! Because let’s face it, it’s a jungle out there, and for us black and brown women, our big lioness hearts give us the strength and courage to smash through that jungle and forge our own paths. Produced and hosted by Netta Finney Mejia. Recorded in the studios of Brisbane Ethnic Community Radio 4EB 98.1FM on Turrbal and Yuggera Country. Broadcast on the Community Radio Network around Australia. Music by Stephen Utting. • Email: lionessheartpodcast@gmail.com • Facebook: Netta Finney Mejia • Instagram:@nettafinney • Linktree: Netta Finney Mejia • Radio 4EB website : www.4eb.org.au Content warning: Some of the topics we discuss may be distressing, so take care of yourself. If you’re in Australia and you need to talk to someone, please call: • Lifeline on 13 11 14 (crisis support) • 13YARN on 13 92 76 (for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners) • 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 (sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling) If you’re outside Australia please contact the crisis support service or domestic violence support service in your area.

Episodes

June 23, 2025 29 mins

My guest this month is Councillor Trina Massey. Trina is a proud, queer woman and immigrant of Filipino and African American ethnicity. She's also the first ever Black, Asian, queer woman to hold political office in Queensland! As a record-spinning DJ with an extensive music collection, Trina goes under the name Black Amex. 

We yarn about what it was like for Trina growing up as a mixed rac...

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Content warning: Ableism, racism, ageism and domestic abuse

My guest this month is talented Filipina-Australian singer, dancer and rapper, Danii. We yarn about Danii's connection to her heritage, her love of music (especially K-pop) and how she got her start in show biz. We also talk about her experiences of discrimination in general and in the music industry, why representation matters, an...

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April 29, 2025 25 mins

Content warning: child sexual abuse, racism and domestic violence.

This is the second part of our chat with Olivia Afriyie Johnson. In this episode, Olivia yarns about how important self-care is and gives encouraging advice for other women of colour. She also shares how she figured out what she was experiencing was domestic abuse, what it was like getting backlash from her own community, an...

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April 20, 2025 28 mins

Content warning: child sexual abuse, racism and domestic violence.

My next guest is Olivia Afriyie Johnson. Olivia is a passionate advocate, sociopreneur, and human resources & business management professional dedicated to empowering others through her lived experiences. Born in Ghana and raised in Australia, her cross-cultural journey has shaped a powerful perspective on resilience, identi...

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March 24, 2025 27 mins

My guest this month is Chinese-Australian Comedian He Huang. He went viral after she appeared on Australia’s Got Talent in 2022. Her deadpan delivery and self-deprecating jokes based on her Chinese culture made her go viral. I caught up with He at the Woodford Folk Festival in December 2024 where she was performing. In this episode, we chat about He's new show, 'White man's Burden', the crap that minority comed...

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February 23, 2025 27 mins

Content warning: Domestic and family violence

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January 25, 2025 27 mins

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December 17, 2024 27 mins

Here is part two of my interview with Chiou See Anderson. In this episode, Chiou See talks to us about how she used strategies from the book ...

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December 17, 2024 27 mins

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November 22, 2024 26 mins

Content warning: Family violence. We also talk about an Indigenous person who has died.

My guest this month is Kristine. For privacy reasons, she has asked that we only use her first name. Kris has Torres Strait Islander/Irish heritage and is an author, speaker and director of the charity Broken to Brilliant. Kristine works at Women's Health and Equality Queensland and facilitates healing w...

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October 27, 2024 51 secs

What’s up, Kitties? Are you a woman of colour? Then join me, Netta Finney Mejia on Lioness Heart, a monthly half-hour podcast where we delve into the life of a strong, brilliant, badass woman of colour.

Let’s raise our voices, share our stories, and laugh and cry together. But mo...

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October 26, 2024 27 mins

Content warning: Domestic, family and sexual violence. We also mention the names of Aboriginal people who have died.

My first guest on this series about strong, badass, women of colour is Karina Hogan. Karina’s a proud Aboriginal and South Sea Islander woman with ancestral ties to Bunjalung Country. She’s also a highly respected journalist, broadcaster, content producer, non-executive direc...

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