The Balut Kiki Project
Tuloy lang, mga Bes! We are an international award-winning Filipino podcast by fabulous members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our goal is to normalize and de-stigmatize conversations that Pinoys generally only talk about in secret - mental health problems (like depression and suicide), sex, sexuality and the human body, non-traditional relationships, among others. "Balut" is a Filipino delicacy consisting of a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. So, we aim to make our episodes nutritious though they are not for the faint of heart. While "kiki" is queer slang for a gathering among friends. Kaya we throw in discussions about queer culture and interests - because why not, diba? We are uniquely PINOY. We are unapologetically QUEER. Join your hosts Mel, Geoff, Nealle together with Peter, Morey (RIP), Kenny, Choi, and a bevy of other Bessies! Winner, BEST PODCAST HOST, 1st Asia Podcast Festival Awards, Singapore.
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May bago na naman tayong Dyosa! Sinariwa namin ang Windorski moment ni Miss Bea Millan. Shempre hindi nakalagpas sa kiki namen ang iba pang dyosa natin na sina Marina Summers, Bella Ismael atbp. And those gowns. Oh those gowns. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
Kasama natin dito si Bes CJ ng CJSays at KoronaFilipina.
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Pasensha na sa mga Gen-Z naming mga Bessies! Baka pati ibang ka-Millennials at ka-Gen-X namin ay hindi maka-gets sa project na 'to - pero hindi namin napigilan na kiligin sa pagbabalik ng aming Mother Grand na nagluwal sa aming kabadingan - si MADONNA! Puro tuloy balik-tanaw ang ginawa namin for this episode sabay kiki tungkol sa pag-attend ng high school reunion, coming to ...
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Sa dami nating iniisip, mga Bes, hindi napigilang dumagdag sa ating mga isipin nina Senator Robin Padilla at Starstruck porkchop na si Sir Alvin Aragon.
Luh, shempre hindi nakapagpigil sa pagkuda ang mga Bessie ninyo dito sa project para ipagtanggol ang mga tulad nating "weak" at "makasalanan".
Para sa pambabatikos sa SexBomb, sa mga LGBTQIA+, at sa ating hindi nag...
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Pasabog ang ending ng 2025 kaya mukhang dala-dala pa namin hanggang 2026 ang kilig na dulot nila daddies Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Scott and Kip ng Heated Rivalry! Winner of all winners talaga! Anu-ano pa ba ang ibang winners and losers ng nakaraang taon para sa amin? Rising HIV cases sa Pinas, the continuing attacks on our LGBTQIA+ community... hmmm, baka mauna pa ang ...
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Minajika ni Mexico ang Miss Universe ni Manyika! Justice for Miss Côte d'Ivoire and Miss Philippines! Taenanyo!
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The Balut Kiki Project is an international award-winning podcast being the only Philippine winner so far at the Asia Podcast Festival Awards held in Singapore.
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MATURE CONTENT WARNING. This project contains mature and sensitive themes such as depression, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
Isang Bessie listener ang sumulat! When our Bessie Pat left the PH for a fresh start, never niyang inakala na ang magiging pinakamalaking pagsubok pala niya ay ang puso niya! After connecting with her female coworker, Em, their dynamic blurred every line b...
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MATURE CONTENT WARNING. This project contains mature and sensitive themes such as depression, death, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
What really happens when someone is institutionalized for mental health? Part healing, part confinement, and full of complicated emotions para sa lahat ng involved. In this project, we kiki about how everyone might cope and why stigma still keeps many sto...
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Heto na naman ang Top 3 juiciest, most chaotic Pinoy queer, pop culture moments: ang mahiwagang galawan ni Sister Auntie, ang misgendering nonsense ng isang non-entity sa isang transgender princess, at ang kagula-gulantang na pag-oppose ng dalawang kinikilalang gay aray-cons sa SOGIE Bill.
If messy headlines and unfiltered hottakes are your thing, consider yourself a ce...
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MATURE CONTENT WARNING.
Aba, Bes, salamat naman at nanjan ka pa pala!
So ikaw pala ang nag-adjust?
Kuta-kutakot na explanation ang ginawa namen sa kiki na ito kung bakit AWOL at nowhere-to-be-heard kami for the past 3 months. Thank you for understanding, Bes.
