Telebabad Tapes

Episode 142: Is Woowoo Good For You?

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year, podpals!We’re stepping into 2026 by asking a deceptively simple question: Is mysticism actually good for you?In this episode of The ...

Episode 141: Giant-Size Halloween Special

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, podpals! It’s Halloween once again—our favorite time of the year! 🎃And yes, despite a stressful and controversial October here in the Ph...

Episode 140: Through A Father's Tears: Remembering Cj

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Podpals, in this special episode we mark a year since our beloved co-host Cj has transitioned. We sit down with her father, Jojo de Silva, for a candi...

Episode 139: Superman or Fantastic Four

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Cj’s 38th birthday in heaven, we go back to a subject she loves discussing so much---superhero movies! And yes, podpals, this time, it’...

Episode 138: Healing from the Hustle with David Montecillo

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Burnout is real, podpals—and sometimes, the cure isn’t in your next promotion but in your inner chi. In this episode, Wincy sits down with energy ...

Episode 137: Medium No. 39

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Cj’s first year of transitioning into the afterlife, here we present to you Medium Number 39—Yuki from 9thDimensionPH. Let’s hear ...

Episode 136: Dating in Your Forties

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wincy’s back on the market—gulp—and yep, he’s in his forties.But don’t fret, podpals! We’ve enlisted filmmaker, guitarist, and pop culture...

Episode 135: Eraserheads: Combo on the Run Review

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Podpals, here’s a fun movie review episode for the Eraserheads documentary Wincy watched a week ago. (And yes, The Eraserheads, aside from BINI, is ...

Episode 134: Telebabad Tapes X Para Normal Podcast (Part Two)

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Telebabad Tapes X Para Normal Podcast crossover continues! Wincy and Direk Nick dive deeper into the spooky side of grief. Expect scamme...

Episode 133: Telebabad Tapes x Para Normal Podcast (Part One)

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, we’re back, podpals! And here is the collaboration you’ve all been waiting for—the one we’re having with Para Normal Podcast. This is an ...

Episode 132: A Session with Cj's Spirit

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Before the year ends, we at Telebabad Tapes want to share you this gift---a message from Cj from across the veil. Here you can tune in to a mediumship...

Episode 131: Rage-Bait

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever found yourself getting riled up by something on social TikTok or another social platform, but somehow you just can't tear your eyes away...

Episode 130: Alternatives to Religion with Carljoe Javier

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if religion just doesn’t work for you? Would your life be empty and meaningless? Would that mean you would no longer have a moral compass?Fear ...

Episode 129: Inspiration Porn

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How does something inspiring start becoming trite and eventually…cloying? What is this thing writer Amanda Montell refers to as ‘inspiration porn’...

Episode 128: How Not To Be Creepy

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Because it’s about time somebody talks about this topic, right?In this episode, Cj and Wincy sit down to discuss what’s the psychology behind cree...

Episode 127: Things We're Trying To Unlearn

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Change is hard, we know. Unlearning things that were instilled in us during our childhoods is much harder.Join us on another mind-tickling telebabad s...

Episode 126: Summer Movies

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stand By Me. The Karate Kid 2. Almost Famous. Charlie’s Angels. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Before Sunrise.These are Wincy and Cj’s fav...

Episode 125: Diskarte O Diploma (A Deep Dive)

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With all these Gen Z millionaires being all the rage on the internet now, we sat down and pondered on this rather controversial topic.What goes inside...

Episode 124: How Conversations Live Or Die

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we ask ourselves what makes an engaging conversation. And also, what makes a bad one.We’re not the best conversationalists, for sur...

Episode 123: Kilig Tropes

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we here at Telebabad Tapes are giving you our favorite storytelling devices, the ones that make you swoon.Indeed, wh...

Episode 122: TeleTravels - Batanes

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the start of a brand new year! Join us as we took our first trip of 2024 to the rugged coastlines of Batanes—the smallest province in the Phi...

Episode 121: Love Teams with guest Richard Bolisay

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We end 2023 with a topic very dear to Cj’s heart: Love Teams! Especially when 2023 is the year when KathNiel, one the most iconic Pinoy love teams, ...

Episode 120: What We Watched in 2023

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So many good movies and TV shows, so little time! And yes, 2023 is about to end, pod pals.In this episode, we talk about the worst and the best that w...

Episode 119: The Cringe List

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know that feeling. But really, what does 'cringe' really mean? And more importantly, what do the things that make us cringe tell us about ourse...

