Hi Nay

Hi Nay is a supernatural horror fiction podcast with a Filipina protagonist and Filipino supernatural elements. It has multiple BIPOC LGBTQ+ characters, and primarily takes place in Toronto.

Hi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, follows Mari, a Filipina immigrant who lives in Toronto.

Mari first gets roped into Toronto’s supernatural crises after saving her neighbour, Laura, from something no longer human. From then on, she assists Detectives Donner and Murphy in dealing with paranormal threats, using her upbringing as a babaylan (Shaman).

Mari has a great aptitude for magic, though her abilities seem to have a price she’s not forthcoming about. She calls her Nanay (mother) often and recounts her experiences over the phone. All she knows is that this is just the beginning…

Motzie Dapul (Creator, writer, director, editor, voice actor for Mari)

Reg Geli (Co-creator, editor)

Yoyi Halago, Alyssa Gimenez (Editors)

Abigayle Rhodes as Laura, Leon Johnson as Donner, Edward Boxler as Murphy, Adil Ramchurn as Ashvin (Main Cast)

More credits and roles available in the episode descriptions.

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Awards

Outstanding Fiction Series - Canadian Podcast Awards

Winner

Best Asian Hosted Podcast in the Podcast Awards

Nominated

Press

Winner - Outstanding Fiction Series Here Are the Winners of the 7th Annual Canadian Podcast Awards - iPhone in Canada (December 30, 2024)

Winner - Outstanding Fiction Series The winners of the Canadian Podcast Awards - Podnews (December 30, 2024)

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Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales in Audio Drama Podcast Radio Hour - BBC (March 10, 2022)

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Groovy interview chattarama with amazing, inspiring audio fiction creatives both new and established, with podhost Sarah Golding. Also…quizzes and in character interviews with awedio fiction folks on the way…. #soon #INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY AF SPECIAL 2023 - Indie AF (March 8, 2023)

Horror is more than just the white final girl riding off in the sunset covered in blood; it’s a genre booming with marginalized, oppressed, and colonized writers as a space to directly confront the violences they have suffered. We talk all that and … Hi Nay – Motzie Dapul - Radio Drama Revival (February 14, 2023)