IN MEMOIR, FILIPINO PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL WALDEN BELLO TALKS ABOUT HIS LOVES AND BATTLES

Walden Bello, the esteemed Filipino progressive and public intellectual, has written a memoir about the political battles he has waged over the years and how love fits in all of those struggles. In this OpenTalk episode, Walden talks about the demons that he tried to vanquish – from inequality in the Philippines (as a communist cadre) to US interventionism and imperialism – and the loves he pursued along the way. This is the first part of Walden’s interview with Caloy Conde; the second part, which will be uploaded later this week, will be about what Walden thinks of the corruption scandal that’s roiling the Philippines and how all that is linked to the country’s lingering structural problems. Walden will be at the Manila International Book Fair at MOA SMX today, at 11am, to sign copies of your book. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carlosconde.substack.com