Episode 118: Teletravels - Cj’s Adventure in NYC

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’d like to be a part of it…New York, New York!”And it’s another tele-travels episode, pod pals! This time around we are talking about Cj’s ...

Episode 117: Superstitions

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Boo! Happy Halloween, podpals! Since it’s the season of all things spooky, we’re talking about superstitions. Yes, that old chestnut.We asked the ...

Episode 116: The 2000s with Tats Paman

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podpals, Tats Paman is back! And we’re all here to discuss the decade that was Eminem and pearl shakes—the 2000s, the Aughts!Travel back in time w...

Episode 115: Life Pegs

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk about the people who we put on a pedestal, the people who we base the trajectory of our lives on. Ah, yes, the Life Peg!What'...

Episode 114: The Secret Lives of Pinoy Agnostics

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And now for something a little more serious, podpals. In this episode, we talk about agnosticism in the context of being Pinoy. What is it about not b...

Episode 113: A Survival Guide for Aspiring Creatives

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hold up. What's this?Some random artist made a Facebook comment. It's about what's an artist and what isn't.Boom! Artist all over the Philippines had ...

Episode 112: Mama's Boys

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all have that one friend or family member. You know what we're talking about. The mama's boy. Love 'em or be annoyed with 'em, hey, they are what t...

Episode 111: Barbie with Richard Bolisay

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One billion dollars in the box office! Fans decked in pink all over the theaters. Gasp, can Barbie be the biggest movie of 2023?And since you asked fo...

Episode 110: Advice for Fresh Grads

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Look around you. Graduation season is in full swing.And with us being your usual mema podcasters, we’re here to dish out some advice for fresh grads...

Episode 109: 6 Kinds of Friends You Need In Life

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Diversify, they said. And yes, when it comes to friendships, you've got to have different types too, right? One friend can't do it all for you, c'mon!...

Episode 108: If I Win The Lottery

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One hundred million pesos. In your bank account. Nobody knows except you. What would you do?And here we have this thought experiment, podpals! Indeed,...

Episode 107: FilAms vs. Filipinos

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

OMG, podpals! Have you heard of the latest beef on TikTok? It's quite the warzone there with native Pinoys and Filipino-Americans bashing each other.J...

Episode 106: 6 Kinds of People We Can’t Connect With

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hypebeast. Mx. Jargon. Alpha Male Tito. The Human Newsfeed. The Performative Human.Manic Pixie Nightmare.Yes, these are the six kinds of people Cj and...

Episode 105: TV Shows of Our Childhood

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And we're back, podpals! Did you miss us?After our vacation in Tokyo, we decided to wax nostalgic for the TV shows that defined our childhoods. Becaus...

Episode 104: What Happened, Facebook?

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Or in other words, “Facebook, anyare? You used to be cool.”In this episode, Wincy and Cj discuss the state of Facebook right now. Have you seen yo...

Episode 103: Songs of Summer

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's no escaping the summer heat? But is there? Confession time: We are most definitely not big fans of the summer season. The mind-melting he...

Episode 102: Pagbukod with guest Tats Paman

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Or in other words: Is moving out still a thing?Here it goes: Married? In a serious relationship? And still living in your parents’ home?What if you ...

Episode 101: Fame

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Warhol once said, “"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes." And by God, he was right, thanks to Instagram and TikTok...

Episode 100: Foreigner Meets Filipina

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s our 100th episode, podpals! And with this, we’re experimenting with a new talk format called #TelebabadMoKaya.We’re featuring our first sub...

Episode 67: Love Languages #ParinigmowithSpotify

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Love is a language. It is meant to be expressed and reciprocated. But sometimes love gets lost in translation and the relationship meets a rough patch...

Episode 65: Love Statements We Should Retire #ParinigmowithSpotify

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's love month and strings of flowery words and whatnot slowly fill the air. But in the season, some love statements become cliches. All the "I love ...

Episode 99: Fleabag (Millennial and Messy) with guest Richard Bolisay

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cj talks with her good friend Richard Bolisay, film critic, professor, and writer of the books Break It To Me Gently and Nothing Deep, about their fav...

Episode 98: Nice vs. Kind

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's the difference between nice and kind? Is there even a difference? Because it surely is something we've put much thought into.In this fun episod...

Episode 97: Crazy Rich Pinoys

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who says we’re a poor country?  After watching Netflix’s Glass Onion and The Menu, we decided to go down the rabbit-hole of ‘Eat The R...

Episode 96: Boundaries

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Boundaries — We’ve been encountering this word more often in the past few years. In this episode, Cj and Wincy talk about boundaries in our differ...

