WRITTEN BY FRANCESA JANA SANTIAGO

Filipinos may not be openly competitive but it’s guaranteed that you’ll see us performing our best in any boxing ring, singing competition or beauty pageant! And these talents will once again be put to the test through the first ever all-Filipino podcast campaign out of Kumu USA called “Podlympics”!

As the largest Pinoy livestream community today, Kumu continues to provide empowering opportunities as a way to give back, just like with their previous campaign “Stream It To Win It” where thousands of dollars in prize money were distributed to a few college communities for their Pilipino Culture Nights. And they’re back again from June to July, where 30 Filipino-owned Podcasts will battle it out to win an array of prizes ranging from $3,000 worth of cash to Elite access to Podmachine, a subscription editing platform created by Podcast Network Asia, a tech and media company that curates the Philippines’ best podcast content. And guess what? YOU can help determine who wins the top prize through the number of virtual gifts each contestant receives from you when they stream on Kumu. They will then be screened through four phases until the Top 4 remains. This is a unique opportunity for the pre-selected participants to not only grow their podcasts but also bring exposure to the Filipino side of the podcast industry, which is not widely represented yet. 

The official lineup of contestants for the Podlympics include…

1. All Abroad

2. Evolve With Nicolette

3. Cracking The Coconut

4. Kiss My Mike

5. MeSearch

6. Lay It All On The Table

7. Letter To My Ex

8. Mars, What Na?

9. Chica With Monica

10. BIPOC Rising with Christina Vivit

11. The Booth

12. The Cheatcoders

13. In Her Purpose

14. The Perfect Blend

15. Full Court Fresh

16. PanDeSoul

17. Eight Billion 

18. How To Survive As An Artist in LA

19. Filipino Momcast

20. Explicit Confidence

21. Pocketful of Cozy

22. Geeksplained

23. Rise With Anita Vita

24. Sarcastically Optimistic

25. Kampay!

26. Basketball Wives

27. The Briller Project

28. Warrior Life Creative

29. Hiraya Media

30. All Glown Up

The audio is on and so is the competition! You can WATCH all the podcasts streaming on Kumu here: [ https://app.kumu.ph/iWUT26BN8qb ] Which Pinoy podcast will prove to be worthy of our eyes and ears? Go for the gold at Kumu USA’s Podlympics!