Hidilyn Diaz tells her story—how despite our affinity for sports like basketball and boxing, it was weightlifting that got us our very first gold. With returning guests Sev Sarmenta and Skilty Labastilla.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

Game Na: How Pinoy childhood games evolved into spectator sports

Jan 13th, 2022 23m 21s

Patintero, tumbang preso, teks. You probably played them with your childhood friends after school. But did you know that they're the building blocks of the big spectator sports we have today? Gretchen Ho, Sev Sarmenta, and anthropologist Skilty

So Salty: How did Filipinos' favorite snacks come to be?

Nov 25th, 2021 20m 29s

Filipinos love their chicheria, especially the crispy, crunchy, and sodium-filled junk food! So do we actually prefer the salty to the sweet? Find out what the Pinoy palate is with food historian Felice Sta. Maria and food writer Margaux Salced

How Sweet: The Pinoy obsession with sweet spaghetti and sugary treats

Nov 5th, 2021 21m 32s

Is it true that Pinoys have a sweet tooth? Together with food historian Felice Sta. Maria and food writer Margaux Salcedo, let's revisit the journey of sweet spaghetti, candies, and other Pinoy delicacies we loved to eat when we were kids.See o

Why is SpongeBob speaking in Filipino?

Oct 22nd, 2020 34m 57s

If you've been watching Philippine free TV for the last half-decade, you'll notice that all the American cartoons like "The Powerpuff Girls," "The Transformers" and, yes, even "SpongeBob SquarePants," have now been dubbed in Filipino. How is th

Let's Volt In!

Oct 8th, 2020 35m 58s

Voltes V is the Philippines' national super robot. But why? Not only is the combining robot a touchstone for martial law babies, but it is an enduring part of Pinoy pop culture as well, with a rabid fanbase. Find out the secret electromagnetic

Because of Keith

Sep 24th, 2020 29m 20s

Filipinos love their songs sung by the original artists, no matter how long ago those songs were sung. That's why you have musicians coming back for concerts again and again. Sometimes, their songs are covered endlessly. But then there are time

Got to Believe in Music

Sep 10th, 2020 29m 48s

The Philippines is known as a musical paradise with a thriving local musical scene, and yet there are some foreign songs which have become hits and even become part of the national consciousness--even if they were not hits or even charted anywh

Ano ang 'Ang TV'?

Aug 27th, 2020 28m 12s

"Esmyuskee!" When ABS-CBN decided to join develop its own kid and teen talents, it turned to Johnny "Mr. M" Manahan, and the result was "Ang TV," the next evolution of a show for younger talent. It would lead to what is now Star Magic and whose

This was 'That's Entertainment'

Aug 13th, 2020 32m 31s

Before social media, there was a teen show that made careers and changed how Philippine show business minted teen talent forever under German Moreno: "That's Entertainment." Explore the show's run from 1986 to 1996 with Dr. Wendell Capili, tale

Introducing... Super Random, a new Inquirer Podcast

Aug 9th, 2020 54s

Remember the biggest teen show of the 1980s, That’s Entertainment? Find out what happened before, during, and after the show aired in the first episode of Super Random. A new Inquirer podcast, powered by PumaPodcast. With your super obsessive h

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