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Hi 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. Episodes released biweekly on Sundays, 9PM EDT, and Mondays 9AM PHT. https://hinaypod.com/
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Episodes
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Maligayang Pasko from the Hi Nay Crew (Announcement)
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
You can find our holiday cards over at our socials, @hinaypod on tumblr, twitter, instagram and facebook.
twitter.com/HiNayPod/status/1474563803442565121
You can purchase our merch at redbubble.com/people/HiNayPod/shop
You can donate to our Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/hinaypod
You can donate proceeds directly to forourfarmers.com/projects
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Episode 19 - Lamon
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Lamon (Devouring)
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Vanessa gives Donner advice, and he plans a camping trip. Mari and Laura bump into a cannibal at the hospital, and Mari reminisces about her experiences there as a child.
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Content Warnings: Horror in a hospital setting, cannibalism, body horror, references to the Ozone Disco Fire.
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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 Mari. The role Vanessa is played by Maia Dapul, the role of Donner is played by Leon Johnson, the role of Abe is played by Matthew Gador, the role of Laura is played by Abigayle Rhodes.
Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts
Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com
Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod
Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners:
https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 10AM PHT. Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere.
Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Remind Me To Tell You Later - Madre (Excerpt and Announcement)
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Madre (Nun)
Content Warnings: Allusions to suicide (hanging) and decapitation, supernatural body horror
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Hi everyone! Here's the free excerpt of Madre along with announcements for the upcoming livestream and events.
Below you can find the transcript for the announcement:
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Episode 20 - Siga
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Siga (Bonfire)
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The gang goes camping to relax from being attacked by supernatural forces... and gets attacked by supernatural forces.
Mari has a somewhat painful revelation.
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Content Warnings: Violence, allusion to loss of control and murder
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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 Mari and The Waheela. The role of Donner is played by Leon Johnson, the role of Laura is played by Abigayle Rhodes, the role of Murphy is played by Edward Boxler and the role of Ashvin is played by Adil Ramchurn.
Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts
Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com
Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod
Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners:
https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT.
Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere.
Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Episode 21 - Manika
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Manika (Doll)
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Evelyn Wai does some research about the Elders and learns of Hyde, an old ghost town with a terrible secret.
On an old tape from the 1960s, a Journalist interviews the one woman who survived the night Hyde burned, and hundreds of peoplke disappeared.
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Content Warnings: Dolls and puppets, allusions to mental health discrimination, religious abuse, medical gore (and Motzie does another accent)
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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 The Journalist and Elaine. The role of Evelyn is played by Natalie.
Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners: https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT.
Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere.
Transcripts to follow.
Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Happy April Subathon! (Subscribe To Our Youtube Channel!)
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Video version with cute art here: https://youtu.be/nITRgcNSyCk
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Hi Nay wants to hit 500 Youtube subs by the end of April! With every 50 subs, a brand new design will be revealed on our socials:
Tumblr: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HiNayPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hinaypod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HiNayPod
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A lucky Youtube subscriber will get a FREE item from the Hi Nay Redbubble store.
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Hi Nay is a queer fiction horror podcast where an immigrant Filipina babaylan saves people from supernatural threats in Toronto. You can listen to Hi Nay on Youtube or anywhere you listen to podcasts!
Our main catalogue can be found here or on Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/
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art by twitter.com/siggykuu
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Remind Me To Tell You Later - Batibat (Excerpt and Announcement)
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Batibat
Mari recounts the time she and her Nanay (mom) were called by a rich family to exorcise a spirit called a batibat - a spirit of trees that have been cut down, which, in revenge for losing its home, kills people in their sleep.
But nothing is what it seems, even in a house full of wood and nightmares.
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Content Warnings: Sleep paralysis horror, inclusion of child characters
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Hi everyone! Here's the free excerpt of Batibat along with announcements, including bonus content, and current events.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/hinaypod
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Remind Me To Tell You Later - Madre (Full Episode)
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
WE MADE IT TO 500 SUBSCRIBERS! As a reward, here's our patron exclusive episode, RMTTYL: Madre, released for free for everyone to listen to.
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Madre (Nun)
Mari recalls her time alongside crush and eventual (ex-)girlfriend Ira at a Catholic elementary school full of ghosts, including the spectre of a peeping nun in a bathroom.
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Content Warnings: Allusions to suicide (hanging) and decapitation, supernatural body horror, references to eye trauma, mild jumpscare
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Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/hinaypod
Follow us on our socials, @hinaypod on twitter, tumblr, instagram and facebook.
To listen to more exclusive content, you can support us on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hinaypod
Or make a one-time donation to our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hinaypod
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Halalan 2022 - A Statement from the Hi Nay Podcast Team
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
A reminder for the world. If only we could kill evil in real life the way we do in stories.
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The books and films we listed:
Books
- The Conjugal Dictatorship
- Edifice Complex
- Dekada '70
- The Jupiter Effect
- Salingkit: A 1986 Diary
- State of War
- Martial Law: Never Again
- Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage
- Some are smarter than others
- Waltzing with a Dictator
Films
- Imelda (2003)
- the kingmaker (2019)
- batas militar (1997)
- eskapo (1995)
- dekada ‘70 (2002)
- signos (1983)
- marcos: a malignant spirit (1986)
- portraits of mosquito press (2015)
- bakit dilaw ang gitna ng bahaghari? (1994)
- coup d’etat: the philippines revolt (1986)
- betamax ‘83
- in search of the marcos millions
PBS frontline's 1987 episode
Sunday May 15, 2022
Episode 22 - Digmaan - part 1
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
Digmaan (War) part 1
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Laura and Donner question their Elder allies, and learn about the war between the Benefactor and the Puppetmaster. The Journalist's interview with Elaine continues.
