Did you miss us? Mina and I are livestreaming this week’s podcast episode on Wednesday, August 27, at 8pm Manila Time on our YouTube channel. For this episode, Mina tells us how much fun she had watching the Philippine Volcanoes’ rugby game in Hong Kong, and the Stephanie Perkins’s latest book Isla and the Happily Ever After. I’ll tell you what happened at the Asian Red Carpet premiere of Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, the live-action adaptation of the anime, which was graced by the film’s director and stars (There was touching!), and how many times I’ve seen the film (so far).[…]
[INFO] Episode 12: Divergent, SHEO, Rurouni Kenshin
Did you miss us? We hope you did, because we’re back with a spanking new podcast episode today, Wednesday, March 26. Mina will talk about the new Divergent movie, and all her Theo James/SHEO feels. And also ziplines. I will spazz about the trailer for the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin movie. You guys ready?[…]
[5X5] 007 – Part 1 – TFIOS Trailer And Self-Publishing Basics
In this episode, 5×5 host Mina V. Esguerra geeks out about the new trailer for The Fault in Our Stars, the film adaptation of the John Greene novel. Mina and co-host Tania Arpa talk about the basics of self/indie publishing and the answers to the most frequently asked questions.[…]
[5X5] 006 – Part 1 – Geek News Of The Week + Bride For Rent + Intro To Wattpad
In the first part of episode 6, hosts Mina geeks out about the romantic comedy Bride for Rent and ponders on the important question: Is Xian Lim a contender to the crown of King of the Rom-Com? Tania then dishes on the geek news of the week, involving the two IT giants Google and Apple. The hosts gives a brief summary of what’s going on in the Pinoy Wattpad community.[…]
[5X5] 004 – Part 2 – Our favorite film adaptations of comic books, Scribd, riding in cars for free, #buqosteamyreads

In part 2 of episode 4, we talk about Scribd, getting freebies from the car service Uber, and our favorite film adaptations of comic books. Mina also talks about her free upcoming writing workshop sponsored by Buqo, called Steamy Reads.[…]
[INFO] Episode 4: Our favorite movie adaptations of comic books, interview with Trese co-creator Budjette Tan
This week, we talk comic books with the co-creator of the Trese series Budjette Tan. We also discuss our favorite movie adaptations of comic books.[…]
[5X5] 003 – Part 2 – Award-winning author Mike Co talks about the Hobbit
In part 2 of this week’s episode, author Mike Co guests on the 5×5 Podcast to talk about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Legolas’s make-up, and why you should never go full Lucas.
(Plus, we have a giveaway!)[…]
[INFO] Episode 2: Our 2013 favorites, and authors Chris Mariano, Chrissie Peria, and Miles Tan
Happy new year, everyone!
Here’s what we’re planning to talk about on episode 2 of #5x5podcast:
- Our favorites of 2013 (with a special shoutout to the novel Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell)
- Authors Chris Mariano, Chrissie Peria, and Miles Tan are dropping by to talk about their books, and their new short story All I Want for Christmas (free right now on Kindle! bit.ly/AllIWant4Christmas)
- What we think about the first official clip from the Divergent movie
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