The Halo Halo Podcast

Episode 311.5 - Golden Globe Ambassador Warmup

In honour of the Golden Globes Sigi shares some trivia about Golden Globe Ambassadors and Jezzie tries his luck at identifying the famous parents of the past Golden Globe Ambassadors in the last decade. Play along and see how you fare as well!

Episode 311 - 2021 Golden Globes Review and Debrief

Jezzie and Sigi recorded this episode post watching the Golden Globes this past Sunday. Listen in as they unpack the show which was a hybrid of a zoom meeting with famous people abiding by various degrees of formal dress code. They talk about the good (Norman Lear, The Crown, Schitt’s Creek and CBC shout outs); the bad (technical glitches) and the ugly (HFPA’s lack of representation). Listen in and dish as they enter Moira Rose’s fave season and take a quick detour on Jezzie’s brushes with some famous interactions!

Episode 310.5 - Allyship Part II

In our final instalment to our four part series on Social Justice this February, Jezzie and Sigi revisit allyship. Jezzie discusses two ways to provide continued support: cultural humility and activism self care. He highlights that allies adopt cultural humility as a purposeful stance that promotes reflection, introspection and constant learning, while self care is really a call to finding balance in one’s life. For our fixing of the week, we want to know what interest have you not pursued in a long time and is there a way to pursue it during the pandemic?

Episode 310 - Intersectionality

On the third installment of our four part series on Social Justice,  Jezzie helps Sigi sort issues that need advocacy by adopting an intersectionality analysis. Jezzie explains how intersectionality arose from work in critical race theory being applied to legal studies, as a way of understanding why certain changes in the law to address discrimination did not create sizeable changes in oppressed people’s lives. He also discusses the importance of intersectionality to consider when facing multiple oppression. Jezzie guides Sigi through an exercise to explore intersectionality as to highlight one’s social location and shares the importance of giving a voice and place those voices front and centre to the injustices that they experience.

Episode 309.5 - Speaking Up

On our second instalment of this special collection on Social Justice, Jezzie and Sigi discuss Speaking Up as Social Action. How does fear play a role in not speaking up? How do we ready ourselves to speak up? Jezzie shares how fear can be a sign to prepare and highlights the ways we can prepare ourselves by researching, planning, consulting, practicing and being kind to yourself.

Episode 309 - Righteous Anger & Indignation

This February, The Halo Halo Podcast revisits Social Justice and drops the first of  a four-part series. On this episode Jezzie and Sigi discuss what Righteous Anger is;  what does it mean; and what do we do with it. Jezzie talks of how such a feeling is really a call to take action and should motivate us to speak out about the mistreatment we see or witness.  Finally, your co-hosts encourages us all to invoke and task the FilipinX spirit of Bayanihan on becoming more inclusive.

Episode 308.75 - Meryenda (ASMR Edition)

Episode Warning: this Halo Halo Podcast Meryenda Episode is a literal feast for the senses and not for the listener with misophonia--gums smacking ahead!  Sigi sent Jezzie a package of Pinoy Snacks from his local T&T Grocery Store for him to sample on air. The guys gush over Bridgerton and then dabble in a little ASMR. Grab a huge glass of tubig (i.e., water) or San Miguel beermas Jezzie ventures through crunchy, sweet, and savoury snacks that evoke feelings of Filipino nostalgia walking the streets and buying goodies from vendors’ bilao. We hope this mereyenda satisfies you! Sarap!
 
In the mix this week:
ImDB Entry on "Bridgerton"
PEANUTS IN GARLIC – FILIPINO ADOBONG MANI
Tamarind Candy
 

TasteTest of "Nocturna" (Episode 308.625)

On this Taste Test, Jezzie samples Maya Motayne’s YA novel, Nocturna. Find out why Jezzie likens this novel to a butter beer and how this new magical world pairs a prince and a thief in a double heist in a fight for good over evil with redemption along the way! Listen in as Jezzie shares this frothy and fun escape of a debut novel.

Episode 308.5 - Sweet Spot Warmup

Rechie Valdez joins Sigi and Jezzie in this warm up called “The Sweet Spot!” Listen in and hear how brown sugar ties in with some of their fave Filipino desserts. Rechie even lets the guys in how her mood affects her baking and her relationship with coconut. We hope this warm up pleases your taste buds! Listeners—let us know what are your favourite Filipino desserts!
 
 
 
 

Episode 308 - Black Heist Films of the 90s, and Cultural Appropriation with Rechie Valdez

On this better-than-late-then-never episode, special guest and friend of the podcast Rechie Valdez joins Jezzie and Sigi in the virtual studios. Rechie shares her unique immigration story which starts in Zambia, Africa and shares how her parents’ perseverance is a source of inspiration in her life. During this month of January we reach into the Pop Culture Vault and discuss Black Heist Films of the 1990s. Rechie and Sigi share their thoughts on "Set It Off" and that even after 24 years, it is still a stark reminder that the social injustices presented in the movie still persist now.  Jezzie revisits Quentin Tarantino’s "Jackie Brown" and its blaxploitation influences and comments on police brutality. Later the group discusses cultural appropriation of Black Culture by Diasporic Filipinos. 
Pull up a chair and listen in on the discussion.
 
In the Mix This Week:
RECHIE VALDEZ – IGNITED & FREE,
History of the 90s Podcast,
IMDb entry on "Locke and Key",
IMDb Entry on "Saved By the Bell"
“Set It Off” Is the Queer Tribute to Black Women’s Friendship We Need After a Summer of Black Mourning,