An inside look on Pilipinx identity in the diaspora. A new podcast from CJSR 88.5 FM in Edmonton.
Latest episodes
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47 min
Bonus Ep: Pinoys on Parliament 2024 and 2025
Pinoys on Parliament is the coolest and largest youth conference for Filipinos across Canada. Here are some snippets from workshop participants and the community symposium!
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50 min
Am I Filipino Enough? Yes Chef!
Chef Earl Briones wrote "I used to think I wasn't Filipino enough" in an Instagram reel (@chefebriones), and Ryan spontaneously invited him into the studio to chat about it! Listen…
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19 min
What’s in a Name?
In this episode of What’s the Tsismis, Rajah and Jocelyn dive into the perplexing world of Filipino names and nicknames. Why does every family seem to have a Baby, a Bong, or a Boy…
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21 min
The One Where Ryan Gets a Batok Tattoo
Listen in as Ryan gets a batok tattoo, hand-tapped by by Mayo of Birthmark Tattoos. Mayo recalls how he journeyed into the mountains to meet legendary Apo Whang-Od, the last mambab…
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56 min
Magtanong WTT: It’s the End of a (Student) Era...Now What? Help!
Listen in while Ryan and Domi overshare for this juicy advice episode! They talk about why they left their careers (and don’t regret it), their journeys to WTT (it's a long story!)…
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29 min
Magmahal at Mahalin / To Love and To Be Loved
Our childhood and teenage years are incredibly formative parts of our lives. As we age, we move to new places, make new friends, expand our horizons and confront hard life lessons.…
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23 min
Magtanong WTT: Where TF Should I Live? Help!
What do you do when your job is in one place and your friends & family are in another? Do you start a new era in a place away from home? Or do you go back to where your social netw…
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22 min
Magtanong WTT: Work Life Ain't It...Help!
What do you do when you’re deep into your ‘working woman’ era and realize it’s not fulfilling you creatively? In this episode, Rajah Maggay joins Ryan Lacanilao to answer a questio…
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32 min
Bonus Episode: Pinoys on Parliament 2022
Arianne, Julia, Ryan and Micah have a conversation about their experiences as facilitators at the Pinoys on Parliament 2022 Conference. They share their thoughts on family expectat…
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58 min
The Throwback Episode
Tune in to hear Micah relive her cringe years, including movie theatre makeouts and a day care centre flooding! In this episode, Ryan Lacanilao asks Micah Leonida to throw way back…
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46 min
The ICYT Episode
In this episode, Nikki Mendiola chats with “I’ll Call You Tomorrow”s very own- Raeland Mendoza, one of ICYT’s iconic co-founders! Rae has broken into the art scene and cultivated a…
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1 h 49
The Big, FAT Episode
In this episode, Nikki chats with two fellow Filipinx pals from her diaspora community here in Treaty 6 territory. Together, they unpack and explore their almost-too-similar experi…
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34 min
The Pamana (Inheritance) Episode
In this episode, Micah interviews her close friends DJ Lubuguin and Michael Earl Golveo about their experiences with familial inheritance. Together, they navigate the interpersonal…
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38 min
The Hangry Episode
Exploring the blog “I Would Rather Go Hungry Than Eat Filipino Street Food Again!”In this episode Arianne Barroma and Micah Leonida dive head first into the thoughts of North Ameri…
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59 min
The SOUR Episode
In this episode, the WTT team channels the teenage angst and heartbreak from Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR album. When SOUR came out, Arianne Baroma says, "My windows were down, sunroof op…
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57 sec
Season 4 Trailer: WTT Unhinged
Psst, did you hear What's the Tsismis is launching season 4 this summer? In season 4, we're going unhinged—it's our sour season. Listen in as we air our grievances, from stories ab…
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30 min
Bonus Episode: Pinoys on Parliament
We're super excited to share this bonus episode with you! This is for all the Pilipinx youth out there. If you're a student, figuring out your career, or a young professional worki…
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57 min
Did You Hear that the Christmas Season Begins in September?
Did you hear that the Christmas season begins in September? . . . . Well, at least for Filipinos it does!In today’s holiday special, Ryan Lacanilao and Nikki Mendiola look back at…
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59 min
Tsismis Trivia: A FunDrive Feature
Thank you for joining us and playing along! The What’s the Tsismis team is super grateful to CJSR for sharing their platform with us and for bringing all of us together.Right now w…
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20 min
Bonus Episode: Reflections on Resilience and Season 3
In this bonus episode, a couple of Season 3 producers share their reflections on what it means to be resilient, and how their definitions of resilience have changed in the last yea…