In this episode of Kiss My Mike, I dive into why Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has captured my heart and hope as a potential future pope. As a queer Filipino, seeing someone who not only shares my heritage but also speaks with compassion and incl...

As a queer Filipino American who believes in Christ, I’ve had a complicated but deeply personal journey with faith. Today, I want to reflect on Pope Francis — what he’s done, what he represents, and what it all means to people like me.Fr...

In this episode, I open up about what Easter means to me as an LGBTQ Filipino American and a Christian. How does being LGBTQ shape my experience of Christianity? What challenges and joys come with holding these identities together—e...

Two Filipinos. One lasting friendship. In this episode, I catch up with my college best friend, Jocy Dollison-Walla. We met as student assistants in College at De La Salle University (Manila) and bonded during our shifts at work (whi...

New Episode of Kiss My Mike: "Art as an Act of Activism" In this powerful episode, I sit down with Filipino American filmmaker GIO Espiritu, a groundbreaking storyteller whose creative vision is ...

🔥 New Episode Alert! 🔥In this powerful episode of Kiss My Mike, I sit down with trans filmmaker and artist, Jade Phoenix to discuss:✨ The current political climate and how recent executive actions

Best Movies of 2024 Anora, Wicked, The Substance, Conclave, A Complete Unknown—these are just some of the critically acclaimed films from 2024!Check out the latest episode of Kiss My Mike, featuring s...

A Call for AdvocacyI’ve always tried to steer clear of politics on my podcast and social media. But you know what? Staying silent isn’t an option anymore—not when policies are being set into motion that directly affect me as an LG...

 2024 Year-End RECAP — Kiss My Mike Podcast! This year was a whirlwind of pop culture, movies, and major events — and I’m breaking it ALL down in my latest podcast episode!  Watch the full video on YouTube ...

🎙 New Podcast Episode! 🎬I’m diving into my journey as a director for my latest short film, THE MANALOS. From preparation to embracing the creative process, here are my key takeaways. Whether you're a filmmaker or just curiou...

Check 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, Rappl...

Check 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, ...

Check 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 direc...

Happy 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!

Check 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 Philade...

Check 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....

Check 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 PersuasionWritten by Mike Ang and D...

Check 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 opinio...

Check 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...

Here'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 memo...

Welcome 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 R...

Check 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...

Learn 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 W...

Learn 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...

The 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...