Adobo Yarn
The podcast is about navigating the migrant life as Filipinos in Australia, discussing culture, food, experiences and adventures. "Adobo" represents the rich and layered nature of the human experience. Just like adobo can be adapted with different ingredients and methods, our lives are a blend of diverse influences made rich through the stories and culture that we bring and the new traditions that we create.
"Yarn" symbolises the sharing of stories and experiences. We are weaving a narrative together, connecting with each other through the threads of our personal histories and perspectives.”
Episodes
45 episodes
Ep 38 - The Stepping Stones: Migrant Work & Early Hustles
In this episode, Anna and Razel unpack the infamous "local experience" catch-22. How do you get local experience if no one will hire you without it?! From trying a retail job for the first time, delivering local papers, catalogues and flyers, c...
Ep 37 - Teaching Across Borders: Navigating Identity, Lockdowns, and New Beginnings
In Episode 37 of Adobo Yarn, hosts Anna and Razel sit down with educator and founder Armak "Mak" Limitares to explore what it really takes to reinvent yourself across borders.Mak spent years teaching English, Science and Math in...
Ep 36 - Kamusta Kabayan! – Celebrating Buwan ng Wika & Finding Home in Words
We’re back! After a cozy winter hiatus, Anna and Razel return to the mic in time to celebrate Buwan ng Wika, and yes it is officially Spring down under!In this comeback episode, we dive into the results of our Instagram poll to ce...
Ep 22 - The Price of Nostalgia: Are We Undervaluing Our Own Cuisine? {re-release}
While the hosts are away on winter break, take a dive back into the archives for a re-release of one of the show's most requested discussions.In Episode 22, The Price of Nostalgia: Are We Undervaluing Our Cuisine?, Anna and Razel ...
Ep 18 - From Ukay Ukay to Op Shops: The Art of the Purge [re-release]
While the team stays cozy on winter break, we’re raiding the archives to bring back an Adobo Yarn favourite! In From Ukay Ukay to Op Shops — the Art of the Purge, we look at the art, nostalgia, and emotional...
Ep 15 - Menopause and the "We Do Not Care" movement {re-release}
While Anna and Razel are tucked away hibernating this winter—warm tea in hand and prepping a refreshing slate of brand-new episodes for Spring—we’re dipping into the Adobo Yarn vault!This week, we’re revisiting Episode 15...
Ep 10 - Don't sweep at night and other wild Pinoy oddities {re-release}
While Anna and Razel are tucked away hibernating this winter - warm drinks in hand, plotting a refreshing lineup of brand-new episodes for Spring, we are diving into the archives!This week, we’re revisiting a true listener favourite: ...
Ep 8 - Unwrapping memories: Filipino snacks, then and now {re-release}
We are taking a little winter break to cozy up, stir the pot, and tend to our own hearths. But while we're away from the microphones, we couldn't leave you empty-handed. This winter, we are revisiting some of our absolu...
Ep 4 - Taste of home and the thread of belonging {re-release}
We are taking a little winter break to cozy up, stir the pot, and tend to our own hearths. But while we're away from the microphones, we couldn't leave you empty-handed. This winter, we are revisiting some of our absolu...
Ep 35: The Migrant Mirror: Looking Back at Our Quirks
What happens to our deepest cultural habits when we pack up our lives and cross the ocean?In this episode, Anna and Razel hold up a mirror to the Filipino diaspora in Australia to look at the traits we grew up with and the ones we’ve had...
Ep 34 - A class of one - the realities of solo migration
Imagine stepping off a plane into a new country right as the world is emerging from global lockdowns. You’re alone, you’re lost, and within your first 48 hours, things go completely off the rails—and you have absolutely no idea who or where to ...
Ep 33 - The Winter Pivot - from sabaw to required cold weather fashion
The crisp air has officially hit, and you know what that means—it’s time for the "Winter Pivot." In this episode, Anna and Razel settle in with hot mugs to discuss the inevitable shift from summer ease to winter survival.We’re diving dee...
Ep 32 - From corporate courtrooms to coffee cups: a Batangas-to-Sydney journey
In continuation of Filipino Food Month, we sit down with the visionary behind Elizabeth Bay’s Greenknowe Cafe to explore a story of reinvention, resilience, and the undeniable pull of home.The journey began in 2015 with a leap of ...
Ep 31 - Global Flavours, Local Roots: Celebrating Filipino Food Month
April is Filipino Food Month (Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino), and this year, the celebration has reached a fever pitch! 🇵🇭🇦🇺In this episode, Anna and Razel take a deep dive into the roots of the movement right here in Austra...
Ep 30 - Give to Gain: Building a Legacy of Financial and Cultural Freedom (IWD 2026 Special)
"Ikaw ang maghanap ng saya..." (Don't just wait for joy—create it.) In this special International Women's Day episode, Anna and Razel sit down with a true titan of the Filipino-Australian community: <...
Ep 29 - The 100-Point Struggle: Navigating Australian IDs as a Pinoy Migrant 🇵🇭🇦🇺
Ever felt like a secret agent trying to prove you actually exist? 🕵️♂️Welcome to the ultimate "ID Culture Shock" guide! In this episode, Anna and Razel reminisce their experience navigating the confusing, sometimes hilarious, and...
Ep 28 - The Pinoy Pivot: Navigating Career Changes in Oz
"Did I move across the world just to start from zero?"This is most migrants' story! We move across oceans for many different reasons, and starting from scratch is almost always, the default mode. Making the hard choices to step aw...
Ep 27 - 2026 is the New 2016: The trend, the nostalgia then the chika
"We're talking about Filipino migration to Australia, Gen Z trends on TikTok, and our lives as Filipino Australians in Sydney back in 2016."...
Ep 26 - New Year Goals, Side Quests, and the Balik Alindog Era
Happy 2026, Adobo Yarn Fam! 🥂We are kicking off the year with our very first episode of 2026, and we’re diving straight into the New Year headspace. Are you the type to write a list of resolutions on January 1s...
Ep 25 - Adobo Yarn Wrapped 2025 and a big THANK YOU!
We’re ending 2025 with a major milestone: pull up a chair and join us at Taguan Cafe in Sydney because Episode 25 is officially our very first video episode! Amidst the buzz of the brunch crowd and the aroma of ube
Ep 24 - From Noche Buena to the Backyard BBQ: Our Hybrid Christmas Story
Before the busyness of December take over, get ready for a holiday episode that's as rich and complex as a slice of Queso de Bola paired with sweet and ripe Australian mangoes! Hosts Anna and Razel discuss the the bea...
Ep 23 - The Interstate Adobo Yarn - From Laneways to Highlands and the Coast
Welcome back to the Adobo Yarn road trip! After cruising through NSW and ACT in Part 1 (Episode 20), Anna and Razel realised they only covered a fraction of this massive continent. In this episode, your titas are crossing the bo...
Ep 22 - The Price of Nostalgia: Are We Undervaluing Our Own Cuisine?
The food world is buzzing! Following the historic first Michelin Guide selection for the Philippines complete with two stars, one star, and multiple Bib Gourmand awards, we dive into what this massive international recognition means for Filipin...