Kiss My Mike
101 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA podcast with a Gaysian flavor!
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S5E4: The Power of Storytelling with Kristine Gerolaga (Sundance Labs Alum, Writer, Filmmaker)
March 19, 2024 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBCheck out this new podcast episode featuring Writer/Filmmaker: KRISTINE GEROLAGA! Kristine Gerolaga is a Filipina American filmmaker and actor. Her work has been featured on ATTN:, Amazon Fire TV, ALTER, Shudder, Fangoria, Rappler, and Vulture. Her short films were finalists for the TIFFxInstagram Shorts Fest and Justin Lin's Interpretations 2.0 Asian American Filmmaker Initiative. She is a 2023 grant recipient of The Future of Film is Female's Short Film Fund. She is also a Sundance Ins...
S5E3: Rommel Rojas (LA-based Actor & Screenwriter)
February 16, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBCheck out this new episode with LA-based actor and writer, ROMMEL ROJAS! Rommel was born and raised in Davao, Philippines. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and pursued a career in advertising. When the opportunity arose, he moved to the US in 2004. When his corporate stint ended in 2014, he rediscovered his passion in storytelling and attended both UCB and Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio for his training. He is a Meisner trained actor and a member of the Company of Angels th...
S5E2: Post-Sundance Blues with ACHIM MENDOZA (Filmmaker)
February 05, 2024 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBCheck out this new 'Kiss My Mike' podcast episode featuring ACHIM MENDOZA. Achim is queer ex-Filipino-soap-opera-translator-turned-filmmaker, Achim’s passion for film started in his teens, when Marilou Diaz-Abaya, a renown Filipino director and National Artist, offered to mentor him. As a teenager, Achim would fly back and forth between his hometown of Davao and Manila to attend her classes. Back in the Philippines, he helped create “Stages Sessions,” a YouTube channel that focuses on indie...
S5E1: What's in & What's out in 2024!
January 12, 2024 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.11 MBHappy New Year Everyone! Check out this latest podcast episode to kickoff Season 5. In this episode, I share my thoughts on what's in and what's out in 2024! Hope you all enjoy it!
S4E12: A Sweet Tooth interview with Carlin James
November 01, 2023 13:00 - 7 minutes - 5.36 MBCheck out this brand new podcast episode featuring CARLIN JAMES. Carlin is an LA-based, Filipino-American actor who has appeared in shows like Better Call Saul, American Crime Story, and It's always sunny in Philadelphia. Carlin's new short film "A Sweet Tooth" will have its premiere at FilmQuest on November 3rd and FilAm Creative Film Festival on November 4th. About A Sweet Tooth Logline: An overachieving Analyst will do whatever it takes to win a coveted promotion until he's confronted ...
S4E11: 1521 with Exec Producer, Francis B. Lara Ho
October 02, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MBCheck out my latest podcast episode with the Executive Producer of the movie 1521, FRANCIS B. LARA HO. Francis is born in the Philippines famous City of Love, Iloilo City. His father, Anotnio L. Ho was both a businessman and a statesman. His mother, Nenita L. Balaran was a teacher. Francis was raised and trained in a Filipino-Chinese family of entrepreneurs, military, educators, and politicians. He first ventured as an entrepreneur in the United States in 2011 and was honored as one of the ...
S4E10: Asian Persuasion - Interview with Dante Basco and KC Concepcion
September 21, 2023 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.97 MBCheck out my interview with the lead cast of "Asian Persuasion," DANTE BASCO and KC CONCEPCION at the movie's WORLD PREMIERE at Soho International Film Festival in New York City. About Asian Persuasion Written by Mike Ang and Directed by Jhett Tolentino, the film tells the story of a down-on-his-luck Chef, Mickey de Los Santos, who cooks up a crazy scheme to marry off his ex-wife, Avery Chua, by creating a fake online dating profile for her, to avoid his substantial alimony obligations. Da...
