From the social, we turn our attention to the cultural, as a cultural turn brought attention to cultural history and how ordinary peoples conceived and made meaning of the world they lived in through culture. Lee walks us through this brief introduction designed to pique the history major and enthusiast's mind, especially with what exemplar works in Philippine cultural history are available at present. Visit our website, www.podkas.org for more stuff on Philippine history, politics, and society.
Mar 27, 2022•12 min
Despite the 1987 Philippine Constitution expressly prohibiting political dynasties, political families have been so entrenched in Philippine politics that it seems as if a mark of our political identity. Dr. Patricio Abinales helps us historicize the phenomenon of dynastic politics and what can we do in this new episode of Hindi Na Bago ‘Yan. Visit our website for our full interview with Dr. Abinales , and for more stuff on Philippine history, politics, and society....
Mar 26, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 14
How did social history emerge as a counterpoint to political history, and why is it important to refocus our attention beyond the affairs of state? Listen as Aaron explains what social history is in this new episode of History Primer. Visit our website www.podkas.org for more stuff on Philippine history, politics, and society.
Mar 20, 2022•12 min
Artista-turned-politiko, celebrities endorsing politicians, and star-studded campaign sorties and rallies—is celebrity a factor in Philippine politics? And what does this say about our democracy and the Filipino electorate? To unpack this, we are joined by historian, DLSU assistant professorial lecturer, and one of the most visible historical resource person on TV, Xiao Chua. Listen to our full interview with Xiao by visiting our website, www.podkas.org....
Mar 19, 2022•28 min•Season 4Ep. 13
In this episode, Vec walks us through another subdiscipline of history, intellectual history and the history of ideas. Visit our website, www.podkas.org , for more stuff on Philippine history, politics, and society.
Mar 13, 2022•10 min
To understand how the Duterte administration stifles dissent and packages criticism as credible threats against the state through red-tagging, we must contextualize red-tagging as a decades-old practice in the Philippines and how it threatens peaceful activism today. We are joined by a medical doctor, mental health advocate, and Akbayan Party-List second nominee, RJ Naguit, to talk about this issue. Visit our website, www.podkas.org, for our full interview with RJ, and for more stuff on Philippi...
Mar 12, 2022•29 min•Season 4Ep. 12
As we introduce branches of history in this special miniseries, we start with the OG: political history. How did it develop, and what are its limitations? Let's find out.
Mar 06, 2022•11 min
Since Duterte rose to power in 2016, he has been tagged a “populist” president. But what is populism? And how did Duterte and other Philippine leaders embody it? In this episode, we are joined by Cleve Arguelles, a political scientist from De La Salle University and a Ph.D. student from the Australian National University to understand what populism is and how previous presidents used it as a political strategy. Visit our website, www.podkas.org , to listen to our full interview with Cleve. Check...
Mar 05, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 11
We made it through our first year! Join us in this conversation as we look back at our milestones for the year, and how our podcasting journey has gone, thus far.
Dec 30, 2021•41 min
We end the year with several issues that rocked the country this month: the BDO scam, the removal of World War II heroes from the 1,000 peso banknote, the entry of the Omicron variant and the continuing COVID situation in the Philippines, Typhoon Odette that ravaged parts of Visayas and Mindanao, and the latest Pulse Asia survey on presidential preference. And it's just us, the PODKAS team, for this episode. We also celebrate the first anniversary of PODKAS! Stick it out until the next episode w...
Dec 30, 2021•44 min•Ep. 12
In recent months, tensions rising in the West Philippine Sea have hogged the headlines, while our territorial claims in Sabah have been revived perennially by government officials and other claimants in the south. What should we know about our territorial disputes, and how do these issues affect the country's foreign policy? We talked to Dr. Herman Joseph Kraft of the U.P. Department of Political Science to know more about the country's territorial disputes and how relevant it is in the coming e...
