Ep. 56: That Time We Predicted the Oscars
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Ep. 56: That Time We Predicted the Oscars

Kwento-Kwento hosts their own version of the Oscars plus Angela shares some moving updates, preferred modes of travel, being mistaken for races other than Filipino, Tessa’s ideal wedding, the love story of KP’s parents who’ve been married for forty years and counting, and working hours for a crew member on a TV show and why Ed hates it

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Ep. 55: That Time I Killed Them With Kindness
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Ep. 55: That Time I Killed Them With Kindness

Tessa talks about that time she had to deal with an angry journalist at a movie premiere plus a convo about dealing with people in customer service, the “Who TF Did I Marry?” TikTok series, KP’s fool-proof study strategy, dealing with pathological liars, Edwin’s run-in with a Ponzi Scheme in Africa, Multi-level Marketing Schemes, and more

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Ep. 54: That Time I Wrote About My Filipino Mommy Issues in a Novel
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Ep. 54: That Time I Wrote About My Filipino Mommy Issues in a Novel

Special guest Shannon C.F. Rogers talks about that time she wrote about her Filipino Mommy issues in her debut novel, I’D RATHER BURN THAN BLOOM, plus a conversation on the process of traditionally publishing a book, multiracial upbringings, Filipino debuts vs. quinceaneras, growing up in New Mexico, spicy/smut books that “come out of nowhere,” recent reads, and Filipinos in space.

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Ep. 53: That Time I Was a DJ
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Ep. 53: That Time I Was a DJ

Special guest star Jeremy “JD” joins us to talk about that time he was a DJ back in the vinyl days, plus a convo on Filipino Tita and Tito names, JD guesses the hosts’ ages, Nextels, BBM’s, the olden days of the internet, KidzBop, Filipino nicknames, and the boys have their moment.

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Ep. 49: That Time I Escorted My Lola & Lolo to the Philippines
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Ep. 49: That Time I Escorted My Lola & Lolo to the Philippines

Kwento-Kwento is back with season five! In this premiere episode, the gang-gang is back reflecting on season four, some teasers about our season five guests, exciting news from Tessa, unboxing the Quarantine, Actually DVD, Angela’s beef with Santa, scams, and Tessa talks about that time she escorted her Lola and Lolo to the Philippines. 

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Ep. 47: That Time I Moved to the Philippines to Pursue My Dreams

Special guest star Kalea Pitel joins us to talk about that time she moved to the Philippines to pursue her dreams plus a convo on the power of experiences, "important" details in the movie Crazy Rich Asians, baking face masks, and Nashville being the bachelorette capital of the world plus Kalea competes in the first-ever Miss Kwento-Kwento Pageant, hosted by Tito Boy.

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