Best DJ PH Podcasts (2025)

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Rediscovering Rizal’s Manila: Inside the Panciteria from El Filibusterismo 16:50

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On Rizal Day, we revisit one of Manila’s most overlooked heritage sites: the Pansiteria Macanista de Buen Gusto, a real Binondo restaurant that José Rizal named in El Filibusterismo. The structure—one of the last surviving 19th-century buildings of its kind—offers a rare glimpse into the Manila Rizal once walked. Though time has nearly claimed it, …

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Thought Bubbles: DJ Cupcakes, Mathilda Airlines, and Lolit Lachica on influence, creative content, and truth-telling 12:21

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Recorded live at MAKI+Fiesta 2.0, this episode of Thought Bubbles brings together content creators DJ Cupcakes and Mathilda Airlines, alongside journalist and producer Lolit Lachica, for a grounded conversation on influence, creative content, and truth-telling in today’s media landscape. From remixing viral rants into music, to using movement and h…

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From Villancicos to Jose Mari Chan: How Filipino Christmas music evolved 17:55

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Every year, the Filipino Christmas season unofficially begins the moment Jose Mari Chan’s voice returns to malls, radios, and memes. But the history of our holiday soundtrack goes much deeper than Christmas in Our Hearts. In this episode rerun, we trace the evolution of Filipino Christmas music—from the Spanish-era villancicos, to classic OPM hits …

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Papemelroti: How a family store became a Filipino Christmas gift staple 19:19

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Every Christmas, Filipinos turn to Papemelroti for simple, meaningful, and affordable gifts—from wooden signs and journals to handcrafted décor and inspirational keepsakes. But before it became a go-to shop for holiday gift-giving, it began as a small family-run store under an apartment in Quezon City—built by Benny and Socorro Alejandro, and later…

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Why losing fact-checkers online puts Filipinos at risk 44:09

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Meta's decision to end its third-party fact-checking program threatens to reshape the Philippine information landscape—and not for the better. In this episode, journalist Nica Hanopol sits down with disinformation researcher and political communications professor JM Lanuza to unpack what this means for Filipino audiences who already navigate a sea …

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Christmas 2025: Making the most of Your 13th month pay and bonus 10:14

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It’s Christmas 2025, and the season of shopping, gift-giving, and holiday travel is in full swing. But with high prices and rising expenses, many Filipinos are asking the same question: How do I make the most of my 13th month pay and Christmas bonus this year? In this special holiday rerun, we revisit a listener favorite on smart spending and finan…

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Sipho Alphi, Moshe Ndiki, TikTok, Whistleblowers, Diddy Doccie 1:24:00

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Shady’s out… so we had to call REINFORCEMENTS! In today’s episode, PH walks into a full-blown ambush as we bring in a special co-host — the one and only Moshe Ndiki — to help hold down the fort and surprise our extraordinary, super talented guest, Sipho Alphi! We get into the juice of Sipho’s rise in entertainment: how he ditched the “secure 9-to-5…

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Vasectomy in PH: From Drew Arellano to Brix Tino, more Filipino men are taking part in family planning 15:14

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Vasectomy is still uncommon in the Philippines, but that may be starting to change. Recently, writer Brix Tino won First Prize for Sanaysay at the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for his essay “Ari,” where he shares why he chose to get a vasectomy at just 22 years old. And earlier this year, TV host Drew Arellano was praised by the Commission on Pop…

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Learning Tagalog in New York: Fil-Ams reconnect with their roots in Little Manila 5:08

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What does learning Tagalog mean to second- and third-generation Filipino Americans? PumaPodcast reporter Maria Reyes joins New York University students on an immersion trip to Little Manila, Queens, where they practice the language with shop owners and reconnect with their heritage. Their stories reveal how language loss, shame, and identity shape …

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Kwela, Gallo 100, Sync Music, AI Compositions, Ye Postpones SA 1:40:30

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*This week, we’re rocking with one of the true tastemakers of the game — the mind behind some of the playlists and music moments you’ve heard on the big screen. He’s the guy who makes all of that happen. Holding one of the dopest titles in the music industry, please welcome Kwelagobe Sekele, Head of Sync, Curation & Playlists at Gallo Music. We’re …

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Three years later, the DTI still says ₱500 is enough for Noche Buena 11:32

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It’s 2025, and the DTI is once again insisting that a ₱500 Noche Buena is possible—sparking déjà vu from the same debate three years ago. So we’re bringing back that earlier episode to revisit the original uproar and explore what the ₱500 Noche Buena tells us about affordability, holiday spending, and the cost of living in the Philippines. This epi…

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National Book Week: Why the Philippines has a reading crisis 21:29