Dec 25, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 10
After almost a century, a land reform program that would genuinely emancipate the Filipino farmers remains elusive. Our agricultural situation pales in comparison to that of our neighbors. Small landholders and landless peasants find themselves in precarious and impoverished situations, especially when viewed relative to their Southeast Asian counterparts. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Veronica Gregorio, a rural sociologist from the National University of Singapore, to appraise the count...
Dec 18, 2021•39 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Much has been said about Mindanao, the "land of promise" and the site of an intractable ethnic conflict that took decades to resolve. Significant milestones have been achieved in recent years, and now, we have the Bangsamoro, which has replaced the ARMM as a more preferred autonomy setup. But how should we understand the developments in Muslim Mindanao in light of the transition to Bangsamoro? We are joined by Prof. Yasmira Moner of the Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology to...
Dec 11, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 8
In recent decades, multiple presidents have attempted to undertake constitutional reform. No one has yet to succeed. In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte won the presidency on a platform of shifting the country to a federal system of governance, but the motion has already been long dead, sidetracked by a bevy of reasons, one of them, the COVID-19 pandemic. But as we witness and participate in the ongoing conversations regarding the 2022 presidential elections, what should we know about charter cha...
Dec 04, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Although the holidays are just around the corner, we will not let November pass us by without talking about some of its news-breakers. We talked about the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and the reopening of schools, the latest display of aggression by China in the West Philippine Sea, and the gripping drama that was the deadline for substitution for the 2022 national elections. Joining us in this discussion is a political scientist, a Ph.D. candidate from the Australian National...
Dec 01, 2021•43 min•Ep. 11
The climate crisis is upon us. In a country as high in the global climate risk index as the Philippines, we must understand the nature and context of a global phenomenon that threatens us today and in the future. What are the roots of this problem, and how can we engage our leaders on this issue? To know more about climate change, we talked to Dr. Doracie Zoleta Nantes of the National Panel of Technical Experts, Climate Change Commission of the Philippines. To listen to our full conversation wit...
Nov 27, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 6
How persistent is economic inequality in the country? In this episode, we reached out to economist and Rappler columnist, Dr. JC Punongbayan of the UP School of Economics to talk about some economic problems that the Philippines have suffered as a nation and what flaws in the system enable these issues to continue to the present. If you want to listen to our full interview with JC , visit our website, www.podkas.org....
Nov 20, 2021•29 min•Season 4Ep. 5
While the Philippines does well in global gender indices, there is clear and present gender inequality in the country. A closer look into the Philippine gender situation exposes the challenges that women, the LGBT, and other gender minorities face daily. But what about throughout Philippine history? With the help of Sharmila Parmanand, we revisit the evolution of gender issues in the Philippines through time in this new episode of PODKAS. You may visit our website, www.podkas.org , for our full ...
Nov 13, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
As we face multiple crises today, the proliferation of fake news and disinformation campaigns make the already complex situation more difficult. And yet, fake news isn't really new. In this episode, we situate this phenomenon in history and look at how we can better defend the truth at a time when facts are bent toward insidious aims. With us this episode is Jonathan Ong of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. To listen to our full interview with Jon , and for more stuff on Philippine histor...
Nov 06, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 3
What a historic October it has been! For our wrap up, we talk about the 2022 Philippine elections (which just got more real this month), the oil price hike, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and the historic Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Maria Ressa. With us this episode is Rappler’s Life and Style, Entertainment, and Opinion Editor, Marguerite de Leon ( @margie_deleon ) to help us unpack this month’s newsbreakers and to share a bit of an insider’s perspective on Rappler and the impact of Maria R...
Oct 31, 2021•47 min•Ep. 10
More than a year and a half later, the fight against COVID-19 still rages on. It seemed as if the world was caught unaware as governments scrambled to respond. But... it's not like the world is experiencing its first pandemic, right? For our second Hindi Na Bago 'Yan episode, we talked to Dr. Renzo Guinto of St. Luke's Medical Center regarding the current pandemic as we try to look back at the Philippine experience of pandemics past. We also talked about the Global North and South divide and the...
