The Halo Halo Podcast

With Sigi away on location, guest co-host, Chelle, helps out Kuya on this warmup.  With the Halo Halo Podcast focusing the month of July on travel, Kuya quizzes Chelle on their most favourable places they've travelled. Find out who can't get enough of southern California and why El Nido is reminiscent of the French Riviera.  This and just a bit more on this final warmup episode of Season four.

In honour of July being a travel month for the Podcast, and to help close out Season four, Chelle visits the Halo Halo Studios and fills in for Sigi while he's away on location.  On this visit to the Halo Halo Studios, Chelle discusses their latest work, "Small Town Pride" , a documentary streaming on CBC Gem which follows several queer individuals planning and preparing as they celebrate Pride in...

On this week’s Taste Test episode, Sigi samples the documentary Showpao , currently streaming on YouTube. Sigi likens this film to a serving of halo halo, a mix of personal stories told from the perspectives of Carlito, Rosabel, Jean-Noel and Jash, four Filipino/a/x Canadians living in Montreal. Each candid reflection had common threads but were still unique in sharing the Filipino/a/x Canadian ex...

To kick off this July warm up–No Person is an Island,  Sigi and Jezzie curate their own specific Island experience by answering what items, meals, music, apparel and people they would include in their stranded island situation.

The Halo Halo Podcast kicks off July with a spotlight on Filipino Travel bloggers and explore our connection to the islands. In their pop culture catch up, Jezzie and Sigi discuss not crossing paths during Pride weekend in TO while Sigi and his family spend a quick 24 hours visiting close friends and the aquarium. Sigi waxes on his latest streaming addictions: Loot and the Lake while Jezzie shares...

On this very special Halo Halo Podcast, Taste Test episode, Jezzie visits Sigi in Ottawa and they record on location as they grab some food from the Meryenda Food Truck, Ottawa’s First Filipino Food Truck established in 2015. Both the hosts revel in ordering Halo Halo and give you an ASMR experience as they do an actual taste test of the classic Filipino dessert that is the actual moniker of the p...

On this warm up, Sigi and Jezzie are joined by the Filipinos of Montreal Crew—Terrie, Shari and Eric. Sigi challenges the panel with the question, Tell me you’re Filipino without telling me you’re Filipino. The conversation gets lively as the five of them debate on bidets, saving bags, tsinelas and the beginnings of a mystery podcast, “Who eats the Santa Nino’s food?”. Could it be a future podcast...

For Filipino Canadian Heritage Month, The Halo Halo Podcast had reached out to the creators of Filipinos of Montreal to collaborate and record an episode. From the moment Sigi and Jezzie arrived at Atelier Qure studio in Montreal in early June, they were met with open arms and big smiles by Terrie Reyes, Shari Ramos and Eric Feliciano. Recording had not even started and the whole group was immedia...

Since it is Filipino Canadian Heritage Month, Halo Halo Podcast’s Taste Test Episode puts a spotlight on the graphic novel Kasama written by Allan Matudio who is a Montreal born Filipino. Sigi likens his reading experience to one of his favourite Filipino treats–polboron, a sweet shortbread snack with a soft but textured taste making him want more. Kasama, (which is Tagalog for companion, partner,...

On this Warm Up, Jezzie and Sigi do a little word association on things that are Filipino and Canadian. Play along and find out what comes to mind when you hear “Filipino Canadian Food” and who do you call to mind when you think of Famous Filipino Canadian?

The Halo Halo Podcast opens up Filipino Canadian Heritage Month this June with an episode on “Becoming Filipino Canadian.” The co-hosts discuss that Becoming Filipino means acknowledging that they are both Filipinos in the diaspora and highlights Almond Aguila’s definition of diaspora with several features. Jezzie shares how becoming Filipino Canadian really means shedding the identities foisted u...

This Taste Test episode on the news media outlet Rappler wraps up Halo Halo Podcast’s focus on Sex and Politics this May. Find out why Jezzie would pair this website with a light roasted, caffeinated but bold tasting coffee with two pumps of thin white chocolate with two equal parts in lactose-free cream. This reliable and truth seeking news source is groundbreaking for its role as being a watchdo...

