The Balut Kiki Project

Tuloy lang, mga Bes! We are an international award-winning Filipino podcast by fabulous members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our goal is to normalize and de-stigmatize conversations that Pinoys generally only talk about in secret - mental health problems (like depression and suicide), sex, sexuality and the human body, non-traditional relationships, among others. "Balut" is a Filipino delicacy consisting of a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. So, we aim to make our episodes nutritious though they are not for the faint of heart. While "kiki" is queer slang for a gathering among friends. Kaya we throw in discussions about queer culture and interests - because why not, diba? We are uniquely PINOY. We are unapologetically QUEER. Join your hosts Mel, Geoff, Nealle together with Peter, Morey, Kenny, Choi, and a bevy of other Bessies! Winner, BEST PODCAST HOST, 1st Asia Podcast Festival Awards, Singapore.

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20: Ang Teacher Na Nagbenta Ng Aliw

The Balut Kiki Project

08/17/21 • 58 min

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Aka "Confessions of an Ex-Sex Worker". Shempre, MATURE CONTENT WARNING, mga Bes!
Teacher Tim has a past he's not ashamed to talk about. After all, it's led him to and helped him with his current career as a proud sex educator. Listen as he talks candidly about his journey from being an Ateneo grade schooler to accidentally landing an escort job while working in retail to being an advocate for the LGBTQIA community in Toronto.
Exciting talaga ang kiki - from talking about his childhood dream to growing up in a conservative Filipino family eventually immigrating to Canada, to his not-so-accidental foray into (gasp!) escorting.
Anu-ano ang mga misconceptions natin sa trabaho ng isang sex worker? Saan siya kumukuha ng clients niya lalo na when he went solo? Anong klaseng serbisyo ang ino-offer niya sa mga parokyano niya? Kamusta ang kita sa ganitong trabaho? How did he protect himself while he was escorting? At ano ang nagbunsod sa kanya na mag-shift careers from sex worker to legitimate sex educator?
(Uyyy. Yung nagbabasa nito may balak yata mag- change careers! Aminin!)
Pakinggan natin ang bago nating Bessie na si Tim Lagman, host of his own podcast Sex Ed with Tim, habang kinukwento niya ang kanyang nakaraan sa pagbebenta ng aliw and his inspiring career-change story.
"I'm an open book with open legs!", sabi ni Teacher Tim.
Aber, makilatis nga!
Listen to Tim's podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sex-ed-with-tim/

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The Balut Kiki Project is an international award-winning podcast being the only Philippine winner so far at the Asia Podcast Festival Awards held in Singapore.
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*Our podcast does not offer professional medical, sexual, or mental health advice. Our show aims to entertain and express truths about our personal experiences in dealing with issues we discuss. If you are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to these links: NCMH (PH) or Find a Helpline (worldwide).
It's okay to ask for help.

Sex Worker

The Balut Kiki Project

12/30/24 • 56 min

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MATURE CONTENT WARNING.

We listen and we don't judge!
Engrandeng salubong sa 2025 via a candid kiki with Clara and Mystic as they pull back the curtain on one of Manila's most misunderstood communities - female sex workers. Against the backdrop of Asia's largest Catholic nation, ang bago nating Bessies share raw, honest stories that challenge stereotypes and expose the deep-rooted double standards facing people who make sexual fantasies come true - for a price.
Bes, we hope this kiki invites you to set aside preconceptions about the world's oldest profession and instead explore what happens when we choose understanding over judgment.

In our 3rd season, our little poddy continues its fearless tradition of bringing taboo Pinoy conversations to light - serving them up with equal parts courage, compassion, and unfiltered realness! Pasok 2025!
Check out Clara's website here.
Check out Mystic's website here.
Please consider giving us a follow and a 5-star rating, Bes.

Language: Tagalog, English
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Project 25: Ang Titi

The Balut Kiki Project

09/21/21 • 80 min

MATURE CONTENT WARNING. Push lang ng push to normalize contextual conversations about sex and our sexuality and to fight the demonization of our bodies.