Oct 30, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 2
PODKAS is back with a brand new season! In the first episode of Hindi Na Bago 'Yan!, we take a look at Philippine elections and party politics. As the 2022 election looms ahead, we are inundated by talks of standard bearers, political parties, party-switching, among others. What do these mean? And how are our elections and political parties rooted in history? We talked to Julio Teehankee of De La Salle University to help us unpack this topic. For a full version of our interview with July , visit...
Oct 23, 2021•27 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Isa na namang bagong season ng PODKAS ang paparating. Dahil nalalapit na ang eleksyon, sisipatin natin ang ilang mga usapin sa kasalukuyan gamit ang kasaysayan. Kaya naman ang pamagat ng ating bagong season ay, "Hindi nabago 'yan! Current Events from a Broader Historical Perspective". Bawat linggo simula October 23, may mga makakasama tayong mga experts mula sa iba't ibang mga disiplina upang tulungan tayong unawain ang mga paksa natin. At kami namang mga historyador ang mag-uugat at magko-conte...
Oct 14, 2021•1 min
The BER months are here! And even if we're on a break, we cannot miss all the happenings this September, because it was no less newsworthy than the rest of the year! We covered HB 9850 which mandates that 50% of the tertiary Philippine history curriculum be focused on WW2, Toni Talks and that interview with Bongbong Marcos, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the Pharmally scandal, and the upcoming elections. With us in this episode is a historian from the National Historical Commission of the ...
Sep 29, 2021•57 min•Ep. 9
We go back to the events of August 2021 as we discuss the IPCC Report on Climate Change, the Taliban march to Kabul in Afghanistan, the Whang-Od and Nas Academy controversy, and the multitude of issues that hound the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. With us to unpack these issues is our special guest Dr. Dahlia Simangan , Associate Professor and core member of the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability , Hiroshima University. She also hosts...
Sep 03, 2021•49 min•Ep. 8
We conclude our season on contested histories by shining a light on another underrepresented sector in Philippine history: the indigenous peoples. We travel through hundreds of years of resistance against colonization, maintaining indigenous cultures, and the struggle of the IPs for their rights and their welfare in Philippine society. The IP story is that of marginalization and oppression. What can we do to change this? For more PODKAS, visit www.podkas.org . Watch out for our Season 4 drop ver...
Aug 27, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 15
The Chinese in the Philippines have been a permanent fixture that has defined Filipino culture for hundreds of years. From trading partners, migrants, and their usual representation as merchants and entrepreneurs, we explore the changing representations of the Chinese in Philippine history in this episode. Visit www.podkas.org for more information on the show.
Aug 20, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 14
We scan several historical periods to situate Moro identity and their historical experience within the Philippine polity by interrogating the place they occupied in the writing of Philippine history. Our conversation revealed that while the historical injustices they suffered since the seat of government was left to the Christian majority, it wasn't until the time of Marcos that the flames of discontent and revolt were stoked. Now that Muslim Mindanao is transforming into the Bangsamoro, we must...
Aug 13, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 13
More than a historical controversy, the way women have been treated in Philippine history is nothing short of historical injustice. In this episode, we talk about how the Filipina has been written in Philippine history by tracking how historical writing has rendered women marginalized, voiceless, and trapped in a Maria Clara box. Lee also talks about his recent journal article on the portrayal of women during World War II in the Philippines. We know you want more PODKAS, so head over to www.podk...
Aug 06, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 12
July was an eventful month, and we can't let it go without discussing some of the most newsworthy events, such as DTI's move to standardize Adobo; DepEd's tantrum regarding the country's poor education ranking; the slew of calamities that affected Filipinos this month such as flooding, the threat of Taal's eruption, and a strong earthquake; the #Tumindig movement; Duterte's last SONA; and the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medal, care of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. We are joined by environm...
Jul 30, 2021•45 min•Ep. 7
