The Halo Halo Podcast
A Delicious Mix of Pop Culture and the Filipino Canadian Life
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Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Halo Halo Podcast would like to wish all of our listeners a Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas! As a special gift to all of you, we've saved up a very special taste test where Jezzie walks us through, for the not-so-faint-of-heart, a prop and wardrobe auction for the nine-season TV Show of "Suits." He explains how thrilling, but also anxiety provoking the whole experience was. Look on our Socials for a glimpse of what he won! Enjoy and have a Happy New Year!
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Sigi and Jezzie warmup this week with their pop culture wish list. From automatic season renewals to hoping Claire Saffitz will make a gourmet Canadian Joe Louis in the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen, they share what they hope will come in the New Year. From the Halo Halo Pop Culture Podcast, we wish you and your family double the kindness that you've given this past year to others. Happy Holidays!
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Sigi and Jezzie round out this rest of 2019 by collecting what they believe are the best of what this year has offered. From movies to music, and tv to media, they trace out the themes of rebirth and consolidation and hope that Claire Saffitz from Bon Appetit's Taste Kitchen would make her version of a Canadian Joe Louis. Later they revisit how collectivism is a central aspect of the FilipinX culture, and the tools that help maintain this cultural value.
In the Mix this Week:
"The Farewell" Trailer,
Vanity Fair's "Baby Yoda has Conquered the World",
Vulture's "Best Bon Appetit Test Kitchen Videos Ranked",
Time's Entertainer of the Year 2019 Lizzo,
CNN Style's "Remember J.Lo's iconic dress from the 2000 Grammy's? She just wore an updated version"
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Sigi and Jezzie definitely make a meal of Rian Johnson's "Knives Out." So SPOILERS ahead on this special double taste test where they both savour and dig through their thoughts on this modern whodunit film. Enjoy!
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Sigi and Jezzie take a Buzzfeed quiz on the possible plotlines to Hallmark Christmas Movies, and just barely pass on this Christmas Quiz! Play along with your co-hosts on this outrageous and hard-to-believe game of real or fake. Happy Holidays!
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Happy Holidays! Sigi and Jezzie start off the holiday season with a splash and dive into the wealth of Hallmark Christmas Movies. They unpack the formula of Hallmark Christmas movies and investigate why it's so easy to binge them on a Sunday afternoon. Later, they examine the spirit of all the Hallmark Christmas Movies. And after, they relate it to the FilipinX spirit and value of bayanihan (mutual assistance without the expectation of renumeration) and how the best gift you can give this holiday is your assistance.
In the Mix this Week:
Post Malone's "Circles",
Food Network's "Christmas Cookie Challenge",
One Country's "7 Plotlines in Any/All Hallmark Christmas Movies"
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
To our American Listeners, Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy this Food Edition of our Mereyenda episode. On this bite-filled podcast, Jezzie and Sigi differentiate between ube and taro; explore the history of adobo; and investigate the origins of pancit. Enjoy this scoop as it tides you over to our next full episode!
In the Mix this Week:
EW's the Binge Podcast;
First Wives Club BET;
Trailer for "Hustlers";
Variety's "MTV’s ‘Are You the One?’ Is an Unexpected Step Forward for Queer Representation on TV";
Trailer for "Downton Abbey--The Movie";
Angel Chen X H&M;
Culture Trips' "Ube-The Philippine Purple Yam more Popular than Vanilla";
Esquire's "The History of Adobo";
NYTimes "The Cheat: Adobo Experiment";
Pepper's "The History of Pancit"
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
On this taste test, Sigi walks us through his sampling of the 2019 reboot of "Charlie's Angels." We find out what bridge mix is and why Kristin Stewart is like Turkish Delight. Later, we hear how this latest offering of the franchise stays true to the Spelling TV legacy. However, be warned! Spoilers are up ahead. Don't say we didn't tell ya!
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Family Feud meets One Hit Wonder on this fabulous mashup hosted by Sigi. Special guest, Chelle Turingan and your co-host Jezzie, play along on this survey-says game! Find out if both Jezzie and Chelle get them all. And later, can you guess which of your co-hosts owns the
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
On this episode, your co-hosts take up the FilipinX Lit Club's summer book club recommendation of Randy Ribay's "Patron Saints of Nothing." This young adult novel follows the protagonist, Jay Reguero, on a quest to the Philippines to understand his cousin's untimely death. This cultural awakening and discovery for the "Patron's" main character, Jay, not only leads him to the reasons surrounding his cousin's death, but a better self-understanding as well. Sigi and Jezzie are joined by their inaugural guest, Chelle Turingan, where they discuss various themes from the book, like Filipino identity in the diaspora, and going back 'home' to the Philippines. Finally, they unpack what FilipinX identifies, its growing importance in unsettling Spanish colonialism and how no one can be placed in a checkoff box.
In the Mix this Week:
14 Days with Felicity;
Wikipedia Entry on "The Morning Show";
"The Politician" Trailer;
"BH 90210" Trailer;
Wikipedia Entry on "Below Deck";
"Atypical" season 3 trailer;
Chelle and Xtra's "Off the Chart Podcast";
Remezcla's "Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated";
"Latinos of Asia" by Anthony Ocampo