Please Pause: Filipino TV and Film

This week on the Please Pause Podcast, it's the first part of our How I Met Your Mother special. We brought in career teacher and HIMYM fan, Adrian Sumalde to talk about the Ted Mosby life and what the series meant to our generation. We also touch on HIMYM's similarities and differences to its spiritual predecessor, Friends. We then talk to Adrian about the teaching profession, UP Los Baños, and P...

If only it can be done... It can! It's Please Pause's first collaboration! In this episode, Mike and Ham talk to Ziggy and Russel of The Skeptic and the Rusty about one of the most beloved Filipino films of all time, One More Chance. We discuss its place in Filipino pop culture, its classic lines, and its unforgettable moments. We also get into relationships and breakups as portrayed in movies ver...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* We finally got some Star Wars material that's well-loved by both critics and fans! Plot twist, it's not The Rise of Skywalker. In this...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* It’s our first episode of 2020! We welcome the new year by talking about feng shui tips, guidance from the Chinese zodiac, lucky star...

Happy New Year from Please Pause with Mike and Ham! It was an eventful 2019 for the podcast but we're not done yet. For our final episode of the year, we brought another guest with us, friend of the podcast, Malou. We ask her about materials engineering, graduate studies in Taiwan, and living abroad. Very serious stuff! We then talk about one of the recent movie releases from Netflix, the critical...

Happy holidays! It's a season of firsts! We brought the Please Pause studio to Taiwan to do the first episode we recorded outside the Philippines. On top of that, we also brought our first guest with us! In this episode, we talk to our friend Ms. Poh of Poh's Food Quest about life in Canada and the nursing profession. We also discuss one of the highest grossing Filipino films of all time, Hello, L...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* Episode XV. For The Rise of Skywalker, excited we are. So it's Star Wars week on the podcast! We talk about the old movies, the curren...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* It's our first diary! We recorded our thoughts after we've watched each of the final few episodes of Money Heist Part 2 in Netflix. Jo...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* Este es Por Favor Pausa con Mike and Ham. Terminamos La Casa de Papel parte uno y parte dos. As promised, here's our episode on Money...

It's a musical episode! This week, we talk about our favorite songs by Ben&Ben. We discuss themes of unrequited and secret love from Kathang Isip and Pagtingin. Then we get into an in depth analysis of their latest release, Masyado Pang Maaga. Safety advisory: This episode may contain some horrible singing. Your eardrums have been warned!

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* What movies would you want your future kids to see first? With the highly anticipated release of Disney+ this year - or in our case, m...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* Trick or treat! It's Halloween season and we're celebrating it with balloons, paper boats, and severed arms. Join us as we talk about...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* College! A time of self-discovery. A mix of stress, fun, growing up and everything in between. It's the beginning of the rest of your...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* Xavier! Magneto! Apocalypse! It's the second part of our X-Men special! This episode is all about the recently concluded comic book li...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* The first of our two-part special on the X-Men. This week, we share our thoughts on the last X-Men movie under 20th Century Fox, Dark...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* In celebration of the upcoming release of El Camino, Mike and Ham talk about the first season of one of the best TV shows of all time,...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* Mike and Ham take a break from talking about movies and TV shows to recount their longest date ever. Follow them as they navigate thro...

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*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* The second part of our The Killer Bride special. We talk about recent story updates, predictions, and theories. We watched full episod...

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* In this two-part episode, Mike and Ham clumsily talk about The Killer Bride.

*Disclaimer: After much deliberation, napagkasunduan namin na di masyadong maganda ang episode na ‘to. This episode may not be as good as the recent ones #GrowingPainsOfNewbiePodcastersThen. If you still insist on this episode, just remember, you have been warned.* Welcome to Please Pause! In this supersized pilot episode, we talk about Avengers: Endgame and the future of the MCU. Spoiler alert!