“Deep within his conscience man discovers a law which he has not laid upon himself but which he must obey. Its voice, ever calling him to love and to do what is good and to avoid evil, sounds in his heart at the right moment. … For man has in his heart a law inscribed by God. … His conscience is man's most secret core and his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1776).

Ano nga ba ang konsiyensiya? Yan ang pinag-usapan nina Lennon at Russel sa episode na ito. Tena at tuklasin paano nga ba natin jinujudge ang tama at mali, why is conscience formation so important, and pano ito maiaapply sa practical setting.

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For further readings about the topic of conscience, we recommend:

* Catechism of the Catholic Church, especially nn. 1776-1802 (online: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM)

* John Paul II, Veritatis splendor, 6 August 1993 (online: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor.html)

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Hello! After a while, ngayon lang ulit kami nakapag-upload, did you miss us? Samahan niyo kami sa episode na ito where we will be talking about the “new things” of the new year. New me, new money, new objectives, new pari, new etcétera!

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We begin 2025 with a bang! May bisita tayo: please welcome Jane Aus! Jane was one of our childhood friends and she is now an OFW. English language teacher si Jane and in this episode she shares to us her experiences, the blessings she has received in 2024 and the hopes she have for this new year 2025. Join Lennon and Russel as they converse with Jane about the importance of taking the first step to overcome the fear of the unknown and the importance of being resolute more than just making resolutions.

From the TUUMT family, we would like to greet you a happy and grace-filled 2025, may you encounter the hope that never confounds!

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Ano nga ba talagang sinecelebrate natin sa Pasko? Totoo bang galing ito sa pagan feast ng “Saturnalia” tulad ng sabi ni Sheldon Cooper? Eh, totoo ba si Santa Claus? In this episode, heto ang mga usapin nina Russel at Lennon. What is the cultural significance of Christmas? Eh, ang paskong pinoy, bakit “pasko”?

Baka naman nalilimutan naman nalilimutan na natin ang reason of the season at nagiging excuse na lang to spend and spend and spend. Is it still a season of giving or are we in practice making it a season of receiving?

Tena, join na sa usapan!

Happy 50th episode, kausapan!

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Audio inserts in this episode include excerpts from:

1. The Big Bang Theory, “The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis” (Season 2, Episode 11). First aired on 15 December 2008.

2. Silence by Martin Scorsese (2016).

3. The Lord of the Rings. Fellowship of the Ring by Peter Jackson (2001).

4. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (traditional hymn, ca. 1860’s), performed by G. Barrett.

5. Give Love on Christmas Day by the Jackson 5. Motown Records (1970).

These audioclips are used under fair use.

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Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the greatest minds in the history of humanity, someone who stood at the turn of the classical to the medieval age and his legacy can be felt even today. In this episode, ang ating usapang pilosopo ay dadalhin tayo sa usapang Agustín. Kilalanin natin si Agustín ng Hipona, ang kanyang buhay at conversion sa Christianity, ang kanyang moral, spiritual, and philosophical influences, ang kanyang ideas at writings. Happy listening!

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Updated na ba ang lahat sa latest na chismis? Well hindi naman tayo showbiz podcast, pero we are still a social commentary platform. Kaya heto gawin nating jumping board ang Maris Racal-Anthony Jennings affair issue of 2024 para talakayin ang isa sa mga pinakamasasakit at pinakanakakasirang human experiences: the experience of being cheated on. So, maski isang comentaryo tungkol sa love life ng mga artista, ang usapan nina Russel at Lennon ay nandun sa san ba nanggagaling ito? Bakit may nangchecheat? Are there ever a “valid reason” for cheating? Tama ba ang pagshare ng screenshots? Heto at marami pang ibang katanungan ang ating tatalakayin dito sa episode natin about cheating.

At pwede mo ring sundan ito ng ating Episode 13 (Usapang betrayal: the experience of being betrayed and being the betrayer).

