The Halo Halo Podcast
A Delicious Mix of Pop Culture and the Filipino Canadian Life
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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
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
On this Taste Test episode, Jezzie takes in Matt Ortile's "The Groom Will Keep His Name and Other Vows I've Made About Race, Resistance and Romance." Jezzie compares this decadent book to a brunch menu item from Mildred's Temple Kitchen, and serves us an analysis of a tell-all book that all the while serves the reader with a decadent analysis on oppressive structures that Filipino gay men try to out navigate every day. This is a great book to savour for gay Filipino men and their allies.
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
On this warmup, Sigi explores what romantic scenes and songs gives them the tingles! Discover who can't resist a Chanel suit, and who swoons when you surrender to love. Along the way, your co-hosts get sidetracked by the Hours and 112's "Only You" but end it off on a sumptuous note!
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
"Hello Stranger" is Black Sheep Productions' response to the BL (Boys Love) TV series genre and craze! Your co-hosts review this classic story with a twist while lamenting over its ending. Told in this time of quarantine and social distancing, it follows the unlikely pairing of J.C. Alcantara's Mico, and Tony Labrusca's Xavier on a school project where we find out if these opposites will attract. Later, Sigi and Jezzie discuss BL series generally and how they promote kilig, or romantic excitement in others. Finally, your co-hosts discuss grand romantic gestures and feeling excited for others.
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Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
On this taste test, Sigi reviews Melissa Dela Cruz's young adult novel, "Something in Between" and likens it to a creamy and yet familiar dessert at an Asian Western buffet where, you can add speckles of familiar Filipino flavours. Sigi recounts how the main character Jasmine de los Santos, an academically driven student, soon discovers that her family's legal status in the United States is undocumented. Sigi delights in how this novel fills in the gaps in the young adult novel landscape where there lies a dearth in young adult novels reflecting the Filipinx experience. Recommended for our teen listeners, it's worth a read and a great introduction to the work of Melissa Dela Cruz!
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
On this first warmup of Season three, Sigi poses the question, in honour of Chadwick Boseman's passing, which heroines/heroes do we look up to on the pop culture landscape. Find out who can do a soliloquy on the spot, and which of your co-hosts admires the everyday working heroine. Which hero/heroine do you look up to in the pop culture universe?
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
On this premiere episode of Season three, your co-hosts come back from their summer hiatus to catchup and review the debut album of SB19's "Get in the Zone". Sigi and Jezzie delight in this good start for this P-Pop boy band group. Later, your co-hosts discuss the unique expressions of love, Filipino style. From fiercely protecting one's heart, to performing grand gestures of affection, Sigi and Jezzie poke fun at both romantic and cringeworthy ways that love is expressed in the Filipino culture. And finally, they suggest how soemtimes saying awkward is a good antidote to when your grand gesture could fail.
In the Mix this week:
Chris Evans accidentally shares...,
"Mulan" Trailer,
"Social Dilemma" Trailer,
Pinoy pre-wedding Rituals (Sigi talks about Pamanhikan)
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
On this last Taste Test and episode of the season, Sigi samples Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell's "Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo" and likens this page-turner to classic saga stories like "The Joy Luck Club" and "Roots: The Saga of an American Family". Sigi finds comfort in this instantly familiar, yet a more robust telling of Filipino Canadian immigration stories. Finally, Sigi exclaims on how you are left wanting more while Guerrero-Campbell offers its readers a contemplation on how Canadian society is trying to be like a slow-cooked and well-balanced soup.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
It's the last warmup and Sigi has saved the best for last! In this warmup, Sigi has your podcast hosts identify what they last heard, watched, ate and splurged on during this past week. Find out which of your co-hosts can't get the song, "Somebody to Tell Me" by Tyler Glenn out of their head, and who recently splurged on lego. Enjoy!
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
What a year! From guests and guest co-hosts to podcasting from the Philippines itself, it has been quite a second season. No sophomore slump for us! Along with our regular discussions of pop culture and FilipinX issues, we opened the pop culture vault (courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic) and pivoted to respond to the Anti-Black Racism protests this season. Without our Filipino sense of being disaster-proof, being able to course correct our programming on the fly would have been more difficult. Thank you for listening to us this season and we look forward to talk to you all this Fall. Maraming salamat!
In the Mix this week:
Taylor Swift's "Folklore",
Kygo's mix of Tina Turner's "Higher Love",
"Hamilton" on Disney+,
Black Sheep Production of "Hello Stranger"