Episode 95: Netflix's Wednesday

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, we at Telebabad Tapes are such big Tim Burton fans! And we loved the Netflix hit show Wednesday so much.So here we are, podpals, excited to talk ...

Episode 94: How To Support Your Extended Fam

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you, Sun Life Philippines for sponsoring this episode! Wincy and Cj discuss the Filipino culture around supporting one’s family - the joy...

Episode 93: Should Pop Culture Be Woke? with guest Carljoe Javier

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT!We watched Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and loved it! In this episode, we asked pop culture writer and scholar Carljoe Javier to sit w...

Episode 92: What is Success?

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Such a complicated and anxiety-inducing question, right? But let’s unpack this and explore common concepts that we often relate to success such as f...

Episode 91: Platonic Relationships

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 So here’s the thing: Wincy has few to zero female friends. Cj has more male friends than female friends.What gives? Could it be the result of ...

Episode 90: Bad Reviews

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So here are two things that happened in our lives: Wincy got a bad review for his book; Cj got attacked when she wrote a rather scathing review for th...

Episode 89: 6 Tipid Tips: Money Hacks for Couples

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Oh, wow, in 2023, we’ll be officially a couple for 10 years.And yes, podpals, through the years of our marriage, we have learned a thing or two abou...

Episode 88: Toxic TikTok Topics

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Admit it, we spend a good amount of our day on TikTok. It’s all fun and entertaining until we come across a video that triggers us! Then, we have th...

Episode 87: YouTube Rabbit Holes

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ah, what would we do without YouTube? We love YouTube so much that we decided to talk about the stuff we usually type on the search bar.These are rand...

Episode 86: Dating Now & Then

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So, what's dating like these days with the Gen Z crowd? And what was dating like ten years ago? What are the differences? Listen to Wincy and Cj, two ...

Episode 85: Who Pays the Bill?

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After those controversial TikTok posts about paying the bill and fancy BGC restaurants, we sat down and decided to give our take on the issue! Indeed,...

Episode 84: Music Movie Tropes

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about our favorite tropes of the genre that’s quite dear to us — music movies! Films (well, even series) about musicians, bands, the indus...

Episode 83: Movies We Hate

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(Warning: Fans of Edgar Wright films may be offended by this episode. Don't listen to this if you identify as one.) Siargao. Meet Me At St. Gallen. Jo...

Episode 82: LGBTQIAP+ Misconceptions with guest Det Neri

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Pride Month to one and all! And because it's the month that celebrates the spectrum of human sexuality and gender, let's enlighten one another a...

Episode 81: Stranger Things 4

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

And here we are back in Hawkins! Yes, podpals, we're big Stranger Things fans and we'll be discussing Season 4 in this giant-size episode.We talk abou...

Episode 80: Loser Country with Ramon Bautista

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It truly is a time of high anxiety, podpals! Are your hearts ready for the new administration?In this episode, Internet action star and our good frien...

Episode 79: Why The Philippines Isn’t So Bad

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ah, yes, we know it’s election time once again. We’re all anxious about the state of our dearest nation. That’s why we decided to talk about the...

Episode 78: Life Skills We Learned in the ’90s

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Oh yes, this podcast is called Telebabad Tapes and admittedly, we are both Nineties kids. And my, my, what a magical decade it was to grown up in!In t...

Episode 77: Porma

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're definitely no fashion plates, but we do like clothes!In this episode, we talk about our relationship with clothes, our personal styles, and item...

Episode 76: Apologies

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry? Not sorry?Why is it so hard to say that you're sorry? How do you actually make a proper apology? How do you accept an apology?Yes, like it or n...

Episode 75: Chismis

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So here’s the thing: Wincy is a bona fide chismoso. Cj is reluctant when it comes to gossip.And so that warrants an episode on the all-too-Filipino ...

Episode 74: Bad Habits

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a habit bad? We open up about our very own bad habits and analyze how we got so used to doing them. But of course, we also talk about what ...

Episode 73: 6 Popular Things We're Not Fans Of

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As they say, different strokes for different folks.In this breezy episode, we talk about things that more than half the world population likes, but do...

Episode 72: Overrated / Underrated

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by one of Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain’s podcast episode, we do our own version as we asked topic suggestions from Telebabad Tapes p...

Episode 71: Nope, Pope! (We’re Still Child-Free)

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Child-free pet owners, less human?”Ech! 2022 is so not off to a good start. Add to all the Omicron anxiety Pope Francis’ scathing speech agains...

Episode 70: Growing Old vs. Growing Up

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What's the difference between the two? Do we become wiser as our bodies mature? Or do we remain teenagers in our heads? And what is adulting anyway? A...

