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Welcome to 'The Loida Lewis Podcast'! Join host Loida Nicolas Lewis as she shares inspiring stories and insightful conversations on life, love, laughter, and learning. Explore the remarkable journey of Loida, widow of Reginald F.
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Season 5 Finale: "Disability Does Not Mean Inability" with the World's First Armless Pilot, Jessica Cox (opens the original)
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How do you fly an airplane, earn a 4th-degree Taekwondo black belt, and drive a car—all without arms? In our incredible Season 5 Finale, Tita Loida is joined by Filipina-American powerhouse Jessica Cox. Drawing from the fierce "Waray spirit" inherited from her mother (who hails from Eastern Samar), Jessica shares her raw journey from being a bullied child who prayed to be "normal," to becoming a Guinness World Record-holding pilot and global motivational speaker. Prepare to be moved as Jessica r
The Filipina Empowering Indie Cinema Worldwide: Karen Salutan-Krukover (opens the original)
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How does a working student in a call center eventually build a global streaming platform for independent films? In this episode of The Loida Lewis Podcast, Tita Loida speaks with Karen Jane Salutan-Krukover, the Founder and CEO of EdukSine. Karen shares her incredible "rags to purpose" journey—from struggling to pay for school, to launching a social enterprise that brings socially relevant Filipino films to audiences worldwide. Karen opens up about finding love online during the pandemic, the de
The Lawyer Fixing Healthcare for 170 Million People: Sylvana Sinha | TLLP S5 E12 (opens the original)
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How do you go from a high-powered Wall Street law firm to rebuilding healthcare in a country of 176 million people? In this episode of The Loida Lewis Podcast, Tita Loida is joined by Sylvana Sinha, the Bangladeshi-American founder of Praava Health. Sylvana shares her extraordinary journey of earning a joint degree from Columbia and Harvard in four years, working foreign policy on the 2008 Obama campaign, and doing international development work in Afghanistan. She reveals the harrowing family m
The First Filipino-American Tony-Winning Designer: Clint Ramos | TLLP S5 E11 (opens the original)
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How does a kid from Cebu grow up to make Broadway history? In this episode of The Loida Lewis Podcast, Tita Loida speaks with Clint Ramos, the brilliant Tony Award-winning designer, producer, and Lincoln Center artist-in-residence. Clint shares his incredible journey from participating in pop-up protest theater in Manila to becoming the first person of color to win a Tony for Best Costume Design of a Play. We dive into his work transforming the Lincoln Center plaza, producing Broadway's first al
Turning Filipino Myths Into Global Superheroes: Lee Troxell (S5 E10) (opens the original)
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Can a Jeepney driver become a high-tech armored superhero? In this episode of The Loida Lewis Podcast, Tita Loida sits down with Lee Troxell, the award-winning educator and founder of Balisong Media. Lee shares how his fierce Filipino upbringing inspired Heroes of Balisong, a mainstream comic universe designed to bring Pinoy culture, folklore, and values like Kapwa (interconnectedness) to the global stage. We also dive into his 26-year teaching legacy, an unforgettable encounter with Marvel's St
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