The Wind Engineer: Joshua Agar

Filmmaker Jean Claire Dy talks about the Limits of Resilience

Yas and Claire discuss filmmaking, the emerging breed of creatives, and the limits of resilience. Special thanks to Abreeza's TGIFridays for allowing us to set up my gear outside the resto at Abreeza Mall in the middle of the pandemic. Special thanks to UP Mindanao's BA Communication and Media Arts interns Sophie Marian Tejero and Sachi Daliling for the assist.

Extra Miles: Interviewing Stella Estremera

The Yas Yas Show talks to Ms. Stella Estremera, former editor-in-chief of Sun Star Davao, about what it takes for beginning journalists to make it in the age of multimedia. We also talk about the best journ schools, the DepEd press conferences, teaching journalism in class, MOZCOM, local newspaper competition, and toge sprouts (among others).  Edit notes: I... don't know how to remove the background noise and I'll have to do the improvements on my own mic in later interviews.  EDIT, 2023: Adobe Podcast AI solved the problem.

THE Jay Rosas: Criticism, regional cinema, disruptions, and film festivals

A podcast episode five years in the making, we speak to film critic Jay Rosas on the current state of Philippine films and why regional cinema should stop being relegated to the peripheries.

A speech gone viral: Dr. Omid Siahmard

Last year, Dr. Omid Siahmard's speech [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5JkeWZQSyI] on behalf of the graduating class of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine went viral for a few simple reasons: We should, indeed, be working not just for ourselves, but for others who deserve better. Our interview with Dr. Siahmard over Zoom introduces us to the life of a medical student not only learning how to be a doctor but also how to be a more compassionate fellow human being.

The Wind Engineer: Joshua Agar

We interview Engr. Joshua Agar and find out what he thinks about face shields. He should know: He's a wind engineer.