Oh Tea: After Hours Conversations

We're back! 👀 It's been two years since our last upload. In this episode, we’re catching up on what’s new, what’s changed, and what’s next in our lives. Think of it as a chat between friends—and with you, of course. Enjoy!

Hey there, we know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from us, so for our comeback episode, Renzie and James decided to up the ante by putting a long-standing relationship to the test. The guest couple, Quennie and Cholo takes the hot seat as we all try to dissect the different arguing styles. Tune in to find out what arguing styles are all about and if our guest couple will make it through the episode. 🤷🏽‍♀️

The Oh Tea Podcast crew is back. These last few months have been eventful, to say the least. The three hosts share the way they have coped with the Philippines' losses and their personal losses. This one is meant to be a therapeutic release before they go back to regular programming. 

In this episode, Renzie, Quennie, and James talk about their burnout experiences. Burnout manifests differently in each of us, what happens when we experience it? Why do we get burned out? What can we do to keep the fire alive? The hosts attempt to answer these questions and more. 

This one’s going to be political. The hosts are bringing “Real Talk Huntea” with them this 2022 and they’re kicking off with these topics for the week: 01:50 - Iced Tea 🍹: Why the latest “Didi Serye” by Dexter Doria is the latest must-watch and must share content online. 07:05 - Saks lang 🤷🏽‍♀️: All About Encanto, its charms, quirks, and bops, and why it should come with a trigger warning: ⚠️ beware of repressed traumas ⚠️ 23:00 - Piping Hot Tea ☕️: The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews. There’s a lot to unpack here 👀 

2022 is finally here, but wait…has anything changed? High infection rates are back, calls for mass testing still echo online, schools keep their gates locked, people are hoarding supplies. People predicted things would be back to normal by now, but why does it seem like we’re back to where we started? In this episode, your hosts go through the unfortunately subtle differences between 2020 and 2022. Is there any, really? ☕️ Don't be a stranger, spill the tea with us on Instagram, Twitter or Discord. 

If there’s anything that this pandemic has taught us, it’s that we can pretty much do everything we can at home. From trying out a new hobby, learning a new language and even finally starting a new business while you still have a full time job. But... How do you find balance with working on your day job and on your business? Are there ever any regrets about putting up a new business at this time? In this episode, let’s find out how much it takes to put up a small business during this time and more importantly - how to maintain it. This weeks guest, JV Pereira; a small business owner takes us through the whole process.

The Philippines has a new representative for Miss Universe 2021! 👑 And in true oh tea podcast fashion the hosts couldn't have let this news pass without putting theirselves in the shoes of this year's candidates...quite literally. In this week's episode, Quennie, Renzie and James try to answer the top 5 questions from Miss Universe Philippines 2021 and expeience what it's really like to try to be graceful under pressure first hand. Can the hosts handle the tea? Tune in to find out.

The past week we've seen a lot of things from the 90s make a come back namely, The Matrix and Steve from Blues Clues. We've also seen things go a downward spiral in the government (yes, apparently they can still go lower). In this week's Real Talk Huntea episode the hosts are going to talk about the return of The Matrix, Harry Roque getting caught in 4K, and what Steve's video message of closure really meant to kids who grew up watching him.

This episode unlocks the secret to acing your next job interview bestie! When you're asked why you're leaving your work and applying for a new job, how do you tell them it's because your boss is a bitch? Or that you would like a higher pay? Pull out your pen and papers, you're gonna want to write some of these down. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

This one goes out to all the corporate alipins, this is the key to your next promotion bestie! Working your way up the corporate ladder has a lot to do with dealing with people at work, which is why in this episode the Quennie, Renzie and James navigate office politics with this week's special guests who are also HR professionals, Joao, Greco and Cholo. Together, they define what is office politics and how it can be taken advantage at work. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