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“How Trump used podcasts to become president”, ‘yan ang title ng YouTube video na nakainspire sa episode na ito. In a changing media landscape, podcasting is becoming more relevant especially after the 2024 US elections. Why is it? Why is the credibility of the “traditional media” lower than ever? What is the difference between podcasting as a medium and social media? Following Marshall McLuhan’s “the medium is the message”, how does the podcasting medium affects the perception of the message? What is the risks and the future of podcasting? Yan ang mga pag-uusapan natin sa episode na ito. Happy listening!

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Inatake nila at pilit na niyurakan ang kasaysayan at saysay ng nangyari sa EDSA noong 1986. ‘Di raw totoo, marami raw ang nauto. Bunga ito ng pag-usbong ng mga online channels at plataporma na nagpapakalat ng maling impormasyon at nagtatangkang baluktutin ang naratibo ng kasaysayan.

May nagtitipon-tipon ngayon sa EDSA.

Ang mga magulang natin, nagpunta sa EDSA noong 1986 hindi dahil sinabi ni Cardinal Sin. Hindi dahil pinaslang si Ninoy. Nangyari ang EDSA dahil tunay na nagkaisa ang buong sambayanan. Alam nila na hindi tamang maghari ang takot at karahasan at katiwalian. Alam nilang “tama na, sobra na, palitan na”. Alam nila na ang “katotohanan, kalayaan, at katarungan ay kayang makamit nang walang dahas”. 

Ito ang diwa ng EDSA. Ito ang ibig sabihin ng People Power.

Sa kabila ng takot, umasa sila na may mababago sa sistema. Ang EDSA ay hindi tungkol kay Cory, sa mga Aquino, kay FVR, kay Enrile, o kay Gringo. Ang kwento ng EDSA ay kwento ng mga tao. Dahil sa EDSA, humanga ang mundo sa Pilipino. Mayroon ngang ibang mga bansa na nagtangkang gayahin ang milagro ng EDSA bagama’t sa huli’y sila’y ‘di nagtagumpay.

Dakila ang naganap noon sa EDSA, oo. Pero alam nating pagkalipas ng ilang dekada, wala ring gaanong nangyaring pagbabago. Sila pa rin ang mga naghahari, bumalimbing lang mula sa tumatandang trapo ngunit sila pa rin ang nasa kapangyarihan, nagpapasapasahan lang ng trono mula sa asawa, anak, manugang, at apo. Hirap pa rin ang Pilipino.

Kaya, marami sa mga lumaban noon, iginupo na ng panahon. Ginamit itong pagkakataon upang maghasik ng lason. Kaya silang mulat noon, nabulag sa mga panibagong version at vision. Pagdating ng panahon ng eleksyon at usapin sa administrasyon, kapwa Pilipino, magkakaaway-away na ngayon.

Pumalpak daw ang EDSA. Baka nga. Pero hindi dahil pumalpak ang People Power kundi dahil ang mga sakim ay nanatiling Powerful People at People on power. Pero nananatili ang mahika ng EDSA sa kamalayang pilipino: sa bawat kaguluhang panlipunan at pampulitika sinasambit pa rin ang kaniyang alaala, may ilan pa ngang nagtatangka tulad noong 2000’s.

At ngayon may nagtatangka muli. Napakaparadohiko nga talaga ng buhay na ngayon ay nasasaksihan natin ang pinakamalupit at pinakamakapangyarihang nagtangkang ilibing sa limot ang alaala ng EDSA ay siya ring tumatawag ngayon sa kanyang mga tao upang magsulong ng “bagong EDSA”. Ang problema: dahil sa kanyang masigasig na pagbaluktot sa diwa, saysay at kasaysayan ng EDSA at ng People Power at dahil sa ang kaniyang postura ay Powerful father na handang gawin ang “maruming trabaho” para sa kanyang people, malamig rin ang sagot sa kaniyang panawagan.

Pumalpak ang EDSA sabi ng ilan. Maaari nga. Pero hindi mabubura ang saysay nito sa bansa. Dahil ang kasalukuyang Saligang Batas at lipunan, tayong lahat na tumatamasa ng ganitong klase ng kalayaan at, kahit papaano, kaginhawan, ay bunga ng naging kaganapan sa EDSA. Lahat tayo, sa ayaw mo man o sa gusto, “Anak tayo ng EDSA“.

