What's the Tsismis?

21/10/2024

On Oct 18 invited us in studio to discuss how What’s The Tsismis explores and gives space to the rediscovery of the Filipinx identity.

Did you get a chance to tune in??

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-17-edmonton-am/clip/16102355-a-local-podcast-explores-means-filipino-edmonton

30/09/2024

Honoring Truth and Reconciliation Day…our podcast team extends our deepest condolences to Indigenous communities. As we explore our Filipino culture and reconnect with our roots, we hope to inspire healing and understanding, just as we support Indigenous peoples on their journey. Together, let’s listen, learn, and grow as allies.

24/09/2024

PSSTTT!!! Did you hear?! 🥳🥳

Huge thanks to all of you for helping us hit 5,000 downloads and reach 100 countries! We couldn’t have done it without your support. Keep listening and sharing—there are tons of exciting episodes coming your way. Here’s to more fun ahead!

23/09/2024

Listen in while Ryan and Domi overshare for this juicy advice episode! They talk about why they left their careers (and don’t regret it), their journeys to WTT (it’s a long story!) the best opening line to meet people (it involves worms), and how to find and connect with your Filipino community (karaoke walk, anyone?)

What do you do when your student era is coming to an end and you want to step into a career, but there’s not a lot of Filipino representation in your field? is finishing up a masters in media production and is trying to find Filipino stories to put on a platform. How should he go about finding community and kicking off his ‘career guy’ era?

Link in bio!

16/09/2024

Our childhood and teenage years are incredibly formative parts of our lives. As we age, we move to new places, make new friends, expand our horizons and confront hard life lessons. At the same time, we put up boundaries and shed parts of ourselves that no longer serve us.

In this episode, “Magmahal at mahalin / To love and to be loved”, Micah explores the question: what parts of your childhood have you kept with you throughout the years, and how do you honour your inner child now as an adult?

Our guests Jessica Somera and Vincent Malazo take us back to Manila, Toronto, Edmonton and to growing up on reserve to explore how individuals shift throughout the eras - for better or for worse.

So for you, what does it mean to love your inner child and your younger self? What would your younger self say to you now?

Link in Bio! 😇

09/09/2024

double episode surprise!!!

The advice series continues! In this episode called “Where TF Should I Live? Help!” Arianne Barroma joins Ryan Lacanilao to answer a question from .jpg

What do you do when your job is in one place and your friends & family are in another? Do you start a new era in a place away from home? Or do you go back to where your social networks are already established? Zophia moved around a lot as a kid and has a complicated relationship with place. But she feels like it might be time to decide where to live long term. They’re currently working in a city away from their family and social networks and are finding it hard to rebuild their life. Where TF should Zophia live?

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on our website!

Episode Link in bio

09/09/2024

We back, y’all! We’re kicking off The Eras Season with an advice series called Magtanong WTT!

What do you do when you’re deep into your ‘working woman’ era and realize it’s not fulfilling you creatively? In this first episode, “Work Life Ain’t It…Help!” Ryan and Rajah field a question from

Romilie achieved the expected trajectory in her education and career, but work doesn’t feel as inspiring as she’d hoped. She’s exploring creative outlets outside the 9-to-5 and is wondering how she can bring this creativity into her work life.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or our website!

Episode Link in bio!

27/02/2023

🚨New episode alert🚨

Better late than never! Arianne, Julia, Ryan and Micah have a conversation about their experiences as facilitators at the Pinoys on Parliament 2022 Conference. They share their thoughts on family expectations and Filipino representation in the media. This episode also features the reflections and messages from some Pinoys on Parliament 2022 delegates!

22/02/2023

🚨New episode alert!🚨

Tune in to hear Micah relive her cringe years, including movie theatre makeouts and a day care centre flooding! In this episode, Ryan Lacanilao asks Micah Leonida to throw way back to her junior high years. What did she look like and dress like, and what was her crush situation? What shenanigens did she get up to? Which friends did she lose touch with, and who was her favourite teacher?

Ryan then brings Micah’s past to the present by tracking down people from her stories and arranging surprise zoom reunions that you can listen in on! Listen in as she talks to former bestie Natalie Czuczman about a shared crush and some dress drama ( ). And feel all the feels as she talks to her Grade 9 Social Studies teacher, Kendra Van Leeuwen, about the lasting impact she had on her life.

Listen here: https://whatsthetsismis.transistor.fm/episodes/the-throwback-episode

07/07/2022

🚨🚨 New episode alert!! 🚨🚨

meets his fellow WTT producers .arianne, .q, and in person for the first time! When 's came out, Arianne says, "My windows were down, sunroof open, blasted full blast, drinking my strawberry milk—I'm angry!" 🍓🥛😤

Join the WTT producers as they walk through 's wondrous river valley, they draw random SOUR lyrics and tell relatable stories about their past.

Listen in to hear about that time Arianne was the friend who talked to her crush about his crushes 📞, that time Nikki was called the wrong name (an ex!) 🫢, that time Rajah had a Valentine's Day mishap 💔, and that time Ryan dated an Asian who doesn't date Asians 🙅🏻‍♀️.

Find out about the genesis of . PLUS you'll hear the WTT team belt out SOUR lyrics along the way. 🥹🍋✨

Acknowledgement: All lyrics referenced, read, or sang in this episode are from Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR album.

07/07/2022

Psst, did you hear..?

You're about to relive the cringe, heartbreak, and angst of your teenage years with the WTT team. 🫶🏽😩🥹

July 6 maybe cancer szn, but we're kicking off WTT's first ever sour szn. ✨🦀🔮

Join us as we dish forgotten tea- from stories about exes and heartbreak to our reactions to a Filipino food hater.

