THE BASTOS PODCAST

 Chelly and Kacelyn are an emerging Filipina R&B duo carving out their own lane in the growing landscape of modern OPM and Asian R&B. While detailed public profiles are still limited — a sign of how early they are in their rise — their presence reflects a new wave of young Filipina artists blending soulful vocals, contemporary R&B production, and a distinctly Pinay sensibility. Their s...

The interview with Filipina adult actress Ember Snow offers a warm, candid, and surprisingly introspective look at her life beyond the screen. Throughout the conversation, Ember opens up about her journey into the industry, the challenges she faced as a Filipina navigating a space with limited representation, and the personal growth that shaped who she is today. Her natural humor and honesty shine...

In this episode, we sit down with PhatKhat , one of the most authentic voices representing Filipino Toronto culture today. The conversation dives into how the Filipino community in the city built its own identity — a blend of immigrant hustle, street creativity, and that unmistakable Toronto flavor. PhatKhat breaks down why Filipinos in Toronto move differently: the loyalty, the humor, the fashion...

Kaya is an Afro‑Filipino music artist forging a sound that’s entirely her own, blending Afro‑inspired rhythms with Tagalish lyricism to create a genre that reflects both her heritage and her global experiences. As a mestiza who always felt more connected to her Filipino identity, she carries that influence with her no matter where she goes—whether through the tribal symbolism in her tattoos , the...

Tonight’s podcast was a fragrant deep dive with FilAm fragrance and lifestyle creator Jessiesentials alongside Shalea Albao of Tadahana Fragrances, a certified trained nose whose expertise brought an entirely new layer of insight to the conversation. Together, they explored how the fragrance industry has evolved—from shifting consumer tastes to the rise of indie perfumers and culturally rooted sce...

Desire Lacap is a Filipino video content creator whose work blends emotional storytelling, mental‑health advocacy, and high‑quality filmmaking. In her interview, she shares how she overcame significant emotional obstacles and used creativity as a path toward healing and personal growth. Her dedication to authenticity helped her build a strong online presence, eventually leading to collaborations w...

In the season finale of the Bastos Podcast, we wrapped things up with an unforgettable interview featuring the legendary freestyle queen, Jocelyn Enriquez. From the moment she joined us, the energy was electric—filled with laughter, nostalgia, and heartfelt moments as we dove deep into her incredible journey. Jocelyn shared what life was like before fame, the grind that shaped her music, and how s...

THIS EPISODE I FELT LIKE TANYA WAS MY PERSONAL FRAGRENCE STYLIST LOL. SHE GAVE ME THE FRAGRENCE 101 ON HOW TO WEAR STYLE AND BUILD YOUR OWN COLOGNE/PARFUM COLLECTION.  I LEARNED SOO MUCH FROM THIS WE RAN OUT OF TIME IM HOPING WE GET TO DO A PART TWO BECAUSE THERES STILL SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT THIS IS SOMETHING FOR ALL THE PARFUM ADDICTS AND CONTENT CREATORS. INSTAGRAM.COM/THETANYASWAY INCITIVEFRAGR...

WE HAD TO GET BASTOS PER LYLE MUNDOS REQUEST JK LOVE YOU BRO I HAD TO BRING BACK THAT AFTERDARK XXX BUT THEN AGAIN THE LADY HSAS HUSTLED HER WAY THROUGH THE INDUCTRY AND CREATED THE TERM FINDOM THAT ALLOWED HER TO PROVIDE FOR HER DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY. NOT MANY CAN SAY THAT NOWADAYS. ONYX MUSE IS AN AMAZING PERSON INSIDE AND OUT AND SHE CAN SING LIKE WHITENY HOUSTON ALLEGEDLY  INSTAGRAM.COM/ONYX...

