Teka Teka News Podcast
1) Fr. Flavie Villanueva: Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Uplifting Lives Beyond the War on Drugs
Fr. Flavie Villanueva, a Filipino priest and 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, has dedicated his life to restoring dignity to society’s most vulnerable—especially the poor, victims of the war on drugs, an...Show More
2) Generations Ep. 4 - Therapy-Speak with Gang Badoy
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-a...Show More
3) Why Do So Many Pinoys Believe in Tallano Gold, Anti-Vax, and Other Conspiracy Theories?
Why do conspiracy theories thrive—and why do so many Filipinos believe them? In this episode, Regine Cabato sits down with journalist Sofia Tomacruz and sociologist Nicole Curato, co-authors of How Co...Show More
4) Media Corruption and Public Trust in Journalism with Roby Alampay and Jaemark Tordecilla
Journalism's credibility is once again under scrutiny after Mayor Vico Sotto's post about alleged media corruption went viral. In this episode, PumaPodcast's Founder and Chairman Roby Alampay and Edit...Show More
5) Five Ways the Duterte Influence Machine is Deceiving Filipinos
In this episode, Regine Cabato and Gian Libot discuss their recent report for the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, "Five Ways the Duterte Influence Machine is Deceiving Filipinos." They...Show More
6) Generations Ep. 03: Direk Mae Cruz Alviar and Raco Ruiz on Dating, the Ick, and the Search for Connection
What’s just a harmless quirk, and what’s a true deal-breaker? TV and film director Mae Cruz Alviar and visual artist Raco Ruiz sit down with Angel Martinez and Jaemark Tordecilla for a multigeneration...Show More
7) From X-rated to Best Picture: Director JL Burgos on ‘Alipato at Muog’
Director JL Burgos, fresh off his FAMAS Best Picture and Best Director wins for Alipato at Muog, discusses the documentary's personal journey and its fight for justice for his abducted brother, Jonas ...Show More
8) How to End ‘Endo’ in the Philippines
Patricia Matias, a graduate of MIT Sloan and Harvard Kennedy School, joins PumaPodcast editor-at-large Jaemark Tordecilla to discuss "endo" or end-of-contract labor practices in the Philippines, where...Show More
9) Generations Ep. 2 - Sunshine and Sex Education with Antoinette Jadaone
In this episode of Generations from Philstar Life and PumaPodcast, award-winning filmmaker Antoinette Jadaone sits down with Philstar Life columnist Angel Martinez and PumaPodcast editor-at-large Jaem...Show More
10) Baby Ruth Villarama on ‘Food Delivery’ and the Long Arm of Chinese Censorship
Director Baby Ruth Villarama joins Regine Cabato to delve into her documentary, "Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea." They discuss the film's challenging journey, from its international...Show More