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Welcome to CHEF's TABLE, a new podcast series presented by KISS MY MIKE. This is Part 2 of the series featuring Philly-based Chef, Cherryl Lemi! In this episode, learn more about Chef Cherryl's culinary background. Find out how about her training at the Culinary Institute of America and what her internship with other famous Chefs entails.  In addition, learn about her thoughts on being a...

Welcome to CHEF's TABLE, a new podcast series presented by KISS MY MIKE. This is Part 1 of the series featuring Vegas-based multi-cuisine Chef, Steven Leung! In this episode, learn more about Chef Steven's culinary background. Find out how he got his job as Executive Chef for Tropicana in Las Vegas.  In addition, learn about his early life in HK (before moving to the US), his family back...

This is HOMECOMING: a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 4: College Student Assistants), I interviewed Cheryl Goodman   Cheryl and I went to the same college together in the Philippines (at La Salle), where we were both Student Assistants/Computer Lab Assistants.  Thus, we talked a lot about our SA days, as...

This is HOMECOMING: a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 3: College Debate Team), I interviewed Badette Almeda-Quiblat.   Badette and I went to the same college together in the Philippines (at La Salle), where we were both members of the Debate Society.  Thus, we talked a lot about our debate memories, vari...

This is HOMECOMING, a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 2: High School Reunion), I interviewed Sari Malaca-Arciaga.   Sari and I went to the same high school together in the Philippines. We talked about high school memories, 90s pop culture, her interest in dance, her current career as a Call Center team l...

This is HOMECOMING, a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 1: NC Home), I interviewed NC-based actor James Lee Fronck.   James and I worked together on the short film, The Perfect Couple, which I also wrote and Executive-produced. Find out James' reaction when he first read the script and when he found m...

Here’s Part 7 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Robert E. Blackmon's creative journey as content creator and Lifestyle specialist.   Robert's TikTok page has over 1.8M followers and his GIFs has ~9B views!  Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon, YouTube or any other streaming apps.

Here’s Part 6 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Erik Escobar's creative journey as an actor and stand-up comedian.  Find out about his comedic process, current tours, thoughts and experiences in the stand-up world, and so much more! Lastly, find out more about how his Filipino/American identity has played a role in his journey and...

Here’s Part 5 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Law Sharma's creative journey as an actor.  Find out how his Filipino/Indian/American identity has played a role in his journey and why it was important.  Lastly, learn about Law's work as a Senior Content Producer for CinemaBlend, the go-to-source for today's information an...

Here’s Part 4 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” podcast series -- in this episode, learn about Jae Jin's  journey as a musician  Find out what his thoughts are on diversity and representation in Hollywood, especially coming from a Korean-American background. Lastly, check out this episode for Jae Jin's performance of 11:11 (it's amazing btw!) Available on Spotify,...

Here’s Part 3 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” podcast series -- in this episode, learn about Vick Krishna's  journey as an actor/content creator/comedian.  Find out what his thoughts are on diversity, stereotypes, and representation in Hollywood, especially coming from a South Asian/Indian-American background. Lastly, learn more about Vick's journey as a content crea...

Here’s Part 2 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Ashley Rapuano's creative journey as an actor/comedian.  Find out how her Filipino identity has played a role in her journey and why it was important.  And lastly, learn about Ashley's work as a PR marketer for Tremendous Communications, an organization that aims to uplift Asian...

Part 1 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood series" -- in this episode, hear about Oh Yeah's creative journey as a musician and artist.  Check out the episode for a bonus clip of Oh Yeah's latest track "Got A Go." Lastly, listen to Oh Yeah's thoughts on how we can increase diversity and representation in Hollywood, particularly in the music industry.

Welcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! Our theme this month is “Debunking Asian Stereotypes” in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. In this episode, listen to Alex's thoughts on diversity in Hollywood and why it's important to debunk stereotypes. Furthermore, learn about Alex's journey as an actor and producer, and how he co-founder Paradox...

Welcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! Our theme this month is “Debunking Asian Stereotypes” in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. In this episode, learn about Hiromi Okuyama's journey as an actor and influencer.  Her Tiktok account @Hiromiacts has ~200K followers and almost 3M views -- hear about how her social media page grew and what her thoughts...

Welcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! Our theme this month is “Debunking Asian Stereotypes” in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month this month of May. In this episode, learn about how Mas founded Strong Asian Lead, an organization that aims to change the narrative of how Asian American storytellers make their way into Hollywood. Furthermore, hear about his...

Welcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! MAY is Mental Health Awareness and AAPI Heritage month! And what better way to celebrate both events than to listen to a podcast to learn more about how we can increase awareness on mental health and debunk some unhealthy Asian stereotypes! In this episode, learn about how Jeanie is using K-dramas in her therapy prac...

Season 2 Finale - just my random thoughts to reflect on the year 2021. See you all in 2022! Thanks for listening! -Mike

Welcome to GEN-Z VOICES, my new podcast series this month featuring conversations about the GEN-Z perspectives on various social issues including racial identity, body image, SOCIAL MEDIA, technology, peer pressure, and others. In this episode, I am joined by Allaine Jorolan. Allaine lives in London and has an amazing perspective on the Gen-Z experience, she’s currently a student pursuing Internat...

Welcome to GEN-Z VOICES, my new podcast series this month featuring conversations about the GEN-Z perspectives on various social issues including racial identity, body image, SOCIAL MEDIA, technology, peer pressure, and others. In this episode, I am joined by Kenneth Tynan. Kenneth is an actor and figure skating coach. He plays the role of Jacob on the Netflix show "Zero Chill" and has a...

Welcome to GEN-Z VOICES, my new podcast series this month featuring conversations about the GEN-Z perspectives on various social issues including racial identity, body image, SOCIAL MEDIA, technology, peer pressure, and others. In this episode, I am joined by Zasha Ajero. Zasha is a vet student & animal lover based in Arizona. She's also an aspiring model & actress and she plays the r...

Check out this special Thanksgiving podcast episode with my friend, Jocy Walla (my first ever guest from Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2)! Listen to us as we talk about the first time we've heard about Thanksgiving, especially being both immigrants from the Philippines. Hear stories about our first time celebrating this special holiday in America (lots of food discussion!) and how we are infusin...

Welcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike. Our theme this month is “BEHIND THE SCENES” to honor the work of so many amazing creatives in the Entertainment industry who work behind the scenes. In this episode, I am joined by Hollywood Editor, Joaquin Elizondo. Joaquin is based in Southern California. He previously worked on shows like NARCOS MEXICO on Netflix, the upcoming THE HOT ZONE ANTHRAX ser...

Welcome to BEHIND THE SCENES, my new podcast series this month featuring so many Entertainment folks who work behind the scenes!  In this episode, I am joined by LA-based cinematographer and producer, Katherine Dudley. Katherine has worked on many short films, features, and music videos all around the United States. She studied filmmaking at the University of Alabama, completed her degree in Creat...

Welcome to BEHIND THE SCENES, my new podcast series this month featuring so many Entertainment folks who work behind the scenes!  In this episode, I am joined by Entertainment Lawyer, Adrian Chung. Originally from Toronto, Adrian is now based in LA where he works as a Director of Business and Legal Affairs for a TV and film production company. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the role of...