The Halo Halo Podcast

For Filipino Canadian Heritage Month, the Halo Halo Podcast is putting the spotlight on Filipino Canadian creatives. On this episode Allan Pulga joins Jezzie and Sigi in the virtual studios all the way from Regina,Saskatchewan!  On this warm up, they dive into a 3 part question: What makes them Canadian ? Filipino? Filipino Canadian? From passports to Filipino staple food, listen in on the trio’s...

For Filipino Canadian Heritage Month, the Halo Halo Podcast is putting the spotlight on Filipino Canadian creatives. On this episode Allan Pulga joins Jezzie and Sigi in the virtual studios all the way from Regina,Saskatchewan! This CBC food blogger ( @regina.bites on Insta) shares his immigration story, his journey into becoming a creative and his insights on storytelling through food. Listen in...

Chelle Turingan (Jezzie’s cousin and creator of the Halo Halo Podcast theme music) joins Sigi and Jezzie in the Halo Halo Podcast virtual studios for Filipino Canadian Heritage Month. On this warm up–SIMILE, the trio looks for parallels to the phrase, American as apple pie in three parts. Find out who is like, poutine, lumpia, pandesal and a gallivanting teen. This warm up will get your taste buds...

Since It is June and Filipino Canadian Heritage Month and The Halo Halo Podcast invites and spotlights some Filipino Canadian creatives to the virtual studios. Chelle Turingan, Jezzie’s cousin and creator of The Halo Halo Podcast theme music joins Sigi and Jezzie in the virtual studios. The trio jumps right into a pop culture catch up to discuss Bond Themes, Hacks, Severance and the new Drag Race...

Audition Tea! As Sigi muses about musical, he coaxes Jezzie to share some tea about an audition story from the Halo Halo Podcast Host vault. Listen in on this fun warm up where Jezzie peels back a layer and shares some memories involving showing potential at a musical audition and behind the scenes on a tv show!

As Jezzie and Sigi wrap up Musical May, they dive into Filipinos Taking Over Broadway. On their pop culture catch up they rave over Hacks-Season 4, Thunderbolts, Prime Target, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and what Kellyanne Conway is up to. They segue into their Broadway ep from an earlier season and how Lea Salonga, their queen has found her way back to Broadway and in addition many Filipinos tak...

On this warm up, your hosts turn up the volume and share their top three bangers that make them sing at the top of their lungs in the car. From hairography from Gaga, bittersweet feelings from Olivia, feeling the fantasy with Ariana, Madonna and ‘being a sheep in wolf’s clothing’ with the Odds, the co-host take you through their top 3!

The Halo Halo Podcast enters the Month of May with a Musical Theme. On this episode Jezzie recounts his Kylie Minogue experience. He recounts his amazing spectacle and how, “Say Something” really touches on community care. Further Jezzie guides the discussion on how the Filipino Community understands community care because of our values especially during the events of The Lapu Lapu Festival in Van...

For our Social Justice episodes this April we decided to focus on the Values of the Halo Halo Podcast in a  four part series, Bravery/Courage, Grace, Kindness and Generosity. On the fourth and final episode,  Jezzie and Sigi discuss the how the previously discussed values set us up to be kind. As they take a deep look of what does it mean to be kind and how it is much deeper than being ‘nice’. As...

For our Social Justice episodes this April we decided to focus on the Values of the Halo Halo Podcast in a  four part series, Bravery/Courage, Grace, Kindness and Generosity. On the third episode of this four part series, Jezzie and Sigi discuss the value of Generosity and how it is  not only about giving but also working from a space of cooperation. They discuss the bayanihan spirit and pop cultu...

For our Social Justice episodes this April, we decided to focus on the Values of The Halo Halo Podcast in a four part series, Bravery/Courage, Grace, Kindness and Generosity.   On this second episode of this four part series, Jezzie and Sigi discuss the value of  Grace and how to allow people to take up space. Upon further discussion and searching for pop culture examples they revisit their favour...

For our Social Justice episodes this April, we decided to focus on the Values of The Halo Halo Podcast in a four part series, Bravery/Courage, Grace, Kindness and Generosity. On this episode, Bravery/Courage, Jezzie and Sigi explore this value and discuss the contrast of the two. The delve deeper and look to examples in fiction, Hunger Games and Harry Potter which illustrate characters exhibiting...

