Episodes
Nicole Asensio on Life After General Luna and Taking the Risk of Reinvention
Hello everyone, my name is Chris and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Today’s guest is a singer, songwriter, performer, and artist whose career has constantly evolved across genres and stages. From thea...
Not Suitable For Work Cast on Impostor Syndrome and the Fear of Living the Wrong Life
Hi everyone, my name is Chris, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Not Suitable for Work is a show about ambition, uncertainty, friendship, and trying to figure life out when nobody really knows what t...
Mattea Conforti on Conveying Loneliness in The Testaments and Introducing Gilead to Reality TV
Hello everyone, my name is Chris and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. My guest today is an actress whose performance as Becka in The Testaments is something that really stayed with me. Coming from a bac...
Sponge Cola on Creative Differences and Lasting Two Decades as a Band
Hello everyone, my name is Chris Cantada and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Today’s episode is a special one for me. Before the interviews, before the podcast, before the spandex even, I was part of a...
Seoyeon Jang on the K-Pop Discipline Behind Beef and the Hidden Panic Beneath Her Calm Performance
Hello everyone, my name is Chris and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. My guest today is an actress a lot of people are talking about right now because of her performance as Eunice in Beef Season 2. What...
Mortal Kombat 2 Cast on the Indonesian Influence Behind Sub-Zero and Why Fights Aren’t Like Dancing
For me as a 90s kid, Mortal Kombat was one of those games that just stuck with you. I remember playing it on my cousin's Sega, trying to memorize all the Fatalities, figuring things out with friends, and just being completely...
Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton on Rewriting The Rules in APEX, and My Full Circle Moment with Charlize
Hello everyone, my name is Chris Cantada and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Today is a special one for me because I’m joined by two actors whose work I’ve followed and admired for years. Both are know...
ALLY on Her Global Era, the “Prim and Proper” Perception, and Thinking Beyond Numbers
Hello everyone, my name is Chris Cantada and welcome to a new episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Today’s guest is part of a new generation of Asian artists redefining what it means to be global. She began her journey at a y...
Good Kid on Creativity, Gaming Culture, and Their Most Human Album Yet
Hello everyone, my name is Chris and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. My guests today are part of a band that has quietly built one of the most passionate online fanbases in indie rock. Blending high en...
Ena Mori on Being Clueless, Ignoring the Noise, and Making Music That's Dope
Hello everyone! My name is Chris Cantada and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy! Today’s guest is a singer songwriter whose music has been making waves in the indie pop world. Her sound blends emotion, exp...
Anna Cathcart & Sang Heon Lee on XO, Kitty, Surviving a Reality Show, and Quiet Moments That Matter
Hello everyone, my name is Chris Cantada and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Today we are jumping back into the world of XO, Kitty, a show that has given us romance, chaos, and plenty of moments that m...
Daredevil: Born Again Visual Storytelling, Matt Murdock's Unexpected Side, & Who's The Worst Seatmate
Hello everyone! My name is Chris Cantada and here’s another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Today I’m joined by two of the creative minds behind Daredevil: Born Again. He is the showrunner and executive producer of the s...
Kathryn Newton and Shawn Hatosy on Expanding the Lore of READY OR NOT & Traditions Worth Killing For
Hello everyone, welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy! My guests today are two incredible actors joining the chaotic and twisted world of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. Genre fans will definitely recognize her ...
Flashback Force Clips: Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Coogler and more!
For anyone new to the podcast, I’ve actually been doing interviews since 2015 on my first channel, Chris Cantada Force. In this episode, I’m sharing some of my favorite clips from back then. Some of you might have seen them, ...
Christian Bautista on Letting Go of Perfection, Fan Misconceptions, and His Funny Social Media Side
Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Today’s guest is someone whose voice has been part of the soundtrack of the last two decades of OPM. He is one of the most recognizable romantic ball...
Keenan Te on Writing Bones, His Comfort Era, and the Side Fans Might Not Expect
Hello everyone, my name is Chris and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy! Music has a way of traveling further than we ever imagine — across cities, across oceans, and into very personal moments in people’s...
Shailene Woodley and Thomas Doherty on PARADISE S2, Apocalypse Fashion, and Their Quiet Strength
Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Once and Always a Fanboy! Paradise was easily one of my favorite shows last year. So when Season 2 was announced, I was already locked in. This time, we are diving into a brand ...
Cross S2 Cast on Moral Gray Areas, Craziest Google Search, and Backstories That Deepen Season 2
Hello everyone! My name is Chris, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Season one was about catching a monster. Season two asks a deeper question… what if the person doing the killing believes they are ...
Arian S. Cartaya on Welcome to Derry, the Rich and Marge Dynamic, and THAT Iconic Improvised Moment
Hello everyone, my name is Chris, and welcome back to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. Our guest today played one of the most beloved and emotionally impactful characters in IT: Welcome to Derry. As Rich, he broug...
Bianca King on the Years No One Saw, Her Acting Comeback, and Her Dark Fangirl Side
Hello everyone, my name is Chris, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. My guest today is someone I’ve known in the industry for a long time. First as a fan, and eventually as a collaborator. She’s an ac...
Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on WONDER MAN, Its Universal Story, and Showing The Nerves
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into the wild, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt world of Marvel Television’s Wonder Man! I had the absolute honor of chatting with Sir Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, two in...
Mikee Quintos on Encantadia, Juggling Thesis and Tapings, and Proving Her Doubters Wrong
Hi everyone! My name is Chris, and welcome to Once and Always a Fanboy. Every now and then, someone pops up on your feed doing something so unexpected that it makes you stop scrolling. For me, that moment was a reel of today’...
Matilda Lawler On WELCOME TO DERRY Secrets, Dark Web Search History, & Who She Trusted Most On Set
Hello everyone, my name is Chris, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy. My guest today is from one of my favorite shows of 2025, IT Welcome to Derry. She plays a character who quietly becomes the emotion...
Caroline Elle Abrams on Her Iconic Stranger Things Episode, Secretive Sets, & How Nancy Inspired Her
Hello everyone, my name is Chris and welcome to Season 2 of Once and Always a Fanboy! Joining us today is a rising star you all need to know. She’s the actress who brought Tina Turnbow to life in Stranger Things Season 5, a c...