Podcast Episodes

From upland farmer to TOYM awardee — Mark Gersava on overcoming poverty

In the boonies of Sultan Kudarat province in Mindanao, where conflict would force his community to evacuate, Mark Gersava found a way to finish colle…

1 year, 9 months ago

[MINISODE] Marites Vitug on the PHL's win vs China in 2016 maritime case

It was the rare victory of a small nation over a major power. Using legal and historical arguments, the Philippines convinced an international tribun…

1 year, 9 months ago

Saving wildlife through dead animals — a convo with Darrell Blatchley

Darrell Blatchley is a Bisaya-speaking American missionary’s son with an unusual passion: he collects the bones of animals that humans have killed th…

1 year, 10 months ago

[MINISODE] Remembering Floy Quintos as a “cultural polymath”

“Objects are beautiful. Objects are worth obsessing about.”It was a shock to the arts community when theater luminary Floy Quintos passed away last A…

1 year, 10 months ago

[VIDEO] A Pride Month conversation with Vince Liban

As we celebrate "Pride Month" this June, the national convenor of Pantay, a youth-led gender equality advocacy group and Pride Ph, Vince Liban, talks…

1 year, 10 months ago

Pronouns, SOGIE, and the Pope’s blessing — a Pride Month convo

The national convenor of Pantay, a youth-led gender equality advocacy group and Pride PH, Vince Liban, talks to Howie Severino about the state of LGB…

1 year, 10 months ago

[VIDEO] June 1898 was a time of Filipino chivalry

Recently discovered Spanish military memoirs reveal that after Filipino revolutionary troops defeated the Spanish colonial army in 1898, the Filipino…

1 year, 10 months ago

[MINISODE] Toym Imao and his approach to visual art

Toym Imao shares how his multicultural upbringing influenced his art.

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1 year, 10 months ago

June 1898 was a time of Filipino chivalry

Recently discovered Spanish military memoirs reveal that after Filipino revolutionary troops defeated the Spanish colonial army in 1898, the Filipino…

1 year, 10 months ago

[MINISODE] When should we celebrate Independence Day?

June 12 marks the anniversary of the nation’s independence. Manolo Quezon, grandson of former president Manuel L. Quezon, breaks down the reasons why…

1 year, 10 months ago