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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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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 between friendship and something more. Now, our Bessie is left questioning her sexuality, decoding intense mixed signals, and navigating a painful situationship that has her feeling more isolated than ever. Kaloka!

Tinalakay namin sa project na ito ang masalimuot na queer awakenings, late-blooming, at unrequited feelings. So ano nga ba? Is this LOVE? Or is this a LESSON?

(Names and voices have been changed and altered for purposes of confidentiality.)

*This episode is dedicated to our ever-dearest Bessie from the Bronx, our Bes MOREY who passed away October 25, 2025. We love you, Bes! Rest in Power.

Listen to one of our episodes with Bes Morey here.

LGBTQA+ Queer Stories

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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 stories untold. isang muntiing reminder lang that everyday should be mental health awareness day and for everyone to have a kiki about what it means to struggle, recover, and stay human in a health care system that doesn’t always understand you.

Language: Tagalog, English

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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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*Our podcast does not offer professional medical, sexual, or mental health advice. Our show aims to entertain and express truths about our personal experiences in dealing with issues we discuss. If you are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to these links: NCMH (PH) or Find a Helpline (worldwide).

It's okay to ask for help.

Hey Bessie, send us a text message!

MATURE CONTENT WARNING.

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 certified Bessie!

Pasok na, Bes before the drama finds you first!

Language: Tagalog, English

LGBTQlA+ Queer Stories

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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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*Our podcast does not offer professional medical, sexual, or mental health advice. Our show aims to entertain and express truths about our personal experiences in dealing with issues we discuss. If you are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to these links: NCMH (PH) or Find a Helpline (worldwide).

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Hey Bessie, send us a text message!

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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*Our podcast does not offer professional medical, sexual, or mental health advice. Our show aims to entertain and express truths about our personal experiences in dealing with issues we discuss. If you are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to these links: NCMH (PH) or Find a Helpline (worldwide).

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Hey Bessie, send us a text message!

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 puksaan begin!

Language: Tagalog

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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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Advertise with us - Email: balutkiki@gmail.com.

*Our podcast does not offer professional medical, sexual, or mental health advice. Our show aims to entertain and express truths about our personal experiences in dealing with issues we discuss. If you are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to these links: NCMH (PH) or Find a Helpline (worldwide).

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Hey Bessie, send us a text message!

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 about death dictates how we face it.

We face our complex relationship with mortality, especially as people who once didn't want to live. Keber sa awkward silences, Bes! This is not forced optimism or toxic positivity - we're just being honest about how we're coming to terms with the impending death of a loved one in the hopes of revealing what happens when we finally say the unsayable.

Language: Tagalog, English

Listen to another mental heatlh episode here.

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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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*Our podcast does not offer professional medical, sexual, or mental health advice. Our show aims to entertain and express truths about our personal experiences in dealing with issues we discuss. If you are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to these links: NCMH (PH) or Find a Helpline (worldwide).

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Hey Bessie, send us a text message!

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 double standards facing people who make sexual fantasies come true - for a price.

Bes, we hope this kiki invites you to set aside preconceptions about the world's oldest profession and instead explore what happens when we choose understanding over judgment.

In our 3rd season, our little poddy continues its fearless tradition of bringing taboo Pinoy conversations to light - serving them up with equal parts courage, compassion, and unfiltered realness! Pasok 2025!

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Language: Tagalog, English

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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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*Our podcast does not offer professional medical, sexual, or mental health advice. Our show aims to entertain and express truths about our personal experiences in dealing with issues we discuss. If you are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts, please go to these links: NCMH (PH) or Find a Helpline (worldwide).

It's okay to ask for help.