Episode 69: Family Reunion Survival Guide

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the holidays once again, podpals! A time for gifts, good food, and the grand ol' family reunion, now that's it's safer to get together.And what b...

Episode 68: Nuggets of Wisdom We Don’t Believe In

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Believe us when we tell you: Not every piece of advice is worth keeping! Some are outdated, some are just too generic, while some are just plain silly...

Episode 67: Love Languages (Telebabad Tapes Version)

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You know what is truly in need of an update? Those Five Love Languages!Indeed, times and attitudes have changed, so in this episode, we tackle the OG ...

Episode 66: Book Smart / Street Smart

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you book smart or street smart? What do those terms even mean now? Are these labels still applicable in a time when multiple intelligence applies...

Episode 65: 6 Love Statements We Should Retire

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Like it or not, there are a lot of statements about love that should be retired. Whether they're not applicable to the time or just plain silly, we re...

Episode 64: Theme Parks (with Jazz Nicolas)

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a new Tele Travels episode with Itchyworms singer and drummer Jazz Nicolas!We stroll down memory lane and reminisce on the peryas of our y...

Episode 63: 10 Observations About Weddings

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've only just begun... White lace and promises... Ah... weddings! Love 'em or hate 'em, at one point or another, you gotta attend them. (Oof!)&...

Episode 62: Lucky / Unlucky

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We get philosophical and existential in this episode, podpals as we talk about good luck and bad luck. Is success in life a matter of hard work o...

Episode 61: How to Be Funny and Not Be a Jerk with guest Red Ollero

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Woke culture killed comedy." a Hollywood director once sighed."It was just a joke! You're so sensitive." We've heard this a million times already.Is ...

Episode 60: The Secret Life of Bums with guest Tats Paman

14 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tambay. Trust fund kid. Man-child.We all have that one friend or family member, right?Bums are one of the most fascinating people we've come to meet i...

Episode 59: Fandoms

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're all fans of something--a sports team, a movie, an artist, a celebrity. Now, what goes inside the head of a fan? Why are some more diehard than ...

Episode 58: Early Bird Vs. Night Owl

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So here's the thing: Wincy is a morning person; Cj likes chilling out past the midnight hour. What's a married couple got to do? In this episode,...

Episode 57: Villains

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bad guys in fiction. Characters on the wrong side of the tracks. What can we say? We're fascinated by them--their motives, their psyches, their method...

Episode 56: 10 Social Rules We Learned Too Late in Life

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's another list for you, podpals!Because interacting with people sure is complex stuff.Here we give you ten social rules we've learned the hard wa...

Episode 55: Ghosting

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever abruptly cut off someone from your life without warning or explanation? Congratulations, you just committed an act of ghosting! But...

Episode 54: Ateneans! with guests Tats Paman and Mikey Amistoso

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gasp! What's with all the Ateneo hate on social media? Elitist. Mayabang. Entitled. Difficult to work with. Are these true? Or are Ateneans actua...

Episode 53: Baduy

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What's in a word? Baduy, for that matter.It strikes us that the kids of Gen Z are not too keen on the term anymore. That's why we aging Millennials si...

Episode 52: Settling

24 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So you've told yourself you're done with dating. You're happy, you're content, you're ready to be in a relationship with your new jowa.  But...

Episode 51: Laziness

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is laziness? Who would you consider lazy? Is laziness good for our mental health? Is laziness just a way that our bodies heal? Are lazy people mo...

Episode 50: Heaven & Hell Part 2 with guest Ramon Bautista

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the other half of our two-part Holy Week Special! Yes, we invited comedian Ramon Bautista to join in on our conversation about the afterli...

Episode 49: Heaven & Hell Part 1 with guest Ramon Bautista

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this two-part Holy Week Special! We invited comedian Ramon Bautista to join in on the conversation about the afterlife. In Part ...

Episode 48: Grades

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From awe-inspiring A-pluses to fidget-causing F-minuses, we've all gotten the grades in our years in the classroom. But as new opinions on s...

Episode 47: People Pleasing

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You asked for it... now it's here! We given you an episode where we tackle the slippery subject of people-pleasing. (Yup, it's a problem a lot of youn...

Episode 46: Virginity

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Like a virgin / Touched for the very first time," or so Madonna once sang. And yes, folks, we're talking about the trigger-sensitive issue of virgini...

Episode 45: Geeks

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Love 'em or hate 'em, they're everywhere. Yes, folks, not only have geeks inherited the Earth, they've already taken over it. (Yay or nay?) And w...