The Halo Halo Podcast

Taste Test of Meryenda Food Truck Redux on Appetizers (Episode 515.625)

Sigi goes out to his fave Filipino food truck in Ottawa–Meryenda to sample some appetizers! Listen in and find out more about these tasty FIlipino appetizers with a twist. Follow @meryenda_snack and if you are in Ottawa go check them out! You won’t be disappointed!

Episode 515.5 - A Question in three parts Warmup

On this warm up episode Jenn Barcelona joins Sigi and Jezzie in The Halo Halo Podcast virtual studios. Sigi ask Jezzie and Jenn to compare and contrast on their childhood and adult perspectives on what makes them Filipino, Canadian and Filipino Canadian. From capturing the way our moms make Filipino food; having Filipino passports and passing on Filipino traditions find out more on their self reflections. 

Episode 515 - Mentorship and Leadership with Jen B.

In this month of June, Filipino Canadian Heritage Month, The Halo Halo Podcast will be elevating and celebrating some special Filipino Canadians guests. On this podcast episode we deconstruct leadership and mentorship with Jenn Barcelona joining us in our Halo Halo Podcast virtual studios! After some pop culture catch up on Maisel, Survivor Season 43 and a very bloody John Wick Chapter 4, Jezzie, Sigi and Jen discuss their commonalities and experiences with student affairs. Further, they explore the importance of mentorship; its importance for Filipino Canadian students and theories of leadership. Find out more and listen in and learn more about lateral mentorship and that we should “pass on the wealth!”

Taste Test of ”Vogue Philippines” (Episode 514.625)

To wrap up the Halo Halo Podcast’s Fashion themed eps in May, we have a special double drop of 2 Taste Test episodes! On this second ep, Jezzie samples Vogue Philippines! Courtesy of Sigi’s Tita Carmen, Jezzie’s copy came directly from the Philippines and proved to be as decadent as a dark chocolate truffle. Find out more as Jezzie takes you through the pages from the latest from Condé Nast and One Mega Group.

Taste Test of ”Next in Fashion” (Episode 513.625)

To wrap up the Halo Halo Podcast’s Fashion themed eps in May, we have a special double drop of 2 Taste Test episodes! On this ep Jezzie samples Next in Fashion now streaming on Netflix! Find out why Jezzie likened this show to a bag of Skittles. Listen in and taste the rainbow!

Episode 514.5 - Style Icons Warmup

Jezzie and Sigi are joined by Gelaine Santiago, CEO and co-founder of Cambio & Co and Sinta & Co in The Halo Halo Podcast virtual studios. For this warm up Sigi asks the questions, who were your style icons as a teen, now and who is a stylish Filipino? Join in the convo as their discussion ranges from preppy style, questionable A&F/Hollister brands, Clueless, classic style from Sigi’s Lolo and Gelaine admiring some Gen Z colleagues’ effortless style.

Episode 514 - Cambio & Co. Deconstructed

On this episode of The Halo Halo Podcast we are pleased to have Gelaine Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Cambio & Co. join our co-hosts in the virtual studios. Gelaine shares her journey from the province of Bulacan in the Philippines to Canada. Along the way she and the co-hosts revisit reinventing themselves in university and socializing with their peers at Guelph and Western. Gelaine shares that it was that fateful trip to the Philippines in 2012, (where she had some amazing lechon) and a reconnection with her roots where the idea of Cambio & Co. first came to her and her husband, (Cambio’s Co-founder.) This Filipino jewelry company provides sustainable livelihood for artisans in the Philippines and empowers Filipinos in the diaspora to #wearyourheritage. In 2019, Gelaine launched Sinta & Co, a Filipino wedding boutique to help couples celebrate their heritage on their wedding and milestone events. And now, you can book an appointment to visit  Bahay Cambio, their Filipino jewelry and wedding showroom in Toronto. 
Download this episode and listen to hear more of this candid conversation!
And hey what are you waiting for, go to www.shopcambio.co and check it out!  And on Instagram follow @cambio_co, @sinta_co, and @gelainesantiago.

Episode 513.5 - Met Gala Dream Draft 2024 Warmup

On this warm up Sigi grants Jezzie’s wish and asks what would be his dream theme for the Met Gala 2024. From the Future of Filipinana and Madge being a co-chair, tune in as the co-host do their Met Gala Dream Draft.

Episode 513 - Met Gala 2023 and Luxury

For the month of May, The Halo Halo Podcast’s theme is fashion! So it is perfect to start off with fashion’s biggest night—The Met Gala. The first Monday of May has been one of Jezzie’s favourite time of the year and the co-hosts recap some of the lewks of the 2023 Met Gala which was “In Honour of Karl Lagerfeld.” Before they dive in, Sigi and Jezzie discuss the rom com action movie "Ghosted" and explore Chris Evans appeal and Sigi’s crush on Ana DeArmas in "No Time to Die." After the Met Gala hot takes on lewks served by Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Lil Nas X, Nicole Kidman and a debate on the homage to Choupette, Jezzie talks luxury, extravagant living and being a little extra.

Taste Test of ”Varsity Blues” (Episode 512.625)

On this Taste Test Episode , Raie joins Sigi in the Halo Halo Podcast Studios as Jezzie is on location. They go into the vault and provide counterpoint to the previous Taste Test of "Friday Night Lights", they (re)sample "Varsity Blues." Find out why they would pair this movie with a reheated tuna melt and Popeye’s cigar–er, candy sticks. Join in as they venture to West Cannan Texas, where the Mox (Dawson from the Creek) a second string quarterback with dreams of going to Brown leads his team on the football field and goes head to head against the head coach, Bud Kilmer, (played by Angelina Jolie’s daddy.) So put on "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters, throw on your best Texas drawl and listen in!