Bruha Baddies

Co-Host and Co-founder, Jean Munson of Bruha Baddies sits with friends long before Bruha Baddies was created. Mari Santos, Sangi Susuico, and Kristine Bactad reflect back on what's changed or stayed the same about Jean after all these years graduating high school in 2005. Stroll down memory lane and love between childhood friends. Recorded in July 2022.   Recommendations: Kristine 1. Past Worlds G...

What better way than to reflect how we all grew, change, and learned this summer? Here's part 2 of our Summer Recap, covering self care, growing pains, mental health, and stolen land. Comics and Zines Las Co-Zi LV events for Fall 2022 Phoenix Zine Fest on Sept 17-18 (12pm-5pm) 2 Cultures, 1 Zine Family Sept 23 (4-6pm) Las Vegas Book Festival Youth Zine workshop Oct 22 (9:45am-11:45am)   Recommenda...

We’ve been away since May! Did you miss us? Cus we missed all of you. We hope you stayed safe this summer and covid-free! If not, we’re hoping you rest and recover as summer slowly winds down. In this 2 parter episode of BB, we will be deep diving with the team about their summer.   For more content, check out patreon.com/bruhabaddies

Reposting due to Sunday 5/15 tech difficulties   To kick off a summer break from your favorite podcast, Bruha Baddies is closing the Spring time in this May episode with Jean's mom. Jean sits down with her mom Virgie to discuss about retirement after 40 years of nursing. She talks about how her Filipino identity shaped the workplace, what life looks like after clocking in 40+ hours a week, and the...

Today’s episode is inspired by  years of “tough love” we've consciously and subconsciously engaged in as family members in our Filipino/a/x culture. We answer questions about how love is modeled for us, our learned and unlearned behavior, and the folks who helped us love again. More content of Bruha Baddies can be found on: patreon.com/bruhabaddies Recommendations: Nicole “Minx” on HBO Max “Under...

Who is Sam? Sam is colleagues with Nicole's asawa and Bruha Baddies first JURISBADDIE (lawyer)! Sam is a Pokenerd, connoisseur of metal rock, hails from Long Beach, and that she hella resonates with magically disappointing her parents. Show Notes: Oil Rig link sent by Gabe in fan mail: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/17/482203447/invisibilia-how-lea” Recommendations: SAM Turning...

Do you ask for help? If so, do you experience difficulty when asking for help? Why is it difficult? WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS? Is it cultural? Today on BB we explore concepts of help: asking, receiving, and giving as Filipino/a/x-Americans.   Recommendations: Nicole Dungeon Forward (IG: @dungeonforward ) Death Drop Skates (IG: @deathdropskates ) Jiji Knight (IG: @jijidraws ) Daniel Nellis Auction Panci...

Bruha Baddies welcome Drag King Krēme Inakuchi from Toronto! Crème if you fancy, Cream if you nasty Follow him www.kremeinakuchi.com   Learn basic steps into becoming a drag king and how virtual spaces help create safety for queer folks! He is breaking barriers for Filipinx/a/o in the Drag King space and founded @halohalohaus (Filipinx performer database) to increase visibility, accessibility, an...

Come back for more "High Index lens" laughs and thoughts from these Bruha/x! We set intentions, share growth, and discuss changes in the season/pass year.   RECOMMENDATIONS Nicole HORIZON ZERO DAWN! Abbott Elementary on Hulu/ABC RIP Milk + Tea Las Vegas Daniel Book rec: “ A Most Peculiar Book : The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible”     Reading about a topic that caused you pain IN A DIFF PERSPECT...

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In today’s episode, we invite y’all to raise a glass, plastic tumbler, or hydroflask with us as we close out season 3!   Show Notes:  ICYMI: Jean was on UNLV’s We Need to Talk Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival So you don’t miss it: Co-Zi Zine Makin Hangout Recommendations: Jean Hoping for a Filipino poetry night in the next year Hoping for a theatre presentation on Filipinos in the next year Gratef...

Co-host Jean and Andrea (Drea) Darby go back to UNLV Days circa 4 years ago. Jean initially met Drea as a student leader attending NEW Leadership Nevada 2018. Since then Drea has gone off to get a PhD at Cornell back east, far away from her home. She was born in The Bay Area but was raised in Nevada. They reconnected after Jean’s zine release, “Are You Filipino?” and fruitful conversations about b...

