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 Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
We interview Eliza Victoria, a Filipino author who wrote Wounded Little Gods and After Lambana. She talks about her writing process from how she comes up with her ideas to how to get published. She answers the question on whether you earn a lot from being an author in the Philippines.
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
We talk about the history of the bucket list and go through popular items that people have on theirs. We share what we have achieved ourselves, as well as what activities would actually make us kick the bucket while trying to do it.
Saturday Mar 12, 2022
Saturday Mar 12, 2022
We talk about notorious real life swindlers on these shows - Tinder Swindler, Inventing Anna, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, The Dropout, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Catch Me If You Can.
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
We discuss the famous people we idolized, why we adored them, and how we expressed our admiration in the past versus the present. We also talk about celebrity encounters.
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
If the show Squid Game was set in the Philippines, what would the games be? We talk about traditional childhood games that we played while growing up. Note: there are spoilers for the Netflix show.
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Divorce is not allowed in the Philippines but there is currently a bill proposing its legalization, so we thought it would be interesting to debate its merits. We take opposing sides and present our arguments which include domestic violence, religion, and effects on children.
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
We talk about what goes on in traditional Roman Catholic weddings in the Philippines and compare them to those of other religions and cultures. Dee gives tips on how to write a maid of honor speech.
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
We chat with Franck and Kring, a French and Filipino couple who met through online dating in New Zealand. We discuss cultural differences in dating between the French and Filipinos and whether online dating is considered taboo in each culture before diving into its perks and pitfalls. We discuss: serial killers, gold diggers, catfishers and scammers.
Links:
The Greener Side Podcast | Instagram | Facebook
Francky YouTube channel | Instagram
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