Let's sort out common myths and fallacies about the penis and figure out fact from fake. Pag-usapan natin kung nababali nga ba ang titi at kung anong sexual position ang dapat iwasan para hindi mangyari ito. May benefits nga ba ang masturbation and how much masturbation is too much? Ano ang mga preferences ng bessies pagdating sa cut or uncut penises?

Alamin natin kung aling mga bansa ang pasok sa Top 10 ng largest and smallest penises in the world? May Pinoy pride ba pagdating sa battle of the world's largest titi? Ano nga ba ang number one determinant ng penis size? May pag-asa ba ang mga kakosa nating mistulang keychain na lamang ang mga ari?

Makikipagsabayan din tayo sa ibang podcasts with our own unique take on the audio-horror genre sa pamamagitan ng ating TITI NG LAGIM - horror stories involving the penis, including erectile dysfunction. And because Christmas is just several jingle balls, este, bells away, pag-usapan natin ang ibat'-ibang mga PALAMUTITI or penile ornaments!

It's time for the titi to take center stage sa ating Usapang+Sex Series!

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(If you, or somebody you know, are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to the link: https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline . It's okay to ask for help. )

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Project 36: Surviving Depression (December 2021)

The Balut Kiki Project

12/07/21 • 57 min

This project contains mature and sensitive themes such as depression and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

On this project, we continue to update you on where we are on our mental health journey, warts and all.

We kiki about some misconceptions about mental illness, and the misuse of important language that we ourselves are guilty of. Do you know it is no longer correct to use the term "successful or unsuccessful attempt" when pertaining to suicide? Neither did we, until very recently. Yes, language evolves but it remains to wield great power so it is vital that we all know how to use it. And find out why the overuse of the phrase "it's okay to not be okay" rubs these two people with clinical depression the wrong way.

If you are a Filipino living in the Philippines and you, or somebody you know, are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, try talking to somebody you trust or please go to the link: https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline . It's okay to ask for help.

Some resources you should check out:

For more resources: www.balutkiki.com.

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Project 23: LGBTQ+ Profiles - Michael Dumlao

The Balut Kiki Project

09/07/21 • 96 min

May bago tayong adopted 'guncle', mga Bes! (gay+uncle = guncle)

On this project, we are featuring the fabulous Michael Dumlao - an artist, author, and activist equipped with more than twenty-one years of advancing diversity, equity, and social justice through award-winning brand strategy, digital marketing, and creative storytelling in corporate, federal, academic, and non-profit environments. He led the rebrand of a Fortune 500 company as its first Director of Brand and serves as a senior advisor for leaders in defense and intelligence.

His newly-released book, "The Wisdom of Guncles", has shot up to the top of Amazon book charts. The book is about queer people and their relationship with family — however they choose to define it. Featuring a diverse pantheon of gay uncles and other queer mentors, their stories offer unique perspectives about life, love, and personal empowerment.

Kilalanin natin si Michael na lumaki sa Pinas, nag-migrate sa Australia, at ngayon ay nananagumpay sa Amerika bilang isang proud Pinoy success story. May mga munting butil ng karunungan at payo si Michael kung paano siya magtagumpay sa corporate world bilang isang queer-person-of-color! Masayang kiki na naman ito, mga bes! Promise!

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Purchase the book on Amazon by clicking this link: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Guncles-Michael-Dumlao-ebook/dp/B09DJCT7CJ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Michael's website: https://www.thewisdomofguncles.com

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(If you are a Filipino living in the Philippines and you, or somebody you know, are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, try talking to somebody you trust or please go to the link: https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline . It's okay to ask for help. )

For more resources: www.balutkiki.com.

If you are listening to us on Apple iTunes, Podchaser, PodcastAddict, etc., please leave us a rating and a review. The reason we ask this is because this helps us appear on searches much quicker and allows people to discover our podcast easier so we are able reach and empower more.

Better yet, please tell a friend about us, especially if that friend needs to relate to somebody going through a tough time, like we all sometimes do. Let them know they're not alone.

Send us an email ([email protected]) if you have any questions, want a shoutout, or have suggestions on how we can improve on the podcast. We love hearing from all of you - keep them coming!

