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Conversations With Randy David

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Conversations with Randy David explores the various aspects of culture, politics, religion and everything else that makes us Filipino. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 12 - Edru Abraham, Part 2

    Filipinos are confident performers, says Edru Abraham, founder of Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-GaPi). But they shouldn't be content with just interpreting other people's music. "I'm not saying you shouldn't look to the west... if you want to enrich your musical life," he tells...

  2. Episode 14 - Dr. Edsel Salvana on COVID-19 (Part 2)

    "We ARE testing people." What protocols are the government observing to ensure our health and safety? How widely is COVID-19 expected to spread? And what measures are being conducted worldwide to contain the disease? Infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana, the director of the Institute of...

  3. Episode 13 - Dr. Edsel Salvana on COVID-19 (Part 1)

    How is COVID-19 transmitted? Is it deadly? Should you wear a mask? Or cancel your travel plans? We get clarity from infectious disease specialist Dr. Edsel Salvana, the director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the National Institutes of Health, UP Manila. Listen to his...

  4. Episode 11 - Edru Abraham, Part 1

    "If you strike a kulintang, you begin to join yourself with your ancestors. You've been awakened." - Edru Abraham, founder of Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-GaPi), the resident ethnic music and dance ensemble of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman. In part one of his…

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  5. Episode 10 - Paulo Alcazaren, Part 2

    Does your city hall look like every other city hall you've seen? Is your favorite mall identical to the mall you visited on your last trip to the province? Is the condo you're eyeing no different from the others in the neighborhood? Urban planner and landscape architect Paulo Alcazaren mourns the...

  6. Episode 9 - Paulo Alcazaren, Part 1

    What makes a city livable? Definitely not its citizens getting run over while crossing the street, or trapped under a fallen billboard in the middle of a typhoon. Urban planner and landscape architect Paulo Alcazaren talks about everything we've been missing in Metro Manila, and how this came to...

  7. Episode 8 - Ambeth Ocampo, Part 2

    Unexplained wealth, cheating (and good looks) dictating the results of elections, congressmen giving themselves backpay amid the destruction of World War II... What was politics like in the time of Emilio Aguinaldo, Manuel L. Quezon, and Elpidio Quirino? Not very different from today, as…

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  8. Episode 7 - Ambeth Ocampo, Part 1

    Heroes need braces, too. Like us, they're flawed. And Dr. Jose Rizal? He might've even had bad breath. Learn all the juicy details as sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David talks to historian Ambeth Ocampo, who insists: "By making our historical personages human, you…

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  9. Episode 6 - Clarissa Delgado

    Did you know that 87 percent of all Filipinos who enter the public school system don't graduate from high school? Sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David interviews Teach for the Philippines President Clarissa Delgado about their efforts to ensure that Filipinos get a...

  10. Episode 5 - Cheche Lazaro

    Sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David discusses the power of the internet, the changing way we consume content, and the dark days of the Marcos regime with veteran broadcast journalist Cheche Lazaro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  11. Episode 4 - Bishop Ambo David, Part 2

    Sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David speaks with his brother, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, about responding to attacks against the Catholic Church; its efforts to be more responsive to the youth; and the radicality of a faith that promises redemption for both...

  12. Episode 3 - Bishop Ambo David, Part 1

    Sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David speaks with his brother, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David. What is it like being shepherd to a flock that has fallen victim to the bloody war on drugs? Why are so many affected communities seemingly in favor of it? And what is…

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  13. Episode 2 - Dr. Cornelio Banaag, Part 2

    Join Randy David - a sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual in Asia - in his conversations about the different aspects of contemporary life which Filipinos need to navigate in a globalized, modern world. This episode is part two of his discussion with Dr. Cornelio Banaag, the father...

  14. Episode 1 - Dr. Cornelio Banaag, Part 1

    Join Randy David - a sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual in Asia - in his conversations about the different aspects of contemporary life which Filipinos need to navigate in a globalized, modern world. In this episode, he speaks with Dr. Cornelio Banaag, the father of child...

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Conversations with Randy David explores the various aspects of culture, politics, religion and everything else that makes us Filipino.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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