Stay ConnectedHi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, is a supernatural horror fictional podcast about Filipina immigrant Mari Datuin, whose babaylan (shaman) family background accidentally gets her involved in stopping dangerous supernatural events in Toronto. Written, directed, produced, and created by Motzie Dapul and co-created by Reg Geli.
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Copyright: © Motzie Dapul
Episode 65: Balisong (Butterfly Knife)
Cornelius gives Mari a chance to sway the Benefactor. Mari has another strange dream, where she meets an Elder with a knife in hand and eyes like stars, and learns what the other Elders have planned for her.
Music (percussion) taken from the Subli, a religious folk dance from Batangas.
Content Warnings: Brief mentions of murder, familial death, assassination, blades.
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E-SIMS FOR GAZA: https://www.gazaesims.com/
where you can help Palestinians connect to loved ones, help doctors stay connected to each other, and help journalists broadcast the truth. You can follow @mirna_elhelbawi and Connecting Humanity on socials for more info and updates, as well as answers to common questions.
CRIPS FOR E-SIMS FOR GAZA by disabilityvisibilityproject: https://chuffed.org/project/crips-for-esims-for-gaza
CARE FOR GAZA is delivering aid within Gaza. As Israel's blockade is preventing food from entering Gaza, it's important to donate to aid groups working within Gaza to save Palestinian lives, and to continue pushing world governments for sanctions and arms embargoes on Israel.
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We'll be at the Canadian Podcast Awards Booth ONLY ON FRIDAY AUGUST 22, 4-7PM
Come get an EARLY COPY of the Hi Nay horror book, Remind Me To Tell You Later short story collection and meet the VAs for Mari, Donner, and Evelyn Wai! You can also get your name written in baybayin, an ancient Filipino script that we use in Hi Nay. We'll also have stickers and other Hi Nay merch on the table!
We're on the schedule for Friday, come check us out from 4-7pm only!
If you can't come to Fan Expo, you can also get the short story collection at DReadcon Canada on September 13, 11-5pm at the Burlington Holiday Inn! I'll be there debuting the book, selling my Filipino monster comics, and even speaking at a panel focusing on queer horror!
Follow DReadcon Canada's schedule for more info!
~Motzie
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Hi Nay B Sides 1.4 - Hen & Eda (Pride Episode 2025), Poót (Wrath), and The Young Man part 2
Is this our most unhinged episode yet? Motzie (Mari Datuin, various) and Edward McKee (Danny Boyd) chat about this year's Hi Nay Pride episode, happy trans women, sad gay men, bagged milk, and what the characters dream about (whether they like it or not).
SPOILERS for recent episodes!
The full episode will be available to $10 Patrons and above as part of their monthly rewards!
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Episode 64: Anak (Child)
Mari summons Young Will's wrathful ghost in the presence of his father. Pocket the Cat's origin is revealed.
Content Warnings: Burning alive, familial hatred, mentions of beheading and dismemberment, death in the family.
Hi Nay is a podcast produced by Motzie Dapul, Yoyi Halago and Alyssa Gimenez, and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license.
This episode was Co-Produced by Jesse Goodsell, and written and directed by Motzie Dapul.
Featuring Motzie Dapul as Mari Datuin and Ivan Dapul as Cornelius.
With special guest, Jamie Petronis (The Cellar Letters) as Young Will. Check out his upcoming procedural horror audio drama, REDACTED!
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You can follow our socials @ hinaypod on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky for more updates.
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E-SIMS FOR GAZA: https://www.gazaesims.com/
where you can help Palestinians connect to loved ones, help doctors stay connected to each other, and help journalists broadcast the truth. You can follow @mirna_elhelbawi and Connecting Humanity on socials for more info and updates, as well as answers to common questions.
CRIPS FOR E-SIMS FOR GAZA by disabilityvisibilityproject: https://chuffed.org/project/crips-for-esims-for-gaza
CARE FOR GAZA is delivering aid within Gaza. As Israel's blockade is preventing food from entering Gaza, it's important to donate to aid groups working within Gaza to save Palestinian lives, and to continue pushing world governments for sanctions and arms embargoes on Israel.
@careforgaza on Twitter
https://gogetfunding.com/CFG2025/
https://chuffed.org/project/careforgaza
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The Young Man (part 3)
Summary: Only Jack Robin knew the Young Man's secret. Only Young Will knew what the Young Man wanted most in the world. And only the Young Man witnessed their small, private wedding, before everything went wrong.
Content Warnings: References to period-typical racism, homophobia, elitism, secrecy and fear of being known.
Songs used:
by Bessie Smith
Who Killed Cock Robin (folk song)
Hi Nay is a podcast produced by Motzie Dapul, Yoyi Halago and Alyssa Gimenez, and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license.
This episode was Co-Produced by Jesse Goodsell, and written and directed by Motzie Dapul.
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BECOME A PATRON and get bonus audio, art, video, and even bonus episodes:
https://www.patreon.com/hinaypod
Or BUY US A MILK TEA (KO-FI):
https://ko-fi.com/hinaypod
You can follow our socials @ hinaypod on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky for more updates.
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E-SIMS FOR GAZA: https://www.gazaesims.com/
where you can help Palestinians connect to loved ones, help doctors stay connected to each other, and help journalists broadcast the truth. You can follow @mirna_elhelbawi and Connecting Humanity on socials for more info and updates, as well as answers to common questions.