S4E9: FilmBuffing with Justin Quizon (Writer/Director)
August 17, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBCheck out this latest podcast episode featuring Filmmaker JUSTIN QUIZON. Justin is a FilAm Writer and Director based in LA. HE's the host of "Nothing New Podcast" with co-host Andrew Linde where they talk about their thoughts and opinions on film remakes. Justin's also a Writer and Associate Producer for "LUMPIA with a VENGEANCE," a film about a LUMPIA-armed superhero that reappears in Fogtown and teams up with high school student Rachel to prevent a mysterious crime syndicate from destroy...
S4E8: FilAm Actor Julian Bataclan
August 05, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBCheck out this latest podcast episode featuring FilAm actor, JULIAN BATACLAN. Julian is a jack of all trades who is just beginning to emerge in the Entertainment scene as an actor. Already equipped with an engineering degree from USC, he has most recently cultivated and developed his craft under the direction of renowned acting coach John Kirby in Hollywood. Among Julian's recent credits include: The Perfect Couple (lead), Good Filipino Kids (supporting) and #DONT on stage (supporting). Ch...
S4E7: Summertime Madness (an excerpt from my memoir, Kiss My Mike)
July 21, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.61 MBHere's a quick excerpt (audio) recording from my book, Kiss My Mike! I made this podcast recording since it's summertime here in the US right now! The excerpt appears in Chapter 3 of my memoir where I wrote about my summer memories as a "promdi kid" in the 90s. Back then, I used to spend my summer vacationing at my cousins' house in Manila. I always enjoyed staying at their house because they had so much stuff that we didn't have in the province-- things like a family computer, aircond...
S4E6: Rising Filipinas featuring Therese Miu
June 12, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBWelcome to another episode of KISS MY MIKE and HAPPY 125th PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY! Check out this new podcast episode featuring Therese Miu! Therese is a FIERCE leader in the AAPI community. She is the founder and leader of RISING FILIPINAS, an organization that aims to equip the next generation leaders by providing educational, relational, and financial resources to members of the community. She's a champion of women and mothers, a community cultivator, an entrepreneur. In this epis...
S4E5: PRIDE KICKOFF with Actor/Writer/Podcast Host and OUTFEST alum ALEJANDRO VALTIERRA
June 01, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBCheck out this brand new podcast episode featuring ACTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER and PODCAST HOST: Alejandro Valtierra. Alejandro is the host of "DAMSELS in the DMS" podcast with Aash Patel and Lauren Harris. He plays the role of "NICO" in the upcoming short film "To Ken With LOVE" Directed by yours truly, premiering at the New Filmmakers LA Festival in JUNE 2023. In addition, Alejandro also appeared in the series "UnDocumented Tales" which premiered at Outfest Fusion in 2023, ARENA House Musica...
S4E4: JOHN FRANK LEVEY: Four-time Emmy award winning CASTING DIRECTOR and author of the new book 'Right for the Role'
April 17, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBLearn about how casting for TV and Movie works! Check out my brand new podcast episode featuring four-tome EMMY award-winning Casting Director: JOHN FRANK LEVEY. John has cast such iconic television shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing, Shameless, as well as dozens of other television series and movies. In this episode, John talks about how the beginning of his career was somewhat of a "Happy Accident" eventually finding the right role for him in Entertainment. Learn about his thought...
S4E3: Writing for TV with Mike Gemballa (Supervising Producer at CBS' S.W.A.T. show)
April 04, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBLearn about TV writing! In this episode, I interviewed Mike Gemballa. Mike is currently the Supervising Producer at the CBS hit show S.W.A.T. Learn about Mike's background, starting with his interest in the gritty crime genre, his experience as a skateboarder, and how he started his writing journey including being part of the CBS Writers Program and writing for other shows like Beauty and the Beast and NCIS New Orleans. Mike shared a lot of useful insights about navigating the Entertainme...
S4E2: Oscar-nominated movies with Special Guest: Charles J. Gray
March 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBThe OSCARS is almost here! Check out this podcast episode with my good friend and LA-based filmmaker: Charles J. Gray! In this episode, we talked about our thoughts on the ten-nominated movies this year! Find out which ones are our favorites, which ones we think will win based on the voting body's preferences, and hear about our specific commentaries on each of the movies!
