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All Abroad Podcast

Your Filipina Friends: Sweeney, Kat, Meg, Joy, and Pauline

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Friends for 30+ years, we share our experiences and perspectives about life, love, career, and challenges in navigating life from our Philippines upbringing to our Los Angeles lives! Enjoy our unadulterated stories and raw honesty as we make you laugh, cry, and even laugh until you cry. Get to know us and other Filipino-American guests we feature to inspire you to live the life you deserve!
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There's only one person that can make or break a party and that's the DJ! In this episode, we call them the masters of music because it takes so much skill and experience to get the party started and going all night. Get to know DJ Icy Ice, DJ Rocky Rock, Juts Music, Press Play, and DJ Gerard not Gerarld.... how they got started, what the LA party …
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Filipino Americans dominate in various fields outside the stereotypical "health care" roles. Marc Anthony shares his role as a daytime tv producer of one of the top talk shows on CBS, The Talk! Currently, on its 13th season in 2022, Marc is proud to have worked his way up from working at Olive Garden to now, spearheading the production of THE TALK …
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Let's get to know our local Los Angeles Chefs aka the MEN IN THE KITCHEN... Some of the best kitchens in Los Angeles must have some Filipino staff or chefs making the magic happen. In this episode, we got to know: Chef Frank Chef Nigel Chef JR Chef Kevin Chef Gene All Filipinos Chefs from all different walks of their careers. What challenges did th…
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As millennials and first-generation immigrants from the Philippines, our experiences and perspectives on money have unique similarities and differences. If you've seen or listened to our episodes on season 1, you'll know our stories as children who were left behind by our parents while they work abroad to support us. How did that influence our outl…
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The first step to improving assertiveness is understanding why we aren't assertive in the first place. Dr. Abby's dissertation during her Doctorate Degree in Psychology was focused on studying Filipinos' behavior regarding assertiveness. "The higher the traditional values, the lower the assertiveness..." Dr. Abby also shared her tips on raising ass…
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What does breaking the bias mean to you as a woman? In this episode, we talked about how we are all working and aiming to break biases against women with our special guest, Tessa Albea, from the One Down Media and Kumu USA team. We also talked about our struggles with setting boundaries. We shared vulnerable stories about the times we failed to set…
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We shared the lessons we've learned in our relationships and past experiences/mistakes. Kat shared lessons from her marriage, Meg shared her lessons from her divorce, and Sweeney shared her lessons from her ended relationships. Happy Valentines Day and the biggest lesson we all agree on is to love yourself through all your ups and downs before you …
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How does self-love affect mental health? How do you show yourself, love? How do you know you love yourself? We ask these questions during this episode and we shared our deepest, darkest, and most vulnerable answers. This Valentine's Day, let's talk about our mental health and our desires! If you're having suicidal thoughts or you know someone who d…
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Carla's impressive outlook on life is definitely a part of her success. Being "different" can make or break you and it's tough to make choices along the way when the odds are against you but continue to do the right thing and remove yourself from toxic situations. She is a proud trans immigrant and first-generation college graduate born and raised …
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2021 was still challenging and we are hoping for a better 2022. We just want to travel, and looking forward to a mask-less life and Joy's got "damoves" (the moves) to make it all go away! lol! This was a fun episode recapping 2021 and also sharing our hopes and dreams for 2022. Also happy to have a few cameos on this episode with more childhood fri…
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"I'm 39 going on 25" - This is how we mostly feel and this is definitely how we act sometimes. Every time we are together, time goes so much faster because we are having so much fun. In this episode, we dug a little deeper into a discussion about "aging" and how we really feel about it. How is it that so many of us in our generation is aging so muc…
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It all started with a quick video that went viral and Jeppy's life hasn't been the same ever since! He was a chef one day and a viral sensation the next! Whooowow! :) We sat down with Jeppy to talk about how Tita Che was created and we dove "deep" on who Jeppy really is. What inspired him to keep creating digital content that keeps bringing joy to …
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How did Rafe Totengco make his dreams of becoming a fashion designer come true? Coming from Bacolod City, Philippines, Rafe chased his dreams all the way to New York and he is now established and even has several celebrities wear his beautiful designs on the red carpet! Rafé Totengco, is an award-winning, New York-based Filipino fashion designer wh…
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We've enjoyed this conversation with Rosslyn, who is nothing short of amazing with all of the things she's done in her career. QUEEN of all things music, Roslynn has that strong #PinayExcellence mentality that we should be inspired by! Fired up by talented artists, Roslynn has spent a decade working at MySpace and championed for the app to become a…
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Jhett Tolentino is a Grammy Award Winner and 3-time Tony Award Winner Producer who grew up in the slums of Iloilo City in the Philippines. Jhett's family was poor and if it weren't for a scholarship he received in high school, he wouldn't be where he is today - a successful Broadway Theater producer. Tune in and get to know more about Jhett Tolenti…