If you want to support our show, please click on the BuyMeACoffee link below.

Thanks for listening and there's much more to listen to! Binge away!

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Project 8: Nurse, Nurse, Immortal Ka Daw? (Part 1 - with Ryan Reyes, RN)

The Balut Kiki Project

05/25/21 • 41 min

Bayani. Hero. Martyr. Immortal. Nurse lang ang sakalam. (Hindi nga?!)

Geoff goes in-depth with former colleague, national nurse licensure reviewer and nurse-educator Ryan Dizon Reyes of Quezon Province about the Filipino's seeming perennial ambivalence towards nurses and the nursing profession. Once regarded as the unsung heroes of an ailing Philippine health care system, nurses have been thrust into the frontlines in the war against an unforeseen pandemic, and now ostensibly forgotten with little help and recognition in sight.

Galaw-galaw, mga ka-duty! Kaya pa ba?

Due to length and breadth, this is the first installment of the discussion on this topic.
Disclaimers: This project was recorded during the 2nd quarter of 2021. All events discussed are limited to cover this time period or before. Also, events and experiences cited are personal in nature, unless otherwise stated, and are limited to the localities mentioned in context.

Sources:
1. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/underpaid-overworked-philippines-nurses-hospitals-shortage-covid-14640028
2. https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/4/1/nurse-dies-coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR2YZ_Krx6avCl01M4lyJT9D81UIDUyIeTkQED18hvxN5oua-97lUk0YbTk
3. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1352136/15-bayaning-nars-we-need-not-die-to-be-heroes#ixzz6sqmjlg5A
4. https://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/ppt.pdf
5. https://www.unicef.org/philippines/stories/unicef-and-philippine-red-cross-step-mental-health-services-during-covid-19-pandemic
6. https://pna-ph.org/
7. https://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/ra_18/RA11494.pdf

If you enjoyed this project, please head on over to our website for more resources: www.balutkiki.com.

If you are listening to us on Apple iTunes, Podchaser, PodcastAddict, etc., please leave us a rating and a review. This helps us appear on searches much quicker and allows people to discover our podcast easier so we are able reach and empower more.

Better yet, please tell a friend about us, especially if that friend needs to relate to somebody going through a tough time, like sometimes we all do. Let them know they're not alone.

Send us an email ([email protected]) if you have any questions, want a shoutout, or have suggestions on how we can improve on the podcast. We love hearing from all of you - keep them coming!

If you want to support our show, please click on the BuyMeACoffee link below, and see how you can support us!

Thanks for listening and there's much more to listen to! Binge away!

(If you are a Filipino living in the Philippines and you, or somebody you know, are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, try talking to somebody you trust or please go to the link: https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline . It's okay to ask for help. )

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Project 7: Da Most Byutipul Kiki In Da (Miss) Universe

The Balut Kiki Project

05/18/21 • 46 min

Mainit-init pa, mga mamsh!

Habang may side effects pa ang lahat sa Miss Universe fever, listen to da feelingerz na commentators Geoff and Nealle at ang legit pageant insider na si CJ while they kiki about the recent Miss U! Kamusta ang awra ni queen Rabiya? May cookfest bang naganap? May kabugan ba sa QnA? Cynthia ang mga kabogera at cynthia ang mga hindi deserving? Pero tandaan, chikahang wanna-be lamang ito at pawang for entertainment purposes only. Pampa-good vibes at pangtaboy lang ng mga maligno! Don't forget to follow and subscribe, mga besh!

If you enjoyed this project, please head on over to our website for more resources: www.balutkiki.com.

If you are listening to us on Apple iTunes, Podchaser, PodcastAddict, etc., please leave us a rating and a review. This helps us appear on searches much quicker and allows people to discover our podcast easier so we are able reach and empower more.

Better yet, please tell a friend about us, especially if that friend needs to relate to somebody going through a tough time, like sometimes we all do. Let them know they're not alone.

Send us an email ([email protected]) if you have any questions, want a shoutout, or have suggestions on how we can improve on the podcast. We love hearing from all of you - keep them coming!