27d ago21:29

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Why do so many Filipino children struggle to read and what does that say about the state of education and literacy in the Philippines today? In this National Book Week episode, we revisit our conversation with Gillian Reyes of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) to unpack the country’s growing reading crisis. From lack of access and rising b…

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AI Music, G20, Steenhuisen Uber Eats Bill, Madlanga Scammers 1:04:59

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This week we get into it on Hot Topics, because honestly? In South Africa, every day is a day you look forward to — not because things are nice, but because the drama is premium. We’re out here accidentally eavesdropping on G20 traffic like it’s a national sport. Then suddenly, haibo, why is Cyril being told to resign again? What did we miss?* *And…

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How the US–China rivalry is playing out in Philippine social media 34:16

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The Philippines has become one of the most active frontlines in the growing US–China information war, where digital influence operations, propaganda campaigns, and soft power tactics are shaping public opinion, politics, and national security. In this episode, we speak with Reuters correspondents Poppy McPherson and Karen Lema about their investiga…

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Maguindanao Massacre: How one woman’s courage helped convict the Ampatuans 12:09

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Sixteen years after the Maguindanao Massacre, one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in history, Teka Teka revisits one of the most haunting stories from Super Evil: A Beautiful Place to Die Season 2. This special feature brings back “The Cellphone,” the powerful minisode about Atty. Cynthia Oquendo-Ayon, one of the 58 victims murdered on Nove…

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Military historian Jose Custodio on pro-China propaganda, pro-Duterte influence networks, and the 2028 elections 51:45

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Regine Cabato sits down with military historian Jose Custodio to unpack the rise of pro-China propaganda on Filipino social media and how these narratives intersect with the politics of the Marcos administration and the Duterte camp. Custodio explains where fearmongering about military coups comes from, why influencers echo Beijing’s lines on the W…

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Remembering Juan Ponce Enrile (1924–2025) | 100 Years of JPE and the Philippines (Part 2) 37:58

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With the passing of Juan Ponce Enrile at 101, we revisit the story of a man whose influence shaped—and survived—every major turn in modern Philippine politics. In this rerun of the second and final part of our special series on JPE, we trace how he moved from the center of power under Ferdinand Marcos Sr. to the front lines of the 1986 People Power…

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Remembering Juan Ponce Enrile (1924–2025) | 100 Years of JPE and the Philippines (Part 1) 26:20

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Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the most powerful, influential, and controversial figures in modern Philippine history, has died at 101. In this rerun of our special series on JPE, we look back on the extraordinary life of a man whose story spanned dictatorship, revolution, and democracy — and who served across administrations from Ferdinand Marcos Sr. t…

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From stigma to hope: The role of media in mental health conversations 46:25

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How does the media shape the way we think and talk about mental health? Hannah Tasarra sits down with Roy Dahildahil and Richardson Mojica of MentalHealthPH to talk about how news outlets, social media, and content creators can help change the narrative around mental health and suicide in the Philippines. They discuss what responsible reporting loo…

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Roll the dice: Why Filipino adults are falling in love again with tabletop games 26:11

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In an age of screens and solitude, Filipino adults are rediscovering the joy of gathering around a table: to play, tell stories, and roll some dice. In this episode of Thought Bubbles, we talk to gamer and storyteller Lanz Frago about the growing tabletop games community in the Philippines, why it’s not just for kids (or nerds), and how these games…

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The hidden curriculum: Why students with ADHD struggle in traditional classrooms 52:06

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Teacher Grace Osio, Board Member of World Vision Philippines and a longtime advocate for inclusive education, joins host Hannah Tasarra to unpack what ADHD really is — a condition of regulation, attention, and processing, not misbehavior. Together, they discuss how hyperactivity and inattention can be misunderstood, how classroom structures can uni…

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Psychology of Relationships, Aliko Dangote, Tyler ICU 1:44:12

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*We bring an expert on things we can't fact check, like to really find out what's wrong with both PH and Warras, why is it not relationshiping kwa Shady no Phod? Fresh off his international trip, Tyler ICU also drops by to check in on the guys. Stay tuned and don't forget to drop us a comment!* Shady PHodcast Playlist…

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Cristina Chi on fake news, foreign influence, and the Mindanao secession narrative 42:43

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PhilStar.com reporter Cristina Chi joins Regine Cabato to unpack how foreign disinformation networks are exploiting real frustrations in the Philippines—turning them into viral calls for Mindanao secession and anti-Marcos narratives. Cristina reveals how Chinese-aligned social media accounts and bot networks helped spread false claims about Mindana…

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What happens when fact-checkers disappear from the internet? 27:08

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Meta scrapped its third-party fact-checking program. Google quietly removed its fact-checking features. What does this mean for misinformation, disinformation, and online safety? In this episode, journalist Nica Rhiana Hanopol speaks with Clara Jiménez Cruz, chair of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network and co-founder of Spain's Maldita.es,…

