Episode 162 – Estatue, Filipino America? A Memorial-able Discussion about Filipino American Monuments
Monuments, statues, street signs, plaques, memorials, murals. Our communities are filled with tributes to the people, places, and things that hold some sort...
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Episode 161 – The Complicated History of SPAM with Gabrielle Berbey
Oh SPAM…the delectable, delicious soft pink slab of pork meat so ubiquitous to Filipino and Filipino American weekend breakfast meals. You love it...
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Episode 160: TFAL talks The Girl Who Sees with Pattie Umali
It’s no secret that TFAL Producer Mike and Elaine love a good video game from Animal Crossing to Uncharted to Final Fantasy. ...
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Episode 159 – The Secret’s Out: Secretly Filipino
Ever wonder why that peculiar Chinese restaurants have no chopsticks on their table settings? Have you noticed that your finance branch at your...
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Episode 158 – Baybayin atbp. with Kristian Kabuay
Baybayin, the pre-colonial written script of the Philippines, is a major foundation of our cultural heritage. The alphasyllabary script consisting of 17 characters...
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Episode 157 – A Few of TFAL’s Favorite Things – Small Businesses to Support this Holiday Season
In this episode, we shout out some of the many Filipino Small Businesses that we are personal fans of, ones that you should...
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Episode 156 – Freethought, Faith, and Politics with Filipino Freethinkers
Gotta have faith! Freedom Like many Filipinos and Filipino Americans, the TFAL crew grew up around Christianity, specifically Catholicism. We speak of our...
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Episode 155 – Filipi-mnemonics: Remembering the Tagalog with Geoffrey Ocampo
Oh, the dad joke. We all know it. We all love it. And for Filipinos it gives us life. While Dad jokes can...
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Episode 154 – Manifest Technique: Talking Filipino Americans and Hip Hop with Mark Villegas (Social Distance Series)
In this episode the TFAL crew is short one Ryan Carpio but is happily joined by Kat Carrido Bonds on this episode about...
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Episode 153 – Kulintang Kultura: A Conversation with Theo Gonzalves and Mary Talusan Lacanlale
Kulintang (literally meaning “golden sound moving” in English), is the gong and drum ensemble indigenous to the Sulu and Mindanao islands in the...
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Episode 152 – A Life Well Designed: The Legacy of Pinky Santos and the Influence of Filipino Art on the Lived Environment
“If there was one thing to take away from this story, I would hope that it’s motivation for you to go create something.”...
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Episode 151 – Filipino American Heritage…er History Month
Happy Filipino American Heritage…er History Month! It’s hard to believe, but in the five years this podcast has been around, we haven’t dedicated...
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Episode 150 – The Wisdom of Guncles: A Conversation with Michael Dumlao (Social Distance Series)
Are you the black sheep in your family who chafes at traditions and seeks examples of how to redefine them? As Filipino Americans,...
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Episode 149 – Contested Relations: Fil Am Experiences with Filipinos in and from the Philippines (Social Distance Series)
What are Filipino Americans’ experiences and relationships with Filipino immigrants and Filipinos in the Philippines? Filipino Americans – Filipinos who are born and...
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Episode 148 – A Pawsome Episode for Filipino American Pet Owners (Social Distance Series)
Although they provide companionship, emotional support, and stress-relieving, these key “family members” of some Filipino American households may not get talked about very...
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Episode 147 – Family Matters: TFAL Talks Taking Care of Family
“As the days go by…it’s the bigger love the family.” Growing up in communal households, many Filipino Americans sense the unspoken duty to...
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Episode 146 – No Crying in Baseball: A Conversation with The Baseballogist L.A. Gamo
Take me out to the ball game Take me out with the crowd Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack I don’t care...
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Episode 145 – Les is More: Mixing It Up with “Les The DJ” Talusan (Social Distance Series)
Can you believe that, in the five years that we’ve been doing this podcast about Filipino American Life, somehow we have neglected...
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Episode 144 – Susus Maryosep: TFAL Talks Recent Filipino Representation (Social Distance Series)
In recent weeks, many Filipinos and Filipino Americans have appeared in mainstream U.S. news and entertainment. Whether it’s the release of the Netflix...
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Episode 143 – Filipino American Community Profile: Data and Statistics with Neil Ruiz (Social Distance Series)
How many Filipinos are in the United States? Where are Filipinos located throughout the nation? How well are we doing socio-economically? What does...
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