The Halo Halo Podcast

Taste Test "Living Hyphen Issue 1: Entrances and Exits" (Episode 317.625)

On this Taste Test Episode of The Halo Halo Podcast, Sigi samples, "Living Hyphen, Expressions of the Hyphenated Identity, Issue 1, Entrances and Exits". Find out why Sigi likens his experience in immersing himself in these stories as a warm bowl of sinigang for the soul. The intimate stories, art and poetry shared from artists and writers from all across Canada include diverse ethnicities, religions and Indigenous nations. This publication will arouse your senses and evoke feelings of home and show you different sides of the hyphenated Canadian experience. To find out more about Living Hyphen, visit www.livinghyphen.ca.

Episode 317.5 - The Podcast Warmup

On this warm up of The Halo Halo Podcast, Sigi makes it meta and quizzes Jezzie on Podcasts! Are you curious to find out how many downloads The Halo Halo Podcast has to date? And what episodes rank as out top five! Tune in and find out!
In this extra helping:
Why I'm done trying to be "man enough" | Justin Baldoni TED talk,
My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle | America Ferrera TED Talk,
The mathematics of love | Hannah Fry TED talk
 

Episode 317 - Spotlight: Favourite Filipino Canadian Podcasts and Mentorship

June rings in Filipino Canadian Heritage Month and the Halo Halo Podcast will be amplifying fellow Filipino/a/x Canadian voices in episodes released this month. On this episode, Jezzie and Sigi focus on some of their favourite Filipino Canadian Podcasts: Filipino Fridays Podcast, Exploring Filipino Kitchens and Living Hyphen. The guys share their feelings of pride and elation to be part of a podcast landscape which includes other Filipino/a/x Canadian voices talking about many topics such as “Being Filipino Enough”; Filipino food culture and a metaphorical and narrative take on being Filipinx in the diaspora. Later Jezzie, discusses the importance of mentorship and sometimes looking laterally will aid you in finding other otters to create your own raft. If you haven’t had the chance please follow @filipinofridayspodcast, @livinghyphen and @exploringfilipinokitchens and download their latest episodes for your listening pleasure---you won’t be sorry! Happy Filipino Canadian Heritage Month!
In the mix:
@filipinofridayspodcast with co-hosts @saychiees, and @nah.tivitad
@exploringfilipinokitchens with host @nastashaali
@livinghyphen podcast with creator @justineabigail

Taste Test of "Halston" (Episode 316.625)

To round out this Awards and Fashion month, Jezzie does a taste test of Netflix's "Halston" and compares it to a death-by-chocolate dessert trifle.  With all the fixings to boot, Jezzie gushes over the fashion in this biographic limited series and then shares his suspicions of how Halston and his designs may have served as the inspiration to some of Tom Ford's early 2000 fashion lines. Finally, Jezzie discusses how this is a must-see for all fashionista listeners of the Halo Halo Podcast. 

Episode 316.5 - Fashion Forward Quiz Warmup

Jezzie stretches his sharp sartorial tastes and fashion IQ as Sigi gives him a Fashion Pop Quiz! Open up that Vogue magazine, watch the latest episode of Sex and the City and play along with guys! 

Episode 316 - Lexicon of Fashion and Modern Filipiniana

On this episode, Jezzie longs for the first Monday in May and the Met Gala that raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Jezzie shares the Met’s new plan-- this year, the Costume Institute announced the two-part exhibition: “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” (Part I: Sept 2021) and “An Anthology of Fashion” opening in May 2022. Later, Jezzie links finding the vocabulary of fashion through the emotion, values and sentiments brought up in the fashion itself which made him wonder what is the modern vocabulary of Filipiniana. Jezzie guides Sigi in a critique to uncover the modern vocabulary of Modern Filipiniana Fashion. We invite you to join them as they revisit the looks at  the 2019 ABS-CBN Ball (formerly StarMagic Ball) where all the TV and Movie stars gather. Several of the looks will be posted on IG for this episode. Jezzie sums it up quite well, “Fashion is not only functional, but can also be emotional and expressive.”
In the Mix this Week:
In America: A Lexicon of Fashion: Virtual Press Presentation | Met Fashion,
ABS-CBN Ball 2019 Red Carpet Highlights

Taste Test of Disney+'s "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (Episode 315.625)

On this Taste Test, Sigi helps himself to the Vegas Marvel Brunch buffet and goes in for seconds and samples "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" now streaming on Disney+. Sigi takes Jezzie through the themes of legacy, making amends and currents social issues woven in this action packed series. Listen in as Sigi revels in the latest from the MCU and how you should definitely watch this piece of prestige tv.

Episode 315.5 - It's Gonna be May (Boyband Redux) warmup

Sigi takes Jezzie down memory lane to commemorate a Facebook Memory that popped up on his feed from 12 years ago and forecasted the creative venture that is now The Halo Halo Podcast. On this stroll, Sigi brings back boy bands and tests Jezzie’s memory on naming members of some memorable boy bands from the past. Jezzie is taking applications for anyone willing to be his “phone a friend” for these impromptu quizzes. See how you fare on this boy band recall.

Episode 315 - Representation for the Win and Jackpot Mentality

After a brief hiatus in April, Jezzie and Sigi are reunited in the virtual Halo Halo Podcast studios playing pop culture catch up and sharing their takeaways from the 2021 Oscars. From an intimate and anti-climatic black tie affair, the guys marvel over the big wins made by Chloe Zhao, H.E.R. and Youn Yuh-jung.
Sigi then notices that representation is popping up in his pop culture from Shanti Dope in the "Falcon and Winter Soldier" soundtrack; Olivia Rodrigo’s "Deja Vu" and Silk Sonic’s Leave the Door Open being on repeat for him and his daughter Delaney; and the unveiling of the "Shang Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings" Trailer on Simu Liu’s birthday. Jezzie links the representations in Disney cultural properties. He shares that Disney has made efforts to shift towards the idea of belonging as an expression of diversity and inclusions. Most recently, "Raya and The Last Dragon" showcased a true narrative about Asian panethnicity and the double competing message of how being Asian is not a monolithic experience, while cooperation can be. Later Jezzie talks about “Jackpot Mentality” in the Philippine culture and observes there is a  focus on how hope is the key to financial security or financial planning.

Episode 314.75 - Meryenda on Boodle Fight and Kamayan

On this Meryenda Episode, Jezzie and Sigi dig into a delicious topic--boodle fights and kamayan! Sigi talks about kamayan- the traditional way Filipinos dine. Jezzie shares the origins of the boodle fight. The guys talk about the trends, their best experiences and what would make up their personal boodle fight feasts! And Halo Halo Podcast listeners--tell us what are your favourite kamayan/boodle fight experiences! Sarap!  Finally, check out Daniel Bender’s and Adrian De Leon's academic work on Boodle Fight and its histories.