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Content Warnings: Dolls and puppets, allusions to mental health discrimination, body horror. (and Motzie does another accent)
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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 The Journalist and Elaine. The role of Vanessa is played by Maia Dapul, the role of CJ is played by Laurence Pirlet, the role of Laura is played by Abigayle Rhodes, the role of Donner is played by Leon Johnson.
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Opening segment sourced from Britannica online:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-E-Marcos
https://www.britannica.com/topic/authoritarianism
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Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
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Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners: https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
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Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT. Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere. Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Monday May 23, 2022
Episode 22 - Digmaan - part 2
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Digmaan (War) part 2
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Elaine recounts the final days of Hyde, and Lori's role in its fall.
Vanessa reveals how the Benefactor defeated the Puppetmaster at war.
And the story of a princess bathed in blood is recounted.
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Content Warnings: Dolls and puppets, violence and war, allusions to mental health discrimination, body horror, medical horror, suicidal ideation
(and Motzie does another accent)
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Content warning for beginning segment: brief mention of real life illegal detention, torture, and sexual assault (not detailed)
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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 Elaine and the Storyteller. The role of Vanessa is played by Maia Dapul.
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Opening segment sourced from the following:
https://martiallawmuseum.ph/magaral/the-heroes-who-fought-martial-law-liliosa-hilao/
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/54454/marcoses-lose-us-appeal
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Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
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Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners: https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
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Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT. Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere. Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Episode 23 - Hudyat
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Hudyat (Signal)
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The reason Toronto's fire alarms keep going off.
Mari meets an old acquaintance, a man with a wizard's name.
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Content Warnings: Body horror, gore, fire / burning
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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 Mari and the Survivor. The role of Laura is played by Abigayle Rhodes, the role of Donner is played by Leon Johnson, the role of Cornelius is played by Ivan Dapul.
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Coup D'etat: The Philippines Revolt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWQHSJJ8OyE
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Check out our friends over at https://believerpodcast.com/
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Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts
Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com
Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod
Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
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Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners: https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
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Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT. Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere. Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Episode 24 - Ilalim
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Ilalim (Underneath)
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Mari, Laura, and Ashvin find their way beneath the earth, and stumble on a familiar face, and an unfamiliar corpse.
Meanwhile, Cal, a DJ in the Dark caller, shares his strange experiences on the Toronto subway.
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Content Warnings: Violence, murder, themes of the underground.
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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 Mari. The role of Laura is played by Abigayle Rhodes, the role of Ashvin is played by Adil R, the role of Murphy is played by Edward Boxler, the role of DJ is played by Yoyi Halago, and the roles of Abe and Cal are played by Matt Gador.
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Check out our friends over at https://nightpostpod.com/
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Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts
Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com
Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod
Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
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Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners: https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
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Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT. Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere. Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Episode 25 - Talikuran
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Talikuran (Turn Your Back)
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DJ In The Dark is targeted by forces they didn't realise they were messing with, and needs to survive the night, with only a single caller for company.
Songs included:
Utt Da Zay (The Tailor's Song) by Cab Calloway
Baby Doll by Bessie Smith
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Content Warnings: Horror imagery, phone and radio interference, paranoia
Content Warning for the Crimes of the Marcoses segment: Media and free press suppression, fascism
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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 Mari and the Caller. The role of DJ is played by Yoyi Halago, and the role of the Gentle Voice is played by Tom Pilcher.
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Come join our 31 Nights of Hi Nay Halloween event by subscribing to our youtube channel, or our Twitch, and joining the chat every night of October leading up to the Hi Nay Act 2 Finale!
For more information, check out our official announcement: https://youtu.be/FIIPTfILZvk
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Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
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Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners: https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
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Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT. Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere. Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Episode 26 - Undas
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Undas
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Mari and Abe attend a Halloween party at a new club, and visit its underground exhibit... of dolls.
Ashvin, Murphy, and Laura end up in the thick of things.
Donner deals with the fallout.
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Content Warnings: Sounds of vomiting, doll and puppet related horror, sounds of falling from a great height, death
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Songs featured:
"Baby Won't You Please Come Home" by Bessie Smith
"St. James Infirmary" by Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
"The House is Haunted" by Roy Fox
"Devil's Gonna Get You" by Bessie Smith
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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 Mari and some partygoers. The role of Laura is played by Abigayle Rhodes, the role of Ashvin is played by Adil R, the role of Murphy is played by Edward Boxler, the role of Abe is played by Matt Gador. The various partygoers are played by our amazing Discord community members: Woxie HC, Rebecca Lynn Scott, Edward McKee, and Alyssa Gimenez.
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Transcript: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com/transcripts
Official blog: https://hinaypod.tumblr.com
Podbean: https://hinaypod.podbean.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hinaypod
Twitter and Instagram: @hinaypod
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Subscribe to our youtube channel to watch the episode premiere along with other listeners: https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod
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Full episodes are released every month on the last Sunday 9PM EST or Monday 9AM PHT. Audio is released to all platforms after the Youtube premiere. Transcripts to follow. Unofficial, auto-generated CC available on youtube.