The House on Zapote Street

By Gunpoint Radio

A riveting true to life story by the one and only, Nick Joaquin.

JANUARY 18, 1981 when fate handed in what would remain in the archive of history. The house that Pablo built for her daught... more

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The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

The House on Zapote Street episodes:

December 08, 2020 [Extra] EP. 9: FREEDOMination
Erick John Bisnar and Keisha Castillo discuss freedom deprivation as implied in the story.

Freedom means having the ability to act or change without constraint. A person has the freedom to do things that will not, in theory, or practice, be prevented by other forces. Freedom is an extremely broad subject. I could be about freedom of speech, expressing your own opinions without having to fear any persecution. or about freedom of movement, An extension of this, you can consider freedom in a geopolitical sense, like independence.
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8min
December 08, 2020 [Extra] EP. 8: Peeving Patriarchy
Pablo Jose Alvarez and Patricia Capistrano discuss patriarchy as implied in the story.

Previewed in the text was how patriarchy became significant in the past years victimizing the women of the olden days. The ruling command of men seemed to put free will under compromisation. This reality of the past contradicts the beliefs that the youth of our current generation fights for.
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13min
December 08, 2020 [Extra] EP. 7: Matrilocal, Already Medieval?
Ellaine Dioso and Jaycierell Fiona Asuncion discuss matrilocal residence as implied in the story.

Here in our country, we, Filipinos still believe in marriage. We know how important it is to get married before living together. Because marriage is a lifetime commitment of two persons and it is with God’s permission that two people who bow in front of Him should not be separated. In our culture, the family of both parties is very involved in preparing the marriage of two couples.
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6min
December 08, 2020 EP. 6: Ciao, Bella
Narrator: Keisha Castillo

Nonilo pointed to the closed front gate; he was sure he had left it open when he ran out. The brothers suspected that Cabading was lurking somewhere in the darkness, with his gun.
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6min
December 08, 2020 EP. 5: Cuatro
Narrator: Jaycierell Fiona Asuncion

Back in Sta. Mesa, Gene and Nonilo had the painful task of telling Leonardo the situation on zapote. When he phoned, that Lydia was back in the house on Zapote. "Why did you leave her there?" cried Leonardo. "He'll beat her up! I'm going to get her."
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3min
December 08, 2020 EP. 4: Checkmate
Narrator: Patricia Capistrano

A moment in Sta. Mesa, Pablo arrived in Sta. Mesa where he found Lydia and Leonardo sitting on the sofa. Why have you done this?" her father chided her gently. "If you wanted to move out, did you have to run away?" To Leonardo, he said: "And you - are angry with me?" house by themselves.
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4min
December 08, 2020 EP. 3: Deceiving Facade
Narrator: Ellaine Dioso

As expected, Mr. and Mrs. Cabading showed up in Sta. Mesa, looking and demanding for their daughter. Nonilo Quitangon cried: "Abah, what have we do with where your daughter is? Anyway, she's with her husband." At that, Cabading ran to the taxi, snatched a submachine gun from a box, and trained it on Gene Quitangon.
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4min
December 08, 2020 EP. 2: Extraction
Narrator: Pablo Jose Alvarez

A thought came in Leonardo’s mind; “Has my spirit been so quickly broken?”, “Am I becoming submissive to my father-in-law, just like the rest of them?”. What definitely horrified him was not merely what was being done to him but his increasing acquiesces.
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5min
December 08, 2020 EP. 1: Carpe Diem
Narrator: Keisha Castillo

After six years of being abroad, Dr. Leonardo Quitangon, a gentle, 35-year-old Caviteño, returned to Manila. He became a professor in University of Santo Tomas, where he met a medical intern named Lydia Cabading.
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6min

FAQs about The House on Zapote Street:

How many episodes does The House on Zapote Street have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.