The Halo Halo Podcast

Episode 114.5 - The Places We Have Gone Warmup

In this Canadian edition of "The Places We Have Gone," Sigi and Jezzie talk about their favourite memories of four Canadian Cities as their warmup.  Montreal, Halifax, Vancouver, and Quebec City play centre stage as they reminisce about what made those cities so memorable.  Which city has a Goldilocks and which city served as a retreat?  Find out the answer to these questions, and much more on this warmup!  
In this extra helping:
Past Exhibitions of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,
Vancouver port for Disney Cruise,
Goldilocks (Canada),
Wikipedia Entry on The Plains of Abrahams,
Culture Trip's "The Most Beautiful Buildings in Quebec City"

Episode 114 - Embracing the Netflix Phenomenon

Netflix. It's everywhere.  It's impact is undeniable and has sparked not only a phrase but a new activity where we can "netflix and chill."  Sigi and Jezzie reveal how Netflix has captured their attention, what they've been binging, and review the cultural influence that it has had this past decade.  They discuss how Netflix is a gamechanger and speculate how else it might disrupt the TV and Film industries.  After examining how Netflix celebrates and caters to the varied tastes in entertainment, Sigi and Jezzie discuss how learning Filipino Languages for some Filipino Canadians have been a casualty in the pursuit of being part of the Canadian society.  Sigi and Jezzie remind each other to embrace their language of origin and to take it one word or one phrase at a time.
 In the Mix this Week:
Vulture's "The Netflix Binge Factory",
"Chilling Adventures of Sabrina",
"Umbrella Academy" trailer,
"YOU" trailer,
"Dirty John" Trailer,
"You may also like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice",
Tagalog language,
Ilocano language

Episode 113.75 - March's Debunk This! Meryenda time!

On this meryenda episode, Sigi and Jezzie debunk why Filipinos are passionate about ballads. They also analyze why gallivanting is a Filipino parent's preferred way of describing their children's roaming behaviour.  Sigi and Jezzie examine the implications of Filipino time. Finally, they trace back the origins of why leche (i.e., milk) is a serious Filipino insult.  Enjoy this snack side episode!
In the Mix this Week:
Florante's "Why do Filipinos love Sad, Pensive Songs?",
Florante Aguilar's bio,
Miriam Webster's definition of gallivant,
Research abstract on "Ay! Nosebleed!" by Dr. Dana Osborne,
"Why Filipinos follow Filipino time",
Ask the Pinoy's "Why is Milk a Filipino expletive?"

Episode 113.5 - The Proust Questionnaire Warmup

On this warmup, Sigi and Jezzie go back to the original source material and do their own Vanity Fair take on the Proust Questionnaire.  Play along with our co-hosts on this thoughtful warmup, as they contemplate what happiness truly is, confess their own deplorables, and explore their considerations that allow one to not tell the truth.  Hear how their answers reflect their personalities and reveal their true nature!
 In this extra helping:
Answer Vanity Fair's "The Proust Questionnaire",
Futurelab's "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility",
New York Time's Editorial Opinion on "Suffer Fools Gladly",
IMdB's Entry on "The Bachelor",
Wikipedia Entry on "The Apprentice (US Series)"

Episode 113 - Reboots, Remakes, Revivals and our Re-educations

The TV landscape has felt, at the same time, both new and old.  These nostalgic and familiar feelings could be attributed to the recent wealth of reboots, remakes and revivals available on TV and streaming. Sigi and Jezzie review the nuanced differences among these shows.  Later, they re-examine their education journeys and the implicit (and sometimes) invisible pressures that they have felt along the way.  They discuss the importance of mentorship, and it how it can be an important strategy to help one thrive, on one's academic and career paths.
 In the Mix this Week:
English-Language Thoughts on Reboots, Remakes, and Revivals,
"Queer Eye" Wikipedia Entry,
"Charmed" Trailer,
IMDb's entry on "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina",
Variety's take on "Murphy Brown"Revival,
The Conners: ABC Eyeing Season 2 of Roseanne Spinoff Amid Strong Ratings,
Promoting Post-Secondary Pathways Among Filipino Youth in Ontario

