Episodes

Episode 237 – Filipinos in the San Fernando Valley

August 8, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:54:18 0 Comments

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

July 25, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:54:57 0 Comments

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

July 11, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:59:15 0 Comments

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

June 27, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:56:17 0 Comments

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

June 14, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:56:41 0 Comments

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

June 6, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:52:45 0 Comments

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

May 5, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:57:08 0 Comments

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

April 18, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:45:38 0 Comments

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

April 13, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 1:13:20 0 Comments

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)

March 28, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 1:10:24 0 Comments

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

February 21, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 1:04:12 0 Comments

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

February 4, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 1:26:54 1 Comment

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

January 18, 2025 thisfilipinoamericanlife 1:03:57 0 Comments

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

December 20, 2024 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:38:24 0 Comments

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 223 – TFAL x Toronto – Sounds of the 6ix with Pantayo and Ruru

November 26, 2024 thisfilipinoamericanlife 1:12:25 0 Comments

If it’s a music episode, you know Producer Mike is behind it! In our 3rd and final episode in our Toronto series, we...

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Episode 221 – TFAL x Toronto: Welcome to “Torono” with Carlo De La Fuente and Alia Rasul / Pinay Collection with Jovie Galit

October 25, 2024 thisfilipinoamericanlife 1:05:22 0 Comments

In honor of Filipino American History Month, the TFAL crew goes to Canada!!! A couple of weeks ago, we had the wonderful opportunity...

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

October 3, 2024 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:41:22 1 Comment

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

October 1, 2024 thisfilipinoamericanlife 0:56:38 0 Comments

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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