FROM NC TO NYC THIS GIRL HAS MADE THE NY DREAM POSSIBLE AND WANTS TO SHARE THE SAME LOVE AND ADVICE TO ANYONE WHO IS TRYING TO MAKE IT OUT IN THE BIG APPLE. THIS FILIPINA BEAUTY SHARES HER JOURNEY THROUGH THE CONCRETE JUNGLE AND WHAT IT TOOK TO BE THE AMAZING PERSON INSTAGRAM.COM/MALXDITA  INSTAGRAM.COM/BRIMS_BRIGANTE KICK.COM/BDUBEZTV TWITCH.TV/CAMILIO_ INSTAGRAM.COM/_CAMILLIO_ Support the show

WE FOUND OUT TEN MINS BEFORE THE POD THAT SHE WAS A GAMER AND WE HAD TO CHANGE ALL OUR QUESTGIONS JK YANMAYRI IS AN AMAZING CHICAGO BORN CONTENT CREATOR THAT LOVES TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. WE GET TO SEE THROUGH HER EYES HOW FILIPINOS GREW UP AND LIVED IN CHI TOWN. IT WAS AN HONOR TO INTERVIEW OUR NEW FRIEND INSTAGRAM.COM/YANMAYRI INSTAGRAM.COM/BRIMS_BRIGANTE INSTAGRAM.COM/_CAMILlIO_ Support th...

BIG DISCLAIMER - THIS WAS A LONG AWATED EPISODE SO APOLOGIES DIDNT REALIZE ON MY PART OF THE PODCAST MY MIC WAS OFF BUT THIS IS A TWO PART COMBINATION OF TWO PODCAST INTO ONE  NIKITA MCKENZIE IS ONE OF OUR RISING FILIPINAS IN THE MOVIE INDUSTRY AS SHE WAS FEATURED IN MANY OF YOUR HALLMARK MOVIE FAVORITES SUCH AS  VINEYARD CHRISTMAS AND THE WEDDING CONTEST. HER NEW MOVIE A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP IS...

THIS WAS SUCH AN INTRESTING VIDEO BECAUSE OF THE FACT I GET TO TAKE A SNEAK PEEK FROM A DJS PERSPECTIVE ON HOWW THE MANILA NIGHT LIFE IS THROUGH HIS EYES. THE FILAM BORN ARTHUR TAN HAS BEEN DOING MUSIC FROM NY - SF -MNL AND IS SHOWING A FRESH NEW SOUND AND THE WAY TO NETWORK AND MARKET YOUR PRODUCT. HE TOOK THE TIME FROM HIS LONG AWAITED NOT A TOURIST AMERICAN TOUR TO CHAT WITH US AND IT WAS SUCH...

this was a treat to have the homie swiggie mandela on the hustle loungue. We talk about his epic collabs with tilelo, bambu, and even capo JIM JONES!!. we also talk about how music helped him through the tough times even through the tragedy that happened in vancouver on lapu lapu day. This was a fun and emotional podcats and our prayer goes out to the victims in lapu lapu tragedy  instagram.com/sw...

THIS GENTLEMEN OVER HERE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PILLARS OF FILIPINO COMEDY AND BEEN LAYING THE GROUND WORK SINCE THE 90S. RON JOSOL LAID SOME GEMS IN THIS PODCAST AND DROPPED KNOWLEDGE ON THE HISTORY OF FILIPINO CULTURE AND HOW HE INCORPORATED THAT INTO HIS STAND UP SHOWS. FROM FEATURING WITH KEVIN HART, REX NAVARETTE TO SELLING OUT IN MANILA, RON DESERVES HIS FLOWERS FOR BEING AN ICON IN THE FILIPIN...

THIS IS OUR 80TH EPISODE OF THE BASTOS PODCAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAD TO COME THROUGH WITH THESE AMAZING PEOPLE .BEMA TEDAY, LEIF, TINA CORZON AND J MATTY KNOWN AS THE WRIZZARDS IN THE DMV AREA. THIS AMAZING GROUP WERE MEANT FOR GREATNESS, THESE MUSIC PRODIGY WERE THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS AND PREFORMERS WERE MEANT TO HIT THE LIMELIGHT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.OPENING FOR ACTS LIKE M...

WANNA KNOW WHO HELP CURATED SB19 BIGGEST HITS AND CREATED AN EMPIRE WITH OVER 780K SUBSCRIBERS ON YOUTUBE AND MILLIONS ON TIKTOK. ITS GOTTA BE THE KING SIMON SERVIDA THE TORONTO BASED PRODUCER GREW UP WITH MUSIC IN HIS BLOOD AND HIS PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT HE WAS BUILT FOR THIS  Kits for Sale simonservida.com/shop Twitter twitter.com/ServidaMusic Soundcloud soundcloud.com/simonservida Inst...

