What was my show on ANC from 2006-10 and again 2016-18 is now a home-grown podcast. Back then, as now, I felt it was important to explain why issues are issues. A dive into not only the topics of the day, but topics that come back from time to time. Join me for conversations or reveries on topics of the moment, or things, trends, even places, I'd like to talk to you about.
Philippine Czech Up: A pre-election talk With Journalist Pavel Vondra
After a long hiatus, the podcast has a conversation with a journalist from the Czech Republic, Pavel Vondra, who is an old friend. He is editor at Zaminutusest (https://twitter.com/zaminutusest) podcast, and has been a journalist since 1994. Having spent nearly two decades in public service media, he is now with SeznamZpravy (https://twitter.com/SeznamZpravy). He is currently in the Philippines for the 2022 elections and has written the first book in the Czech language about the Philippines (https://www.mzv.cz/manila/en/culture_and_education/archives/x2016_06_22.html?force_format=mobile). The 2022 election will be the fourth Philippine election he's observed at close-hand. We discussed how he ended up interested in, and repeatedly visiting, the Philippines, and some surprising parallels between the Czech and Philippine democratic experiences, ranging from the time it took to tire of being a newly-restored democracy (about seven years), to the political effect of populism and the decline of mass media.
25 Feb 2022
Manolo Quezon is The Explainer Podcast:: Three Reflections on #EDSA36
An Audio Long Read Omnibus: three reflections on the EDSA Revolution:
1. A FaceBook entry I wrote on February 25, 2016, the thirtieth anniversary of the People Power Revolution.
2. To Be Born Free: My Long View column on February 23, 2004.
3. Understanding the Way My Father Rejected the Marcos Dictatorship: My Arab News column for September 13, 2006.
A personal take, from three angles, on one of he defining events of my generation.
23 Dec 2021
Manolo Quezon is #TheExplainer Podcast: Episode 20: I Can Hear It Now
For the 80th Anniversary of WW2 in the PH, a homage to the "Hear It Now" audio documentaries of Edward R. Murrow. Audio extracts are from Philippines on the Potomac/Library of Congress and History on the Net (https://www.historyonthenet.com/authentichistory/1939-1945/1-war/2-PH/index.html), Hoover Institiution (https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/51625/don-bell-radio-report-from-manila), Past Daily, and audio from newsreels (for ex.):
1. 1/1/1940, March of Time (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/demonstrators-signs-protest-rally-vs-chief-benigno-ramos-news-footage/509678561)
2. 9/20/41 Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/reporting-from-the-philippines-cameraman-reporter-arthur-news-footage/502795671)
3. 7/7/41(?) Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/cars-and-pedestrians-crowd-narrow-manila-street-guard-news-footage/502484405)
4. 7/7/41(?) Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/high-commissioner-frances-sayre-and-general-douglas-news-footage/502484407)
5. 5/4/41(?) Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/wide-shot-of-a-building-burning-in-manila-after-a-bombing-news-footage/502798129)
6. Parada ng Japanese Imperial Army sa Maynila (https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675069128_Japanese-troops_Masaharu-Homma_reviews-soldiers_troops-in-tanks_trucks)
7. The Japanese Army parades in victory through Manila (https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675069126_General-Masaharu-Homma_Japanese-Army-parades_aircraft-in-flight_crowd-cheers)
8. 4/1/42 Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/soldiers-disembark-from-navy-ship-soldiers-walking-in-news-footage/502798255)
9. 5/1/42 Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/street-view-of-hotel-mark-hopkins-in-san-francisco-news-footage/502852273)
10. Soldier catches two thieves in Manila (https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675050786_soldiers_World-War-II_picket-fence_two-thieves)
11. March of Time (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/commonwealth-of-the-philippines-president-in-exile-manuel-news-footage/511861673)
12. 6/13/42 Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/overhead-views-of-parade-going-down-a-new-york-city-news-footage/502852465)
13. 6/14/42 Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/exterior-of-the-white-house-united-nations-news-footage/502852493)
14. 5/11/43 NHK (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/philippine-executive-commission-chairman-vargas-welcomes-news-footage/505527493)
15. 9/29/43 NHK (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/preparatory-commission-for-independence-chairman-jose-p-news-footage/505527707)
16. 10/19/43 NHK (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/14th-army-commander-lieutenant-general-shigenori-kuroda-news-footage/505933811)
17. 9/21/44 NHK (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/japanese-air-force-pilot-looks-out-window-of-plane-news-footage/639837694)
18. 9/21/44 NHK
19. 10/5/44 NHK (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/philippine-soldiers-guard-the-entrance-of-malacanang-news-footage/505937949)
20. 8/11/45 Paramount (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/supreme-commander-gen-douglas-macarthur-waves-as-he-news-footage/502266294)
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