Na-miss ka din namin!
Language; Tagalog
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Gising na, mga bakla!
Pili-pili na ng mga bet, Bes Are you Team Veteran or Team Newbie? Kelangan din bang pumili kung Team Halooo or Team Nawat? Eww. pwede bang pass muna kami jan, Bes? Umayos sila huh! Pero sige na, makisawsaw tayo sa taunang Superbowl for the Bayots - ang Miss Universe Philippines MUPH!
Nagbabalik si Bes CJ ng KoronaFilipina para makigulo sa kiki na 'to! Let the pu...
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AND NOW A WARNING. This project contains mature and sensitive themes such as depression, death, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
Two queer Filipinos walk into a bar to talk about death. Choz, hindi ito start of a joke, Bes – it's a relaxed but intimate conversation about watching our parents fade, losing siblings too soon, and how growing up in a culture that whispers abou...
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MATURE CONTENT WARNING.
We listen and we don't judge!
Engrandeng salubong sa 2025 via a candid kiki with Clara and Mystic as they pull back the curtain on one of Manila's most misunderstood communities - female sex workers. Against the backdrop of Asia's largest Catholic nation, ang bago nating Bessies share raw, honest stories that challenge stereotypes and expose the deep-rooted doub...
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Himala! Walang MATURE CONTENT WARNING for chudey?
Instead, isang warning that our Bessies have been temporarily replaced! This holiday special features another take-over to break down the most complex conversation in queer identity: What exactly is the difference between sex, expression, attraction, and identity?
Feeling mo ba perfect mo na 'to, Bes? The Genderbread Pers...
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Tanda mo ba Bes yung good old days kung kelan hooking up meant putting on pants... just to take them off again? Buhay pa ba golden age of gay saunas, bath houses, and massage parlors because we would like a word! Isama mo na ang parlor, este, barber shop.
From decoding mysterious non-verbal cues with your masseur to steamy steam room encounters with cele...
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Nagkalat ang TT at kiki, mga Bes! And by that, we mean our Top Three kikis!
Dahil malapit na ang pasko and because T is for Troy, naglumuhod ang mga Bessies at nag-wish-upon-a-star kung sino ang nais nilang sunod na bumuyangyang ALLEGEDLY on cam!
Di namen feel ang pangalawang T dahil tungkol sa mga mabaho at maantot na trapo ang aming kiki. Pero marubdo...
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Trigger Warning: This project contains mature and sensitive themes such as depression and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
Anu-ano kayang issues ang pumasok sa ating Top controversial kikis? Sumawsaw ulit ang mga Bessies sa most talked-about topics shaking up the queer cultural landscape. From fur baby drama to the uproar over an X-rated children's movie, we tackle the issues that s...
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MATURE CONTENT WARNING.
"Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one."
Eeyy, welcome to our assholes. mga Bes!!!!
Our Top 5 Controversial Conversations for August 2024!
5. Carlos Yulo, nauna pang makakuha ng ginto kesa sa mga Tallano gold aspirants!
4. Bagong 'teleserye' sa GMA featuring an actor at dalawang independent contractors, nagsimula na!
3. Leonardo Da...
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We sashay into the juicy world of fears and anxieties of queers. It seems family and societal acceptance are still things that keep us up at night (spoiler: hindi ka nag-iisa, Bes). Being outed when you're not ready? Financial instability? Plus may umamin sa mga Bessies na sila ay previous victim of assault!So we dish out our fears through relatable stories, s...
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Bessie, are you game for a three-ring circus or do you think three's a crowd?
Samahan nyo kami as we deep dive on our three-ling experiences and three-cherous encounters with threesomes! Hindi love triangle, hindi throuple connections kundi hilarious third wheel anecdotes to relationship strike-threes! Kung virgin ka pa or your past threesomes caused you to ...
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Hawiin natin ang rainbow kurtina on one of the most hush-hush human experiences - incest and incestuous dreams. Gulat ka, Bes? You wouldn't be if you knew just how common and psychologically complex this phenomenon actually is. Not to back down on a kiki, the Bessies attempt an open exploration of why so many people have these dreams and courageously share thei...
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