The Balut Kiki Project

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! (Warning: Adult themes, language, explicit content.) Real talk, mga Bessies. Ito ang mga nag-huhumindig na katotohanan:  The World Health Organization defines sexual health as fundamental to the overall health and well-being of individuals, couples and families, and to the social and economic development of communities and countries. Sexual health, when viewed a...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Eto na nga yun, Marites.   Samahan mo kaming pasukin ang mundo ni Glory. Usisain natin kung paano pinalaki ni Coring si Nonoy. Sino ang kasiping ni Manay Sharon pagkagat ng dilim sa Maynila? Samahan naten sa pagdadalaga si Maximo. Alamin natin ang Lihim ni Antonio.   Saksihan natin ang pag-iibigan nina Ramon at Fredo. In short mga bes, maki-tsismis tayo sa iba’t...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! When is it okay to have a post-pageant kiki and when is it not okay to be okay to have a post-pageant kiki while being okay with it not being okay? Pahirap ka sa mental health namen, Tito Boy! Dumagdag ka pa sa isipin namen! This is a kiki about Binibining Pilipinas 2021 ! Simpol! Ganyan dapat, okay?! If you are okay and listening to us on Apple iTunes, Podchase...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Nag-uulyanin. Second childhood. Bumalik sa pagkabata. Sa Pilipinas, iyan ang mga tawag natin sa taong may Alzheimer’s Disease - isang sakit, isang diagnosis. While everybody forgets something every now and then – a word, where you last put your phone, the name of a person you went to school with  – ang taong may Alzheimer’s in its late stages finds it hard to ev...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Warning: This project contains mature and sensitive themes such as depression and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. 8 out of 100,000 Filipinos commit suicide each year. Every 40 seconds, a person somewhere in the world successfully commits suicide. Majority of them are aged 15-29 years old. Despite the playful name, this podcast was borne out of severe de...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Once upon a time…  Girl meets boy. They bear a love child. Sadly, the love between girl and boy did not last.   Girl meets girl. Magic happens.   So, anong problema? (Let girl count the ways.) First relationship niya ito with another girl – love nga ba ito? Nasa Australia siya while other girl is established in Singapore. Walang marriage equality sa Australia. W...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Hondami nang letters, diba mga Bes? Mas madami pa sa colors ng rainbow on steroids! Pero keber dahil the more, the merrier! This is a safe space where everybody is welcome and accepted! We don't discriminate - even if you're straight. Promise! On this project, Brian Barretto of the Loyola Schools' Gender Hub (Ateneo de Manila University) kikis wit...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Nurse-educator Ryan Reyes continues his animated discussion with The Balut Kiki Project about the Filipino nurses' plight  amidst a languishing Philippine health care system. Patronage politics versus sound policies? Alin ba ang dapat manaig? Dapat na lamang bang makuntento ang mga Pinoy nurses sa bansag na bayani? Mukhang hindi mawawala sa uso ang salitang...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! ASL please? 'Curious' here looking for other 'straight' guys. Ehem.  Those were the days! Panahong pahirapan ang hook-ups dahil wala pang   Grindr. The project kikis about personal queer experiences using dating apps of a bygone era: MIRC, Friendster, and Yahoo Messenger; plus, we discuss misconceptions and individual confusions about queer d...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Bayani. Hero. Martyr. Immortal. Nurse lang ang sakalam. (Hindi nga?!) Geoff goes in-depth with former colleague, national nurse licensure reviewer and nurse-educator Ryan Dizon Reyes of Quezon Province about the Filipino's seeming perennial ambivalence towards nurses and the nursing profession. Once regarded as the unsung heroes of an ailing Philippine heal...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! The Balut Kiki Project is a podcast that aims to normalize conversations considered difficult and taboo in Pinoy culture such as mental health, sex and sexuality, non-traditional identities and relationships. We also aim to provide representation for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and our allies in the Philippines. If you, or anybody you know, are finding lif...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Mainit-init pa, mga mamsh!  Habang may side effects pa ang lahat sa Miss Universe fever, listen to da feelingerz na commentators Geoff and Nealle at ang legit pageant insider na si CJ while they kiki about the recent Miss U! Kamusta ang awra ni queen Rabiya? May cookfest bang naganap? May kabugan ba sa QnA? Cynthia ang mga kabogera at cynthia ang mga hindi deser...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Anu-ano ang mga pinaghuhuntahan nila sa The Balut Kiki Project podcast? Eh di everythang, anythang, and nothang! Saksihan ang kulitan, okrayan, bukuhan, laglagan, pagpapanggap, at aminan ng apat ninyong mga Bessies! Bumisita sa aming munting website para malaman kung ano ang mga nakaraan at paparating na kaganapan. Pwedeng mag-iwan ng emails or recorded voice me...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Makiki-kiki sa atin si Attorney! National nurse-lecturer and associate provincial fiscal of the Department of Justice Atty. Deirdree Culhi, RN graces this project and shares how she dealt with the shocking and unexpected death of a spouse while touring the provinces conducting nursing lectures. She shares intimate details about how she faced the prospect of rais...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! They say Pinoy beauty pageant fans are the best (and the worst?) in the world! This project features  blow-by-blow post-pageant commentary on the Miss Grand International 2020 Pageant held in Thailand  where Miss Philippines Samantha Bernardo came so close to snatching the first-ever win for the country. With special guest, Balut Kiki resident pageant analyst an...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! We get to know Mel more as Geoff delves into her past and current rainbow journey. Mel confides about her travails with the L-word and her fears of coming out fully as most of her family, most notably her parents, still do not know. Kaloka if they tuned in to this project! In the mini kiki, they discuss the plight of an actor who is being bullied online into com...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Bessiebelles power, activate! We get to meet Nealle and Peter. They kiki with Geoff about growing up queer in the Philippines before the onset of the new millennium, and how their personal experiences figured into fitting into known stereotypes of queer upbringings. The kiki varies from their dalliances with girls, losing their virginity, to their pubertal sexua...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! MATURE CONTENT WARNING. May umamin, mga Bessiebelles! Bes Peter moderates the kiki with Bessies Nealle and Geoff. They all confess their very personal past and present relationship  experiences of being a ‘bekirida’ – a portmanteau of the words ‘beki’ (gay/queer) and ‘querida’ (mistress). May Bessie pa na umamin na siya ang sumagot ng mga responsibilidad ng &apo...

Hey Bessie, send us a text message! Warning: This project contains mature and sensitive themes such as depression and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Wow naman. we're elated that you want to check out how our show began, Bes! Let's sashay down memory lane with our pilot episode! Fair warning: the audio might make you think we recorded underwater, or our pa-shy era made our intro...