(May 7, 2023) Engr. Alfred Iporac is the former head of Meralco Power Lab. He has also been a familiar face for many Meralco commercials and webinars before, having played the ever credible "Engineer Alfred" who promotes wise energy consumption. After migrating to Canada two years ago, he now works for Hydro Ottawa, an electricity distribution company.
(April 29, 2023) Dennise Cruz is the calligrapher behind "Calligraphy by Den", a startup famously known for producing works for luxury brands Hermes, Dior and Estee Lauder. She is also the founder and engraving artist for "Engrave and Co.", an onsite engraving PR agency.
(April 22, 2023) Benjamin "Benjie" de la Pena is the CEO of Shared-Use Mobility Center, an organization advocating for affordable and sustainable mobility across the US. He also has a master's degree in urban planning from Harvard and occasionally writes in his newsletter, Makeshift Mobility, on innovations in informal transportation.
(April 15, 2023) Dr. Fernando Zialcita (or Doc Z) is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in Ateneo de Manila University. He is also the program director of the Ateneo Social and Cultural Laboratory (ASCL) and the author to the book "Authentic Though Not Exotic: Essays on Filipino Identity" which won the National Book Award last 2006.
(Mar. 25, 2023) Atty. Ross Tugade is a senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines, teaching courses on legal method and ethics. Having worked in the Commission on Human Rights for 3 years and currently serving as a legal analyst for an international NGO called Partners in Justice International, she has vast experience in human rights work from both the local and global scenes.
(Mar. 17, 2023) DJ Lexy Angeles is a radio DJ and station manager of Q Radio 105,1, the #1 Top40 radio music station in the country. She's also a former Monster RX 93.1 radio DJ, where she co-hosted the station's primetime evening program The Daily Survey.
(Mar. 10, 2023) Myx Chanel is the winner of Season 1 of Spaces MNL's online competition "Spotlight." They are also the wonderful co-host of the Bekenemen Podcast, a show popularly known to bring together watch parties and reaction commentaries to the famous Drag Race series.
(Feb. 24, 2023) Howie Severino is the host of GMA's most awarded documentary program i-Witness. He is regarded as one of our country's most respected and awarded journalist, especially thru his contributions in the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), a non-profit media organization specializing in investigative journalism.
(Feb. 17, 2023) Dr. Alex Sua is a consultant for Cardinal Santos Medical Center and is a tenured professor in the UST Faculty of Medicine. He joins the Project Offbeat podcast to talk about the career of ophthalmology / medicine, misinformation attacks against doctors, and the challenges for a doctor to learn business.
(Feb. 5, 2023) Atty. Gino Jacinto is the chief operating officer (COO) of UNAWA, a legal tech startup advancing the "Ease of Doing Business" in the region. He joins the show to talk about what legal tech is and the importance of technological advancements in weeding out corruption and waste.
(Jan. 28, 2023) Bee Go is a freelance sports journalist who formerly worked for Rappler for 5 years. Throughout her journalism career, she has interviewed with high profile athletes and coaches like Hidilyn Diaz, EJ Obiena, Alex Eala and Yeng Guiao.
(Oct. 3, 2022) Nica del Rosario is the singer-songwriter behind former VP Leni Robredo's theme campaign songs "Rosas" and "Kay Leni Tayo." She is also the head writer/producer of FilpMusic Productions, who is well known to be the agency behind viral hit song "Tala."
(Sept. 25, 2022) Andrea Luz "Oona" Nery is a science research specialist in Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI). She is also one of the founding officer of the Philippine Young Generation in Nuclear (PYGN), an organization that aims to promote the benefits of nuclear to the youth. She is also the liaison officer for the International Youth Nuclear Congress.
(Sept. 11, 2022) Tori Tadiar / @haitori is an award-winning author and illustrator who is behind Highsummer, a middle-grade FIlipino graphic novel series to be released by Disney Hyperion in 2024. She also won the Komiket Best Komiks Award in 2017 for her Filipiniana fantasy comic Sagala.
(Sept. 2, 2022) Rev. Stephen Tan is the senior pastor of the Grace Christian Church. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master of Theology and given the prestigious J. Dwight Pentecost Award in Bible Exposition. He joins the show to talk about his decision to move from the corporate West to Philippines to help out in his local church.
(Aug. 21, 2022) Pepe Diokno is the multi-awarded film director behind Engkwentro. He is also the Chairman of Epicmedia, an independent film company behind box office hits like "That Thing Called Tadhana" and "Fan Girl." He is also a director in Unitel Straight Shooters, where he led the creation of viral commercials like Kwentong Jollibee (Date) and Safeguard's (Manifesto).
(Aug. 14, 2022) Nash Racela is the current coach of the Adamson Soaring Falcons, one of the rising teams in the UAAP. He is also well-known for his legendary coaching tenure with the FEU Tamaraws, where he won them a championship in 2015.
(Aug. 6, 2022) Dhang Tecson is the co-founder of Fishers and Changemakers, a social enterprise that partners with artisan fishing communities to manufacture and distribute naturally-processed seafood products. She is also the country operations director of Plastic Bank Philippines, an organization that aims to promote organized and sustainable plastic collection and recycling.