S4E1: The Last of Us
January 20, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWelcome to a brand new season of KISS MY MIKE! I am devoting this season to talk about something that I have always been passioante about: MOVIES and TELEVISION! In this episode, I shared my thoughts on the brand new HBO show called "The Last of US," based on a playstation game of the same title that was developed by Naughty Dogs and published in 2013. Hear about my thoughts on the new series including my reaction to how the show was created by Craig Mazin (showrunner of HBO's Chernobyl) ...
Special Winter 2023 Episode: My Top 5 Favorites at Miss Universe 2022
January 13, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 5.22 MBIt's time for Miss Universe baby!!! Oh boy, I'm supposed to be on my winter hiatus but since it is Miss Universe, I decided to record a special Winter 2023 podcast episode to talk about THE most important competition of the year, the MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT! Alright, so this year marks the 71st year of the pageant... and the venue is so close to home, it will be held in Louisiana! Check out this episode to hear about my EARLY FAVORITES so far based on the preliminaries that happened recentl...
S3E32: Merry Fucking Christmas (Season Finale)
December 06, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBOh boy, this episode is unlike ALL my other episodes in the past! I decided to lay it all on the table, like an up close and personal with ME! I dunno, I just wanted to share all my thoughts in the most honest and unfiltered way as possible. In this episode, I talked about my key takeaways for the year. I talked a lot about my creative projects (e.g., I worked on three short films this year), my fulltime job, my recent trip to the Philippines, my getting into an accident in CA while filmin...
S3E31: Filipinx in Business & Media featuring BlogTalk Host, MJ Racadio
November 18, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBNEW PODCAST SERIES FOR NOVEMBER: Filipinx in Business & Media Honoring trailblazers who are making an impact in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, and media. Part 3 of the series features MJ Racadio. MJ is the host of BlogTalk with MJ Racadio. HE started his career in business management and now works in Public and Media Relations, interviewing celebrities on red carpet events including the Golden Globes and Miss Universe. In this episode, learn more about MJ's background as a hos...
S3E30: Filipinx in Business & Media featuring Joycelyn David (AV Communications)
November 11, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBNEW PODCAST SERIES FOR NOVEMBER: Filipinx in Business & Media Honoring trailblazers who are making an impact in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, and media. Part 2 of the series features Entrepreneur and Marketing expert, JOYCELYN DAVID. Joycelyn is currently the CEO and Owner of AV Communications, a full-service multicultural marketing agency based in Toronto. In this episode, learn more about Joycelyn's background as an Entrepreneur and Community advocate. Learn more about how...
S3E29: Filipinx in Business & Media featuring Dan Santos (Sendwave app)
November 04, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBNEW PODCAST SERIES FOR NOVEMBER: Filipinx in Business & Media Honoring trailblazers who are making an impact in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, and media. Part 1 of the series features Entrepreneur and Marketing expert, DAN SANTOS. Dan is currently the Market Launcher head for SENDWAVE, an online money remittance app that is used by over 800,000 user worldwide. In this episode, learn more about Dan's background, his life in Vegas, and how we got his job at Sendwave. Hear his t...
S3E28: Filipinx Creatives featuring PBB10 housemate, Basti Macaraan
October 28, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (OCTOBER 2022) is FILIPINX Creatives to celebrate Filipino American History Month. This is Part 4 of the series featuring Pinoy Big Brother 10 housemate, Basti Macaraan. In this episode, learn more about Basti's experience being a housemate on PBB. Listen to Basti as he talks about his background living in Italy, his vlogging journey, and his passion for film and TV. Available on Spotify, YouTube, or any other platforms!
S3E27: Filipinx Creatives featuring multi-hyphenated artist, Edrian Pangilinan
October 21, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (OCTOBER 2022) is FILIPINX Creatives to celebrate Filipino American History Month. This is Part 3 of the series featuring multi-hyphenated artist, Edrian Pangilinan. In this episode, learn more about Edrian's creative background and how he started in this field. Edrian also talks about his podcast (Soul Supremacy) and his involvement as a Media Con entertainer and host for TFC US. Lastly, Edrian talks about his creative pro...
