Chicas: A Gantala Press Podcast

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Gantala Podcasts is a series of audio recordings of discussions, interviews, literary readings, and similar content which aim to stir and enrich conversations about women's struggles in the Philippines. It is also an alternative platform of Gantala Press to reach its audience.

  1. 08/26/2025

    Episode 27: Pagsasalin kay Kerima Lorena Tariman

    Ngayong Women in Translation Month (Agosto), pakinggan ang pagbabahagi ng makata at bilanggong politikal na si Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis hinggil sa pagsasalin niya sa makata at pulang mandirigma na si Kerima Lorena Tariman na nasawi sa isang engkuwentro sa Negros noong Agosto 20, 2021. Alamin ang pakikipagkuwentuhang nabibigyang-daan ng pagsasalin, kung bakit ito sinuong ni Amanda at kung paano siya nagsimula, gayundin ang mga balakid at posibilidad nito sa pagpapalaya hindi lamang ng diwa kundi ng buong lipunan. Unang pinakinggan ang recording na ito sa talakayang "Sali't Salin" na inorganisa ng Gantala Press at ginanap sa Chapterhouse, Sikatuna Village noong Agosto 23, 2025.

    17 min

  2. 04/16/2025

    Episode 26: Bakit Boykot? A Forum on the Frankfurt Book Fair and Palestine

    At this point of its prolonged occupation of Palestine, Israel has only continued its attacks on Gaza despite the ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, as part of its BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) strategy, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) calls for a boycott of the Frankfurt Book Fair, where the Philippines is Guest of Honor this year. On International Book Day (April 2), publishers in the Philippines and abroad discuss the Frankfurt Book Fair in the Philippine context, BDS and PACBI principles as applied to the call for boycotting the Fair, and how publishers and bookmakers worldwide can contribute to the struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine. The Philippines' export-oriented/import-dependent book industry is critiqued, the Fair's complicity in the genocide is scrutinized, and the need for building a critical mass is discussed. With Paper Trail Projects and Publishers for Palestine.

    1h 15m

  3. 03/26/2025

    Episode 25: Ningning sa Silangan

    We interview Teia Contreras and Nathania Kuy, actor and dramaturg of Tanghalang Ateneo's NINGNING SA SILANGAN, translated by Jerry Respeto from the play by Jo Clifford, on the art of theater, defending land, and how to find light in these dark times. Follow Tanghalang Ateneo on Facebook and Instagram for more details on the play, and showdates.

    38 min

  4. 11/06/2024

    Episode 23: Pagsasalin kay Alexandra Kollontai

    Panayam ni Faye Cura sa klase ni MJ Tumamac, CL 185 Literary Translation, Department of Humanities, UP Mindanao. Tinalakay ang proseso ng pagsasalin sa Red Love ni Alexandra Kollontai (Pulang Pag-ibig, Gantala Press, 2024), ang kontekstong ginagalawan ng salin, ang Frankfurt Book Fair at henosidyo sa Palestine, ang poesiya ng Filipino, at marami pang iba! Maraming salamat, MJ at mga estudyante mong Creative Writing major 3

    47 min
  5. Episode 22: Ang Nobelang Romansang Tagalog

    07/05/2024

    Episode 22: Ang Nobelang Romansang Tagalog

    Roda, Mae, and Faye discuss Librong Laso, Gantala Press' new line of Tagalog romance novels featuring three works by the feminist writer and scholar Joi Barrios.

    1h 3m

  6. 10/13/2023

    Episode 20: Tungkol kay Amanda

    In this episode, we speak with cultural workers China de Vera, Michael Beltran, and Tey Lopez about writer and activist Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis whose collected works, BINHI NG PAGLAYA, is forthcoming from Gantala Press. We talk about "redundancy" in writing, writing about fascism in children's books, writing and resistance, and many more. "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."

    1h 9m

  7. 04/14/2023

    Episode 19: Writing and Publishing Women's Narratives

    Happy National Literature Month! This episode is Part 1 of the webinar organized by the class of MMS 198 Special Topics (Introduction to Publishing) of the BA Multimedia Studies Program under the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies of the University of the Philippines Open University. Women writers and small press publishers Rowena Festin (Aklat Mirasol), Mina Esguerra (#RomanceClass), and Faye Cura (Gantala Press) discuss the challenges in writing and publishing as, for, and by women, working with mainstream publishing, and building a community of readers and writers. Facilitated by Roda Tajon, the webinar was held on Zoom on March 29, 2023. Part 2 will include the open forum.

    1h 3m

  8. 03/07/2022

    Episode 18: all about love by bell hooks

    This episode is based on the monthly book discussion organized by the Education Committee of Gantala Press. For the month of February, It features all about love: new visions by bell hooks, which discusses the aspects of love and its role not only in our daily lives but also in the context of our communities and society.

    36 min
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Gantala Podcasts is a series of audio recordings of discussions, interviews, literary readings, and similar content which aim to stir and enrich conversations about women's struggles in the Philippines. It is also an alternative platform of Gantala Press to reach its audience.

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