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The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell. O tinatawag ding “novissimas“, ay nasa centro ng eskatolohiya o ng study of the “end of history” or “end of times”. Pero, more than these things being somewhere faraway from us, they are already ever present in all actions and choices in life that constitutes our “fundamental option”. Sa episode na ito, susubukan magkurokuro nina Lennon at Russel sa usapang ito na medyo kumplikado pero at the same time eh nanatiling importante. Sahaman niyo muli kami at pag-usapan natin ang reality of death and why we fear it. Should we “celebrate” death? Eh ano nga ba ang meaning ng Judgement? Paano ito marerelate sa Mercy ng Diyos? Ano at saan ang langit? Eh ang impiyerno? Meron ba talaga at bakit? Eh ang purgatorio? Yan at marami pang ibang katanungan ang ating tatalakayin. Happy listening.

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Have you been selected to run for office against your will? Or maybe you were running but were betrayed by your party mates who forced you to give way to their handpicked candidate so you want to stick it up to the bosses? Fear no more, here are ten easy steps how you can ensure that you and your party will not win the election.

P.S.: This is a satirical piece, which means it humorously criticises people or ideas, often to make a political point. It aims to provoke thought, not offense. If you are easily offended, you might want to leave now or brace yourself for some strong reactions. If you’re open-minded, I appreciate you—welcome, friend! Read on!

Nowadays holding public office is so democratic you don’t even need to know what democracy is to be elected. You just need fame, a bit of “kaching-kaching”, some celebrity friends to endorse you (or maybe, you are the celebrity), something to “fight” for and voilà! You are now elected, thank you very much! However, this is a double edged sword. What if you don’t want to be an elected official? What if you really don’t want anything to do with politics and governance? Or, maybe you want to be one or you are already one but the powers-that-be of your party no longer trusts in you so they picked out “democratically” (that is, “voting” between themselves) someone to run in your place and so now you want to screw over those peanuts. 

Worry no more, dear friend, for we have prepared for you these ten easy steps to ensure that either you will not win or that your party will see a historic flop without being too obvious.

1. Demosise the other party

What else is more fun than to paint the election as a battle of good and evil? After all, people love their drama, never mind the “grey” areas. But it is not only enough to frame your campaign as an existential fight against “them”, you have to emphasise how evil the other party is and make your campaign full of hate against the other, nevermind that it originally came from the other camp. Compare them to a historically evil personality or ideology (for example, call them “fascists” or “no-no Germans” even if you don’t understand what those mean, but remember never to compare them to the Russian moustache guy since we like him and his kind). Adopt the hate and amplify it. Nothing is more effective in division than hate.

2. While we’re at it, demonise their supporters too

Well, it’s only logical, right? If their candidate is the German moustache guy then his supporters are “Nazis”, right? They are no longer human, after all we should use the argument of the other party’s most loyal supporters and make it ours: “If they don’t think like us then they are subhuman, uneducated, misogynistic, racist, monkeys”. With this you are now sure that you will not be able to change the hearts of his supporters who have even an ounce of doubt on their candidate.

3. Gaslight the independents

The people that really decide an election are not really the die-hard loyalists nor the traditionally-of-this-party people, but the independents, those who do not identify with a particular party or ideology. What they care about is their everyday life. They may have a mix and match of ideologies that they agree with but never a whole corpus of talking points of any given ideology. These are people who care more on what may be called “bread and butter” issues than ideological ones.

To make sure that you lose, gaslight these people. They’re poor? Why do they vote for the other while we are “their” party? They’re from a minority group? Why do they vote for the other party while we are the party whose sole talking point is about them? All those are “traitors”. We are the good ones, they are the evil ones, therefore these “traitors” are also evil. 

4. Don’t hide your disdain for religious groups, or at least, show over disgust towards them

Are you a fully committed secularist? Then good! Show your disgust to those religious bigots and ensure that you will alienate at least the most orthodox of them (sadly, you may still see the more liberal ones vote for you since their faith is a pick and choose one). Make your campaign focus only on a moral issue (setting aside the “bread and butter” issues), that will surely put you in the religious circles’ spotlight. What’s best is that most of them will be scratching their heads because they have to choose between your clearly antireligious stance (yet still you are the “good” one) and the “evil” one.