(July 30, 2022) EJ Obiena is a national athlete who is the Philippine and Asian record holder in both indoor and outdoor Men's Pole Vault, after setting a 5.94 meter clearance in the World Athletics Championships (WAC). As of July 2022, he is currently ranked #3 in the latest men's pole vault world rankings, putting the country on the map in the pole vault world.
(July 16, 2022) Gab Mejia is an award-winning conservation photographer, having been recognized by Generation T and Forbes 30 under 30 for his works. He is an explorer for National Geographic and the co-founder of Youth Engaged in Wetlands, an international non-profit youth organization for the conservation of wetlands and migratory birds.
(July 10, 2022) Wilson Flores is a writer for Philstar. Through his works, he has amassed a record-breaking 15 Catholic Mass Media awards and three Don Palanca literary awards; making him an opinion leader in geopolitics, economics and writing. He is also the owner of 83-year old Kamuning Bakery, where he holds the occasional Pandesal Forum with important political figures.
(July 2, 2022) Dr. Richard Chu is a Five College Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he specializes in teaching Asian-American history and the Chinese diaspora. He is also the author of best-selling books "Chinese and Chinese Mestizos of Manila" and "More Tsinoy Than We Admit."
(June 25, 2022) Jeeca Uy is the great mind and pleasant voice behind Foodie Takes Flight, a food blog composed of vegan recipes and life stories. With over 700k followers in Instagram and 160k followers in Tiktok, her blog has captured the hearts of vegans and non-vegans alike. She also is the author of Amazon bestseller cookbook "Vegan Asian."
(April 10, 2022) Ronster Baetiong is one of the pioneering minds in the Filipino podcast industry. He is the founder of Podcast Network Asia, the top podcast production agency in Asia; and Podmetrics, one of the first and most powerful local podcast analytics platform. He also hosts Hustleshare, one of the top business podcasts in the country.
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(April 2, 2022) Kenneth Abante is a policy researcher who's behind the Citizen's Budget Tracker, a publicly accessible Excel file showing the details of the government’s COVID-19 budget and spending. He also founded the Move as One Coalition, a movement composed of 140+ orgs and 77k petitioners advocating for a more inclusive public transportation system in the Philippines.
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(March 23, 2022) Ambeth Ocampo is a renowned Filipino public historian and lecturer whose goal is to make history engaging for the people. He is known to be our country's leading expert in all things Jose Rizal; his stories and lectures on Rizal were known to disrupt your perception of the ever "perfect and genius" national hero.
(March 6, 2022) QueLeni Tayo, or the Quezon for Leni Movement 2022, is a volunteer-based group that aims to widen the support and awareness for VP Leni's presidential campaign in the Quezon Province. They have done numerous events already such as the QueLeni show (where they guested senatoriables Risa Hontiveros, Teddy Baguilat and Alex Lacson.
(Feb. 26, 2022) Marc Richmond Co is an in-demand events host and acoustic soloist, who's built a reputation for himself as the man behind the renowned #KalboAcoustics. He's hosted over 1000+ events (!) already in his career; ranging from weddings, debuts, and even after parties.
(Feb. 12, 2022) Peachy Guevera is a professional aerial dancer; having performed locally and globally in the biggest stages like Xylo at the Palace, Carlos P. Romulo Theater and even in Arts Theater West End in London.
(Jan 29, 2022) Robert van Patten is the CMO of EZDex Exchange, an up-and-coming decentralized financial exchange that aims to be the "EZiest" De-Fi platform to use. More fondly however, he's known to be a certified "crypto expert."
(Dec 12, 2021) Nikki de Guzman is a news anchor for ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), DZMM and Teleradyo. Not only does she report alongside industry greats Karen Davila, Cathy Yang, and Tony Velaquez; she has also done interviews with the biggest local personalities such as Jose Mari Chan and VP Leni Robredo.
(Dec 4, 2021) Cholo Tolentino is the resident tech bro of Unbox PH, one of the most popular local tech Youtube channels with 200k+ subscribers to date. He joins the show to talk about a fairly niche career path in tech-tubing, or doing educational tech videos in Youtube.
(Nov 27, 2021) Nicola "Ber" Reyes has been practicing professional cosplay for 6 years. Not only did she represent the Philippines in Legoland Malaysia 2018 as a cosplayer, she was also tapped by Marvel in 2020 to play the elusive role of Luna Snow.
(Nov 7, 2021) Via Sto Tomas, founder of purely Filipino fashion line via_mnl, discusses to us the intricacies and processes of fashion design. With her mission to uplift the lives of FIlipino weavers by showcasing their fabrics in her pieces, she has garnered the support of mega celebrities like Pia Wurtzbach and Bela Padilla.
(Oct. 23, 2021) Quiel Quiwa, local actor in IWantTFC's Love Beneath the Star, shares to us his decision to pursue acting despite the allures of settling in as a full-time engineer for tech companies. He discusses how he pushed through despite the pandemic and secured elusive acting roles by sticking to his advocacies as a person.
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(Oct. 23, 2021) Nadine Kwan Laurel, teacher fellow for Teach for the Philippines (TFP), takes us thru her decision to teach in a public school for 2 years right after graduation. She shares how an encounter with a kid in her immersion program pushed her to make the big choice to go for impact over financial security.
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