S3E26: Filipinx Creatives featuring Actor and Teacher, Noreen Lanie
October 14, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (OCTOBER 2022) is FILIPINX Creatives to celebrate Filipino American History Month. This is Part 2 of the series featuring Actor and Teacher, Noreen Lanie. In this episode, learn more about Noreen's background and how she started in this field, watching TV and Movies in the Philippines. Noreen also talks about how her family reacted when she told them about her interest in acting, growing up in a Filipino household, and how s...
S3E25: Filipinx Creatives featuring Professional Lindy Hop dancer, Andrew Jose
October 07, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (OCTOBER 2022) is FILIPINX Creatives to celebrate Filipino American History Month. This is Part 1 of the series featuring Professional Lindy Hop dancer, Andrew Jose. In this episode, learn more about Andrew's background and how he started in this field. Andrew is based in SoCal and has competed in various professional competitions including the National Jitterbug Championships, which is one of the largest and longest running...
S3E24: Filipinx in Sports & Fitness featuring Coach Cassie Klockgether
September 30, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (SEPT 2022) is FILIPINX in Sports & Fitness, to honor the many amazing Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the field of Sports and Fitness. This is Part 5 of the series featuring Coach Cassie Klockgether. In this episode, learn more about Coach Cassie's sports journey. Cassie is a member of GILAS Pilipinas Women's Basketball team (as assistant coach). Prior to that, she was part of the women's basketball coaching team at Un...
S3E23: Filipinx in Sports & Fitness featuring Coach Enrick "Doc Pino" Baltazar
September 23, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (SEPT 2022) is FILIPINX in Sports & Fitness, to honor the many amazing Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the field of Sports and Fitness. This is Part 4 of the series featuring Coach Enrick "Doc Pino" Baltazar In this episode, learn more about Doc Pino's sports journey, how his father's background as a basketball player in the Philippines has played a role in his journey. Listen to his thoughts on sports as a whole, how to...
S3E22: Filipinx in Sports & Fitness featuring Mompreneur and Fitness Coach Marysel Jones
September 16, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (SEPT 2022) is FILIPINX in Sports & Fitness, to honor the many amazing Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the field of Sports and Fitness. This is Part 3 of the series featuring Philly-based fitness coach and Mompreneur, Marysel Jones! In this episode, learn more Coach Marysel's' fitness journey. Listen to her thoughts and stories about starting this journey, her working out routine/philosophy, how to make fitness fun, her ...
S3E21: Filipinx in Sports & Fitness featuring Coach Markus Wolf
September 09, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (SEPT 2022) is FILIPINX in Sports & Fitness, to honor the many amazing Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the field of Sports and Fitness. This is Part 2 of the series featuring Toronto-based fitness coach, Markus Wolf! In this episode, learn more Markus' fitness journey. Listen to his thoughts and stories about starting this journey, working out routine/philosophy, how to make fitness fun, and his training program (the Wol...
S3E20: Filipinx in Sports & Fitness featuring KC "Pinay Fight" Carlos
September 02, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWelcome to another episode of Kiss My Mike! Our theme this month (SEPT 2022) is FILIPINX in Sports & Fitness, to honor the many amazing Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the field of Sports and Fitness. This is Part 1 of the series featuring Fil-Am Muay Thai Fighter, KC "Pinay Fight" Carlos! In this episode, learn more about KC's athletic journey: how she started in martial arts in the US and how she ended up training and competing in Thailand. Find out about how her Filipino identity ...
S3E19: Chef's Table featuring Delhi-based Executive Chef, Vardaan Marwah
August 26, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWelcome to CHEF's TABLE, a new podcast series presented by KISS MY MIKE. This is Part 4 of the series featuring Delhi-based Executive Chef, Vardaan Marwah. In this episode, learn more about Chef Vardaan's creative journey,: how we started in fashion but ended up in the culinary world. Find out about his training as a pastry chef, what he thinks the best ingredient in cooking is, his signature dish, and the impact of pandemic in the restaurant world globally. Lastly, we talked about India...
S3E18: Chef's Table featuring Culinary Storyteller, Filmmaker & Journalist: Hieu Gray
August 19, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWelcome to CHEF's TABLE, a new podcast series presented by KISS MY MIKE. This is Part 3 of the series featuring Hieu Gray! In this episode, learn more about Hieu's culinary journey. Find out about her work in the fields of television, food, social media, and journalism. In addition, learn about her work as a former CNN senior producer for such shows as Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown and Larry King Live. Lastly, we talked about Hieu's background as a Filmmaker and Director, including her...