If someone shouts in one of your rallies that “Jesus is Lord!”, the sensible way is just to say, “Amen!”, or capitalise on it to present yourself as the moderate candidate, but to make sure they never vote for you you may want to laugh at them without explicitly saying your antireligious views. Were you invited to an honourable tradition of a non-partisan luncheon organised by a Church? Then you may consider not attending and just sending a video making fun not of the other candidate or everyone in general but of that very Church’s faithful and their teachings. With this you’re now officially a “bad ass” since you are a breaker of traditions and a true progressive laughing at those religious “fanatics”.

5. Move your party to the extreme, abandon the centre

In healthy democracy, most people vote for the centre, whether it be centre-right or centre-left. But, that’s not fun. You will win that way. Maybe move a bit, or better, too much, to the extreme, either to the extreme left or to the extreme right. Make your politics more identity-based and ideologically puritan. That will again alienate the centre. But make sure not to call yourself extreme while always reminding people that everything to your right or left are extreme. Everyone who is against you is a fascist, hammer that to people.

And to make sure your avid supporters stay on the extreme, encourage them to ditch their family members and friends who do not think the same. After all, what is more harming to the democratic process than people sacrificing themselves to the gods of political strife and forgetting their other shared values? With this, you can assure that your supporters will always be inside the echo chamber of your design and so will never have the ability to reform your party.

6. Economy? Foreign policy? Nah! Focus on a divisive “social issue” as your only political platform

As we’ve mentioned above, most people care about their daily lives. Don’t put an ounce of care about those. Just say vague things like “I’ll give you free things”. Again your focus must be a niche social and moral issue, making your campaign an existential one for this particular issue. With this, those who you are “trying to protect” and still vote for the other can justifiably be called “traitors”.

Foreign policy? Just be the same old same old, promising everything while promising nothing. There are many people who are already able to read between the lines so you may want to prove to them that you don’t have a plan at all.

7. Remember to degrade the voters (and would-be voters) of the other party

Again, their candidate is the German moustache man and their voters are Nazi sympathisers so you should insist more on this. People who vote for the other party, especially the “traitors”, are “uneducated”, “racist, “misogynist”. If you’re Filipino, call them “bobo”. Surely that will enamour you to them.

8. Signal your virtur, after all, they are the “bad ones”

You are the “messiah”, you are the force of good and your ideology is synonymous with goodness. The other is the Devil himself and everything he says is either nonsense or evil and as such his supporters too are evil. Always hammer home this messaging. This will ensure people extremely loyal to your party will be more extreme in their views while alienating most of the people with common sense that reads politics not with the optics of an eschatological warfare but with a pragmatic lens.

9. Why not ask your celebrity friends for endorsements?

While in the past celebrity endorsements were a sure-fire way to connect yourself to the man and woman of the street, nowadays it seems out of touch: a bunch of billionaires pontificating to the people what their political views should be. Since you are the “good” candidate, capitalise on it and call on your celebrity friends to endorse you (unless they are themselves running for public office even without a plan of their own but only their fame which in this case they SHOULD already be campaigning for you). But since you are friends, you have to give them the “friend price” for their appearances in your rallies. Why not overspend? Pay them hundreds or not millions that will surely reveal how unqualified you are in managing an entire populations’ economy.

10. And as a bonus to ensure your party never wins again: remember to find fault in everyone except you when you lose. Yup, it’s their fault not yours

And now finally, the results are in and as expected you did not win. Congratulations! Now, to make sure neither you nor your party never wins again (or at least not until your partymates wake up and reform) while maintaining your holier-than-thou attitude, remember to find fault in the loss to everyone but you. Tell your “public speakers” to say more than half of the population are evil, bigoted, misogynists and this is all their fault because not voting for you is equal to evil. Or say that the fault lies on your predecessor or on non-traditional media. Or maybe the “religious fanatics” you so hate. All the while making sure your party never wakes up to admit what they miss and how extreme you’ve gotten them to that you’ve already left the rest of the country behind. 

And with this, you will surely fulfill your wish not to be elected. Cheers to you!

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