The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña

The Wonderer Podcast with Tony La Viña

Featuring field notes from a life dedicated to people and planet, human rights lawyer, climate justice champion, mental health advocate, writer, professor, mentor to youth leaders, happy changemaker, and wonder facilitator, Tony La Viña announces the launch of The Wonderer Podcast on April 30. With a revolving set of youth “explorers” and expert “field guides” sharing a treasure trove of brave personal stories and movement wisdom to inspire activists and advocates to keep on fighting the good fight, the show blends philosophical reflections, personal narratives, socio-political commentary, and cultural history, taking listeners on an expansive wayfinding journey towards solidarity. 

  1. Aug 21

    Defending history: from Ninoy through EDSA to the present with Ging Deles and Kiko Aquino Dee

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video premiere on YouTube On August 21, 1983, Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., a staunch critic of the Marcos regime, was assassinated on the tarmac of what was then called the Manila International Airport. According to the Martial Law Museum, “Ninoy’s death ignited a fire among the opposition.” Less than 3 years after Ninoy’s assassination, the Filipino people went to the streets in a non-violent mass protest called the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution and ended the two-decade Marcos dictatorship. Here are some of the things that happened between then and now: Cory Aquino became president, and then 18 years after that her son Noynoy Aquino got elected; Martial Law victims received some reparations and billions of the Marcos’ ill-gotten wealth were recovered; however, in 2022 Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the ousted dictator, got elected to the presidency and returned to Malacañang. And even before that, the Philippines was ravaged by Rodrigo Duterte’s violent “War on Drugs.” Given this context, our North Star for this wayfinding mission will be these questions: Given the Marcoses' return to power, how do we reevaluate EDSA and the aftermath of Ninoy’s assassination?How do we preserve the memories of the victims of Martial Law despite the efforts of some towards historical revisionism?What should we learn from the people who helped topple the Marcos dictatorship, and how can we treat the project of building a more just and free society as an intergenerational responsibility?Thank you once again to our guests for lovingly navigating these questions with us. Episode 7 Defending history: from Ninoy through EDSA to the present with Ging Deles and Kiko Aquino Dee Wonder Facilitator: Tony La Viña Field Guide: Ging Deles Explorer: Kiko Aquino Dee Episode Director: Beatrice Tulagan Assistant Director & Writer: Pecier Decierdo Episode Editor: Lloyd Boongaling Episode Production Coordinator: Karl Revelar Production Assistant: Krishna Ariola The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña is co-produced by tala storytelling collective in the Philippines.  @talastory.studio / www.talastory.studio Follow our show's Instagram and Facebook for updates and bonus content.  @wonderer.podcast / The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña You can stream all our episodes via https://bit.ly/TheWondererPodcast-episodelinks Safe journeys! #ninoy #martiallaw #neveragain

    Defending history: from Ninoy through EDSA to the present with Ging Deles and Kiko Aquino Dee
  2. Aug 15

    Truth and consequence: fighting disinformation while protecting free speech with Jonathan Ong and Yuki Abion

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video premiere on YouTube. Mananaig ang katotohanan. This call is more important now than ever. Thanks to the internet and social media, nefarious actors have found it easier to undertake massive disinformation campaigns. This adds to the fact that billionaire-controlled algorithms often let misinformation spread like a virus, beating the pace and reach of the fastest fact-checkers. To top it all, the rise of AI slop and deepfakes has made the work of fighting misinformation even harder. But as important as it is to fight falsehoods and “fake news,” this impetus can be abused to muzzle good and honest journalism and curtail free speech. Ito ang ikinakabahala ng marami tungkol sa isinusulong na “Anti-disinformation Bill” sa Kamara at Senado. The versions of the bill pose serious threats, such as criminalizing speech or even reporting deemed politically inconvenient. In our wayfinding today, our North Star will be these curiosities: Who should be held accountable for the spread of disinformation in the age of social media and generative AI? Sino ang dapat managot?What are actually effective ways to fight disinformation?How do free speech and freedom of the press help protect our other rights?Thank you once again to our guests from Sigla Research Center for lovingly navigating these questions with us.  You can read "Architects of networked disinformation: Behind the scenes of troll accounts and fake news production in the Philippines" by Jonathan Corpus Ong and Jason Vincent Cabañes here. Episode 6 - Truth and consequence: fighting disinformation while protecting free speech  Wonder Facilitator: Tony La Viña  Field Guide: Jonathan Corpus Ong  Explorer: Yuki Abion  Episode Director: Beatrice Tulagan  Assistant Writer & Director: Pecier Decierdo Editor: Lloyd Boongaling  Episode Production Coordinator: Karl Revelar  Production Assistant: Krishna Ariola  The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña is co-produced by tala storytelling collective in the Philippines.  @talastory.studio / www.talastory.studio  The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña is co-produced by tala storytelling collective in the Philippines.  @talastory.studio / www.talastory.studio  Follow our show's Instagram and Facebook for updates and bonus content. @wonderer.podcast / The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña  You can stream all our episodes on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.  Safe journeys! #disinformation #fakenews #freespeech #podcast

