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This June, we will celebrate our nation’s Independence Day. For our second episode, we will talk about something that viscerally links us to our national identity and history daily – we will talk about food.

In our wayfinding today, our North Star will be these curiosities:

1) What do we mean by Filipino food, and who gets to define it?

2) How do our dishes in the present day connect us to our history? And–

3) How can interrogating the systems that turn ingredients grown on farms into prepared food on our tables make us confront the challenges of our time?

As someone who delights not only in tasting but also in learning about Filipino food, the connections of our food traditions with those around the world have me curious. As we can see from our guiding curiosities, when we ask questions about our sustenance, we see how it inevitably connects us to our history and our present.

Furthermore, I am also interested in how food intersects with my other interests, from climate and environment to human and land rights. After all, even just a cursory investigation of how our food is produced quickly leads to questions of power and justice. In other words, food is inherently political.

Tune in for a delicious conversation featuring this episode's field guide, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria and youth explorer Emanuel La Viña.

Thank you to our guests once again.

Episode 2: Flavors of Remembering
Wonder Facilitator: Tony La Viña
Field Guide: Felice Prudente Sta. Maria
Youth Explorer: Emanuel La Viña
Episode Writer & Director: Pecier Decierdo
Episode Editor: Lloyd Boongaling
Episode Production Coordinator: Karl Revelar

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The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña is co-produced by tala storytelling collective.

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April is Earth Month. For our first episode, we will talk about climate anxiety, grief, and hope.

Did you know that there is a psychometric tool called the Climate Change Anxiety Scale, or perhaps, that Filipino youth are found to be most prone to climate anxiety by a study?

Today, we will discuss the latest findings from a Filipino-led study entitled Who Worries the Most? Socioeconomic Status, Housing Material, and Eco-Anxiety in a Developing and Climate-Vulnerable Country, which are consistent with the findings of an earlier study that those who experience the worst impacts of climate change are also the ones who have the highest levels of climate anxiety, and are in turn the ones who are most spurred to engage in actions to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.

As someone diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, and bipolar disorder, these findings made me curious.

In our wayfinding today, our North Star will be these curiosities.

• 1) How do we not feel completely hopeless in these times?
• 2) How is community mental health resilience a climate justice strategy?
• 3) How can we honor our climate anxieties while still tending to our hope and fight?

Thank you to our guests, field guide Dr. John Aruta and youth explorer Beatrice Tulagan.

The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña is co-produced by tala storytelling collective and is made possible by supporters like you. 

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Episode 1: Wayfinding towards Hope
Wonder Facilitator: Tony La Viña
Field Guide: Dr. John Aruta
Youth Explorer: Bea Tulagan
Episode Director: Pecier Decierdo
Episode Editor: Lloyd Boongaling
Episode Production Coordinator: Karl Revelar
Podcast Art: Kevin Cabatuando

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