And of course, what's a Filipino family without your fave fatphobic tita and some land inheritance drama-rama?!

Check out our trailer (link in bio!) and get excited bc this szn's gonna be maasim af. 🍋

20/04/2022

Psst…Did you hear?

Ryan Lacanilao chats with Pinoys on Parliament to talk about the work they do and their upcoming virtual conference. Some news: What's the Tsismis will be hosting a workshop at their conference in May—join us to sharpen your storytelling and story receiving skills!

We're super excited to share this bonus episode with you! This is for all the Pilipinx youth out there. If you're a student, figuring out your career, or a young professional working on your skills, this is for you! Pinoys on Parliament provides mentorship, workshops, and a community of amazing people to support you through your journey.

Ryan Lacanilao sat down with Simon Bondoc and Axella Apostol from Pinoys on Parliament to talk about the work they do and their upcoming virtual conference. Register for their virtual conference now!

https://pinoysonparliament.com

https://pinoysonparliament.com/register/

https://whatsthetsismis.transistor.fm/episodes/bonus-episode-pinoys-on-parliament

An inside look on Pilipinx identity in the diaspora. A new podcast from CJSR 88.5 FM in Edmonton.

30/08/2021

✨new episode alert✨

Pssst… did you hear they quit their 9 to 5s?

If you’ve been on social media lately, there’s a surge in influencers teaching you how to be ‘financially-free’ or become ‘your own boss’. This episode pulls the curtain on unspoken realities of ‘entrepreneur culture’.

In this week’s episode Julia Juco sits down with Mara Sy, co-owner of .canggu, and Anjo Silvoza, co-owner of to learn more about how they traded their hectic Manila corporate grind for the chill vibes of La Union- a small surf town in the Philippines.

This season, the team is covering resilience and this episode shows that sometimes resilience isn’t about overhauling your life to something brand new. Sometimes, it’s about recognizing where you’re stretched thin and hunkering down to reinforce those areas.

23/08/2021

Psst...Did you hear she grew up without her mom? In this week’s episode, Ryan Lacanilao chats with Francesca Doniego, Ericka Sisgundo, David John Lubuguin, and Marielle Diaz. They all grew up in the Philippines with one of their parents working abroad, and now they all live in Edmonton.

It’s quite common for children in the Philippines to grow up with one or both of their parents working in another country. This is because many families find it hard to make ends meet while working at local jobs with local pay, so they go overseas.

This season’s theme is resilience, and this episode touches on it on multiple levels. Parents faces with limited local options find a way to make things work by going to where there’s more opportunity to provide for their family and give future generations more opportunity. And the children of migrant workers find a way to deal with growing up without their parent and the toll that takes on their relationship.

Francesca and Ericka talk about what it was like to grow up without their mom. How did they deal with bullying at school, how did it affect their relationship, and how did it shape their views on family and future plans?

DJ talks about what it was like to grow up without his dad. What milestones did his dad miss, what was it like when he visited, and what kind of things do they do now that they live together again?

Listen to find out!

https://whatsthetsismis.transistor.fm/

11/08/2021

In today’s episode, our host, Micah Leonida, talks to Liam Edmondstone and Nikki Mendiola about their experiences with inter-racial dating.

Psst...Did you hear that they call him chinito and meztizo? Did you hear that they assumed she worked as a maid because she’s Filipino? All of these stories will be unpacked so make sure to listen in.

Resilience is inherently tied to being wounded. Resilience implies being strong enough to surmount challenges along the way. How do our guests navigate new cultures, traditions, and harmful assumptions and stereotypes? What are their thoughts, and how have their relationships evolved since day one?

This episode is ultimately about centering love, and having open conversations with others in order to break down commonly held ideas about inter-racial relationships.

https://whatsthetsismis.transistor.fm/

12/02/2021

✨Psst! Did you hear about the What's The Tsismis article written by The Gateway?✨

Ryan and Julia recently had a conversation with Rachel Narvey, a reporter from The Gateway. Ryan and Julia tell us about their podcast experiences, and what What The Tsismis means to them as Filipinx people in the diaspora.

Read the article here: https://thegatewayonline.ca/2021/02/whats-the-tsismis-cjsr-podcast-on-filipinx-culture-plans-third-season/

A CJSR podcast exploring the Filipinx diaspora and community in Edmonton, What's the Tsismis? plans for a third season.

29/01/2021

✨ New Episode Alert ✨

Did you hear they wrapped up Season 2?

In this week’s episode, the What’s the Tsismis Season 2 Team talks about their experiences as podcast creators during a pandemic, what they’re grateful for, behind the scenes secrets, and the possibility of a third season!

From our team to you, we want to thank you for listening, showing us love, and allowing us to be a part of your week.

💛 Salamat and talk to you all soon

🔗 Link to episode: https://whatsthetsismis.transistor.fm/episodes/bonus-episode-a-look-back-on-season-2

19/01/2021

✨New Episode Alert! ✨

🔗 Episode link: https://whatsthetsismis.transistor.fm/episodes/did-you-hear-she-gave-her-tuition-money-to-her-boyfriend

Psst...Did you hear Calvin sent his niece money for tuition, and she gave it to her boyfriend who then ran away? Did he end up bailing her out? And what effect did this have on his daughter Arianne’s life and relationships? Listen to find out!

Filipinos working abroad, like in Canada, often send money to their relatives in the Philippines. It’s part of our culture. We take care of each other.

In this week’s episode, our host, Ryan Lacanilao, talks to Calvin Barroma and Arianne Barroma about the good and bad of sending money to relatives in the Philippines: motivations, what can go wrong, and how it affects relationships.