Bruha Baddies co-hosts Nicole and Jean discuss with Krisell an in depth look at her work as a spiritual practitioner. She is the first to come on to our show regarding this topic! For our curious listeners, this conversation aids on how we perceive ourselves culturally as Filipino/a/x s in relation with energy and spirituality.  Helpful Links on reaching Krisell Website: https://www.krisellcan.com...

Last episode we talked about Guilty Pleasures: Loving and Liking things without shame. That’s a practice in itself. Some days will be easier and some days will be harder. We’re extending this conversation about shame. Today on BB, we are talking about guilt tactics. What have we experienced, specifically within our Filipino culture that are ways of shaming us? Find out with us today!   Recommendat...

Tune in to this talk about the Bruha Baddies' guilty pleasures! What's a guilty pleasure you have that our culture could potentially shame you about? Nicole, Jean, and Daniel open up in a WALANG HIYA way!   3 Recommendations Nicole Charleston Smiles Dentistry on E Charleston & Nellis Anne Carly’s | My Feelings Shop Sweet Tart’s Rope Daniel Donors Choose Repurposing Mini desserts Jean Lazy Dog Rest...

Today’s episode is part four of a multi-part series where we hardcore nerd out about TRESE, the Netflix Original is based on the Filipino komik series by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. Team BB is hashtag blessed to have a legendary Pinoy comics hustler, founding member of Alamat Comics, award-winning writer, co-creator, editor and partly responsible for this Trese nerd fest... BUDJETTE TAN . Pre...

Today’s episode is part three of a multi-part series where we nerd TF out about TRESE. The Netflix Original is based on the Filipino komik series written by Budjette Tan and illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo. Today we meet Jean's Trese komiks dealer, Tami. Tami was a former guest on the show in season 1 and long time listener of BB. She is a local artist, game designer, comic fan, and propagator of Tr...

Bruha Baddies continues on their Trese obsession! We learn more about the work behind the Trese animation with Mikey Macasero , a Line Producer for the Netflix show and beloved comic about a female lead. Learn about his journey in animation and to get where he is in that career. Nicole, Daniel, and Jean learn about how cartoons are made! Special Thanks to mutual friend Quincy Jay Victoria Recs Mik...

Nicole, Daniel, and Jean sit and talk candidly about being socially awkward in the , past, present (during pandemic time), and future, as members of the Filipinx/a/o community. Cool or not cool? Mask or no mask? Save face, gossip, or sit in silence? Socially awkward or Suplado/a (snob)? We're all still living in the pandemic even with vaccinations, so how are we all navigating how to live having b...

Today’s episode is part one of a multi-part series where we nerd TF out about TRESE. The Netflix Original is based on the Filipino komik series written by Budjette Tan and illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo. What is Netflix’s Trese about? “In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.” So, why Trese...

"FILIPINO AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY DOES NOT EXIST. AND SO HOW DO WE MAKE IT EXIST?"-Kat Aben Special Guest Kat Aben converses with Jean and Daniel about her journey as a as an Archaeologist (a field our filipino/a/x community rarely pursuit). Kat is a Doctoral Candidate with a specialty in historical archaeology and Filipino-American heritage. She is currently employed as a federal archaeologist. Tune...

What if we had a time machine? Who would we swap places with in History and why? Sitting down with Vera Blossom, Jean and Nicole re-imagine with them about these known and not so known individuals. Come listen to this wild, funny, and pensive history lesson... Featuring: María Orosa , Carmen Rosales , and Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian Honorable Mention: Zheng Yi Sao (pirate) Recs Vera Lett...

Recorded on 5/29/21 1:15pm-2:00pm, Session E at the 2021 Bulosan Conference Center for Filipinx Studies Research Center.   BB thanks all attendees who held and shared space with us.   Host Recs: Jean Seek spiritual advisors like Krisell Can Einstein’s donuts, don’t sleep on double the frosting Dig for more intersectional Filipinx podcasts! Make your own too! Daniel Google “Free Stuff to Do in ___”...

It’s been a full year of remote recording. Have we grown? How? What setbacks have we experienced? How much did the 2nd vaccine shot kick our asses? Today on Bruha Baddies, we investigate the psychological and physical impacts of the pan de ube. **content/activation warning on self harm **Join us on Saturday May 25th from 1:15 - 2 pm for a live recording from the 2021 virtual Bulosan Center for Fil...

Leadership is a sensitive topic in our Filipinx community. And the reasons for this are layered. Being part of a Diasporic community and histories of dictatorship, there can be clashing definitions of what leadership, community, progress, and legacy mean. Sometimes our best intentions to come together, operate in mechanisms that drive us apart. Join us today on BB as we reminisce about our interac...