On the first installment of Long Distance Off-Season: An update on the upcoming season and a story about an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Lebanon who finds love in a country where she’s treated as an outsider. The story in…
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Google Podcasts creator program SHOWCASE Photos
It was a lot of work but we had an awesome time performing a live storytelling version of Long Distance. All six shows in the cohort got up on the stage at WBUR CitySpace, and I’m pleased to say it…
Long Distance Podcast: Episode 6 – Filipino Tiki Bar
It’s the Season 1 finale! Episode 6 of Long Distance podcast is out and it’s Paola Mardo‘s deep dive on Tiki bar history, cultural appropriation, and LA’s Filipino Tiki bartenders. Fascinating stuff. The episodes drop monthly, so subscribe on Apple…
Long Distance LIVE x Self-Evident x CAAMFest
It was great performing a live Long Distance story in front of a packed house in Oakland. A year ago, I was premiering H.P. Mendoza‘s Centerpiece film Bitter Melon at CAAMFest last year, so it was very cool to be…
An Homage to Karate Kid 2
If you love The Karate Kid Part 2, you’ll appreciate this scene from our movie Awesome Asian Bad Guys. When we shot this scene, I didn’t really remember the Japanese tea ceremony scene from Karate Kid 2. And if I…
Long Distance Podcast: Call Us!
Long Distance wants YOU! Call us at +1-213-293-6024 and leave us a voicemail with your story about being Filipino wherever you are. We might share it on the podcast, on LDtv, or maybe even make an episode about it. Video…
Top 5 Reasons to Apply to the Google Podcasts creator program with PRX
Have a podcast or thinking of starting one? Apply to the Google Podcasts creator program by April 28. Check out our podcast Long Distance, a narrative podcast about life in the Filipino diaspora that is part of program’s inaugural cohort.…
Apply to the 2nd Round of the Google Podcasts creator program
Applications to Round 2 of the Google Podcasts creator program are now open. If you’re a podcaster, definitely check it out. The deadline is April 14. Paola and I are just under two months into the inaugural program with Long…
Take the Long Distance Listener Survey!
If you listen to Long Distance podcast, please take a couple minutes to fill out our first ever listener survey. It’s super quick and easy and will really help Paola and me make the show even better! Just go to…
Long Distance Podcast: Episode 5 – Long Distance Love Story
Episode 5 of Long Distance podcast is out and it’s actually about a long distance relationship as Paola Mardo tells the story of two ex-high school sweethearts turned OFWs reconnecting almost forty years later. The episodes drop monthly, so subscribe…