CRIPS FOR E-SIMS FOR GAZA by disabilityvisibilityproject: https://chuffed.org/project/crips-for-esims-for-gaza
CARE FOR GAZA is delivering aid within Gaza. As Israel's blockade is preventing food from entering Gaza, it's important to donate to aid groups working within Gaza to save Palestinian lives, and to continue pushing world governments for sanctions and arms embargoes on Israel.
@careforgaza on Twitter
https://gogetfunding.com/CFG2025/
https://chuffed.org/project/careforgaza
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HI NAY IS RELEASING A NOVELLA!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMQda3Jxo7S/?img_index=1
Hi Nay B Sides 1.3 - Filipino Folklore, Monsters, and Urban Legends In Hi Nay
CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussions of abortion, infanticide, miscarriage, sleep death, heart disease, murder, and other folklore and urban legend related horror and violence
Motzie (Mari Datuin, various) and Edward McKee (Danny Boyd) chat about the Filipino folklore monsters and urban legends that build the strange and unsettling world of Hi Nay
We talk about Motzie's upcoming Hi Nay novella compiling the "Remind Me To Tell You Later" short stories and the Filipino folklore behind Mari's experience with the supernatural, from monsters to urban legends in the Philippines that many Filipinos grow up with.
SPOILERS for past Remind Me To Tell You Later episodes!
The full episode will be available to $10 Patrons and above as part of their monthly rewards!
https://www.patreon.com/hinaypod
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Waiting For October is a queer supernatural audio drama series from the creators of Moonbase Theta, Out.
There is a world - one of thousands touching ours - known as October. One of the archetypes; one of the realities that is a source for our stories. It is not difficult to reach, if you know the way - you can experience their wildness for yourself, adventure there, and live, and love. But be wary - perhaps more than any other existence, here there be monsters …
More information at https://monkeymanproductions.com/
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Episode 62: Akit (Attraction)
DJ In The Dark receives a call from a man who fell in love with a ghost. Mari talks to Donner about her worry over Laura.
Content Warnings: Burning alive, bullying, childhood trauma, secrets.
Song included: A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Bessie Smith
Hi Nay is a podcast produced by Motzie Dapul, Yoyi Halago and Alyssa Gimenez, and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license.
This episode was Co-Produced by Jesse Goodsell, and written and directed by Motzie Dapul.
Featuring Motzie Dapul as Mari Datuin and Leon Johnson as Donner.
Featuring Shaunn Pellington as Mike, or the man who fell in love with a ghost. Check him out at his horror podcast Wake of Corrosion!
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BECOME A PATRON and get bonus audio, art, video, and even bonus episodes:
https://www.patreon.com/hinaypod
Or BUY US A MILK TEA (KO-FI):
https://ko-fi.com/hinaypod
You can follow our socials @ hinaypod on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky for more updates.
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E-SIMS FOR GAZA: https://www.gazaesims.com/
where you can help Palestinians connect to loved ones, help doctors stay connected to each other, and help journalists broadcast the truth. You can follow @mirna_elhelbawi and Connecting Humanity on socials for more info and updates, as well as answers to common questions.
CRIPS FOR E-SIMS FOR GAZA by disabilityvisibilityproject: https://chuffed.org/project/crips-for-esims-for-gaza
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pre-order Hi Nay stickers and prints here: https://ko-fi.com/s/28e47efe7f
Hi Nay is coming to DReadcon Canada! https://www.instagram.com/p/DIJjhkCRlMR/?hl=en
Episode 61: Tiwala (Trust)
Summary: Mari summons Mary-Anne.
The creator of good Foci reveals memories of her time with The Benefactor, their friendship, and its end.
Content Warnings: Bitterness, mistrust, past death, loss of a loved one.
Hi Nay is a podcast produced by Motzie Dapul, Yoyi Halago and Alyssa Gimenez, and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license.
This episode was Co-Produced by Jesse Goodsell, and written and directed by Motzie Dapul, with Motzie Dapul as Mari Datuin, Laurence Pirlet as CJ, and Abigayle Rhodes as Laura.
Featuring Octavia Bray as Mary-Anne Weekes.
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BECOME A PATRON and get bonus audio, art, video, and even bonus episodes:
https://www.patreon.com/hinaypod
Or BUY US A MILK TEA (KO-FI):
https://ko-fi.com/hinaypod
You can follow our socials @ hinaypod on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky for more updates.
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E-SIMS FOR GAZA: https://www.gazaesims.com/
where you can help Palestinians connect to loved ones, help doctors stay connected to each other, and help journalists broadcast the truth. You can follow @mirna_elhelbawi and Connecting Humanity on socials for more info and updates, as well as answers to common questions.
CRIPS FOR E-SIMS FOR GAZA by disabilityvisibilityproject: https://chuffed.org/project/crips-for-esims-for-gaza
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A 16 minute excerpt of an early release bonus episode. FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE ON PATREON at the $10 Ate Tier and above.
Summary: Only Jack Robin knew the Young Man's secret. Only Young Will knew what the Young Man wanted most in the world. And only the Young Man witnessed their small, private wedding, before everything went wrong.
Content Warnings: References to period-typical racism, homophobia, elitism, secrecy and fear of being known.
Songs used:
by Bessie Smith
Who Killed Cock Robin (folk song)
Hi Nay is a podcast created by Motzie Dapul and co-created by Reg Geli. It's produced by Motzie Dapul, Yoyi Halago and Alyssa Gimenez, and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license.
This episode was Co-Produced by Jesse Goodsell, and written and directed by Motzie Dapul.
Narrated by Motzie Dapul.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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