Rey and Dee are Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who answer questions about Filipino culture and other topics through funny, informative, yet oddly entertaining conversations. Info-tainment at its finest! Visit our website at bananaqpodcast.com for more information.
Episodes
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
We talk about our personal highlights of 2022 which include big milestones. In relation to these, we end up sharing life and career advice including how to stay young and how to be Sir Chief.
We also share the results of Banana Q podcasts's Spotify Wrapped and then talk about our favorite TV shows and movies discovered during the year. Dee picks After Life, Mythic Quest, The Afterparty, and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once while Rey goes for National Treasure, Wednesday, Boba Fett, and Top Gun: Maverick.
Other Banana Q podcast episodes mentioned:
- Ep 97: Buying vs Renting a Home
- Ep 98: This is 40 - Expectations vs Reality
- Ep 66: What Career Advice Would You Give to Gen Z?
- Ep 16: What Shows Did You Find Binge-worthy in 2020?
- Ep 69: The Highlights of Our 2021
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
We give tips on how to give thoughtful gifts for Christmas and other occasions, and give examples of good presents that we gave or received.
Show Notes:
How to Give Thoughtful Gifts (Plus 10 Thoughtful Gift Ideas)
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
We discuss common toxic misconceptions that people have about Filipinas who date foreigners (usually Westerners) with the aid of Kach Umandap's article on her blog.
Show Notes:
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Rey finally gets to visit the home country and be a balikbayan again after 3 years, and talks about changes he noticed in post-Pandemic Philippines.
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
We talk about royals that exist in modern times. We discuss Philippine monarchy in the past and touch on a bit of history, finally tackling the last unanswered question from our trailer. We lay out the pros and cons of monarchy and share whether or not we wanna be royals.
Show Notes:
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
We have reached 3 digit number of episodes so we talk about Top 3:
- Most downloaded episodes
- Audience demographics and what music they listen to
- Most memorable quotes
- Words most used in our comments
- Commenters
- Realizations
- Things we look forward to
The most memorable quotes are from the episodes below:
- Ep 84: Climate Crisis
- Ep 22: How Did Filipino Chinese Tycoons Build Their Empires?
- Ep 48: Why Do (Most) Cebuanos Hate to Speak in Tagalog?
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
We talk about the afterlife and learn the beliefs of different religions - Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Norse, Catholic, Islam, Buddhist, and Hindu. We also talk about mediums, near death experiences, and the possibility of uploading your consciousness to a virtual reality as portrayed in the shows Upload and Black Mirror (San Junipero). Finally, we talk about our ideal afterlife and bring up The Good Place.
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Dee turns 40 and interviews same aged Filipino friends based all over the world about what life is like for them. Did reality meet their expectations?
- Chi, corporate lawyer, talks about the good and bad things about being 40 and childfree by choice.
- Cate, accountant, shares her heartbreaking struggle of trying to have a child.
- Flisha, IT manager, talks about her "geriatric pregnancy" and having a baby at 40.
- Elma, process engineer, confesses about not feeling mature enough and how her career priorities changed as a mother.
- Tyne, former director in fund accounting, talks about paradigm shift in career and peer/personal pressure.
- Jefrey, nomad chef, shares his journey of quitting his job as a vice president in Finance to start a new career as a chef.
ABOUT
This podcast is hosted by Rey and Dee. They were both born and raised in the Philippines, then moved to Singapore where they became colleagues in corporate finance.
They have been Overseas Filipino Workers for over a decade. If you’re interested in their origin story, listen to Episode 4: Is the OFW Life Worth It?
Rey moved to Japan in 2016. It was his childhood dream to be a radio announcer, and this podcast is kind of his way of achieving that.
Dee moved to Hong Kong in 2020, in the middle of a pandemic. She has a contagious laugh and a creative mind.
They are both often described by friends as enthusiastic storytellers, so they thought a podcast was a good medium for them to spread their funny and insightful conversations. They aim to answer questions using their own experiences as Filipinos and do not claim to be experts.
New episodes drop every other Saturday.
CONTACT
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @BananaQpodcast.
Email us at BananaQpodcast@gmail.com