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Once and Always a Fanboy

Chris Cantada • The Pod Network

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 102

Welcome to Once and Always a Fanboy! Hosted by Chris Cantada, former Sponge Cola drummer, longtime YouTuber, and now podcasting one conversation at a time. Each week, Chris talks with actors, musicians, and fans about their projects, passions, and creative journeys. From stage to screen to the mic, Chris is here to keep the fandom flame burning. ONCE a fanboy… ALWAYS a fanboy.

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🇩🇪 Germany - filmInterviews
02/09/2026
#94
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#83
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31/08/2026
#63
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25/08/2026
#96
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#88
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#65
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#92
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#73
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09/08/2026
#91
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03/07/2026
#79

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Evangeline Lilly on LOST, living in the Philippines, and writing a Reel Steel sequel | EP. 1

Season 1 · Episode 1

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 • Duration 19:59

Welcome to the very first episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host, Chris Cantada Force. You may know my first guest as Hope from the Ant-man and Avengers movies. Or, Tauriel if you’re a fan of Middle Earth. But to me she will always be one of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, Kate Austen. Ladies and gentlemen, Evangeline Lilly!

00:00 Intro

01:31 Lost cast viewing parties

02:32 Favorite twist from Lost

03:05 What if Lost aired in the age of streaming?

04:41 Kate Austen's top 3 songs

05:47 Writing an epilogue for Kate Austen

07:00 Living in the Philippines

08:44 Lessons learned from playing these iconic characters

10:42 The island, Middle Earth, or the MCU?

11:40 Reel Steel

14:07 Currently fangirling over

15:24 Secret to Lost's success

17:09 Fanboying over Evangeline

17:31 Reason why I started this podcast

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Alona Tal on CROSS Season 2, fangirling over The Boys, and channeling Beyoncé | EP. 2

Season 1 · Episode 2

Thursday, December 12, 2024 • Duration 17:40

Welcome to the second episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host, Chris Cantada Force. You may know my guest from her roles in Hand of God, SEAL Team, and Veronica Mars. But if you are one of the millions of people who binge watched the new Prime Video Series called CROSS, yoy will definitely know who this person is. Fangirls and fanboys, Alona Tal!

00:00 Intro

01:34 Were you familiar with the past movies and books before booking the role?

02:26 Twist that shocked you the most

04:25 The series is not based on any specific book

05:45 What are you currently fangirling over?

07:42 What would Kayla Craig be listening to in her car?

09:13 Headspace right before filming Cross

10:22 Kayla Craig vs. Kyle Craig

11:59 Lesson you learned from your past roles

13:37 Trying hard not to reveal that much about Season Two

15:50 End of interview

16:04 My thoughts on CROSS

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[ENG] The cast of Squid Game 2 on seeing the massive sets and being "cute" | EP. 5

Season 1 · Episode 5

Thursday, December 26, 2024 • Duration 07:04

Welcome to episode five of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host, Chris Cantada Force. Netflix flew me to Korea for a two-day Squid Game event, and the highlight for me was the Press Junket. I got to interview four of the cast of Squid Game Season 2, and I even got speak Korean to them! Fangirls and fanboys, here's my interview with Kang Ha-Neul, Kang Ae-Sim, Yang Dong-Geun, and Lee Seo-Hwan!Thank you Netflix for the opportunity!

00:00 Intro

01:25 Were you fans of Season 1?

03:07 What was it like seeing the massive sets on Season 2?

04:02 Memorable and funny moments on set

05:13 My thoughts on Season 2

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Archie Kao and Tzi Ma on their go-to Chinese dish, being the Blue Power Ranger, and the 90s | EP. 4

Season 1 · Episode 4

Friday, December 20, 2024 • Duration 11:46

Welcome to episode four of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host, Chris Cantada Force. I had the pleasure of speaking to Archie Kao and Tzi Ma of Disney+ Series INTERIOR CHINATOWN. But if you know me, you know that these two have had a significant part in my fanboy journey. Archie played the Blue Ranger from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, and Tzi played Consul Han from Rush Hour and Chen from 24! What a fun interview. 🙌Thank you to Disney+ for the opportunity!

00:00 Intro

01:21 Visual execution of Interior Chinatown

02:40 What to order to level up your Chinese food game

04:24 What Archie Kao learned from his experience on Power Rangers

06:12 Tzi Ma's role that just hits different when reminiscing about it

08:31 Favorite part of the 90s

10:58 My thoughts on Interior Chinatown

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James Gunn on the Red Trunks, David Corenswet, and the exclusion of pop songs in the DCU's Superman | EP. 3

Season 1 · Episode 3

Thursday, December 19, 2024 • Duration 07:19

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy! This is a cool episode because I'm here to talk about my experience watching the Superman Teaser Trailer at an exclusive online event days before its official release, with a special Q&A with director James Gunn! I share my personal highlights of the Q&A, as well as quick review on the teaser trailer itself! Thank you Warner Bros. Philippines for inviting me to the exclusive screening!

