Filipino Fridays

Episodes

1. 21

   Community Cultivator Series featuring KASAMA Chocolate's Vince Garcia

   Hey y'all! We're back with another episode - in honor of Filipino Heritage Month in Canada, we will be featuring some of the notable Filipino-Canadian entrepreneurs who are putting Filipino products on the world map. Kicking off our 'Community Cultivator' Series is Vincent Garcia from Kasama...

   Jun 7, 2021

   1 hr 2 min
2. 22

   EP. 22 - Navigating Filipino Storytelling and Filmmaking with Care featuring Joella Cabalu

   In celebration of Filipino Heritage Month in Canada, we are back with another episode featuring Filipino-Canadian filmmaker Joella Cabalu. The award winning director and producer joins us to talk about her new short film, 'Ode to a Seafaring People' featuring spoken word artist Sol Diana. A story...

   Jun 3, 2021

   38 min
3. 21

   EP.21 - Family Feuds (The Filipino Fridays Fallout) featuring RJ Galea & Byron Cadano

   **Producer's Note: this episode has been published with consent from former host of Filipino Fridays - OJ** Hey y'all - this is our most personal and most vulnerable episode yet. We address going off-air for over a month with the outcome of one of our main hosts departing from the show. To help…

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   Jun 1, 2021

   1 hr
4. 20

   EP.20 - Hacking the Filipino Frugal Flex featuring Geobreeze Travel's Julia Menez

   We are back with an episode y'all! Our special guest is Julia Menez who is a travel hacking coach, speaker, and host of the Geobreeze Travel podcast. She takes us through what travel hacking is and how to take advantage of points and miles to travel for free. We talk to Julia on what it means to…

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   May 21, 2021

   1 hr
5. 17

   EP.17 - Elevating the Filipino featuring Paul Bacera (The Asian Theory)

   We're back with another fun episode y'all! Our special guest is Paul Bacera who released his new book, Isdaman: The Little Filipino Hero. He is also behind the hit YouTube channel, The Asian Theory. We talk to Paul about how he breaks down the concepts in explaining the Filipino culture on his...

   Mar 28, 2021

   1 hr 4 min
6. 16

   EP.16 - Dealing with Grief featuring Cynthia Siadat, LCSW

   Welcome back to Filipino Fridays – we are back with our special guest, Cynthia Siadat. So many of you enjoyed our mental health episode and we invited our favorite therapist to discuss the topic of grief. When you heard the news about Angelo Quinto or even the Anti-Asian hate crimes happening...

   Mar 5, 2021

   1 hr 11 min
7. 15

   EP.15 - The Struggle is Real: Filipinos and Mental Health

   Filipinos are the type of people who feel deeply, but yet have a difficult time talking about it. This episode is an eye-opening discussion about mental health and the Filipino community (which is very rare). How our cultural upbringing affects our attitude towards mental wellness and the...

   Feb 26, 2021

   1 hr 3 min
8. 14

   EP.14 - Love & Basketball featuring Ben Gacrama aka DailyBBaller

   For all of you basketball fans, this episode is for you! As many of us know, Basketball is a Filipino's love language. Whether it's in the courts of Tondo, barangays in the Philippines, to community centre courts all over the world, you are bound to see a Filipino playing. The love for the game...

   Feb 14, 2021

   1 hr 5 min