Episode 112.5 - Le questionnaire de Pivot Warmup

Sigi channels James Lipton and recreates The Actors Studio with Bernard Pivot's take on the Proust Questionnaire.  Hear your co-hosts confess and confide in their favourite words, sounds that turn them off and what they would hope to hear at the Pearly Gates.  Play along with them on this vanity fair stop in their pilgrim's progress to the next main episode!
In this extra helping:
Inside The Actors Studio,
IMDb's "Battlestar Galactica",
IMDb's "The Good Place",
Difference between British, Italian and American Suits,
Bradley Cooper Remembers Back To Inside the Actors Studio

Episode 112 - Theatre, Musicals, Lea Salonga and So Much Fun!

Sigi and Jezzie have much fun this episode by paying tribute to the wonderful world of musicals, and theatre.  They reminisce down memory lane and gush over some of their favourite live theatrical performances. And Halo Halo wouldn't be complete without spotlighting a fabulous Filipino, like the incomparable Lea Salonga.  Finally, Sigi and Jezzie begin to analyze how there is depth to being part of a fun-loving people and culture.   
In the Mix this Week:
"All or Nothing's: New Zealand's All Blacks" Official Trailer,
Famous PEOPLE Players,
Fox's "Rent: Live",
"Cats the Musical" Official Website,
Stratford Festival,
Shaw Festival,
Wicked the Musical,
Spring Awakening | Musical,
"33 Variations" Wikipedia Entry,
"Avenue Q",
"Miss Saigon" Official Website,
Lea Salonga Official Website,
"Here Lies Love" Wikipedia Entry,
Lighthouse Festival Theatre production of "Prairie Nurse",
Carlos Bulosan Theatre,

Episode 111.5 - The Whole Package and More

Somewhere in the multiverse, your Halo Halo podcasters would most likely be known as the Pandesal Boys.  Find out, in this warmup, what the signature drink of Jezzie and Sigi would be, and how they would curate a spa package just for you.  Discover what goes in a Sigi blizzard as well how to construct a Jezzie sandwich.   Finally, hear them contemplate what menu items they would serve in their foodtruck and who their audience might be.
In this extra helping:
Moscato D'Asti,
Brandy's and Monica's "The Boys is Mine" ,
Dairy Queen's Blizzard,
Le Nordique Spa Mont Ste-Anne,
IMdB's "Vampire Diaries" entry,

Episode 111 - The Comedians and Mixed Culture Couples

Sigi and Jezzie celebrate their love of standup comedians by surveying some of their favourite Asian comedians.  In the mix this week, they examine the pioneering genius of Margaret Cho, along with her heir apparent, Ali Wong.  They also discuss the promise of up-and-coming comics Ronny Chieng and JR De Guzman.  No review of comics on the Halo Halo Podcast would be complete without Jo Koy being mentioned.  
 
As they speak of their love of comedy, they also speak of their love of their partners and being in a mixed culture relationship.  They reflect on the ironies that emerge from being in such relationships, and the patience and associated responsibility that is subsequently required when trying to explain Filipino customs and values to their partners.
 
In the Mix this Week:
Bar and Bat Mitvah,
IMDB's "The Office",
"Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" Trailer,
Rice Queen,
Mano (gesture) or pagmamano

Episode 110.5 - Firsts

First cars; First jobs; First trips; First plane rides; First email addresses; First concerts; and First pets.  Guess which co-host, in this warmup, owned a dodge neon and which co-host fondly remembers Collingwood before it reached chalet town status in Ontario.  Which co-host had an email address with speakerdancer as it's handle and which co-host snuck out to see his first concert.  And finally, who named their first pet Salinger and which co-host worked, as his first job, in the garment district?  
In this extra helping:
Mister Leonards,
1981 Oldsmobile Cutlas Supreme,
1994 Oldsmobile Achieva,
1986 Philippine Presidential "Snap" Election,
Town of Collingwood,
The Virgin Tour,
Milli Vanilli: The Biggest Hoax in Music History,
J.D. Salinger entry in Wikipedia