The Halo Halo Podcast
A Delicious Mix of Pop Culture and the Filipino Canadian Life
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Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
On this taste test, Jezzie samples Carrie Underwood's Christmas album, "My Gift," and compares it to sipping a mulled white wine. Sip along with your co-hosts as they discuss how this effervescent album is an understated change for Carrie, and how this album is very much reflective of this year.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
If you were researching Jezzie on the internet, what would you ask? On this warmup, Jezzie participates in the Halo Halo podcast's version of the Wired-inspired Autocomplete interviews and revisits the concatenation of his name, and later reveals where he has studied throughout Southwestern Ontario. Did he answer your questions? Find out!
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Sigi and Jezzie have a stable of Classic Christmas Movies that helps them ring in the holiday season. On this episode, your co-hosts discuss two of what they consider are new Christmas classics, "The Family Stone" and "Love, Actually." Listen in on how the theme of inclusion resonates with Sigi on "The Family Stone," while Jezzie celebrates the various forms of love in "Love Actually." Later, they discuss how the Philippines hosts the longest celebration of Christmas. Malagayang Pasko!
In the Mix this week:
IMdB entry on "Graves",
Wikipedia entry on "The Vampire Diaries",
"Die Hard" Trailer
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
On this surprisingly filling Taste Test, Sigi shares his musings on Mariah's current memoirs, "The Meaning of Mariah Carey." Written for her lambily, and anyone that has any downtimes this holidays season, it is not only filled with shade but fascinating insights as well!
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
At Halo Halo, we've never seen Sigi ever be stumped on a trivia game before! Play along on the Elle magazine inspired game and find out if you can out do Sigi! Special prizes are in store! Find all the songs that they talk about on this spotify playlist.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Ryan Murphy's latest entry on Netflix is Nurse Ratched, an origin series inspired from "One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest." In keeping with Murphy's stylish sensibilities, he not only explores Nurse Ratched's beginnings, but has a coordinated all-star cast to boot. Without a Filipina nurse in site, this stylish yet sometimes oddly-paced series reveals the grotesque treatment of mental health in the late 1940s. Later, Sigi and Jezzie discuss why the profession of nursing is popular among Filipinos and what this reflects about the Philippines in general. This episode is dedicated to all health-care workers who deserve much respect and recognition in the caring labour they provide the world. Much gratitude.
In the Mix this week:
IMdB's "Archer",
BBC's "Best Home Cook",
Vox's "Why the US has so many Filipina Nurses?",
Filipinos, Nursing, and How This Century-Long Relationship Began
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
On this Taste Test episode, Sigi samples Michelle Buteau's Netflix standup show, "Welcome to Buteaupia" and relates to her parenting style, fatigue in raising kids and navigating cultural differences with a Dutch partner. Spicy, sumptuous and filled with tang and heat, Sigi likens this piece of pop culture to a juicy piece of a buffalo chicken wing. In the vein of Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes, and Ali Wong, this energetic comedy special is sure to please!
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Mabuhay! On this warmup, Sigi leads Jezzie and our special guest for this past week Joanna, from Tagalog with Kirby, on sharing what each of their favourite Tagalog words are. Find out which word could be used to make a drunken toast, and which word describes a feeling of being uncomfortable going to the washroom at someone else's house. We had a blast with Joanna on this warmup, we hope you do too!
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Your co-hosts, this week, review the growing FilipinX selection of films on Netflix and share their thoughts on "Lingua Franca," and "Born Beautiful" with their special guest, Joanna Kirby, from Tagalog with Kirby. Later in the podcast, we learn of Joanna's immigration story, teaching as well as learning Tagalog, and why learning Tagalog, through fearless trying, can be a story of loss regained, and sacrifice renewed.
In the Mix this week:
'GLOW' cancelled,
"Monsoon" Trailer,
"Crying Ladies" Trailer,
How Americans Preserved British English
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
On this Meryenda episode, Sigi and Jezzie inhale Alexandra Cuerdo's documentary, "Ulam: Main Dish, The Movie" and savour every minute of it! Your co-hosts agree with the documentary's thesis of how Filipino food is about to take the spotlight on the North American foodie scene, and also why it took so long to take its rightful place on the world's food stage.
In the Mix this week:
Netflix's "Emily in Paris",
"David Tennant does a Podcast with...",
"Discovering Routes" Trailer,
"#GayaSaPelikula (Like in the Movies)" Playlist,
Eggslut Food Concept,
Lola's Kitchen,
Amy Besa's "Memories of Filipino Kitchens",
Junior,
The Crane Express