Episodes

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 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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Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles

Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles This past fall, TFALpodcast’s Elaine took a California Naturalist Training...

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Episode 220 – Island Women Rise – Ask Tita Faith w/Faith Santilla

Last but most certainly not least in our series of Island Woman Rise episodes, we have returning guest Faith Santilla! This episode is...

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Episode 219: Island Woman Rise – Collective Wisdom w/Kimmortal

Continuing our Island Woman Rise series with a lovely conversation with Filipino-Canadian Kimmortal! The TFAL crew shares how we tried to reach out...

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Episode 218 – Island Woman Rise – Keepin It Klassy

What what? Another episode of TFALpodcast? Yup. This time the TFAL crew chops it up with Klassy, the youngest artist on the Island...

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Episode 217 – Island Woman Rise – Words of Wisdom with Rocky Rivera

Surprise episode drop! Leading up to Island Woman Rise we’re dropping two episodes this week! In this episode the TFALpodcast crew has a...

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Episode 216 | Island Woman Rise: Rising Up w/ Ruby Ibarra

Continuing our series of Island Woman Rise episodes, the TFAL crew has a conversation with the uber talented multi-hyphenated artist who inspired the...

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Episode 214 – In the Year 3000: Ryan and Joe Predict the Future

“In the Year 2000…” If you know that line, you remember it was a bit that Conan O’ Brien did during his late...

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Episode 213 – Go for Gold: TFAL Talks Olympics

Every four years (two years if you care for winter sports) athletes from around the world come together to compete in sporting events...

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Episode 212 – Sauce-Maryosep: Filipino Flavors with Fila Manila

Ay SAUCE-MARYOSEP!.  Have you ever thought of what kind of Filipino sauces and condiments are in your kitchen?  Patis, toyo, suka, bagoong, banana...

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