Tuko Chronicles

S02E06: Hop-On Hop-Off Linguistics Caravan: Snippets of Life as Told in Various Philippine Languages

In celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Month in the Philippines, Tuko Chronicles collaborated with the UP Department of Linguistics to compile snippets of diff

S02E05: Mapa-Kabalbalan Man: Mga Pag-aaral at Kuwento ukol sa mga Kabalbalan, Kaaswangan, Pagmamapa, at Iba pa

Our hosts for this fifth episode of #TukoChronicles will take us on a tour to different spooky spots which they mapped out within UP Diliman campus. Listen as Dr. Joseph

S02E04: The Enchanting Cultural History of Tiwtiw in Marinduque

Tune in to this fourth episode of #TukoChronicles Season 2 as Prof. EJ Bolata muses about the enigmatic tiwtiw, from its original form as an act of using hunting tools or

S02E03: Emergence of Urban Folkloric Sites in Alternative OPM & Kalye Aesthetics

In this third episode of #TukoChronicles Season 2, UP Sociology professors Gyle Gavieres and Adrienne Onday explore the alternative Original Pilipino Music (OPM) scenes a

S02E02: Youth's Love Languages: Past and Present

The second episode of #TukoChronicles Season 2 features research associates of the Population Institute of UP Diliman (UPPI) who will discuss dating and relationship beha

S02E01: The Laji of Batanes

For the first installment of #TukoChronicles Season 2, we proudly give you "The Laji of Batanes," recorded and described by Assistant Professor Edwin Valientes, faculty m

S01E11: (Re)creating Philippine soundscapes with Mikko Quizon

In this first-anniversary episode, award-winning sound designer/engineer and Tuko's very own audio consultant, Mikko Quizon, takes us through his journey in creating a ca

S01E10: The cultural life of hair in Eastern Visayas

In this episode, Profs. Popo Amascual and Malou Morales of the Division of Humanities, University of the Philippines in the Visayas—Tacloban College, comb through and tea

S01E09: Kustura at Kostumbre

Listen to Dr. Sir Anril P. Tiatco and Prof. John Carlo V. Pagunaling of the UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts as they talk about their memories, expe

S01E08: Kuwaresma sa San Nicolas

The Kuwaresma or Lenten season is a highly important religious celebration of the Catholic faith. Meditate and reflect this holy season through this special episode of Tu

S01E07: Sa Darating na Halalan feat. Arugay and Encinas-Franco

Sumama sa huntahan nina Prop. Aries Arugay at Prop. Jean Encinas-Franco ng UP Political Science tungkol sa pinakamainit na isyung pulitikal sa bansa sa kasalukuyan: ang H

S01E06: 3 Fez op Luv

Get to know Uleb Nieto, your looove guru, and listen to her stories about loving someone blindly only to get heartbroken big time, discovering the self and giving self-lo

S01E05: A Very Lannang Chinese New Year

In this episode, The Lannang Archives' Wilkinson Gonzales, Darwyn Albert Tanya Mendoza, and Joshe Tiu discuss the various practices during the celebration of Chinese New

S01E04: Folksongs & Festivities feat. Eman Jamisolamin

UP College of Music's Eman Jamisolamin will serenade us with songs of celebration in different ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines. Part 1 features selected tunes h

S01E03: "Ikot ng Takot" feat. The UP Repertory Company

Let's explore the veins of UP Diliman campus by riding its blood, the Ikot jeepney. Be prepared for eerie encounters in each stop. Sit back and pay up, as we start our sp

S01E02: Karl Gaverza's Top 10 Lesser-known Philippine Mythological Creatures

Get to know more about interesting creatures of Philippine mythology: kumao, thalon, pating na pakpakan, daligmata, kimat, idaemonon, dapu, balbalan, kagkag, and taawi, w

S01E01: Asteeg! with Prof. Bernadette Abrera & Mr. Manix Abrera

In this episode, listen to a conversation between a mother—a Philippine culture historian, and her son—a pop culture creator, and how their domestic life has influenced t

S01E00: What is Tuko Chronicles all about?

This is Tuko Chronicles, a podcast showcasing various forms of folklore in the Philippines. Tune in to narratives, conversations, songs, musical performances, and discus