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INTERVIEW: Mapping a life on time—the making of a historian (opens the original)
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In 2018, I first encountered The Sulu Zone and Iranun & Balangingi —two important books by James Francis Warren that opened my eyes to the rich, roiling history of the seafaring cultures of the Sulu Sea. His groundbreaking work laid out a way of looking at the past that was neither stoic nor static—a historiography that truly widened horizons. At the launch of his newest book, Valentina Mendoza and the Great Ilocos Flood of 1867, I spoke with Dr. Warren about his long and fruitful career as a sc
S8E11: We're Off to the 1924 Paris Olympics! (opens the original)
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More than a century ago, the Philippine flag was unfurled for the first time on the biggest sports stage in the world. It was—and is—a matter of great pride to our nation. But it was also an event that was bizarrely marked with mystery and controversy. From disappearing athletes to extra flags, let’s head to Paris in 1924, as we join two sports legends in their journey to the Olympics! The thumbnail image is from the book The First Filipino Olympians, written by Isidra Reyes, Gerard Lico, and Lo
S8E10 In Paracale, the Faintest Gleam of Gold (opens the original)
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According to historian Linda Newson, Bicol did not bow down easily to the Spanish occupation. For their resistance, they paid a dear price. Population showed Camarines lost almost half of its population from 1591 to 1649. With no major plagues or Moro raids recorded, Newson could only conclude that it must have been because of brutal conflict with the Spaniards. Either the Bicolanos were killed, or they fled so far inland that they escaped the census takers. One of the things the Spaniards were
S8E9 White-Hot Heat: Climate and Culture in the Late 1800s (opens the original)
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Writing in June 1889, the Manila-based correspondent for La Solidaridad listed down the calamities afflicting the archipelago: cholera, fires, earthquakes, and economic ruin. In those days, even the sky seemed to be on fire. Our reporter told his ilustrado readers in faraway Europe that standing in the shade in Manila would give you no comfort, because the temperature was 39 degrees. 39 degrees! How did the way we talk about and think about heat change our culture and our history? For the 100th
INTERVIEW: What was it like to commute in Manila 100 years ago? (opens the original)
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Just the thought of commuting around Manila is enough to set one’s teeth on edge. But do our current-day problems of congestion and overcrowding have their roots in decisions and policies made a century ago? There’s no one better to answer this question than our podcast guest today. For more than ten years, Michael Pante, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Ateneo de Manila University, has been researching the history of transportation, mobility, and urbanization in the capital city. He even ha
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