Chicken Adobo for the Soul

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A bimonthly show where two "siblings" talk about life as if they know what they're doing. She's a 9-to-5 working lady who’s restlessly inspired and he's a thoughtful idiot looking for his village. So grab a drink, get cozy, and hang out with Rachel and Terence as they reflect on being Filipino-American Millennials trying to figure out how to live in this crazy world.

Rachel Ramirez, Terence Viernes


    • Oct 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    S02E05 - C is for Cynicism!

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 49:34


    In a CAFTS first - this entire episode was recorded remotely! Despite that, Rachel and Terence's shenanigans continue. In today's episode, they refocus their energies to return to the podcast's roots by talking about "difficult" topics that plague millennials. One such issue is how we deal with life's ups and downs: do we face it with bitterness and cynicism or do we bury our heads in the sand and act with naïveté? And, when faced with such grievances, how long should we hold on to the pain? Is there any value in retaining years-long hostility?Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S02E04 - Please Hire Me

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later May 22, 2022 63:37


    After another long hiatus caused by a mix of life and work issues, Rachel and Terence are back to talk about the workplace. They reflect upon the difficulties surrounding businesses' "open door" policies, the interview process, the military's own versions of interviews and how they deal with promotion, managing ambition, and workplace etiquette. Finally, come learn about how Rachel answers the crucial interview question of "what's your go-to superpower?" Spoiler: it's lame.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S02E03 - Friendly Encounters

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 46:58


    In this episode, we talk about making friends as adults, which is super hard. Terence is an introvert and Rachel gets paid to make friends. Both find it hard to make those connections as adults because we're not kids anymore. It's questionable to ask a stranger to play with them at the playground, although if they pass the vibe check, then why not? Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S02E02 - Balls and Chains

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 51:12


    In this final episode of the series on relationships, our hosts reflect on how messy an arrangement marriage could be. Rachel is someone who's basically been married her entire adult life while Terence is a classic/tragic divorcé so they're 110% qualified to talk about this. Topics range from how love isn't a feeling, the five "love languages," counseling, and how to keep the relationship spicy both in and out of the bedroom.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S02E01 - A Decade's Retrospective

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 49:20


    You're reading that right: We're in season two of CAFTS! Sure, it's mostly a nominal change as the show's seasons will align with the calendar year. But it's both a symbolic and tangible way for us to come back to our project with renewed enthusiasm and vigor. In this episode, we catch up on what's gotten us so tied up in the closing months of 2021 but, more importantly, reflect on how much we've changed in the past decade. Everything from fashion, habits, personality, and attitudes towards love ... even Rachel's scandalous teenage years.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E13 - Catching Up, Checking In

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 42:20


    [Note: originally recorded on November 13, 2021]It had been way too long since our last full recording in September - real life commitments at work have kept us from properly dedicating time to get together and create anything new. This final episode of 2021 serves as a brief "catch up" to bridge the gap between early September and the start of 2022: Rachel and Terence talk about what's been taking up their time and discuss a possible poetry episode in the near future, among other smaller topics.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E12 - CAFTS Goes to the Movies!

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 54:19


    Rom-coms, summer blockbusters, indie flicks, anything with superheroes in it - we've all got a favorite kind of movie. Today, Rachel and Terence start off by spending a little more time catching up since they're both one step closer towards the dream jobs they talked about in Episode 2. But when they finally get to talking about their favorite movies, we can pretty much conclude that Terence is actually just another angry basement-dwelling Marvel fanboy/neckbeard and Rachel is deathly afraid of Hollywood execs ruining her favorite movies.https://bit.ly/3yPrgWg - Wizard of Oz suicide urban mythhttps://imdb.to/3h5sMhe - USS Christmas (Hallmark movie)Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E11 - There's Something Under the Bed

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 47:48


    Everyone's afraid of something and that's perfectly fine. Today, we talk about our fears of all types - those rooted in childhood experiences, the irrational kinds that seem ridiculous to strangers, and the deepest fears ones that shape our day-to-day lives. Terence shares how he's afraid of losing his eyesight and living the rest of his life alone while Rachel is terrified of death and losing her loves ones. Despite the topic's scary nature, we somehow still manage to find plenty to laugh about!https://bit.ly/3j6HZjm - Artist Turns People's Deepest And Darkest Fears Into ComicsFind us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E10 - Sex is Good But Have You Tried Therapy?