What If. . .  the Halo Halo Podcast . . . occurred for us at Western in 1999–what would that look like—--and oddly I have the answer. What if we hadn’t created the podcast. .  . would we have ventured down this lane? If it wasn’t The Halo Halo Podcast. .  .what would it be?

On this episode Jezzie and Sigi discuss the animated anthology series of What If and the goal of the diaspora. But first the hosts catch up and Sigi shares some Tortang Talong backstory and his love of The Residence and Jezzie reflects on a horror and a very slooowwww drama he consumed. Plus he reminds us he is seeing Kylie soon! Later they delve into the alternate universes of the MCU and pivot t...

The Halo Halo Podcast returns and Jezzie and Sigi are back in fine form. They return to share their hot takes on Oscars 2025. Listen in as they agree that Wicked had some highs and that for once did not watch it live.

The Halo Halo Podcast is back after hiatus! Your hosts are back in action and debrief on The Pitt, Arcane: League of Legends, Schitt’s Creek and Sigi’s daughter making tortang talong with her Lola. On this ep Jezzie discusses Filipino film, The Kingdom (2024), set in an alternate timeline where the Philippines was never colonized by Western powers and is a monarchy called Kalayaan. Further Jezzie...

Now many of you long time listeners do recall that Jezzie and Sigi crossed paths at Western. They were  both resident staff members  at the fabled Saugeen Maitland Hall in London ON. Did you know. . . .folklore: SMH was in the Letterman top 10 list, The safety required for SMH Duke is the name of SMH's mascot Let’s revisit the origin story. . . .

Jezzie and Sigi bring you another new episode of The Halo Halo Podcast to complete a trifecta of back to school oriented episodes. They discuss two pieces of pop culture based in college/university - With Honours and The Sex Lives of College Girls. Later Jezzie ties in a 2014 study by Filipino Youth Transitions in Canada, Promoting Post Secondary Pathways Among Filipino Youth in Ontario. He discus...

Sigi and Jezzie discuss high school uniforms and dress codes on this warm up and revisit what they wore during the Catholic High School days. Listen in as they discuss Out of Uniform Days and their shoe game in the 90s.

Jezzie and Sigi kick off Season 7 of The Halo Halo Podcast by continuing with the back to school theme and focusing on the FX sitcom English Teacher starring Brian Jordan Alvarez. With a killer soundtrack from hits of the 80s and 90s, the sitcom pulls you in to the life of teacher Evan Marques in Austin as he navigates school life and connecting with Gen Z world. With an engaging group of colleagu...

On this warm up, Sigi is inspired while making lunches for his kids and ask what school-aged Sigi and Jezzie list out their top 3 snacks in their lunchboxes. So as they discuss their “baon” find out which treats topped their list!

The Halo Halo Podcast is back to tie up Season 6! After a summer of adventures to East Coast Canada, casinos and concert combos, soaking up the sun and sharing some new pop culture indulgences, the co-hosts are back to school this fall and fawn over Abbott Elementary. They discuss what attracts them to the award winning hit network sitcom which leads to Jezzie pondering about learning about Filipi...

To wrap up Filipino Heritage Month, here is Part Two of this warm up! Jezzie and Sigi welcome Diyyinah and Carlo from the Filipino Public Servants Network (FSPN) into the Halo Halo Podcast virtual studios to play “A Question in 3 Parts” and the co-hosts and guests reflect on what makes them Filipino Canadian. Listen in as they dive into this ice breaker and find their commonalities and discover th...

It’s June and in honour of Filipino Heritage month in Canada, we are showcasing Filipino Canadians who elevate and celebrate our community.  Last episode we brought into the Halo Halo Podcast Studios Diyannah and Carlo from the Filipino Public Servants Network who shared their story of how the FPSN was founded.  In Part Two with the FPSN we spend more time talking about how they recruited for the...

On this warm up, Jezzie and SIgi welcome Diyyinah and Carlo from the Filipino Public Servants Network (FSPN) into the Halo Halo Podcast virtual studios to get their get voices ready for their full two-part episode. They play “A Question in 3 Parts” and the co-hosts and guests reflect on what makes them Filipino, and Canadian. Listen in as they dive into this ice breaker and find their commonalitie...