The Howie Severino Podcast

Suave, American-accented and half-French, Erwan Heussaff stuck out in Basilan and Tawi-tawi, just two of the places off the beaten track he's gone to explore the world of Philippine cuisine. "I get frustrated sometimes with the monochromatic view that we have of Filipino food and culture," the food vlogger tells Howie Severino, explaining his travels to remote corners of the archipel...

Do relatives really mean well when they ask certain questions during gatherings? In case you missed it, trauma therapist and mental health clinician Gang Badoy answers. Listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Acmz5ST3dv2NRFZLgkL7a?si=dd5c04b9853246c3&nd=1&dlsi=20a9ec8e7cbb4ede Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a ten-year career as a theater actress in Miss Saigon and other international productions, Lissa Romero de Guia was living a joyful family life in Baguio with two young children when she suddenly lost her husband, the filmmaker Kidlat de Guia, who died in his sleep while visiting Spain in 2022. When he died, Lissa had just taken a workshop on grieving after losing a close friend. She had als...

After living in New York, London, and Manila, the former TV producer and now LGBT advocate Queenmelo Esguerra has resettled in Siargao, which has evolved from remote provincial backwater to a trendy, cosmopolitan surfing hot spot. Queenmelo, or Melo for short, tells Howie Severino what makes Siargao magical: the combination of natural beauty and an egalitarian vibe where rich and poor, native and...

After a ten-year career as a theater actress in Miss Saigon and other international productions, Lissa Romero de Guia was living a joyful family life in Baguio with two young children when she suddenly lost her husband, the filmmaker Kidlat de Guia, who died in his sleep while visiting Spain in 2022. When he died, Lissa had just taken a workshop on grieving after losing a close friend. She had als...

In case you missed it, Chef Claude Tayag shares tips on how to get the best out of feasting on the Philippines' popular holiday offering. Listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QxMRyM4hOzJDqir6n2T6b?si=0a678d7ca85a49d2&nd=1&dlsi=6f2789b980bb486d Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of their conversation, Patricia Evangelista discusses with Howie a thought-provoking aspect of her approach: unpacking the peculiar language used in the Philippines to cloak, justify and record violence by the state, from the origins of "salvage" to mean extrajudicial killing to the refrain of "nanlaban" (resisting arrest) to the clinical coldness of absurdly...

Newly published in the United States, Patricia Evangelista's book, "Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in my Country," has been appearing on prestigious lists of best books of the year. The editor of the esteemed New Yorker magazine called it a "journalistic masterpiece." When Patricia spoke to Howie Severino, she sounded more relieved than elated, having finished...

In case you missed it, psychologist and life coach Ali Gui defines seasonal affective disorder and gives advice on how to help people experiencing it during the holidays. Catch the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CiLExLxBNMIrMqoKmuEAZ?si=757d257d5d994fe6&nd=1&dlsi=cdf2f9207ff6428b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drawing on her five decades as advocate and organizer, Edna Aquino talks about the Marcos comeback, the release of Leila de Lima, and what ails current social movements and human rights education. She and Howie discuss how a traditional respect for women won't stop many from voting for a misogynist. The former campaigner for Amnesty International assesses the prospects of justice for Filipino...

Drawing on her five decades as advocate and organizer, Edna Aquino talks about the Marcos comeback, the release of Leila de Lima, and what ails current social movements and human rights education. She and Howie discuss how a traditional respect for women wont stop many from voting for a misogynist. The former campaigner for Amnesty International assesses the prospects of justice for Filipino victi...

Drawing on her five decades as advocate and organizer, Edna Aquino talks about the Marcos comeback, the release of Leila de Lima, and what ails current social movements and human rights education. She and Howie discuss how a traditional respect for women won't stop many from voting for a misogynist. The former campaigner for Amnesty International assesses the prospects of justice for Filipino...

An era ended when Mang Tani retired. In his place are four young presenters, the most seasoned of whom is Amor Larrosa. An occasional campus speaker, Amor explains climate change to listeners in layman's terms. And will she one day be known as Aling Amor? Still a bit too young for the moniker, she's focused on making the science of weather accessible to ordinary people. So whatever she&#39...

In case you missed it, historian Ambeth Ocampo reveals the hero of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over a hundred Filipinos have already been evacuated with their families from Gaza, but 25 are still known to be remaining as the bombing and ground invasion of the Israeli military continue. Howie Severino speaks with Ambassador Ezzedin Tago, the Philippine envoy to Egypt, who is handling Filipinos' evacuation from Gaza through the Egyptian border, the only exit allowed by Israel. But that wi...

An era ended when Mang Tani retired. In his place are four young presenters, the most seasoned of whom is Amor Larrosa. She talks to Howie Severino about succeeding an industry icon, the life-and-death responsibility of forecasting typhoons, and how supertyphoon Yolanda changed weather communications (there's now a signal no. 5). An occasioinal campus speaker, Amor explains climate change to l...

In case you missed it, artist Manix Abrera talks about the power of comics as a platform for the underrepresented. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over a hundred Filipinos have already been evacuated with their families from Gaza, but 25 are still known to be remaining as the bombing and ground invasion of the Israeli military continue. Howie Severino speaks with Ambassador Ezzedin Tago, the Philippine envoy to Egypt, who is handling Filipinos' evacuation from Gaza through the Egyptian border, the only exit allowed by Israel. But that wi...

In case you missed it, digital media researcher Prof. Fatima Gaw explains the criteria that constitute disinformation, and why the term "fake news" is an oxymoron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joanna Sustento-Bacsa lost five members of her family during supertyphoon Yolanda, holding on to her mother before the storm surge forced her to let go. A traumatized survivor, Joanna decided to devote her life to making people aware of the effects of climate change. In one of the most riveting episodes of this podcast, Joanna recalls that tragic day in Novembr 2013 when the water suddenly entered...

Joanna Sustento-Bacsa and Howie talk about what still needs to be learned about one of the worst calamities of our time. An infant's mother, she says the joy of motherhood was mixed with guilt about bringing life into this kind of world. "I was sad because climate change took away my family, and it was discouraging me to have my own. But I wasn't to blame for this mess. It was unfair,...

Joanna Sustento-Bacsa lost five members of her family during super typhoon Yolanda, holding on to her mother before the storm surge forced her to let go. A traumatized survivor, Joanna decided to devote her life to making people aware of the effects of climate change. In one of the most riveting episodes of this podcast, Joanna recalls that tragic day in November 2013 when the water suddenly enter...

In case you missed it, Born to be Wild host and veterinarian Doc Nielsen Donato debunks animal myths, including the famous comparison of crocodiles to corrupt politicians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In my line of work, you tend to spend almost as much time with a cameraman as with your spouse. I worked with the same cameraman, Egay Navarro, for more than 10 years. If he didn’t get sick and pass away in 2013, we’d probably still be shooting together. Ten years later, I think about him whenever — whenever I need motivation to keep shooting after three decades of documentary-making, whenever I w...

Zahra Bianca "Z" Saldua was second runner-up in the Miss World Philippines pageant in 2013 and living a beauty queen's life with hosting gigs and product sponsorships. But after the war in Israel erupted on October 7, she stopped posting about products and devoted herself to the Palestinian cause. The child of an OFW and a Palestinian woman who met in Kuwait, Z is the product of two...