00:00 Intro

00:25 What we can expect from this new Superman

00:47 How David Corenswet differs from other Superman actors

01:46 The music of Superman

03:08 The Red Trunks

04:03 The challenges of making this movie

04:40 My reaction to the teaser trailer

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Yael Yuzon on SPONGE COLA, finding a new drummer, and how K-Dramas influence his songwriting | EP. 9

Season 1 · Episode 9

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 • Duration 45:55

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. I turned 40 years old the day we shot this episode. Time really flies by without you knowing it. But, what better way to celebrate it than to have someone who I literally grew up with. We were high school batchmates, as well as members of the high school theater club. We were in a couple of high school bands together, but we ended up being part of a band that changed our lives. He was a groomsman in my wedding, and we both share a love for Park Eun Bin. Fangirls and Fanboys, Yael Yuzon of Sponge Cola.

00:00 Preview

00:46 Intro

02:07 When did you know that you could sing?

02:50 Yael's earliest memory of Chris

03:47 Highschool bands

04:27 Forming Sponge (without Cola)

07:36 When Chris joined the band

09:20 From Sponge to Sponge Cola

10:39 The power of Crazy For You and Kazaa

12:36 The EP

13:37 Palabas

16:45 Transit

18:10 Why Chris decided to leave the band

20:23 Sponge Cola the trio

22:58 How Ted Mark fit into the band

25:07 Being a performer in the age of social media

26:19 Strengths and mistakes of up and coming artists

30:04 What you're currently fanboying over

33:31 Tattoos

36:53 Writing songs about K-Dramas

38:32 Queen of Tears Obsession

Sofia Pablo on GREEN BONES, PRINSESA NG CITY JAIL, and betraying me in Korea | EP. 8

Season 1 · Episode 8

Monday, January 20, 2025 • Duration 28:32

Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. Such a great start of the year because this is the first interview that is being conducted in my podcast studio so to speak. And to celebrate this first, I couldn’t think of anyone better to be my guest for this session.She started her acting career as early as 2015, and now she has had numerous projects under belt. Her movie Green Bones just won Best Picture in the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival, and her new show Prinsesa ng City Jail just premiered a few days ago on GMA. Fangirls and Fanboys, Sofia Pablo!

00:00 Intro

01:30 How you got the role in Green Bones

03:10 Learning sign language

04:14 Working with Dennis Trillo

06:22 Have you always wanted to be an actress?

07:22 A project that has given you great memories on set

08:38 Prinsesa ng City Jail intro

10:11 Secret to crying on cue

12:02 Being a singer

14:18 Working with Allen Ansay

15:09 Lesson learned from working with Beauty Gonzalez and Denise Laurel

17:29 What you are currently fan-girling over

19:25 Something that used to frighten you in this industry

20:10 If you had to pick one genre to act in for the rest of your life

20:57 Your strengths in acting

23:19 How Sofia and I know each other (Squid Game Premiere in Korea)

27:56 Final words

Jorge Garcia on LOST, shenanigans with Matthew Fox, and guilty pleasure music | EP. 7

Season 1 · Episode 7

Thursday, January 16, 2025 • Duration 08:13

This episode is somewhat of a throwback for those who have been subscribed to my YouTube channel, but brand new to those who have just discovered this podcast on Spotify and Apple. A few months back, I was lucky enough to interview one of the main cast of hit series Lost. The 20th anniversary documentary titled Getting Lost was just released on streaming a few days ago, so I wanted to share my conversation with this actor once again. He currently has a new show on MAX called Bookie, but he will always be Hugo “Hurley” Reyes to me. Fanboys and fangirls, Jorge Garcia.

00:00 Intro

01:10 Lost cast viewing parties

02:27 Favorite Lost twist

03:19 Bloopers on set

04:40 Lost as a mini series

05:22 Hurleys top 3 albums

05:55 If Jorge was a survivor from Oceanic 815

06:44 Secret to Lost's success

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Jennifer Lopez, Mark Wahlberg, KATSEYE, Squid Game, and more of the best of 2024 | EP. 6

Season 1 · Episode 6

Thursday, January 9, 2025 • Duration 11:25

There are so many great memories when it comes to the interview opportunities I was able to participate in during 2024. I'm so grateful I got to experience all of them, but these are the ones that definitely made 2024 extra special. Thanks for coming along for the ride! More to come this 2025!

00:00 Intro

00:46 Avatar The Last Airbender Cast

02:17 Eddie Murphy

03:49 Jennifer Lopez

05:09 Mark Wahlberg

05:53 KATSEYE

07:18 Squid Game Season 2 Cast

08:10 Evangeline Lilly

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Audrey Huynh on XO, KITTY, being part of SQUID GAME, and her new EP "lovesick" | EP. 12

Season 1 · Episode 12

Monday, February 17, 2025 • Duration 11:47

Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. My next guest is one of the reasons I enjoyed Season 2 of XO Kitty. Her character Stella brought such mystery and intrigue that you can’t help but watch and see what she does next. She is also a wonderful singer, and at the time this episode comes out,she would have released her debut EP titled “lovesick”. Fangirl and fanboys, Audrey Huynh!

All my social media links: https://linktr.ee/cantadaforce

00:00 Preview

00:34 Intro

01:04 What makes XO, Kitty unique

02:28 Stalking fans of Stella on social media

03:05 Stella's dark sounding K-Pop playlist

03:37 Spotify playlist while filming season 2

04:18 Favorite type of inspiration when writing songs

05:24 Music or Lyrics?

05:46 YouTube era of covering songs

06:35 Types of getting into character

07:49 Memories that hit different from filming season 2

08:39 Favorite street food in Myeongdong

09:11 Fangirling over Twilight

09:47 Being part of Squid Game

11:21 Final Words

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