In this episode, we talk to our dear friend Hezron about what carceral feminism and abolitionist feminism is. We discuss the pros and cons to the rising demand for carceral approaches in dealing with gender issues in society and compare the possible consequences to the most vulnerable.

In this episode, we talk about legal personhood being granted to bodies of nature, about anthropocentrism and ecocentrism, and about biodiversity. We want to thank Justin Guda for helping us research and write this episode! (Applications for the Debatable Grant are open at bit.ly/PIDC2021Debatable!)

For this episode of Debatable, we talk to Nori to discuss the different mental health struggles faced by the LGBT community. We discuss gender dysphoria, depression, as well as the complexities that come with exploring the self.

 

(Applications for the Debatable Grant are open at bit.ly/PIDC2021Debatable!)

For Pride Month 2021, we're happy to announce that all our episodes will feature the insights of members of the LGBT community, through the writing and through interviews!

 

We start with our conversation with Miko Bombeo, President of the Philippine Debate Union and the self-proclaimed "gay b*tch from everywhere"! We talk about regional representation, team codes, online debating, gender representation, the importance of pronouns, and more!

 

This episode is sponsored by... us! Debatable Intervarsity is on its last days of Phase 2. It ends on June 5! If you haven't registered for Debatable Intervarsity yet, don't miss your chance to do so at

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In this episode we talk about redtagging with Atty. Ross Tugade. We spend a lot of time discussing redtagging from the point of view of international humanitarian law (also known by its sexier name-- the law on armed conflicts) and why it's important to view the issue from that lens.

DISCLAIMER: None of what was discussed in the episode should be understood to be legal advice.

Taylor Swift's experiences with Scooter Braun and Big Machine Records revived a much older question: must artists always own their work? In this episode, we look at a brief history of Taylor Swift's problem with her masters, the different sides of the issue (we tried to be as fair as we could!) and why that matters not just to swifties, but for many other content creators and artists that try to navigate a world where bigger entities tend to put them in potentially disadvantageous long-run positions. (PS: We mentioned copyright a few times and noted how complicated that field of law could be. We recommend Tom Scott's video on the subject- https://youtu.be/1Jwo5qc78QU)

May 1 is celebrated in the Philippines as labor day! In this episode of Debatable, we discuss some of the problems that our laborers have been facing. Hopefully, we shed some light on the hurdles we need to overcome in order to achieve wage justice and legal protections for all workers.

For this episode of Debatable, we talk about the issues surrounding the ban on mass gatherings during the Holy Week. We talk about the separation of church and state, the reasons behind the church's defiance, as well as the inconsistencies of some of our state's laws and mandates.

A recent Pulse Asia poll revealed that 61% of Filipinos do not want to get any COVID-19 vaccine. In contrast, only 16% of Filipinos want to get vaccinated. What could be the cause of this hesitancy, and what can we do about it?