Kiss My Mike

Check out this new episode with LA-based actor and writer, ROMMEL ROJAS!

Rommel was born and raised in Davao, Philippines. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and pursued a career in advertising. When the opportunity arose, he moved to the US in 2004. When his corporate stint ended in 2014, he rediscovered his passion in storytelling and attended both UCB and Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio for his training. H...

Check out this new 'Kiss My Mike' podcast episode featuring ACHIM MENDOZA.

Achim is queer ex-Filipino-soap-opera-translator-turned-filmmaker, Achim’s passion for film started in his teens, when Marilou Diaz-Abaya, a renown Filipino director and National Artist, offered to mentor him. As a teenager, Achim would fly back and forth between his hometown of Davao and Manila to attend her classes. Back in the Philippin...

Check out this brand new podcast episode featuring CARLIN JAMES.

Carlin is an LA-based, Filipino-American actor who has appeared in shows like Better Call Saul, American Crime Story, and It's always sunny in Philadelphia.

Carlin's new short film "A Sweet Tooth" will have its premiere at FilmQuest on November 3rd and FilAm Creative Film Festival on November 4th.

About A Sweet Tooth
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Check out my latest podcast episode with the Executive Producer of the movie 1521, FRANCIS B. LARA HO.

Francis is born in the Philippines famous City of Love, Iloilo City. His father, Anotnio L. Ho was both a businessman and a statesman. His mother, Nenita L. Balaran was a teacher. Francis was raised and trained in a Filipino-Chinese family of entrepreneurs, military, educators, and politicians. He first ventured as an ent...

Check out my interview with the lead cast of "Asian Persuasion," DANTE BASCO and KC CONCEPCION at the movie's WORLD PREMIERE at Soho International Film Festival in New York City.

About Asian Persuasion
Written by Mike Ang and Directed by Jhett Tolentino, the film tells the story of a down-on-his-luck Chef, Mickey de Los Santos, who cooks up a crazy scheme to marry off his ex-wife, Avery Chua, by creating...

Check out this latest podcast episode featuring Filmmaker JUSTIN QUIZON.

Justin is a FilAm Writer and Director based in LA. HE's the host of "Nothing New Podcast" with co-host Andrew Linde where they talk about their thoughts and opinions on film remakes. Justin's also a Writer and Associate Producer for "LUMPIA with a VENGEANCE," a film about a LUMPIA-armed superhero that reappears in Fogtow...

Check out this latest podcast episode featuring FilAm actor, JULIAN BATACLAN.

Julian is a jack of all trades who is just beginning to emerge in the Entertainment scene as an actor. Already equipped with an engineering degree from USC, he has most recently cultivated and developed his craft under the direction of renowned acting coach John Kirby in Hollywood. Among Julian's recent credits include: The Perfect Couple (l...

Here's a quick excerpt (audio) recording from my book, Kiss My Mike!

I made this podcast recording since it's summertime here in the US right now!  
The excerpt appears in Chapter 3 of my memoir where I wrote about my summer memories as a "promdi kid" in the 90s. 

Back then, I used to spend my summer vacationing at my cousins' house in Manila.  I always enjoyed staying at their house b...

Welcome to another episode of KISS MY MIKE and HAPPY 125th PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Check out this new podcast episode featuring Therese Miu!

Therese is a FIERCE leader in the AAPI community. She is the founder and leader of RISING FILIPINAS, an organization that aims to equip the next generation leaders by providing educational, relational, and financial resources to members of the community. She's a cha...

Check out this brand new podcast episode featuring ACTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER and PODCAST HOST: Alejandro Valtierra.

Alejandro is the host of "DAMSELS in the DMS" podcast with Aash Patel and Lauren Harris.  He plays the role of "NICO" in the upcoming short film "To Ken With LOVE" Directed by yours truly, premiering at the New Filmmakers LA Festival in JUNE 2023.

In addition, Alejandro also...

Learn about how casting for TV and Movie works!

Check out my brand new podcast episode featuring four-tome EMMY award-winning Casting Director: JOHN FRANK LEVEY.

John has cast such iconic television shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing, Shameless, as well as dozens of other television series and movies.

In this episode, John talks about how the beginning of his career was somewhat of a "Happy Acci...

Learn about TV writing!

In this episode, I interviewed Mike Gemballa. Mike is currently the Supervising Producer at the CBS hit show S.W.A.T.

Learn about Mike's background, starting with his interest in the gritty crime genre, his experience as a skateboarder, and how he started his writing journey including being part of the CBS Writers Program and writing for other shows like Beauty and the Beast and NCIS N...

Welcome to a brand new season of KISS MY MIKE!

I am devoting this season to talk about something that I have always been passioante about: MOVIES and TELEVISION!

In this episode, I shared my thoughts on the brand new HBO show called "The Last of US," based on a playstation game of the same title that was developed by Naughty Dogs and published in 2013.

Hear about my thoughts on the new series in...

It's time for Miss Universe baby!!!

Oh boy, I'm supposed to be on my winter hiatus but since it is Miss Universe, I decided to record a special Winter 2023 podcast episode to talk about THE most important competition of the year, the MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT!

Alright, so this year marks the 71st year of the pageant... and the venue is so close to home, it will be held in Louisiana!

Check out this e...

Oh boy, this episode is unlike ALL my other episodes in the past! I decided to lay it all on the table, like an up close and personal with ME!

I dunno, I just wanted to share all my thoughts in the most honest and unfiltered way as possible.  In this episode, I talked about my key takeaways for the year. I talked a lot about my creative projects (e.g., I worked on three short films this year), my fulltime job, my recent tr...

NEW PODCAST SERIES FOR NOVEMBER: Filipinx in Business & Media

Honoring trailblazers who are making an impact in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, and media.

Part 3 of the series features MJ Racadio.

MJ is the host of BlogTalk with MJ Racadio. HE started his career in business management and now works in Public and Media Relations, interviewing celebrities on red carpet events including the Gol...

NEW PODCAST SERIES FOR NOVEMBER: Filipinx in Business & Media

Honoring trailblazers who are making an impact in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, and media.

Part 2 of the series features Entrepreneur and Marketing expert, JOYCELYN DAVID.

Joycelyn is currently the CEO and Owner of AV Communications, a full-service multicultural marketing agency based in Toronto.

In this episode, learn ...