[Tw: Discussions of drug abuse, mental illness, and suicide.] A lot of episodes on this feed simply don’t happen. Because they can’t. But it doesn’t matter so much. This is just a podcast. In reality, there’s a lot of conversation that aren’t happening, and those that are--like about the...

The Political Constitution of 1899 is amazing fodder for the ‘what if’ game. Ultimately, the Philippines might not have stuck with the constitution they use today, so it’s worth thinking about what could have been. Sources: Calderón, Felipe (1907). Mis memorias sobre la revolución filipina:...

Ahead of National First Philippine Republic Day, Marcy is going to go into what that holiday is celebrating, but we also should quickly go over who helped make that happen. Sources: Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1997). Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic. University of the Philippines Press. Manilla:...