Kamusta! The Titas are taking a summer break for the month of July. In the meantime, you can check out our older episodes. Also, be sure to check out Super Important Filipina Thoughts by Tita Alia Rasul. If you want to purchase the book, and maybe a cute tote or shirt to go with it, make sure to check out her collaboration with Pinay Collection (pinaycollection.com). Salamat! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Chika Chika with the Titas

Be Back in August!

Happy Pride, Happy Filipin* Heritage Month, and Happy Indigenous History Month! In this episode, the Titas talk about the importance of Pride, navigating queerness, and Filipin* identity, and the growth to being unapologetically themselves. If you are able, we encourage you to donate to the Indian Residential Schools Survivor Society. A portion of proceeds for all Tita Power shirts sold on our website will be donated to this organization as well. Featuring: “Sad Femme Club” by Kimmortal: @kimmortaltheartist Follow the Titas on Instagram: @tita.collective Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

S2E5 – Mabuhay (“Live”)

Happy Mother’s Day! In this special episode, the Titas talk about the mother figures in their lives, how their stories shaped the creation of Tita Jokes, and K-dramas. They also speak with their own Nanays and Ates (older sisters). Special appearances by Zachary the toddler and the dogs, Molly, Phoebe and Jessie! Featuring: “Tomorrows” by Charlotte Fabro: @charlottefabro Follow the Titas on Instagram: @tita.collective Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

S2E4 – Nanay (“Mother”)

Content Warning: racism, anti-Asian violence, misogyny, white supremacy In this episode, the Titas give space to talk about anti-Asian racism, and the recent attacks in Georgia and New York. They navigate how it’s affected them as Asian women, moving through the motions of grief, and what it means to be an ally. Take care of our Titas. Featuring beats by Julian Posadas Follow the Titas on Instagram: @tita.collective Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

S2E3 – Resbak (“Got Your Back”)

It’s the Tita Collective’s 3rd anniversary! In this episode, the Titas reflect on the past 3 years as a collective (and many more years of friendship), the collective’s horoscope sign, and period myths.  Featuring: “Ride or Die (feat. Nathan Bajar)” by Kristina Alcordo: @kristinaalcordo Follow the Titas on Instagram: @tita.collective Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

S2E2 – Kumare (“Sisterhood”)

In the Season 2 premiere, the Titas discuss dismantling toxic Filipino family traits, dealing with these traits growing up as Filipinas, and love language in the form of ointment. All with a new format! Featuring: “Trip” by NUBLUU: @nubluuuu Follow the Titas on Instagram at @tita.collective Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

S2E1 – Utang Ng Loob (“Debt of Gratitude”)

Maligayang bagong taon (Happy New Year)! In this episode, the Titas reflect on 2020, discuss favourite holiday family traditions, hopes for 2021, and hand-pulled noodles. With boozy drinks, of course. This episode was recorded as part of Sonar Network’s “12 Days of Sonar”. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 7 – Tradisyon (Tradition)

In this episode, the Titas talk with community organizer and artist Ienna a.k.a. Decolonial Bulaklak. They remotely discuss arts and activism, difficult conversations with family, and the perks of journaling. Follow Ienna on Instagram: @decolonialbulaklak Featuring: “Submerged” from Kimmortal’s album “X Marks the Swirl”: @kimmortaltheartist Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 6 – Bulaklak (Flower) w/ Decolonial Bulaklak

In this episode, the Titas talk with members of San Francisco sketch comedy troupe, Granny Cart Gangstas. They remotely discuss the origin, creation process, and experiences of being the first all female Asian sketch comedy troupe in SF.  Follow Granny Cart Gangstas on instagram: @grannycartgangstas Featuring: ”Kaingin” from Pantayo’s album “Pantayo”:  @pantayomusic Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 5 – Kailangan (Needed) w/ Granny Cart Gangstas

In this episode, the Titas talk about the creation process and themes in their sketch “Titavengers” from their award winning show Tita Jokes. They remotely take a trip down memory lane, unpacking how the idea came to be, its evolution, and how relevant the sketch is today. This episode was recorded live as a part of Bad Dog Comedy TV. Check out LIVE Sonar shows every Monday at: https://baddogtheatre.com/the-sonar-network Featuring “Heto Na” from Pantayo’s album “Pantayo” Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 4 – Behind the Titavengers

In this episode, inspired by the Pinoys on Parliament conference in Ottawa, the Titas discuss “Magkasama” which means “Together”: they discuss what it means to be a community in the context of the pandemic (this was recorded before the world went into self-quarantine), challenges they have faced with “togetherness” in the Filipin* context and why it is important to encourage cross-generational friendship. We wanted to dedicate this episode to the fearless folks on the front-line, which include workers in healthcare, transit, grocery stores, pharmacies, who are battling COVID-19, from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for everything you are doing. Featuring “Divine” by Pantayo https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ATrgv09GwvOLKznG3vJUC?si=EmqdhIrKRcaJ1zpv-6Lwjw Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 3 – Magkasama (Together)

In this episode, the Tita Collective reflects on an ignorant and racist review they received during the last run of their award-winning show, Tita Jokes. They discuss how it felt to read that review as marginalized artists, as well as the importance of empathy as an audience member and coming in to watch theatre productions with an open heart. Featuring “Storm” from Belinda Corpuz’s EP “All I Am” Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 2 – Pagmunimuni (Reflection)

In this episode, the Titas talk about Pahinga (which means Rest). They reflect on a busy, if not exhausting, 2019 and their hopes for the new year ahead. They ask themselves: What does it mean to really take care of ourselves? How do we feel good about enjoying downtime in a world where “time is money”? Featuring “June” from Belinda Corpuz’s EP “All I Am” Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 1 – Pahinga (Rest)

Chika Chika with the Titas is a podcast where multidisciplinary artists the Tita Collective explore Filipin* art and how it reflects on their experiences as members of the Filipin* diaspora in Canada. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Episode 0 – Introducing Chika Chika with the Titas

Kamusta! We are the Tita Collective, award winning multidisciplinary artists. We dance, we sing and we will make you snort-laugh halo halo through your nose. In Chika Chika with the Titas, we will be chatting about Filipin* arts and culture as a reflection of our lives as Filipinas in the diaspora. In this season, we will breakdown themes of our show Tita Jokes, which is a love letter to the strong Filipinas in our lives We talk about identity, feminism, homesickness, and more. So don’t miss an episode anak! Come chika chika with your Titas!

hubhopper

Chika Chika with the Titas

hubhopper