What happens when one of the country’s most respected performers sits down not with not just a fellow artist, but his own daughter, too?
The latest episode of Unshaken answers that question as OPM icon-turned-international podcast host Gary Valenciano welcomes singer-songwriter and fashion designer Kiana V for one of the series’ most personal conversations yet. It plays less like an interview than an honest exchange between two people who happen to share a last name. They talked about growing up, making mistakes, building an identity, and holding on to faith when life offers no guarantees.
Without giving away every story, here’s a glimpse of what viewers can expect.
Family memories
Father and daughter revisit a close-knit upbringing — family traditions, time spent with the Supreme Six, and a childhood accident on a swing that neither of them has forgotten.
Growing up a Valenciano
Kiana speaks candidly about being born into one of the country’s most recognizable entertainment families — and about the slow work of embracing her individuality rather than inheriting a template. Carving out her own space in music, she explains, meant resisting the expectations that came with the name.
Vulnerable turn
Among the episode’s most heartfelt moments is Kiana’s reflection on her past struggles with alcohol, and on how her husband, Sandro, became a steady presence who helped her find clarity and a new perspective.
Wearing many creative hats
Going beyond music music, Kiana discusses her work in fashion design and how the two pursuits feed each other, giving her different languages for different parts of herself.
Faith, purpose, and staying unshaken
The conversation returns, as the series always does, to its central question. Gary offers what has kept him anchored through decades of public life — a reminder that resilience is built inward before it’s ever visible outward.
Instead of tracing career milestones, Unshaken opens up the kind of conversation most families keep private. Through laughter, reflection, and genuine vulnerability, Gary and Kiana make the same point from two directions. That is the truth that behind every artist is an ongoing project of growth, healing, and choosing authenticity.
For an interview that moves past the headlines and into the stories underneath them, this one earns a spot on your watch list.
