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The Weekly Podcast

Season 2, Episode 1: Monstress. A conversation with Fil-American author Lysley Tenorio, author of the story collection Monstress.

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Episode 10. Uploaded 22 October 2012. Geeking Out on Sports. Jaemark Tordecilla of the Fire Quinito blog and InterAksyon.com tells us why Philippine sports needs an overhaul.

Episode 9. Uploaded 15 October 2012. You Need To Read Chang-Rae Lee. Jessica talks to one of the finest novelists of our time: Chang-Rae Lee, author of The Surrendered, A Gesture Life and Native Speaker.

Episode 8. Uploaded 08 October 2012. A Journalist’s Life. We talk to Roby Alampay about his career in journalism, from campus papers to daily broadsheets to InterAksyon.com. Roby also explains why straight guys only need 3 types of shoes.

Episode 7. Uploaded 01 October 2012. Alex Gilvarry talks about his novel From the Memoirs of A Non-Enemy Combatant, in which the protagonist Boyet is a Filipino fashion designer suspected of being an Al Qaeda operative.

Episode 6. Uploaded 24 September 2012. Carlo the pastry chef loves cake, but more than that he loves looooove. Why don’t you love him? Why? Why?

Episode 5. Uploaded 17 September 2012. Jessica and Budjette (He’s baaack! again!) shoot the breeze with writer-editor-filmmaker Pepe Diokno, winner of the Lion of the Future award for Best First Film (Engkuwentro) at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, and then nag him to cough up his second movie. With cameos by the back of George Clooney’s head, the whole Jeff Goldblum, and that guy who plays Ice-T’s partner in Law and Order. Plus: How to nearly get killed at a screening of E.T.

Episode 4. Uploaded 10 September 2012. As the year’s last grand slam draws to a close, Jessica and filmmaker/tennis fan Mike Alcazaren discuss the year in tennis, the tao of Federer, what to do if a player’s sweat-soaked towel lands at your feet, the length of shorts, and Felicisimo “the Mighty Mite” Ampon, the 4’8″ Filipino who beat the best tennis players in the world.

Episode 3: Uploaded 03 Sept 2012. What is more fun: having a fantastic meal at a great restaurant then reminiscing about it for the next 3 months, or enduring a terrible dinner in an overpriced dump then complaining about it on your blog? Jessica talks to Mike of Walk and Eat.

Episode 2. Uploaded 27 Aug 2012. The conclusion of the comics round-up (We hope) plus movies, books and other excellent distractions.

Episode 1. Uploaded 22 Aug 2012. Jessica and co-host Budjette attempt a proper introduction to the series but quickly disintegrate into comics-induced chaos.