The Pogi Project

What were your parents like when you were younger? Patrick, Aaron, and Adrian discuss how they were raised and how their relationship with their parents has evolved over the years.

Team Pogi examines gender roles in their relationships and how they've changed over time. 

The Pogi Boys return after some exciting changes. Aaron moved in with his girlfriend, Adrian bought his first car, and Patrick graduated and now works for a national women's clothing brand.

In this episode, Patrick, Adrian, and Aaron recap the quarantine season. From topics of veganism, being a nurse, role models, and insecurities, the guys hash what they've taken away from the passed few months and breakdown their goals for the future. Is this the end of the modern FIlipino boy podcast?

We recorded this episode in March and it fell to the bottom of our priority list when we decided to post episodes with guests. Recently, more and more brave individuals have come out and shared their truth about sexual harassment in Winnipeg. The Pogi Project stands with those individuals in the fight against this type of behaviour. In this episode, we acknowledge poor habits we've seen on dating/hook up apps and sliding in DMS. 

We hope this episode educates you about poor behaviour on dating online or in real life. Whether you're on the receiving or delivering end, recognize fuck boy behaviour is lame and does not lead to a long term, healthy relationship. Sad to say a lot of pogi boys learn that the hard way, but recognizing this behaviour and then making the commitment to be better is what matters. We hope you enjoy this awkward and silly episode in the typical, light-hearted, pogi boy way you've enjoyed all our episodes.

Our first episode missing a Team Pogi member (Adrian) LOL.

This week, Reiner Carlos joined Patrick and Adrian to talk about his journey from being a regular Winnipeg hobby photographer, to a Toronto-based fashion photographer who's worked with names like Hudson's Bay, Elle Canada, and more. Much of this episode was his journey in taking big risks in a small town  for his big dreams. You won't want to miss this one.

Check out Reiner Carlos here:

Instagram: @carlosalyse

We're telling you right now that we're not experts on this and we're still learning, but please, SAVE YOUR MONEY! 

In this episode we get real about our spending and saving habits and what our goals our when preparing for the adult world.

As Filipino-Canadians, many of us a led to believe that nursing is the only notable career we can take on. Many of us fall into this and learn to hate it, or love it — this is why we brought our girl Karla Ruiz on the show. Nursing wasn't something she wanted at first, but she learned to love it because she couldn't see herself working anywhere else. Listen to her journey as a nursing student, photographer, and all around boss woman. It was so refreshing to have a modern Filipino girl represent and share her story. Give this a like if you want to see her start her own podcast!

In light of recent events, we decided this episode would be half about our original topic of religion, and a bit about #BLACKLIVESMATTER and how we can have healthier conversations about racism and discrimination in our own homes. To be honest, it's difficult to talk about this. A lot of the time, we don't really feel qualified or educated enough to talk about topics like this. In the end, we need to do our best to get the right messages across in order to promote change in the world.

Insecurities — we all have them. It's crazy how our personal self talk can be one of the most toxic things we experience in our daily life. We don't know why we do it, but we encourage you all to try and stop. Cliche as it is, nobody really cares about those little things as much as you think they do. Listen as we chat with Angelo Domingo about insecurities in our appearances, mindsets, etc.

This is probably the most wholesome conversation we've had so far. The guys and I get real about the people the role models we aspire to be, and breakdown the impact we want to have on others. Six months ago, we didn't think we'd still have a brand together, but now that we're still going strong, we realize we have a responsibility to be a great example for our listeners — modern Filipino boys or not. 

In this episode, the boys get real about some of the poor habits and vices they're trying to kick. The truth — everyone's got something from biting your nails or using a vape. Habits are hard to kick, but it's important that we understand that they don't rule us. If we don't want em, we are capable of getting rid of them.

Well I flopped.

This first episode of the season was supposed to be recorded however I lost the footage! (nooo!!) On the bright side, we're back baby! I just want to mention that the guys and I recorded this before we were required to social distance ourselves. We filmed this at Ian's house with one mic so we do apologize if it's not as balanced as we usually have it, but we promise the episodes to come will be a lot better! We were able to record remotely from our own homes during this pandemic. (bless up for modern technology)

This episode we get real about Filipino culture and our food. We honestly went into this thinking that this was an impossible thing, you know, CAUSE FILIPINO FOOD IS SO GOOD! But our boy Ian Supnet showed us what's up. He was even gracious enough to gift us each our own package of vegan burgers to try (video to come soon homies). Have y'all ever tried being vegan? Let us know!

Thank you so much for joining us for this season of The Pogi Podcast, by The Pogi Project. The boys and I are so happy to hear how much you love the podcast and what it's done for you in your life. At this point, we don't know if season 2 will happen, but we hope enjoyed our run and we'd be happy to create content for you guys once the world simmers down. Till next time you guys!

WE HAD OUR LIVE EVENT!  When we started this podcast, we never imagined anything like this happening to us so soon. This is just the start of our journey and we hope to do more things like this in the future.  This episode was about racism and discrimination within Filipino culture. Why do Filipinos have such a poor relationship with other Filipinos? We dive in to topics about the "whitewashed" and the "FOBS" and how we personally uplifted or neglected our Filipino community. We also get real about how we communicate with our Filipino parents in this modern age.  Special thanks to CBC Manitoba and Kultivation Festival for this amazing opportunity to highlight this important issue.  Shout out to Case & Park Barbershop for sponsoring our giveaways and Chunky's Meats and Sweets for sponsoring our food.

In this episode, Patrick, Aaron, and Adrian talk about their experiences with love and break ups — a topic familiar to us all. Love is a complicated thing that people rarely get right on their first try. Things don't work out sometimes, and that's okay.  The Pogi Project Live Podcast (The Pogi Party) CBC Manitoba and Kultivation Festival Garden City Shopping Centre March 10, 2020 5PM — 7PM  COME THROUGH Y'ALL!!

In this episode, Patrick, Aaron, and Adrian talk about their experiences with toxic friendships and confrontation. Life is crazy and it's hard to hang on to all our homies, but losing touch doesn't dismiss the fact that your connection was real. Things don't work out sometimes, and that's just how it is.  The Pogi Project Live Podcast (The Pogi Party) CBC Manitoba and Kultivation Festival Garden City Shopping Centre March 10, 2020 5PM — 7PM  COME THROUGH Y'ALL!!

In this episode, Patrick, Aaron, and Adrian talk about their individual challenges with post secondary studies. They boys get into some real stressful experiences and talk about ways they manage their time without compromising part-time jobs, family, and friends.  Do you have any tips for managing a busy schedule

Do you remember your first job and your first job interview?   Patrick, Aaron, and Adrian chat about their first jobs and how they got them. If you want to hear some generic answers that got us our jobs, LISTEN NOW!

In this episode, Patrick, Aaron, and Adrian sit down to talk about their dating experiences, specifically first dates.  

WE'RE BACK!  After months of hiatus since that "sneak peek," our heroes return for some laughs and resolutions. Show starts off with our new segment where we rate past fashion trends and determine whether we'd leave it, or BRING IT BACK. The conversation gets deep when we talk about our senior year in high school and what it took for Patrick to choose a program his Filipino parents didn't necessarily support in the beginning.   NEW SOUND. NEW LOGO. NEW POGIS.