Naks! Podcast

In this episode, binalikan ni JI at EJ ang mga ala-ala ng paglalaro ng Counter-Strike, Ragnarok, Age of Empire at iba pang mga computer games na rason sa mga araw na pinili nating maglaro kaysa kumain o matulog ng tanghali. 

In this episode, JI and EJ discuss the struggles of Batang 90’s — specifically the most memorable ‘pamalo’ and ‘parusa’ kapag nagkasala ka sa parents mo. Ano nga ba ang favorite weapons ng parents natin pag ‘di tayo makuha sa tingin? A. Hanger B. Sinturon or C. Kung anong madampot?

We may have all the power to swipe left and right on our dating apps but once we’ve decided to date someone for the first time, things can get really tricky. In this episode, J.I. and Ziggy share their list of biggest first date turn-offs. Is it enough to “just be yourself”?  What are the things that might compromise a second date?

In this episode of Naks! Podcast, J.I. and Naz discuss the problematic side of cancel culture. As social-media-based arbiters become more critical in calling-out every move that they might find wrong or offensive, how do we draw the line between criticism and cancel culture? How do we hold someone accountable without completely denying them the opportunity to learn and grow? 

The outbreak of Covid-19 is undeniably stressful and one of the coping mechanism that most of us have fallen into is our strong urge to buy things online we don’t even need. Are you happy with your past self’s reckless online spending? I know I’m not. In this episode of Naks! Podcast, J.I. shares some of the tips on how to halt on our impulse purchases that we might regret later.

In this episode, J.I. and Carl Aquino of The Banyo Podcast Reflushed discuss one of the most common problems of millennials—Pursuing your passion while working on jobs you don’t like just to survive. Is career a straight path or do we have the freedom to be flexible and try different things to discover what we’re passionate about? Should we pull the brakes on our bigger dreams even if it means being broke?

Finding a new hobby, learning a new language, or taking more than two online courses a week — With most people spending more time at home because of the pandemic, the hustle culture has tricked our minds that we have all the time and energy to reach unrealistic goals. While this may seem practical for most of us, how much is too much when it comes to productivity? Is ‘Hustle culture’ helping us to succeed or simply feeding us stress hormones we never signed up for?

J.I., Naz, Monty and Anne discuss their real life experiences of “online landian” and “online suntukan”. As we begin to break the stigma of online dating, how do we avoid feeling hurt or being emotionally attached to someone we just met online? And as we face this strange time, how do we ‘landi’ responsibly?

J.I. and Ian discuss the privacy concerns over the viral photo editing application called FaceApp. Should we really panic about what this app is doing on our personal data? Are we being used to train a facial recognition algorithm, or is this just another fad, receiving some vague fault-finding?

J.I. and Ian discuss the privacy concerns over the viral photo editing application called FaceApp. Should we really panic about what this app is doing on our personal data? Are we being used to train a facial recognition algorithm, or is this just another fad receiving some vague fault-finding?