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 54:52


    A new milestone for the series - we made it to ten episodes! Who knew we had it in us to get this far along?This week, Terence and Rachel nervously laugh their way through a tough discussion about mental health. They'll also consider what they perceive to be some fundamental differences in approach to mental health between Boomers and Millennials: Is the older crowd just ignorant? Are youth actually snowflakes? Most importantly, does Terence have an alcohol problem? Does Rachel have avoidance issues? Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and join the conversation!Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E09 - Being Filipino-American

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 56:27


    After eight other episodes and a small hiatus, it's finally time to wrestle with the podcast's core mission: exploring what it means to be Filipino-American. Just how Filipino or American are we? Join us as we classify different Asians on the FOB-ASN-AZN scale, compare racial identity formation between California and Virginia high school experiences, the "script" when meeting other Filipinos, toxic Filipino traits, food, and more! https://bit.ly/36XwLqJ - From Cooks to Captains: Filipinos in the US NavyFind us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E08 - Changed Relationship Status

    Play Episode Play 28 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 59:51


    Welcome to the second part of our (ill-fated) series on relationships! In this episode, we're joined by a special guest who also happens to be our first. Listen as we struggle to even get on the same page since we can't even figure out how to tell the difference between "casual dating" and "dating casually." Honestly, we're just all a mess since this conversation with happily married people on one side and a degenerate bachelor on the other goes about as well as you'd expect.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E07 - Ca$h Muhnaaaaayyyyy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 45:33


    You'd think Episode 007 would be about secret agents but you'd be wrong. Today we talk about the FIRE Movement - Financial Independence and Retiring Early. We can't say we're a podcast for grown-ups and avoid talking about money because that's all adults ever think about anyway. What is it even? Can we even? Find out as we reckon FIRE's strict principles with our lives, daydream about winning the lottery, and how that all relates to nihilism and hedonism. https://bit.ly/3ywk96c - Optimistic Nihilism (Kurzgesagt)https://bit.ly/3woFe0K - "So You Want to Learn Personal Finance?" by TerenceFind us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E06 - Our Relationship With Books

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 59:49


    Terence thinks books are okay while Rachel is a bibliophreak. In this episode, they philosophize about books and explore why they mean so much: some books form the core of a personality, shape attitudes, or inspire greatness. Also, spoiler alerts for the following:  Romeo and Juliet, Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook, and what happened to Mary, Queen of Scots. But seriously, if you don't know what happened in each of them by now, some priorities might need to be reassessed. Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E05 - Out of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 56:10


    Don't take your time because it's running out. This episode we focus on the effects of how fast the clock is ticking away, review our approaches to the problem, and explore our relationship with time."Why You Never Seem to Have Enough Time" by Kira M. Newman (link)"Why Your Life is So Boring" by Better Ideas (link)Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E04 - Single and Ready to Mingle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 53:28


    Have your pickup lines ready and swipe right as we talk about modern dating in a fun episode that really feels more like the blind leading the blind.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E03 - No Ragrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 61:16


    Should've, could've, would've - sounds like a sad song, right? This episode is filled with regrets and so are we.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E02 - When I Grow Up

    Play Episode Play 20 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 59:08


    It's career day and these siblings talk about their lives in the workforce. They discuss their developing careers, dream jobs, and what they want to be when they grow up.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

    S01E01 - Nice to Meet You

    Play Episode Play 28 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 47:10


    Allow us to introduce ourselves - we're two siblings hanging out and talking about life as if we're the experts. Spoiler alert: we're not.Find us on Instagram and YouTube (@chickenadobofts) or email us at chicken.adobo.fts@gmail.com - leave a comment about what you think or ask us anything and your input might make it on the show!

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