Episode 244 – F*ck Cancer with Arthur Yu
In this episode the TFAL crew has a conversation with Arthur Yu. Arthur Yu was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2023. Arthur...
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Episode 243 – The Politics of Language with Jennifer Delfino
“You’re not Filipino if you don’t speak Tagalog.” “You sound white.” “The national language of the Philippines is Filipino, not Tagalog.” “Filipino is...
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Episode 242 – Walk This Way : A Camino Conversation with Kristine Jan Espinoza
Have you ever thought about doing a pilgrimage? Would you want to contemplate your life choices on a hiking journey through the mountainous...
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Episode 241 – Labor of Love – Filipino and Mexican Solidarity with Faith Santilla and Martha Gonzalez
In this episode we have tfal fan favorite Faith Santilla aka “Tita Faith” in her fourth appearance on the pod! Joining Faith is...
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Episode 240 | I Know You Got SOL – A Convo with Singer / Songwriter Labit
In this episode Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with singer-songwriter Stephen Ordonez also known as LABIT (@labitlabit). Stephen shares his...
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Episode 239 – Resistance Pop with Chrissa Sparkles
In this episode of TFAL, Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with Los Angeles native (yes, they exist!) Chrissa Sparkles. You may...
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Episode 238 – Filipino American Intergenerational Conversations
Dear young people, How do we stay cool? Sincerely, Middle-aged TFALers There are many generations of Filipinos who live in the United States...
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Episode 237 – Filipinos in the San Fernando Valley
Joe wrote a book! Well…kinda. After a few years of gathering photos and writing, Joe has published FILIPINOS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY,...
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Episode 236: Storytelling with Randy Ribay
In this episode the TFAL crew has a conversation with author Randy Ribay. The crew has discussed Patron Saints of Nothing multiple...
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Episode 235: Joke Lungs w/ Vincent Collyer & Charles Collyer
In this episode Producer Mike and Elaine have a conversation with TFAL graphic designer Vincent Collyer and his brother Charles Collyer about Charles’...
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Episode 234 – Dirty Kitchen with Jill Damatac
In this episode the crew has a conversation with author and filmmaker, Jill Damatac, who shares her journey from the Philippines to...
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Episode 233 – Ryan and Joe Talk Fatherhood
Amidst the chaos, we still have hope. A couple of weeks ago, Ryan and Joe had a conversation about being relatively new dads....
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Episode 232 | How Did You Get Here? (Hex Hector Mix) | Gaysians with Mike Curato
TFALpodcast kicks off PRIDE month with a conversation with author and illustrator Mike Curato. In this episode Elaine and Producer Mike learn about...
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Episode 231 – Meeting the Moment: A Conversation with Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado
On Election Day 2024, while most of the level-headed American public mourned the re-emergence of the far-right orange man, local folks in Los...
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Episode 230 – TFAL x Dear Flor – A Conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid
In this episode TFAL’s Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid, founder of Dear Flor @lovedearflor. Dear Flor’s mission...
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Episode 229 – Filipinx Studies and its Radical Possibilities with Allan Lumba
In this TFAL episode, Joe talks to Dr. Allan Lumba, writer, researcher, historian, and professor at Concordia University in Montreal, about potential of...
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Episode 228: TFAL talks Animation with Bobby Pontillas (Rise Up Animation)
The TFAL crew is no stranger to the world of animation. In episode 28 (TFAL talks Voice Acting (and Secrets & Fears)), the...
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Episode 227 – Coming Home for the First Time – Elaine and Producer Mike go to the Philippines
Is it truly “More Fun in the Philippines? Well technically not any more, because that marketing campaign ended in 2023. Now it’s “Love...
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Episode 226 – Filipino American Masculinity
For generations, society has taught Filipinos and Filipino Americans what our specific gender roles should be. For men, masculinity is usually associated with...
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Episode 225 – Sexual Pleasure with Goddess Cecilia
Did you know that men from the Philippines prior to colonization wore penis pins and rings in order to pleasure their sexual partner...
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