If you want to support our show, please click on the BuyMeACoffee link below, and see how you can support us!

Thanks for listening and there's much more to listen to! Binge away!

(If you are a Filipino living in the Philippines and you, or somebody you know, are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, try talking to somebody you trust or please go to the link: https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline . It's okay to ask for help. )

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Trailer: Sa Likod Ng The Balut Kiki Project

The Balut Kiki Project

05/24/21 • 2 min

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The Balut Kiki Project is a podcast that aims to normalize conversations considered difficult and taboo in Pinoy culture such as mental health, sex and sexuality, non-traditional identities and relationships. We also aim to provide representation for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and our allies in the Philippines.
If you, or anybody you know, are finding life a little tougher than you can handle - know that it's okay to ask for help. Ask a loved one or a friend to talk and listen.
Or call the following PH numbers:
Luzon-wide landline toll-free 1553
Globe/TM 0917-899-USAP
Smart/Sun/TNT 0908-639-2672
(Source: www.https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline)

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Trailer: Have a taste of The Balut Kiki Project

The Balut Kiki Project

05/13/21 • 1 min

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Anu-ano ang mga pinaghuhuntahan nila sa The Balut Kiki Project podcast?
Eh di everythang, anythang, and nothang!
Saksihan ang kulitan, okrayan, bukuhan, laglagan, pagpapanggap, at aminan ng apat ninyong mga Bessies!
Bumisita sa aming munting website para malaman kung ano ang mga nakaraan at paparating na kaganapan. Pwedeng mag-iwan ng emails or recorded voice message para magtanong o kumustahin ang mga Beslogs. O para makiusyoso lang at kung anik-anik pa.
Nuestra casa es su casa, amigos y amigas! Kaya gora na with matching todo ariba!

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Project 13: Surviving Depression (June 2021)

The Balut Kiki Project

06/29/21 • 53 min

This project contains mature and sensitive content. Listener discretion advised.

8 out of 100,000 Filipinos commit suicide each year.
Every 40 seconds, a person somewhere in the world successfully commits suicide.
Majority of them are aged 15-29 years old.

Despite the playful name, this podcast was borne out of severe depression and previous suicidal ideation. In what is perhaps our most personal episode yet, The Balut Kiki Project confronts the reality of living every day with a diagnosis of severe clinical depression and the thought of suicide looming constantly and persistently overhead.

It is high time we normalized conversations about mental health and removed the stigma.

It is about time we cared.

(If you are a Filipino living in the Philippines and you, or somebody you know, are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, try talking to somebody you trust or please go to the link: DOH NCMH Crisis Hotline . It's okay to ask for help. )

For more resources: www.balutkiki.com.

If you are listening to us on Apple iTunes, Podchaser, PodcastAddict, etc., please leave us a rating and a review. The reason we ask this is because this helps us appear on searches much quicker and allows people to discover our podcast easier so we are able reach and empower more.

Better yet, please tell a friend about us, especially if that friend needs to relate to somebody going through a tough time, like we all sometimes do. Let them know they're not alone.

Send us an email ([email protected]) if you have any questions, want a shoutout, or have suggestions on how we can improve on the podcast. We love hearing from all of you - keep them coming!

If you want to support our show, please click on the BuyMeACoffee link below.

Thanks for listening and there's much more to listen to! Binge away!

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/balutkiki)

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Balut Kiki Project have?

The Balut Kiki Project currently has 172 episodes available.

What topics does The Balut Kiki Project cover?

The podcast is about Lgbt, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Sex, Mental Health, Depression, Lesbian, Podcasts, Gay, Gender, Relationships, Queer and Sexuality.

What is the most popular episode on The Balut Kiki Project?

The episode title 'Project 33: 4 Queens, 4 Queers (Unang Yugto)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Balut Kiki Project?

The average episode length on The Balut Kiki Project is 51 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Balut Kiki Project released?

Episodes of The Balut Kiki Project are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Balut Kiki Project?

The first episode of The Balut Kiki Project was released on May 2, 2021.

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