It's another episode of Real Talk Huntea! For this one, The Iced Tea 🍹 of the week is the Philippine's upcoming drag reality shows; Drag Race Philippines and Drag Den. The hosts talk talk about how fun it would be to have the likes of Bretman Rock, Kris Aquino, and Melanie Marquez in one show. The Saks Lang Tea 💁🏻‍♀️ is all about how the differences among IATF's quarantine guidelines is still so confusing. You'd think two years in being on lockdown, us Pinoys would have memorized it by now...but it ain't that easy to remember sis. The Piping Hot Tea ☕️ is no other than COA's latest audit report on DOH's 67.3 billion misused funds, and OWWA's  purchases that although questionable, the agency stands by. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

Ghosting is unkind and can never be justified, but if we were to challenge the concept...when does it become “understandable” to ghost someone? In this episode the hosts dissect the possible reasons why people ghost, how does it become the viable option when leaving a relationship, and whether it should ever be  an option. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

Take a sip of this new format, Real Talk Huntea. In this version of the show your hosts will run down the most talked about pop culture stories of the week. The Iced Tea 🍹: Netflix Original K-Drama, lNevertheless” where Q, Renzie and James weigh in on the Jae-on vs. Do Hyeok (read: spicy red flag vs. vanilla flavored safe choice) dilemma. Saks Lang 💁🏻‍♀️ (segment title is a work in progress): All about Nas Daily being officially cancelledt in the Philippines because of the Nas Daily Academy’s “Ancient Art of Tattoing from Whang-Od” online masterclass which Grace Palicas (Whang-Od’s grandniece) calls a “scam.” The Piping Hot Tea ☕️: Team PH’s historic and most successful campaign in the Olympics, Philippines’ first ever gold medal win, and breaking stereotypes in the field of athletics.  Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

Here’s a loaded question: can exes really work together? James, Quennie & Renzie explore the dynamics of that (potentially awkward) situation, alongside Litlab Studios’ co-founders, Carlo & Patrick, who are in fact, exes 🙈 Are there new rules of engagement when working together? How do you come up with a compromise at work? How do you keep those ~feelings~ separate? We shall find out! Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

Admit it or not, we've all been there. We've all been skwammy one way or another. In their season ender episode, Renzie, Quennie and James spill their own share of skwammy stories; from being that one friend who shares (read: eats up) your snacks in school to being that tita who takes home hotel toiletries and complimentary goodies. It's not easy to earn money, and your hustle should bring more value to you. These hosts leave no detail behind about their creative albeit embarrassing diskarte tips stories. This is skwammy, reimagined. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

Pao, Alvin and Rookie are back! This time they join the hosts in talking about their marupok moments and choices they made in the name of love. In this episode, they look back on how some of the greatest loves of their lives can bring them down to the lowest of lows. Listen in as they retrace the steps of their past loves and share why it's almost always a bad idea to fall in love too much too fast, how unrequited love hurts just as much as losing a lover, and why it is important to give your "what ifs" less power over you. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

More and more people are getting vaccinated and for many, this means that old work setups will resume. The more than a year long lockdown has shifted people's daily lives, and made everyone more adaptive to changes. Along with the cons of having to live through a pandemic, came the pros like not being stuck in rush hour traffic, saving more from transportation and food expenses, and everyone reclaiming time lost on the road for more time for themselves. With all these considered, is it really worth it to go back to the office?   In this episode, Renzie, Quennie and James look back on their collective experiences back when they had to physically report to work versus their work from home setups now. What they miss about being at work and what they're more reluctant to give up when things really start going back to normal. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

In this episode, the hosts open up about the "semi" regrets they have in their lives. What do you do when you realize your dream is not for you? How do you rekindle the fire for the passions you had when you were younger? Renzie, James and Quennie revisit their life choices and where these have gotten them because in the words of the great Socrates, "A life unexamined is not worth living".  Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!

What is your love language? In this episode, the hosts try to dissect each other's love language, attempt to figure out why they express love the way they do, and how it reflects in their relationships. James navigates how he copes during the lockdown having physical touch as his top love language, Quennie weighs in on whether it's more important to know the love language of the people around you, and Renzie comes up with a theory on how the lockdown has actually changed the way we like to show and receive love. Got questions, insights or amazing topic ideas you want to share? Send us a message on Instagram, Twitter, or Discord. Don't be a stranger!