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Episode 32: Alala

Season 1

Season 1: Act 3

Alala (Memory / Worry)


DJ In The Dark shares their experiences with an unsettled Toronto. Other Mari tells the story of people you may know.


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Content Warnings: Mentions of attempted murder, paranoia, homophobia, religious nationalism, politically charged murder


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Songs featured:


"Thinkin Blues" "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "Dyin' By The Hour" by Bessie Smith


"Ili-ili Tulog Anay", a Visayan lullaby


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Hi Nay is a podcast produced by Motzie Dapul and Reg Geli and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license.



Today’s episode was written and directed by Motzie Dapul, who also plays the role of Other Mari. The role of DJ is played by Yoyi Halago, the role of Donner is played by Leon Johnson, and the role of Evelyn Wai is played by Natalie.


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Special Thanks to our brand new co-producer, Jesse Goodsell, for continuing to support us and our work!


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