In The Now

We thank the technological advancements of the 21st century for bringing us micro-Instagram food shops and last mile logisitics companies; bridging the want to support small business and the need to get the products conveniently. As we break down our favorite food finds, we discover how it isn't just our go-to food places that have changed but our habits too. It's also a mini book club sesh as we ponder on our learnings from Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit."

If we could get ₱100 for every chain message from a ""doctor"" we've seen on our parents' Viber and Messenger or for every questionable Facebook post our aunts or uncles shared on Facebook, then we could retire by 30. We've brought some friends in the healthcare industry to share about being an adult but still a child to our parents, attempting to achieve peace at home now that everyone's home all the time, and the importance of educating the boomers on how to responsibly navigate their way around the internet. [This podcast is recorded in a mix of English and Tagalog. Views and opinions are our own and do not represent our schools or places of work.]

Other than having to fight for suffrage, dealing with misogyny, and overcoming (traditional) society's expectations of what it means to be born with boobies and not a dick, women also have to deal with a more constant source of discomfort: menstruation. This week, we talk about periods, period products (yes to sustainable options like cups!), hormones, conservatism in the Philippines, and making use of this bodily function for bearing child.

Hello, Internet and the dawn of increased accessibility. The World Wide Web has opened its doors to (literally) a whole world of possibilities—destinations, things to want and buy, and maybe your new boo? For this conversation, we're joined by a special guest from halfway across the atmosphere as we get into the ins and outs (no pun intended) of online dating and the mechanics of meeting your match—from just friends to just “friends” and more. This episode is the last installment of a three-episode mini series about strangers on the internet.

Hello internet and the wonders of jobhunting and online onboarding *insert eyeroll and deep sigh here*. We differentiate between work friends and friends we meet at work, and talk about how the shift to everything being online has made an impact on knowing if our co-workers like us or not and the good ol' water cooler talk. This episode is part of a three-episode mini series about strangers on the internet.

Hello internet—which has allowed the ease of communication to and from almost all corners of the world. In the last episode, we talked about the games we liked playing, now we talk about this common denominator and the personalities that we've encountered while playing games. We touch on online communities from the super informal group chat to the widely-recognized Reddit-tier. This episode is part of a three-episode mini series about strangers on the internet.

Some people shop, some people eat, and some people simulate survival mode after a plane crash or shoot animated mafia men in order to complete a mission in an alternate life, as part of their coping mechanisms. We talk about games, what kind of "gamers" we are, and the evolution of our relationship with playing games. This is a not-so-subtle hint to all the moms that hit us with the "Kakakompyuter mo kasi yan!" growing up: it wasn't just a phase, Ma. Disclaimer: We do not claim to be gamers, rather girls who play games.

Popular Swedish pop group, ABBA, sang: "Money, money, money must be funny in a rich man's world." We talk about expectations we had as wide-eyed college students before entering the workforce, and having to pick two out of three of the following: good compensation, great boss, or work-life balance. Have we sold our souls to capitalism? Are we working to live or living to work? Let's chat.

As kids, we thought turning 25 would bring us closer to the path of 30, flirty, and thriving. While we learned the woes of ageing and the concept of a life crisis as we grew, no one really prepared us for the possibility of having our quarter life crisis amidst a pandemic. As we turn 26, we reflect and talk about our 25th year spent in quarantine, things we've learned, and plans we may or may not be making. Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot

3 fun facts about us: 1. Recording this took more takes than we would like to admit; 2. We wonder why there is a need to make us seem ~fun~ when doing intros; 3. This kind of started as a joke cause we talk too much. This is In The Now: our podcast, little brain child, passion project. In The Now debuts July 10 as Mercury Retrograde ruined our plans. Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot