The Halo Halo Podcast

Episode 415.5 - Your Sexy Choice Warmup

On this Warm Up,  Sigi guides Jezzie through a series of “Celebrity Sexy Choices”. Play along and face the barrage of sexy choices. Can you make those crucial decisions when your choices can include:  Paul Rudd or Mark Ruffalo; Zendaya or Camilla Cabello and Beyonce or Lizzo?

Episode 415 - The Twitter Alterverse and Sexuality in the Philippines

This month of May, the Halo Halo Podcast devoted its episodes to Sex and Politics. On this week’s episode we discuss the Twitter Alterverse and Sexuality in the Philippines. The Alterverse is a digital space on twitter where participants can flirt with one another, be sexually suggestive or sexually explicit with one another, while hiding key parts of their identities. This enables participants to partake in the community as a way of not risking their true identities, reputations and harm to themselves or families. Jezzie and Sigi discuss what makes the Alterverse unique from other social media platforms/apps and how it is a gateway to other forms of communication and interaction. Later, Jezzie discusses how the existence of (and in some ways the need for) such a community makes a commentary about the Philippines and what sexuality is all about in the Philippines.

Episode 414.75 - Meryenda on Salabat

On this Meryenda Episode of the Halo Halo Podcast, Jezzie and Sigi focus on SALABAT, the traditional Filipino tea made with fresh ginger. Sigi has it coursing through his veins after recuperating for a cold and gives us a little ASMR during this episode. Your hosts chat about the many remedies that salabat provides and their own connections to this Pinoy beverage. Need to fix that throat? Need to recharge your vocal chords during Holy Week? Have an upset stomach? A warm cup of this herbal remedy may be you staple go to!

Taste Test of ”Topline” (Episode 414.625)

On this Taste Test, Jezzie samples "Topline" currently streaming on CBC Gem! Topline tells the story of Tala/Illisha who gets discovered by a production team, after releasing a social media sensation of her song “Cotton Candy.”  Tala joins to eventually find her own song along the way. Creator Romeo Candido not only tells the story of a Filipino Canadian in our diaspora, but lets the viewer in how a person navigates two worlds (R&B/Music/EDM, and Filipino responsibility/expectations) while exhibiting his amazing ability to create a great hook. We highly recommend all of you to hear and watch a Filipino story revolving around finding your voice, coming of age, grief and the importance of family.

Episode 414.5 - Shallow dive Warmup on ”Spiderman--No Way Home”

This is not a Taste Test, this is a quick discussion. No Way Home came out in late 2021. We were still in pandemic--some boosted, some not. Yes the spoiler was that the multiverse cracked open, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire came back to Spiderman. Praise be to Sony and Marvel and contract, but your co-hosts focus on the scene in the movie where it occurred–AT NED’S LOLA’S HOUSE–on this shallow dive warmup!

Episode 414 - The Music of Olivia Rodrigo and the Preservation of Culture for Mixed Children

On this episode of The Halo Halo Podcast, Sigi and Jezzie put the spotlight on the actor, singer, songwriter, and now Grammy winning–Olivia Rodrigo. Last year on January 8th, she dropped one of the most listened to songs of 2021–"Drivers Licence." Your co-hosts talk about her career from being a Disney actor on "Bizaardvark" and "High School The Musical: The Series" to her debut album SOUR. Later, your co-hosts talk about the preservation of Filipino culture in mixed children. Jezzie shares that preserving our culture is not about necessarily all about maintaining past practices and traditions. It is about being able to take the values, qualities and traditions of our heritage and allowing it to evolve.  And still later, your co-hosts go on to discuss how for mixed children, their culture and heritage is often questioned, and their identities authenticated by others. Jezzie highlights that we should instead empower children to claim their Filipino/a/x identities for themselves, and any other identities with which they identify.

Taste Test of ”Turning Red” (Episode 413.625)

On this Taste Test of The Halo Halo Podcast, Sigi samples "Turning Red" now streaming on Disney+. Domee Shi’s Toronto based  movie tells the tale of 13 year old Mei Lin, an overachieving 8th grader who is trying to balance her interests in boy bands and anime; maintaining her relationship with her parents by doing them proud and calming her new found inner, or rather outer panda. This coming of age story tackles not only the physical changes, but the emotional changes that a first generation immigrant teenager experiences.  Grab a box of Pocky Sticks, feed that Tamagotchi, and pop and lock to the tunes of 4-Town in this funny and touching romp.

Episode 413.5 - Show me that you’re Filipino Warmup

On this Halo Halo Podcast warm up Jezzie and Sigi play a game of “Show Me that You Live in a Filipino Household without telling me you live in a Filipino household.” So listeners, get out the walis and tsinelas and tell/show us that you live in a Filipino household and play along. Sige na! 

Episode 413 - The Fabulous Filipino Brothers and the Barong Tagalog

On this episode of The Halo Halo Podcast,  Jezzie and Sigi feature the movie "The Fabulous Filipino Brothers", directed by Dante Basco and written by Dante and his brothers and sister. This comedy focuses on a Filipino American family in Southern California gathering for a family wedding. The movie highlights snippets of everyday Filipino life like silog in the morning; a loud boisterous multigenerational home; vicks vapo serving as a solution in a pinch and a sumptious wedding food spread. The four linked vignettes put a spotlight on each brother: Dayo, Duke, David and Danny Boy leading up to the wedding. From SoCal to the streets of Manila, this ambitious movie lets you step into this family united by their love for their culture and each other.
 
Later, Jezzie and Sigi shift their discussion onto Filipino formal wear seen at traditional Filipino weddings–the Barong Tagalog. They discuss the origin and significance of this piece of formal wear and retell stories of wearing the barong for special occasions. Jezzie reminds us wearing a Barong Tagalog is not only about having and wearing your pride in your culture, it’s also a dedication to the survival of our culture–a message that’s echoed in the Abasta matriarch in “The Fabulous Filipino Brothers.” Filipino culture outside of the Philippines is indeed alive and well, what can you do to continue this dedication?

Taste Test of ”Lagim: A Filipino True Crime Podcast” (Episode 412.625)

On this Taste Test, Jezzie keeps with this month’s theme of Crime and Punishment and samples "Lagim: A Filipino True Crime Podcast". Find out why Jezzie devoured this heaping helping of diniguan in listening to this well-written, well-thought through, pensive and yet critical podcast.