Banana Q: a Filipino-Flavored Podcast

Ep 89: Pinoy Expressions

What Pinoy expressions can you teach non Filipinos? Mabuhay? Kamusta? Nah, too boring! We share unusual ones like 'ay kabayo!' and 'bahala na si Batman' then explain how to use them and dig into their origins.

Ep 88: OFW Life in Switzerland

We interview Arlo (host of Typitalks with Arlo podcast) about what life is like as an overseas Filipino worker in Switzerland. He talks about how he landed a job as an architect in Basel, and refutes rumors about Swiss people, Swiss life, and certain Swiss scenes from the Kdrama Crash Landing On You.

Check out Arlo's podcast: https://anchor.fm/typitalkswitharlo

Ep 87: Philippine Elections

We discuss what elections in the Philippines is like, including political parties, campaign strategies, and election day unscrupulous practices. We share some of the most bizarre nuisance candidates and end on what we would do if we were president of the Philippines.

Ep 86: Pinoy Travel Problems

We share problems that Filipinos face when traveling due to our weak spending power and passport. We also talk about what to expect when traveling with Filipinos such as kuripot habits, hospitable OFW hosts everywhere in the world, and culture shock.

Ep 85: If We Knew Then What We Know Now

We talk about things we wished we knew before we left the Philippines in our 20s with a time travel twist. We discuss lessons we learned and how we would have lived things differently had we known then what we know now.

Ep 84: Climate Crisis

We share facts about climate change including causes and actions being done, as well as what we can personally do to help.

Ep 83: How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

We give tips on how to survive a zombie apocalypse based on zombie shows and movies.

Ep 82: Do Filipinos Like to Read Books?

We talk about why we think most Filipinos don't like to read books. We share how we fell in love with reading, what are its benefits, why it's so difficult to read now, and how to get into the habit of reading books.