S3E17: Chef's Table featuring Cherryl Lemi @ PhillyFoodGal
August 12, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBWelcome to CHEF's TABLE, a new podcast series presented by KISS MY MIKE. This is Part 2 of the series featuring Philly-based Chef, Cherryl Lemi! In this episode, learn more about Chef Cherryl's culinary background. Find out how about her training at the Culinary Institute of America and what her internship with other famous Chefs entails. In addition, learn about her thoughts on being a Filipino-American female chef, especially in this male-dominated industry. Lastly, we talked about foo...
S3E16: Chef's Table featuring Steven Leung (Vegas-based multi-cuisine Chef)
August 05, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWelcome to CHEF's TABLE, a new podcast series presented by KISS MY MIKE. This is Part 1 of the series featuring Vegas-based multi-cuisine Chef, Steven Leung! In this episode, learn more about Chef Steven's culinary background. Find out how he got his job as Executive Chef for Tropicana in Las Vegas. In addition, learn about his early life in HK (before moving to the US), his family background in the culinary world, how he started his career, his other experiences in big hotels including ...
S3E15: Homecoming (Part 4: College Student Assistants) featuring Cheryl Goodman
July 29, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBThis is HOMECOMING: a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 4: College Student Assistants), I interviewed Cheryl Goodman Cheryl and I went to the same college together in the Philippines (at La Salle), where we were both Student Assistants/Computer Lab Assistants. Thus, we talked a lot about our SA days, as well as about our overall college memories, Cheryl's background (High School in Canada, Coll...
S3E14: Homecoming (Part 3: College Debate Team) featuring Badette Almeda-Quiblat
July 22, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBThis is HOMECOMING: a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 3: College Debate Team), I interviewed Badette Almeda-Quiblat. Badette and I went to the same college together in the Philippines (at La Salle), where we were both members of the Debate Society. Thus, we talked a lot about our debate memories, various tournaments that we participated in, organizing events, world travels, fun moments, lead...
S3E13: Homecoming (Part 2: High School Reunion) featuring Sari Malaca-Arciaga
July 15, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThis is HOMECOMING, a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 2: High School Reunion), I interviewed Sari Malaca-Arciaga. Sari and I went to the same high school together in the Philippines. We talked about high school memories, 90s pop culture, her interest in dance, her current career as a Call Center team lead, her love life and traumatic experience with the passing of her boyfriend, being a mom no...
S3E12: Homecoming (Part 1: NC Home) featuring James Lee Fronck
July 08, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBThis is HOMECOMING, a new podcast series presented by Kiss My Mike. Featuring stories about home, reunions, and recollections. In this episode (Part 1: NC Home), I interviewed NC-based actor James Lee Fronck. James and I worked together on the short film, The Perfect Couple, which I also wrote and Executive-produced. Find out James' reaction when he first read the script and when he found more info about the character that we was playing: Senator Rufus Webber. In James' words, "He was n...
S3E11: Diversity in Hollywood with Robert E. Blackmon
June 28, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBHere’s Part 7 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Robert E. Blackmon's creative journey as content creator and Lifestyle specialist. Robert's TikTok page has over 1.8M followers and his GIFs has ~9B views! Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon, YouTube or any other streaming apps.
S3E10: Diversity in Hollywood with Erik Escobar (Actor & Stand-up Comedian)
June 24, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBHere’s Part 6 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Erik Escobar's creative journey as an actor and stand-up comedian. Find out about his comedic process, current tours, thoughts and experiences in the stand-up world, and so much more! Lastly, find out more about how his Filipino/American identity has played a role in his journey and why it was important. Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon, YouTube or any other streaming
S3E9: Diversity in Hollywood with Law Sharma (Actor & Senior Content Producer for CinemaBlend)
June 21, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBHere’s Part 5 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Law Sharma's creative journey as an actor. Find out how his Filipino/Indian/American identity has played a role in his journey and why it was important. Lastly, learn about Law's work as a Senior Content Producer for CinemaBlend, the go-to-source for today's information and updates on new movies, tv shows, games and celebrity news and gossip. Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon, Yo...
