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The Colonial Department

Lost stories from 🇵🇭 history 🔊 Narrative nonfiction pod 📖 Book version published by @factionpress 📻 Written, produced, engineered by @liomangubat

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00:05:09

Extra Credit: On the end of the Galleon Trade

The Colonial Department ·

2025/02/02

The Royal Philippine Company helped usher in the twilight of the longstanding Galleon Trade that linked Manila and Acapulco! (Listen to S6E9 before listening to this one.)

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00:16:47

S6E9: Francisco Goya and the Royal Philippine Dead End

The Colonial Department ·

2025/01/23

In Francisco Goya’s painting Junta de Filipinas, sinister, shadowy figures preside over a stockholders’ meeting of the Royal Philippine Company. What was this Royal Philippine Company—and what was so important about it that Goya made a painting of one of its meetings? And more than that, what was Goya trying to say about this tumultuous period in Spanish and Philippine history?Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com My voiceover

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00:05:04

Extra Credit: On American campaigns against Lanao

The Colonial Department ·

2025/01/18

The sunken gunboats resurrected by the Americans were only a small part of the bloody war waged by the new occupiers against the Meranaw! (Listen to S6E8 before listening to this one.)

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00:16:36

S6E8: The Lost War Boats of Lake Lanao

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2025/01/10

As Spain departed the Philippines, it abandoned four gunboats to a watery grave. For years, they slumbered at the bottom of Lake Lanao, their existence only a rumor back up on the surface. But when the Americans arrive in Marawi, they are determined to bring these ghost ships back to life. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Hitt, Parker (February 1938). “Amphibious Infantry—A Fleet on Lake Lanao.” US Naval

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00:11:28

Special: The Colonial Dept. 2024 Year in Review

The Colonial Department ·

2024/12/21

Show highlights. Favorite episodes. Behind-the-scenes bits. Think of this as The Colonial Dept. Wrapped.2024 has been an amazing year for the podcast. I released a book version of the podcast, I've grown to more than 2,000 subscribers, and I've heard from fans from as far away as Spain, Singapore, and France. Thanks for sharing in my love for Philippine history, and for embarking on this project with me. YOU are the ones who made this year great! See you next year!

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00:06:38

Extra Credit: Carriages and coachmen in Manila’s...

The Colonial Department ·

2024/12/14

Even as the automobile and the tram change the face of commuting and transportation in Manila, the cocheros persist… and resist. (Listen to S6E7 before listening to this one.)

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00:16:44

S6E7: Manila, Meet the Automobile

The Colonial Department ·

2024/12/07

Soon after the American takeover of the Philippines, Manila witnesses the coming of its first-ever car—a three-and-a-half horsepower, single-cylinder, wire-wheel Richard-Brasier. From then on, it’s full speed ahead for the wide-scale adoption of the automobile in the capital city and beyond. Packards and Studebakers roar through newly constructed Manila streets, while Stanleys chug up the Benguet highlands to reach Baguio. But what does the coming of the automobile mean for the former kings of the

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00:05:18

Extra Credit: Japanese mercs, merchants in colonial...

The Colonial Department ·

2024/11/29

Trade and tensions in the history of our two archipelagoes! (Listen to S6E6 before listening to this one!)

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00:14:51

S6E6: A Saint, a Samurai, and a Shipwreck

The Colonial Department ·

2024/11/23

In a time when both God and gold define the tense relations between Japan and Manila, the galleon San Felipe gets stranded in the land of the rising sun. There, the fate of its passengers now lies in the hands of the most powerful warlord in Japan: Toyotomi Hideyoshi! Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com Image: Mural from Cuernavaca, Mexico, published in the Academy of Christian Art. Additional audio from Shogun, ©

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00:04:38

Extra Credit: ‘Trained baboons’—Filipino servants and...

The Colonial Department ·

2024/11/16

With poor salaries and pidgin commands, American women take charge of their household servants as they move into the Philippines! (Listen to S6E5 before listening to this one!)

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00:14:11

S6E5: Who Murdered Señor Villegas?

