The Howie Severino Podcast

October 2024, sinalanta ng bagyong Kristine ang Bicol region at isa sa mga naapektuhan ang Savage Mind bookshop ng Naga-based poet at filmmaker na si Kristian Cordero. Balikan natin ang kaniyang interview noong 2023 tungkol sa munti niyang espasyo na laman ang malawak na mundo ng kultura at kasaysayan. Bakit nga ba hindi niya kayang iwan ang minamahal na Bicol?   Let’s help rebuild Savage Mind! https://gogetfunding.com/lets-rebuild-savage-mind/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGSSKRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSfqY8ZwC8B8V8Y4VoyU7FNZ8z8qmAOEw30q_E7n9mJ56Fl-eO3rt4mXvg_aem_OQlE7uFtlYq5ZQblk2D01Q Date recorded: February 2023 Listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZRHnzHhjsf5kcwMQiQ4gz?si=RM5fNURwT7Ob-grtpOnndg&nd=1&dlsi=86a000ed83f647d5

"Parang nasa washing machine ako," ganiyan inilarawan ni Joanna Sustento-Bacsa ang naging karanasan niya noong nanalasa ang Supertyphoon Yolanda sa Tacloban, Leyte noong November 2013. Lima sa kaniyang pamilya ang nasawi. Paano siya nakaligtas? Ang kalamidad ang naging daan para siya’y maging isang climate activist. Date recorded: November 4, 2023Listen to the full episodes here:PART 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/73xwThBTybl7BYeTRvflro?si=891b0a32a5864ebcPART 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZnFd0CeBFtPAaodYLSkvw?si=e9acd680b4374d30

Filipinos are battered and traumatized by flooding. In a conversation with hydrologist Dr. Guillermo Tabios recorded last August 2024, he sees the problem getting worse unless we adopt radical solutions, like changing the direction of rivers.Listen to the whole episode (Recorded August 5, 2024):https://open.spotify.com/episode/14bEWKYyI3evZdrY4QRHCQ?si=CvhW37J6QCKrBAl-O4JV-w

Maraming lihim na nakabaon sa “Walled City ng Intramuros.”  Para sa popular na tour guide na si Benjamin Canapi, nais niyang bigyang liwanag ang ilan sa madidilim na bahagi ng kasaysayan nito.Tulad nalang ng pagkamatay ng isang pari sa loob ng San Agustin Church. Ano ang totoo sa mga kuwento? Naniniwala ka ba sa multo?Pakinggan ang buong episode (Date recorded: October 26, 2022): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uxTaQN034xq6nbo7fPhfl?si=cabb23b0027f4451

Kevin Eric Raymundo a.k.a. Tarantadong Kalbo talks about the journey to iconic political cartooning.Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: March 20, 2023): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2916J7cY1rOZboUKUH4fT5?si=ZbIF96RzS3etmhyCajCYTg

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, a retired UP professor and the first female Chief Negotiator in the world to sign a final peace accord with a rebel group, talks about how she overcame the biases of male warriors and earned their trust. She was given a Ramon Magsaysay award for her efforts.Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: March 21, 2024): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dscfKRI6zkQLgJCmB1wkQ?si=6l2C43UTTuyEl9q0KEycYA

Norman King, the first Aeta graduate of the University of the Philippines, has set out to prove indigenous people can excel if given the same opportunities. He’s already portrayed a key character in a show starring Dingdong Dantes. October marks Indigenous Peoples' Month in the Philippines.Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: October 6, 2022): https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QZ78O7p9TJnTkaSHG0k1M?si=rL9-mNvlTwuehZ5f6nU6fw

Pangarap ni Jo Berry ang maging abogado, pero kinailangan niya itong isantabi nang pumasok siya sa showbiz. Ang pagganap niya bilang Atty. Lilet Matias ay tila patikim daw sa career na nais niyang makamit. Ngayong Dwarfism Awareness Month, balikan natin ang convo kasama si Jo kung saan ikinuwento niya ang mga hamon sa kanya bilang “little person” at kung paano niya binago ang pagtingin ng mga tao sa tulong ng mga ginampanan niyang roles. Puwedeng mapakinggan ang full episodes dito (Date recorded: January 23, 2022): Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iAqnaoE8TZYBalrT1VG3aPart 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3g0kOLC4TpB0JXuB45zQVD