What’s Roasting? Working Holiday Visa!

Working Holiday Visa - ever heard of that?

There's always one thing you keep hearing or reading about, yet you and everyone you know have never seen it, touched it or experienced it. It one hundred percent exists, but the lack of personal experience makes it seem like it doesn't aka a myth. For a lot of people, the working holiday visa is kinda like that.

Well, that changes today (lol). Canadian Danielle Mathieu joins the Ihaw Ihaw crew to share her experience living abroad through the working holiday visa. She talks about the process of obtaining one, her life in Australia and Japan, why she decided to move back to Canada and more.

Listen and stop being naive 😅 Start your week by listening to this one. This one's full of good vibes all over, that much we can promise.

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What’s Roasting? International and Media Relations at its Finest

Happy Holidays, Ihawaiians! We hope you’re all having the best time with your loved ones and that all your Christmas wishes would come true.

Speaking of wishes, most people could only wish to go to the Olympics. But would you believe us if we tell you that our special guest for today’s episode have been to the Olympics not just as a spectator but as a broadcaster and not just once but multiple times? Yup, that’s right! Jeff Ruffolo is a three-time Summer Olympic sportscaster for Westwood One and the CBS Radio Network at the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games. Now currently based in Cebu, Jeff joins your Ihaw Ihaw crew to talk about his broadcasting experience, his life in different parts of Asia, and the things that have led him to his current disposition.

Listen in for another fun and memorable episode of Ihaw Ihaw Show!

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What’s Roasting? Trying Hard as an LGBT Filipino!

Filipinos thriving in their new life abroad? We love to see it. LGBTQIA+ movies and tv shows going mainstream? We love to see it. A Filipino making and starring in an LGBTQIA+ show?

WE. LOVE. TO. SEE. IT.

Created by and starring Maki Bonifacio, "Trying Hard" is a comedy web series that follows the intimate story of Maki – a gay person of color from the Philippines working and living in Nashville, Tennessee. Your Ihaw Ihaw Crew sat down with Maki to talk about how and why he created Trying Hard, how he ended up in the US, building his social network, and many other super interesting stuff. Talking to Maki was like talking to an old friend. It was so casual and fun that it felt more like catching up than doing an interview.

Filipinos supporting each other? We love to see it.

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What’s Roasting? Pros and Cons of Migration for Pinoys!

It’s the first episode of Season 4, and your favorite trio is going back to the basics - just the three of us speaking from our personal experiences.

In this episode, we will be talking about the pros and cons of moving abroad. Some of the most common reasons for migrating are better pay, broadening life experiences, and just overall “greener pasture.” Looks good on paper, amirite? But is it really that easy? Or are the hardships worth it?

Get clicking and start listening!

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What’s Roasting? The First Ever Ihaw Ihaw Show Awards!

Thirty-two episodes, 966 Minutes, 25 Countries.

One Ihaw-Ihaw Show.

You, guys, seriously. We couldn’t have done any of this without you. Thank you for listening to this show of three friends and their guests about their lives abroad. This is beyond what we imagined when we first started this podcast.

And so, we thought we’d look back on what’s transpired on the show so far and choose our favorites in different categories. We especially would like to recognize our guests who have graced our podcast on its first three seasons.

 Ihawaiians, welcome to your first Ihaw Ihaw Show awards! An episode that’s purely fun and entertainment, listen and find out our favorite moments on the podcast so far!

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What’s Roasting? Pinoys on the News Trilogy 3/3!

We have finally reached the final episode of our three-part series about Filipino media practitioners. If anything, we hope that this cycle inspired our Ihawaiians to chase their dreams and pursue their passion.

For this episode, we are so privileged to be joined by Michelle Eliot, an award-winning journalist with CBC Radio One. Like the previous two shows, we sat down with Michelle to talk about her Filipino roots, her journey to becoming a household name that she is now, the importance of BIPOC representation in the media, among others. If we are to describe this episode in one word, we would definitely use “insightful.” Go ahead and listen, and then sound off by sliding to our DMs or shooting us an email. We would definitely want to hear from you!

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What’s Roasting? Pinoys on the News Trilogy 2/3!

Wow, that past week went by so quickly! And while we’re all still recovering from our ultra-good-vibes episode with Ria, we’re already dishing out a new one! Yup, it’s part two of our “Pinoys on the News” series, and we promise this is also a super good one.

We’re joined this week by none other than Jason Pires, a co-anchor in the CTV morning show in Vancouver. An accomplished journalist, Jason talks with the crew about his Pinoy background, experiencing racism growing up, his passion for sports journalism plus his love for travelling and much more! We’ve been so honored to have only great guests – Jason is the latest one. So, sit back, grab your cup of coffee, relax, and click the play button.

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What’s Roasting? Curious? Let's stop and talk with Shamir!

Thirteen years ago, Shamir's family moved from Zambia to Canada to start a new life. His story of migration is not foreign to many Filipinos who leave the homeland to seek greener pastures. Let's take a look at the parallelisms of a family from East Africa moving to another country to the so-familiar stories of our kababayans. Also, Roes could not be with us on this episode, so we have our second guest-turned-guest host, Flip Guangco, join in on the discussion.

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