On this warm up, Sigi encourages Jezzie to make choices on sets of people to lead him into battle. From fighting the creatures at "Jurassic Park" to navigating the galaxies, Jezzie is up to the challenge! Listen in as he provides such deep insight on this fun warm up—we guarantee that you will be Team Elmo and Team Star Wars in no time!

On this episode of The Halo Halo Podcast Jezzie and Sigi start off with a mini Taste Taste of the show " Heartstopper " based on the graphic novel by Alice Osman currently streaming on Netflix. From a heartstopping series about coming of age, to a heartstopping election, the hosts shift to focus today’s episode topic, the recent Philippines Elections and its results. After discussing their initial...

On this Taste Test Episode of The Halo Halo Podcast, Jezzie samples the documentary White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch currently streaming on Netflix. Like pickled sushi ginger, this eye opening doc was a palate cleanser. The trendy sportswear line was the unofficial brand of “the all American” collegiate preppy in the late 90s and early aughts. The fallen CEO Mike Jeffries had...

On this Warm Up,  Sigi guides Jezzie through a series of “Celebrity Sexy Choices”. Play along and face the barrage of sexy choices. Can you make those crucial decisions when your choices can include:  Paul Rudd or Mark Ruffalo; Zendaya or Camilla Cabello and Beyonce or Lizzo?

This month of May, the Halo Halo Podcast devoted its episodes to Sex and Politics. On this week’s episode we discuss the Twitter Alterverse and Sexuality in the Philippines. The Alterverse is a digital space on twitter where participants can flirt with one another, be sexually suggestive or sexually explicit with one another, while hiding key parts of their identities. This enables participants to...

On this Meryenda Episode of the Halo Halo Podcast, Jezzie and Sigi focus on SALABAT, the traditional Filipino tea made with fresh ginger. Sigi has it coursing through his veins after recuperating for a cold and gives us a little ASMR during this episode. Your hosts chat about the many remedies that salabat provides and their own connections to this Pinoy beverage. Need to fix that throat? Need to...

On this Taste Test, Jezzie samples " Topline " currently streaming on CBC Gem! Topline tells the story of Tala/Illisha who gets discovered by a production team, after releasing a social media sensation of her song “Cotton Candy.”  Tala joins to eventually find her own song along the way. Creator Romeo Candido not only tells the story of a Filipino Canadian in our diaspora, but lets the viewer in h...

This is not a Taste Test, this is a quick discussion. No Way Home came out in late 2021. We were still in pandemic--some boosted, some not. Yes the spoiler was that the multiverse cracked open, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire came back to Spiderman. Praise be to Sony and Marvel and contract, but your co-hosts focus on the scene in the movie where it occurred–AT NED’S LOLA’S HOUSE–on this shallow...

On this episode of The Halo Halo Podcast, Sigi and Jezzie put the spotlight on the actor, singer, songwriter, and now Grammy winning–Olivia Rodrigo. Last year on January 8th, she dropped one of the most listened to songs of 2021–" Drivers Licence ." Your co-hosts talk about her career from being a Disney actor on " Bizaardvark " and " High School The Musical: The Series " to her debut album SOUR ....

On this Taste Test of The Halo Halo Podcast, Sigi samples "Turning Red" now streaming on Disney+. Domee Shi’s Toronto based  movie tells the tale of 13 year old Mei Lin, an overachieving 8th grader who is trying to balance her interests in boy bands and anime; maintaining her relationship with her parents by doing them proud and calming her new found inner, or rather outer panda. This coming of ag...

On this Halo Halo Podcast warm up Jezzie and Sigi play a game of “Show Me that You Live in a Filipino Household without telling me you live in a Filipino household.” So listeners, get out the walis and tsinelas and tell/show us that you live in a Filipino household and play along. Sige na! 

On this episode of The Halo Halo Podcast,  Jezzie and Sigi feature the movie " The Fabulous Filipino Brothers ", directed by Dante Basco and written by Dante and his brothers and sister. This comedy focuses on a Filipino American family in Southern California gathering for a family wedding. The movie highlights snippets of everyday Filipino life like silog in the morning; a loud boisterous multige...

On this Taste Test, Jezzie keeps with this month’s theme of Crime and Punishment and samples " Lagim: A Filipino True Crime Podcast ". Find out why Jezzie devoured this heaping helping of diniguan in listening to this well-written, well-thought through, pensive and yet critical podcast.