We present you our first Quarterly Catch Up! We talk about three of the biggest issues for the first quarter, January to March, 2022: the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the 2022 national elections. Join us as we wrap this quarter up before it ends!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Philippine history, politics, and society.

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.

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 out Cleve on Twitter @clevearguelles.

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.