What is patriotism in the digital age? Does a global culture mute our love of country?

Episode 1: Is today's generation less patriotic?

Award-winning Fil-Am author Cecilia Manguerra Brainard talks about loving and cherishing two countries, the Philippines and the United States.

Episode 2: Can a patriot love two countries?

‘Mahirap mahalin’ – why is it so difficult to love this country and why is dissent an integral part of that love? UP Sociology Professor Josephine Dionisio sits down with Rappler reporter Lian Buan and discuss the demands of loving one’s country.

Episode 3: Is dissent patriotic?

Music legend Joey Ayala shatters widely-held beliefs about patriotism in music
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Audio of Joey Ayala's Lupang Hinirang performance courtesy of TEDxDiliman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41guxaNk9FY

Episode 4: When is music patriotic?

Why do we need to understand the resurfacing of Filipinx? Is it important that we agree on the use? UP professor of linguistics Vincent Christopher Santiago sits with Rappler reporter JC Gotinga and they retrace the roots of the term and how it is being used today.

Episode 5: Is Filipinx an expression of patriotism or is it divisive?

Why is patriotism relevant today in the time of Duterte, in the age of globalism and the Filipino diaspora? What role does pop culture, music, and literature play in the development of our national identity?

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