Hey y'all! We're back with another episode - in honor of Filipino Heritage Month in Canada, we will be featuring some of the notable Filipino-Canadian entrepreneurs who are putting Filipino products on the world map. Kicking off our 'Community Cultivator' Series is Vincent Garcia from Kasama Chocolate. We talk about the the history of cacao in the …

In celebration of Filipino Heritage Month in Canada, we are back with another episode featuring Filipino-Canadian filmmaker Joella Cabalu. The award winning director and producer joins us to talk about her new short film, 'Ode to a Seafaring People' featuring spoken word artist Sol Diana. A story that poetically reveals the often-hidden world of Fi…

**Producer's Note: this episode has been published with consent from former host of Filipino Fridays - OJ** Hey y'all - this is our most personal and most vulnerable episode yet. We address going off-air for over a month with the outcome of one of our main hosts departing from the show. To help us navigate these conversations, this week's hosts RJ …

We are back with an episode y'all! Our special guest is Julia Menez who is a travel hacking coach, speaker, and host of the Geobreeze Travel podcast. She takes us through what travel hacking is and how to take advantage of points and miles to travel for free. We talk to Julia on what it means to be a voice for underrepresented communities, advocati…

We're back with another fun episode y'all! Our special guest is Paul Bacera who released his new book, Isdaman: The Little Filipino Hero. He is also behind the hit YouTube channel, The Asian Theory. We talk to Paul about how he breaks down the concepts in explaining the Filipino culture on his channel by asking poignant questions and why it is impo…

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays – we are back with our special guest, Cynthia Siadat. So many of you enjoyed our mental health episode and we invited our favorite therapist to discuss the topic of grief. When you heard the news about Angelo Quinto or even the Anti-Asian hate crimes happening today, how did you feel? What went through your mind? Ho…

Filipinos are the type of people who feel deeply, but yet have a difficult time talking about it. This episode is an eye-opening discussion about mental health and the Filipino community (which is very rare). How our cultural upbringing affects our attitude towards mental wellness and the challenges we face with expressing what we are feeling. In o…

For all of you basketball fans, this episode is for you! As many of us know, Basketball is a Filipino's love language. Whether it's in the courts of Tondo, barangays in the Philippines, to community centre courts all over the world, you are bound to see a Filipino playing. The love for the game runs deep and when an NBA game is on, you'll always fi…

We're back with an eye-opening episode digging deep on what keeps Filipinos divided. Whether its a difference in mindset, attitudes, language barrier and experience, we ask the question - Can Filipinos Get Along? We tackle the honest conversation on if Filipinos can truly be happy for each other. We discuss the different factors that get in the way…

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays - It's a banger y'all! We're still in COVID times and some of us miss the club, live music events and music at the bar, so we're bringing the club to you! Our special guest this episode is the 2019 Canadian Beatboxing Champion, Vino Cuenca. Born and raised in Vancouver, Vino started competitive beatboxing when he wa…

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays - Ojay, Archie and Archia are back and fired up for 2021 - This episode talks about what we've been up to and what to look forward to in the new year. Get to know us a little closer as we discuss how Korean culture (kpop, kdrama, kbeauty) influences the Filipino identity and what it means for Filipino culture and we…

We're back with another episode! It may be one of our longer episodes but sit back and enjoy the different types of topics we touch on with our special guest. Plus, we have a special announcement at the end regarding our new partnership! This episode discusses how the Filipino talent is still undermined in today's landscape, how it's significant fo…

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays – This episode digs deep on what it takes to make the move and move abroad. As seen on Candy Magazine and Femalenetwork.com in the Philippines, Youtube and TikTok superstar Rachel Dancel joins us to talk about the steps she took in fulfilling her dream of immigrating to Canada. Since arriving to Vancouver in 2017, R…

We're back with an insightful and inspiring episode. Our special guest is Romeo Marquez Jr. - a sought-after international speaker, #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, and Head of Kollective Hustle. Romeo has delivered more than 1,000 presentations to over 1 million audience members across the United States, Canada, Philippines, Asia, and Europe helping…

Comin' in hot with our special guest, we got the game changer himself, DJ Marlino from Heavy Rotation - the first and only global podcast and music show for Filipino Hip Hop and R&B. Heavy Rotation features music by established and up-and-coming Filipino artists from around the globe. Known for breaking new music, world premieres, and exclusive int…

For all of you half Filipinos, mixed Filipinos, this episode is for you! Our special guest is Sheryl Williams, a Chicago-based intimacy coordinator with a background in Musical Theatre and stage combat. She was recently featured as an actress in the Filipino American short films,' Miss Aswang' and 'Atang' under the direction of Filipino-American, R…

We're back with a hot serving of Filipino food! Our special guest is Executive Chef Andrew Alojado from Layunin - a pop-up company based in Vancouver focused on reinventing Filipino cuisine through modern and global techniques. Layunin is more than just Filipino food, its intent and purpose is to push the Filipino culture to the forefront through c…

We're back with a hot one! It's a saucy episode where we discuss "How to Date a Pinoy" - joined by friends Sel & MJ. Ojay and the guys discuss a range of topics that include dating Filipinas vs Non-Filipinas, the insecurities that come up dating as a Filipino and the inherent common trait almost all Filipinos have when it comes to dating and relati…

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays - a podcast for the modern Filipinx millennial. Ojay, Archie and Archia are back to talk about "TFC" - it ain't about the Filipino channel y'all! That's right, Toxic Filipino Culture Traits. We put it on blast about cancel culture, "chismosas", family discipline and the issue about schmonay (money). We hit only the …

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays - a podcast for the modern Filipinx millennial. Ojay, Archie and Archia talk about body shaming and colourism in the Filipino culture. We discuss Filipino parties, the skin whitening industry and the origin of colourism. There's even a musical surprise - Hint: Ojay flexes a "Filipino" talent. Follow Filipino Fridays…

Pilot Episode for Filipino Fridays - a podcast for the modern Filipinx millennial. Ojay, Archie and Archia talk about growing up Filipino in Canada, "The Filipino Nose" , on the definition of "What's Filipino enough", the disconnect between generations and empowering the Filipino in the workplace. Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @Fili…