THIS IS THE SPECIAL FILIPINO FOOD FORWARD PODCAST WITH THE AMAZING TIK TOK FILIPINO FOOD CONTENT CREATOR BOBBYGEATS AND FILIPINO CHEF FEATURED IN FOOD NETWORK CHEF ABIGAIL MARIE. THIS WAS NO THE NORMAL PODCAST BECAUSE ALL WE TALKED ABOUT WAS FOOD LOL. WHAT FILIPINON FOOD WAS LIKE FOR US THEN NOW AND FOREVER. PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT ON THE SOCIALS CHEF ABIGAIL  GUYS GROCERY GAMES EPISODE 26 GGG VS BB...

A Brand Born Out of The Pursuit of Recovery. Recovery in all forms. The comeback story of Russel Mariano shares his testimony as a recovering alcoholic fighting his demons to be able to create a dope clothing brand dedicated to his soberity. He creates quality products that help tell a person's story, and inspire others to pursue recovery in whatever that may look like. We built this mental h...

Today There are people who hustle that can rap but theres people who have the hustle that really rap. People may know him as MC ZUKO or The Filipino Kendrick Lamar but most people know him as Carl Angelo. Carl is a breath of fresh air when it comes to the rap game in general and is in the forefront of filipino american music today. It was an honor to sit with him and talk about his life, family, c...

THIS WAS AN AMAZING PODCAST FROMA A HARD WORKING INDICIUAL JON SUSA. WE TALK ABOUT THE WORK BEHIND AUDIO ENGINEERING AS WELL AS THE RISE OF HIS FILIPINO REELS ON TIKTOK. WE SHARED ALLOT OF LAUGHS ON THIS ONE PLEASE CHECK HIM OUT AMAZING GUY. INSTAGRAM.COM/JONSEUSSMUSIC INSTAGRAM.COM/JONSEUSS CATCH ME ON THE SOCIALS INSTAGRAM.COM/BRIMS_BRIGANTE YOUTUBE.COM/BDUBEZTV KICK.COM/BDUBEZTV Support the sho...

A FUTURE PIONEER, INNOVATOR, AND A CURATOR OF FILIPINO FASHION KUYA ISTILO. HE HAS BEEN TRAIL BLAZING THE FILIPINO WEST COAST SCENE WITH HIS BARONG ALTERATIONS TO THIRFTING COMBNINATIONS THROUGH TIK TOK AND INSTAGRAM. THIS WAS AN AMAZING TREAT TO LISTEN TO SEE HOW TO HOW THE LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING FOR THE CULTURA. INSTAGRAM.COM/BRIMS_BRIGANTE INSTAGRAM.COM/_CAMILIO_ INSTAGRAM.COM/KUYA_ISTILO PLEASE...

THIS IS A SPECIAL DEEP DOWN KUYA/ATE CHECK UP BETWEEN ME AND CAMILIO WE TOOK A LONG HIATUS FROM THE PODCAST DUE TO OTHER VENTURES AND EMOTIONAL SETBACKS.THIS YEAR WAS A LONG JOURNEY FULL OF SETBACKS AND SOUL SEARCHING. THIS WAS VERY EMOTIONAL AND VERY HARD TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE WE DIDNT WANT TO OPEN UP BACK WOUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY TRYING TO HEAL. IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WE NEED TO LEARN TO...

THIS GOES WAY WAY WAY BACK WHEN WE INTERVIEWED THEN ULTIMATE GAMER NERD DINO ROMAN LAST YEAR. I SAID ONE OF THE MOST FUNNIEST MOMENTS WAS THE PRAYER WITH A WHITE GIRL STANDING OUT TRYING TO DO THE PRAYER, COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS HIS BROTHER IVAN AND LIZZIE THAT WAS ON THAT VIRAL REEL. WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND FOUND OUT WE SHARED ALLOT OF INTREST FROM WRESTLING, GAMING ,FILIPINO FOOD AND MORE....

A MAN WHO KNOWS NO BOUNDS COMING OFF A PHENOMINAL PREFORMANCE AT THE ASIAN PREFORMANCE TO KNOW GOING ON HIS FIRST EVER US TOUR. FILCANADIAN KEITH PEDRO IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED UPCOMING COMEDIANS OF OUR GENERATION. THIS WAS A FUNNNY ASS INTERVIEW AND I COULD WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH YALL  KEITHPEDRO.COM ON HIS TOUR DATES INSTAGRAM.COM/KEITHPEDRO FOLLOW ME AND CAMILIO INSTAGRAM.COM/BDUBEZTV INSTAGR...