On episode 13 we have Carlos Franco, an instructor, professional host, voice artist and Radio DJ at 87.5 FM1. We sit down and start off with his radio person Don Franco at 2:10, what being in the radio booth is like at 8:58, why radio at 11:58, “coupla jobs” at 19:20, how he fell in-love with radio at 20:10, the case of the missing cassette tapes in SM Quiapo at 24:35, one thing he can change about radio at 30:58, DJs save lives at 34:17, hosting at 36:26, and Broadcasting at 01:02:01 (among other things) Enjoy! - Mike

This episode we sit down with Che Orlina and get to talking to her about a lot of things, some of them being about first impressions at 05:55, singing at 08:22, representing Batangas at 09:28, living in a child celebrity bubble at 10:28, self-esteem at 16:07 and a lot more. Enjoy! -Mike

On this Episode I'm going solo talking about a little word called FOMO. Enjoy! - Mike

For the 10th episode of The Mike Acuna Podcast we have, in my opinion, one of the humblest, one of the best and most active singers and songwriters in the PH music scene - Troy Alcala. We talk about how he got into music and how family played a role in it at 04:19, his fascination with John Lennon and at 08:00, the PH music scene at 12:55, work ethic at 16:29, “Hintay X Panaginip” at 21:54, “A Song For Karl Roy” at 24:06, going solo at 28:28, “Starting from 0%” at 40:23, “Bakit Hindi Ka Pa Sikat?” At 50:00, thank yous at 1:01:14 and what would make him stop performing at 1:04:06. Please check out Troy Alcala on Facebook and on Spotify! Enjoy! - Mike

On this episode we talk to the creator of Chili Asylum and Haynayan Ketchups, host of Traveling Spoon and Chili Pepper Connoisseur, Isi Laureano. She talks about being a host of Traveling Spoon at 03:35, Answers “Why Chili Peppers?” At 05:33, “The Bicol Express Myth” at 14:22, “Vegan Wines” at 15:48, Challenges and Difficult Choices at 19:19, we pan over to Reina Serador of The Wander Reign Blog at 21:02, the Benefits of Chili Peppers at 22:28, Mexican Food at 25:38, The Music Business at 27:04, “Disenchantment” at 28:43, The Freelance Single Mom at 31:04, ‘Advice for the 9 to 5ers’ at 32:23, and what would make her stop doing freelance work at 35:14. Enjoy, and thank you for listening! - Mike

Today we talk to one of the most sought after voice directors in the industry, my mentor, Voice Director Brian Ligsay. He answers “Who Is Brian Ligsay” at 01:48, “the path” at 02:37, Challenges he faced starting out at 04:53, how to deal with unfair clients at 07:15, traits of a great voice actor at 11:55, “Laway Lang Ang Puhunan” at 19:20, A very interesting question at 22:43, taking shady projects at 27:43, Hosting at 38:18, The Mothership Recording Studios at 43:58, “Crossroads” at 44:17, “Nasty” at 45:14, “Madrigal Singers Incident” at 50:13, The Key to Longevity at 52:19, and what would make him stop voice acting altogether at 59:18. Enjoy guys I love you. - Mike

Dom (@thedomazingshow), Anne (@theannefuckingclerigo) and I decided to have a couple of beers and mess around. Dom starts out with “Oh, we’re doing this?” At 00:05, I meant to keep most of the episode a secret at 00:23 - and fail at 00:38. Anne tells us what she (mostly) writes about at 03:40, Dom shares a (rap) poem about love lost at 04:10, then Anne goes off at 06:30. Dom shares a bad memory through a poem at 08:38, Anne ups the ante at 10:28 and sings a song she wrote. From there we talk about pretty much what the beer tells us to talk about (including the year 2048), and have a great time doing so. Enjoy - Mike

We talk to the reluctant prodigal son of the arts who goes by Dom Brilliantes. We hear him talk about how he feels having to fly back to Canada again at 02:17, answers "WHO is Dominique Brilliantes" at 02:37, how he gets shit from people b/c it's a girl's name at 02:52, S/O to my friend whose name is "ELLIANE" when it should've been "ELLAINE", at 03:53, Dom on leaving for Canada at 04:49, Canada Culture Shock at 10:09, thrive or dive in the PH entertainment scene at 11:32, being a Pro Host in Montreal at 14:50, his thoughts on the current state of the PH music industry at 17:57, what he found in Canada at 23:13, his rule about friends at 30:59, his rule for friends who try to fuck you over at 31:16, what his dream gig is at 31:57, Gary V on bringing his concerts to PH Universities at 33:22, and whether or not he’ll be coming back as a full-time freelancer at 38:06. Enjoy! - Mike

On the 5th episode of The Mike Stand we talk to Jonette Valenciano, freelance artist and writer. She introduces herself at 1:35, talks at 3:30 about what ZINE is all about, what she did before getting into freelancing at 5:50, talks about how scary it was to make that jump into freelancing at 7:21, what the current state of Filipino comic art is at 14:10, a little teaser for “Little Majesty” at 16:40, we start talking about her influences at 18:30 and the artists who are pushing the art forward, we get distracted by Niccolo Cosme at exactly 21:00 because he had to use the loo, Jonette’s creative process, at 25:41, what Ambedo Art is at 38:35, when BOOK II of LITTLE MAJESTY is coming out at 42:03, what she has in store for the future of the comic book, at 43:48, what you can expect from BOOK II at 47:28, shout outs at 49:49, and what fellow artist Lexter Victorio thinks about Little Majesty at 50:18. Enjoy! - Mike

On this EP we find ourselves with Singer / Songwriter, Anne Clerigo. She starts filling us in at 02:49, “Sheep” at 03:26, The End-goal at 04:50, “The On-Stage Psyche” at 09:30, “Comparisons” at 10:12, “Harhar” at 11:45, “Baywalk” at 17:19, “Jelly” at 25:20, “Hecklers” at 27:00, “Kitchie” at 35:01, “Tawad” at 37:18, “Rituals” at 42:19, “Bouncing Back” at 44:15, “Love On Top” at 46:58, “What Are You Grateful For?” at 48:39 and “Nose Ring” at 48:56. Enjoy! - Mike