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Dating Scams, Bottle Culture, Bheki Cele Sings, Kanye SA Tour 1:05:44

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A controversial tweet, has X screaming and asking, what the hell is The Shady Lurker saying about Joburg being flooded by wh*res?? Who is valid enough to give you dating advice and why has it become a sin, to date when you don't hold a bag? Stick around to hear what song Bheki Cele sang and which one is Ye going to sing on his SA Tour! Shady PHodca…

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Why we treasure art: Filipino artists, AI, and the future of collecting 20:20

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The jewelry heist at the Louvre shows that some people will risk everything for things that sparkle and inspire awe with their beauty. In this re-run of a Thought Bubbles episode from March 2025, Bubbles Magpayo sits down with art collector and gallery owner Atty. Joseph “JT” Gonzales to explore where Filipino art is headed. They talk about Gen Z c…

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Visible on the streets, invisible in the system: Bahay Tuluyan on the Philippines’ street children 33:08

2M ago33:08

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TThousands of children in the Philippines live where everyone can see them — on sidewalks, under bridges, in jeepney terminals — yet the system barely knows they exist. In this episode, Bahay Tuluyan, a child-rights organization that has worked with street-involved children for nearly four decades, talks about what it really means to be visible but…

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Dubai, Diwali, Paul O'Sullivan, Adhoc Committee, Pearl Thusi 1:01:11

2M ago1:01:11

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*PH is back from Dubai, or was it Dubane? Warras rates his experience at the Travis Scott Concert and Marble Circus. We couldn't leave Paul O'Sullivian out of the conversation. Just when we least expect it, Pearl Thusi gate crashes the pod and say's F the content, I'm the co-host now! You have to stick around for this one!* Shady PHodcast Playlist…

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The human cost of disinformation: How fake news turns victims into peddlers 36:51

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When fact-checkers dug into fake news flooding YouTube and TikTok, they found something deeper — ordinary Filipinos caught in a web of lies. In this episode, Regine Cabato speaks with Nikko Balbedina of PressONE.ph about the rise of “news cycle disinformation”—and how it turns victims into unwitting spreaders of falsehoods. Listen as they unpack ho…

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Apolinario Mabini’s La Revolucion Filipina: Lessons from the Brains of the Revolution 11:51

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Who was Apolinario Mabini, really? Known as “The Sublime Paralytic” and “Brains of the Philippine Revolution” (Utak ng Himagsikan), Mabini shaped the course of the revolution through his sharp intellect, even as he lost the use of his legs to polio. In this episode, we revisit Mabini’s legacy through his posthumous work, La Revolucion Filipina. Wha…

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Marketing Connoisseur, Monetization, Marrying A Woman's Surname 1:26:44

2M ago1:26:44

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*In studio today, we are hosting the lovely and talented Lebo Lion! A marketing guru who fell in love with marketing before it was a recognised and popularised industry. On this episode we speak about the power and voice of the early days of social media in her indusrty, how it shaped the powerhouse she is today, building a tech startup, speaking t…

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Global game, Pinoy heart: Rafe Bartholomew on Philippine basketball culture 1:12:11

2M ago1:12:11

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Nearly twenty years after he first got acquainted with Philippine basketball, American writer and Pacific Rims author Rafe Bartholomew returns to reflect on how the game—and the culture around it—has evolved. In this episode of Teka Teka hosted by Jaemark Tordecilla, Rafe talks about the Ateneo–La Salle rivalry that first drew him into the country’…

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Mental health care in the Philippines: Stigma, language barriers, and telepsychiatry 37:51

3M ago37:51

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Why do Filipinos still hesitate to seek help for mental health? Psychiatrist Dr. Nueva Joy Perucho talks to Hannah Grace about the realities of mental health care in the Philippines — the stigma, the silence, and the hope. From the rise of telepsychiatry to the importance of speaking in your mother tongue, this episode explores how compassion, cult…

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DR Mmusi Maimane, United | Steinhoff Car Gift, Leaving DA 1:17:24

3M ago1:17:24

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*This week we have a special for you to engage, DR Mmusi Maimane graces us with his presence, to talk everything UNITED, why vote BOSA and why it is important to have a united South Africa rather than voting parties because of racial or religious representation. He also drops a couple of gems on how we could tackle corruption and why we need educat…

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Is the popular use of "therapy-speak" a sign of progress or a potential pitfall? Trauma therapist and RockEd co-founder Gang Badoy joins Philstar Life columnist Angel Martinez and PumaPodcast editor-at-large Jaemark Tordecilla to discuss the perks and dangers of pathologizing everyday phenomena. They discuss terms like "narcissist," "trauma," "gasl…