    Truth and consequence: fighting disinformation while protecting free speech with Jonathan Ong and Yuki Abion
  3. Jul 25

    Practicing the World We Want: Activism and Liberation with Satur Ocampo and Myles Albasin

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video premiere on YouTube Kailangan nating ipaglaban ang kinabukasan natin. A better world is possible. The Philippines we want – one, for example, where our healthcare system can heal the sick regardless of financial status, where all of us workers receive fair wages and ample protections, where our human rights are held sacred, where a transportation system lets us move around with dignity, and where our national wealth is safeguarded from corrupt officials and corporate greed – is achievable. We need to fight for it. And to do so, we need to learn from the lessons of generations of activists who have fought for the freedoms we enjoy today. In our wayfinding today, our North Star will be these curiosities: Paano natin magagamit ang mga aral ng nakaraan sa kasalukuyang laban natin? How can we draw from the lessons of activism in the past decades in our current fights for justice?How do we tell the story of activism and organizing in this era of historical revisionism and red-tagging?Where can the next generation of activists draw hope to carry on the long, intergenerational fight for a better world? Saan huhugot ng pag-asa ang mga bagong aktibista?Thank you once again to our guests for lovingly navigating these questions with us. Episode 5 Practicing the World We Want: Activism and Liberation with Satur Ocampo and Myles Albasin Wonder Facilitator: Tony La Viña Field Guide: Satur Ocampo Youth Explorer: Myles Albasin Episode Writer & Director: Beatrice Tulagan Assistant Director: Pecier Decierdo Episode Editor: Lloyd Boongaling Episode Production Coordinator: Karl Revelar The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña is co-produced by tala storytelling collective. Follow our show's Instagram and Facebook for updates and bonus content. You can also stream episodes on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Safe journeys! #activism #SONA #podcast #TheWondererPodcast

    Practicing the World We Want: Activism and Liberation with Satur Ocampo and Myles Albasin
  4. Jul 4

    Safeguarding justice: The Filipino public as impeachment watchdogs with Luke Espiritu and Renee Co

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video premiere on YouTube Filipinos deserve better than spectacles on livestream that attempt to skew our sense of justice and fairness. In this episode featuring Atty. Luke Espiritu and Rep. Renee Co, we’ll talk about political developments in the impeachment process of Vice President Sara Duterte, and how the public can serve as watchdogs of our democracy by engaging critically with the upcoming hearings. In our wayfinding today, our North Star will be these curiosities: Paano nga ba tayo makikisali sa usapang impeachment sa gitna ng halo-halong kwento at naratibo kung sino ang nasa tama at sino ang tunay na nagkamali? With the impeachment trial starting soon – where should we direct our attention?With everything at stake, how do we broaden political participation beyond social media commentary and election days?How do we conceive of justice in the Philippines, where many are disillusioned by normalized corruption and collusion at all levels? Will this impeachment hearing serve as the public’s model of seeking accountability moving forward?Thank you once again to our guests for lovingly navigating these questions with us. Episode 4: Safeguarding justice: The Filipino public as impeachment watchdogs with Luke Espiritu and Renee Co Wonder Facilitator: Tony La Viña Field Guide: Atty. Luke Espiritu Youth Explorer: Rep. Renee Co Episode Writer & Director: Beatrice Tulagan Assistant Writer: Pecier Decierdo Episode Editor: Lloyd Boongaling Episode Production Coordinator: Karl Revelar The Wonderer Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations with Tony La Viña is co-produced by tala storytelling collective. Follow our show's Instagram and Facebook for updates and bonus content. You can also stream episodes on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Safe journeys! #impeachment #podcast #TheWondererPodcast

    Safeguarding justice: The Filipino public as impeachment watchdogs with Luke Espiritu and Renee Co

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Featuring field notes from a life dedicated to people and planet, human rights lawyer, climate justice champion, mental health advocate, writer, professor, mentor to youth leaders, happy changemaker, and wonder facilitator, Tony La Viña announces the launch of The Wonderer Podcast on April 30. With a revolving set of youth “explorers” and expert “field guides” sharing a treasure trove of brave personal stories and movement wisdom to inspire activists and advocates to keep on fighting the good fight, the show blends philosophical reflections, personal narratives, socio-political commentary, and cultural history, taking listeners on an expansive wayfinding journey towards solidarity.