S3E8: Diversity in Hollywood with Singer/Songwriter Jae Jin
June 14, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBHere’s Part 4 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” podcast series -- in this episode, learn about Jae Jin's journey as a musician Find out what his thoughts are on diversity and representation in Hollywood, especially coming from a Korean-American background. Lastly, check out this episode for Jae Jin's performance of 11:11 (it's amazing btw!) Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeartRadio, Amazon, YouTube or any other streaming apps.
S3E7: Diversity in Hollywood with Vick Krishna
June 10, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBHere’s Part 3 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” podcast series -- in this episode, learn about Vick Krishna's journey as an actor/content creator/comedian. Find out what his thoughts are on diversity, stereotypes, and representation in Hollywood, especially coming from a South Asian/Indian-American background. Lastly, learn more about Vick's journey as a content creator and how his TikTok videos have become viral. Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeartRadio, Amazon, YouTube or any ...
S3E6: Diversity in Hollywood with Ashley Rapuano (Actor/Comedian & PR Marketer)
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBHere’s Part 2 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood” series -- in this episode, learn all about Ashley Rapuano's creative journey as an actor/comedian. Find out how her Filipino identity has played a role in her journey and why it was important. And lastly, learn about Ashley's work as a PR marketer for Tremendous Communications, an organization that aims to uplift Asian Americans and other minorities in Entertainment and Media. Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Amazon, YouTube or...
S3E5: Diversity in Hollywood with musician/artist Oh Yeah
June 03, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBPart 1 of Kiss My Mike's "Diversity in Hollywood series" -- in this episode, hear about Oh Yeah's creative journey as a musician and artist. Check out the episode for a bonus clip of Oh Yeah's latest track "Got A Go." Lastly, listen to Oh Yeah's thoughts on how we can increase diversity and representation in Hollywood, particularly in the music industry.
S3E4: Debunking Asian Stereotypes with Actor/Producer Alex Chang (Paradox House, Life of Pi on West End)
May 27, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBWelcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! Our theme this month is “Debunking Asian Stereotypes” in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. In this episode, listen to Alex's thoughts on diversity in Hollywood and why it's important to debunk stereotypes. Furthermore, learn about Alex's journey as an actor and producer, and how he co-founder Paradox House, a production company built by filmmakers for filmmakers. Lastly, hear Alex's experience as an underst...
S3E3: Debunking Asian Stereotypes with Hiromi Okuyama: Tiktok Star, Clubhouse Queen, and Actor!
May 20, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWelcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! Our theme this month is “Debunking Asian Stereotypes” in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. In this episode, learn about Hiromi Okuyama's journey as an actor and influencer. Her Tiktok account @Hiromiacts has ~200K followers and almost 3M views -- hear about how her social media page grew and what her thoughts are on content creation. Lastly, listen to her thoughts on how things are changing in terms of As...
S3E2: Debunking Asian Stereotypes with Mas Moriya: Founder of Strong Asian Lead and Asian Film Network
May 13, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBWelcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! Our theme this month is “Debunking Asian Stereotypes” in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month this month of May. In this episode, learn about how Mas founded Strong Asian Lead, an organization that aims to change the narrative of how Asian American storytellers make their way into Hollywood. Furthermore, hear about his thoughts on how we can learn more about Asian cinema history and how we can continue to elev...
S3E1: Debunking Asian Stereotypes with Mental Health & AAPI expert Jeanie Y. Chang LMFT
May 06, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBWelcome to a brand a new season of KISS MY MIKE: a podcast with a gaysian flavor! MAY is Mental Health Awareness and AAPI Heritage month! And what better way to celebrate both events than to listen to a podcast to learn more about how we can increase awareness on mental health and debunk some unhealthy Asian stereotypes! In this episode, learn about how Jeanie is using K-dramas in her therapy practice. So you've watched Squid Game or HomeTown Cha Cha Cha, eh? Good. But do you know how thes...
S2E18: Year-End Reflections
December 30, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.74 MBSeason 2 Finale - just my random thoughts to reflect on the year 2021. See you all in 2022! Thanks for listening! -Mike