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OPM is Original Pilipino Music and because Filipino culture is so heavily influenced by romantic songs, we took on the challenge to choose non-love song music. Tune in and find out what songs we chose to sing for you. Please follow, subscribe, and leave a comment. You can also connect with us on Instagram @allabroadpodcast. Thank you for your suppo…
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Becoming a U.S. Citizen was a pivotal moment for all of us because if you were able to watch episode 19, you would learn that our journey coming to American has not been easy. Our journey to the United States has taken a toll on our families and friendships. Watch this episode to hear our stories on what it was like to swear in during the big cerem…
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All Abroad Filipinx Podcasters share their journeys and struggle to migrate to the land of opportunity! Everyone's story is different but the goal is the same. To find better opportunities for ourselves. The long process of getting to that final US Embassy interview is a common thread amongst us. Enjoy the stories of our first job epic fails during…
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17 Episodes later, we've shared the gist of our upbringing from the Philippines. After discussing Filipino food, dating, school systems, social, and work culture shocks, it all boils down to one big question. How has it all shaped us now? What lasting lessons did our parents bestow on us? Plus, a really deep dive into what we would tell our younger…
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LOVE - a four-letter word that sounds as simple as it is complicated but at the end of the day, we all agreed that a majority of Filipinx are suckers for romance. In this episode, we go into a deep dive on what we've learned about love, what we think about love, and we shared some of our KILIG moments that some of us are embarrassed to admit. We al…
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Dating is one of the toughest cultures for us to crack when we first moved to America. The Philippines' dating scene is a lot more conservative, family-oriented, and slower-paced compared to the American culture. Dating in the '90s, in a pretty conservative culture means the man has to do a lot of work before getting a woman's attention before deci…
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Riding public transportation as a 3rd grader isn't really the safest idea but some of us had to learn how to find our way back home when our "service" leave us. If you've ever wondered how public transportations work back in the Philippines, this video will give you the best idea as we tell you stories of how we learned how to ride the jeepney for …
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Jose Marie Chan's Christmas songs are household must-haves during Christmas in all Filipino homes! Street children carolers are also a great part of our Filipino Christmas culture. Watch us "kill" these Christmas songs! LOL Also, thank you to www.tatang-la.com for sponsoring this episode. The food was absolutely delicious and how we wish we can let…
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The technology was definitely limited in the 90's, especially where we were born and raised in Bacolod, Philippines. We reminisce on our experiences with the beta max, VHS, Tamaguchi, Brick Games, Nokia 5150, and more! We also talk about the ways we spent our time when we were bored: prank calling boys and login on the chatrooms to ask for A/S/L's!…
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Tell us, if your parents weren't around when you were in your tweens and teens years, how would you have turned out? What kind of person would you be now? Join our Filipina friends: Kat, Joy, Meg, Pauline, and Sweeney as they take you on a journey with their honest and unadulterated stories of how it was like for them not having their parents aroun…
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This was podcast was recorded in September 2020 in Los Angeles. We understand that COVID has affected the world differently but these are our thoughts, personal opinions, and experiences. You'll hear different perspectives from four different women (Sweeney, Joy, Meg, Pauline) who all work in different industries (Retail, Hospital, E-commerce, and …
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We are very open-minded and respectful of different lifestyles and although we do not know it all, we are always open to learning more! MEG is our in-house LGBTQ representative and subject matter expert and in this episode, we share with you some childhood memories and opinions of the Gay community. Back in the 80's and 90's, the term LGBTQ wasn't …
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Every culture has a different tradition and in the Philippines, Halloween is celebrated differently. We have All Saints Day and All Souls Day. We even have monsters that look different from the American Culture. Do you have any good ghost stories? Tell us in the comments below! Please follow, subscribe, and leave a comment. You can also connect wit…
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Masskara Festival is unique to Bacolod City, Philippines. Watch this episode as our favorite Filipina Friends share their wild memories during Masskara Festival. The ladies talk about the drinking age limits, food they missed, and a little history on why the Masskara Festival got started! Comment below and tell us your memories... maybe we forgot t…
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FAHM, otherwise known as Filipino American Heritage Month is widely celebrated in California and perhaps other states in the US as well. Filipino Americans are the second largest Asian American group in the nation and the third-largest ethnic group in California, after Latinas/os and African Americans. ~ http://fanhs-national.org/​ There are many w…
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All Abrood Podcast is about five loyal Filipina friends with over 30+ years of friendship sharing their humble beginnings from the Philippines to their transition to their lives in the US. In this episode, we share with you our experiences of various disciplinary actions when we were children. Our goal is to give you a great insight into who we are…
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All Abroad is about five loyal Filipina friends with over 30 years of friendship, who decided to host a Podcast/talk show to talk about our lifestyle back in the Philippines to share their culture and upbringing so others who can relate can enjoy the content and those who are curious about our culture can learn more from our stories! Having nannies…
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