This Filipino American Life

Jan 18 2025 100 ep. 64 mins 823
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This Filipino American Life is a podcast that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp.

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Episode 225 – Sexual Pleasure with Goddess Cecilia

Jan 18 2025 63 mins  
Did you know that men from the Philippines prior to colonization wore penis pins and rings in order to pleasure their sexual partner during intercourse? Yes, many of our ancestors had all kinds of sex toys and pleasure enhancers. In many ways, being open to sex and sexual pleasure can be seen as a form...

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

Dec 20 2024 38 mins  
Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles This past fall, TFALpodcast’s Elaine took a California Naturalist Training Institute course with Community Nature Connection (CNC). CNC offers this course to anyone who aspires to be a steward of the land. CNC also offers customized trainings like: Backpacking 101 Camping CA...

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

Nov 26 2024 72 mins  
If it’s a music episode, you know Producer Mike is behind it! In our 3rd and final episode in our Toronto series, we got to get a hangout with Michelle and Kat, two members of the “queer Filipinx kulintang gong punks” crew Pantayo whose incendiary yet soulful music defies even the sheer idea of a...

Episode 222 – TFAL x Toronto: Politics and Golf with the Honourable Rechie Valdez and Rise Bogey League’s Adam Robles

Nov 08 2024 69 mins  
We continue our Toronto series with discussions on two very important issues that affect us – politics and golf. As with every visit to another city, we love to talk about the local political scene. Here to talk to us about Canadian politics is Member of Parliament and Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez. She...

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

Oct 25 2024 65 mins  
In honor of Filipino American History Month, the TFAL crew goes to Canada!!! A couple of weeks ago, we had the wonderful opportunity of visiting our neighbors FAR north, Toronto!!! It’s been a while since we’ve traveled to another city, so we made the most of it! During our short trip, we got to meet...

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

Oct 03 2024 41 mins  
Last but most certainly not least in our series of Island Woman Rise episodes, we have returning guest Faith Santilla! This episode is a wee bit different in that we call it “Ask Tita Faith” where Faith answers questions from TFAL listeners. Will this be something we do in the future? ABSOLUTELY! Will we start...

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

Oct 01 2024 56 mins  
Continuing our Island Woman Rise series with a lovely conversation with Filipino-Canadian Kimmortal! The TFAL crew shares how we tried to reach out to Kimmortal in 2019 when we traveled to Vancouver, BC. The interview did not pan out because the universe had other plans for us. They share their journey as an artist with...

Episode 218 – Island Woman Rise – Keepin It Klassy

Sep 27 2024 38 mins  
What what? Another episode of TFALpodcast? Yup. This time the TFAL crew chops it up with Klassy, the youngest artist on the Island Woman Rise line up. Klassy shares her journey as a Historic Filipinotown kid with a talent for drawing and writing lyrics. Find out which TFAL crew member has tattoos done by the...

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

Sep 25 2024 51 mins  
Surprise episode drop! Leading up to Island Woman Rise we’re dropping two episodes this week! In this episode the TFALpodcast crew has a conversation with Rocky Rivera who recently dropped LONG KISS GOODNIGHT. Rocky shares her journey as a Frisco city kid turned journalist turned full time artist. Bay area folks, check out Rocky’s album...

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

Sep 20 2024 47 mins  
Continuing our series of Island Woman Rise episodes, the TFAL crew has a conversation with the uber talented multi-hyphenated artist who inspired the theme of the show, Ruby Ibarra. Ruby shares her journey joining the Beatrock Music family, her growth as an artist, and drops surprising news to us in the episode! If you haven’t...