The Colonial Department ·

2024/11/10

When the guardia civil forced the Intramuros house of Victor Villegas open, they found a trail of blood that led all the way to a bathroom. Inside was the bloody corpse of the señor, his head smashed in, his body stripped to his underclothes. The police’s immediate suspects? The houseboys.Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com Thumbnail Image: "Panguingue (Natives Playing Cards)." Jose Taviel de Andrade, ca. 1895. In Jose Maria

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00:04:52

Extra Credit: More about the legend of Bernardo Carpio

The Colonial Department ·

2024/10/11

Learn more about one of the most enduring Filipino folktales. (Listen to S6E4 before listening to this one!)

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00:14:05

S6E4: When Giants Walked the Philippines

The Colonial Department ·

2024/10/05

In the 1600s, a friar chronicled wild stories of titans who carried spears the size of tree trunks, waded all the way to Surigao, got slain by small warriors, or even traveled to Manila. Where did this titanic fascination come from—and what do stories of giants tell us about the world of our colonizers and our ancestors?Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com Thumbnail art adapted from a map depicting the giant Patagonians of South

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00:04:05

Extra Credit: On kare-kare’s nutty history

The Colonial Department ·

2024/09/28

One of the most fascinating dishes in the Philippines is kare-kare, which has a history as rich as its stew. (You don’t need to listen to S6E3 before listening to this one, but I’d appreciate it if you do!)

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00:14:31

S6E3: Fervor, Fury, Friars

The Colonial Department ·

2024/09/19

One of the most low-key and long-lived eateries in Makati’s central business district is the humble ‘jolly jeep’ known as SisigSaRada, which, as you can tell from the name, is located inside Rada Street. But who is this “Rada” the road is named after? To answer that, we travel four and a half centuries back in time. What can the story of Fray Martin de Rada tell us about the early history of Christianity in the Philippines?Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok:

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00:04:46

Extra Credit: A short history of horses in the...

The Colonial Department ·

2024/09/06

Yay or neigh? In this week’s episode of Extra Credit, join us for a short and sweet exploration of equine history in our corner of the world. (Listen to S6E2 before listening to this one.)

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00:31:37

Bonus: The Philippine book launch... LIVE!

The Colonial Department ·

2024/08/31

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to give you this audio recording, straight from the Philippine launch of Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves: Lost Tales from the Philippine Colonial Period, which is the book version of this podcast!This event was a long time coming, and I'm happy we finally got to make it happen this August 31. Much love to everyone who took the time out of their Saturday to pick up the book or hear me speak. Special thanks to Everything's Fine, the amazing

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00:15:11

S6E2: The Last Cavalry Charge

The Colonial Department ·

2024/08/22

One month after Pearl Harbor, the Philippine army is in tatters after the relentless Japanese assault. The 26th Cavalry Regiment—one of the few cavalry units left in the US army that still hadn’t traded in their horses for tanks or halftracks—had the thankless task of guarding the defensive lines against Imperial flank attacks. In the town of Morong, Lt. Edwin Price Ramsey and the rest of E Troop face off against an invading force… and charge into history in the final mounted cavalry charge in the

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00:05:01

Extra Credit: How did students dress in 1800s Manila?

The Colonial Department ·

2024/08/16

Before they became dandies, they were students who chafed under a dress code! In this week’s episode of Extra Credit, we take a look at the suits and swag of the scholarly set. (Listen to S6E1 before listening to this one.)

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00:15:49

S6E1: The Dudes and Dandies of Colonial Manila

The Colonial Department ·

2024/08/09

Cravats. Top hats. Barongs. Striped pants. Wide, wide waistbands. Well-dressed men are on the prowl in Luneta, turning heads and inciting whispers. Let’s meet these fashionable fops, shall we?Follow us on IG: ⁠@thecolonialdept⁠ Follow us on TikTok: ⁠@thecolonialdept⁠ Email us: ⁠thecolonialdept@gmail.com Audio from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me from New Line Cinema. References: Coo, Stephanie (2019). Clothing the Colony. Ateneo de Manila University Press. Silvestre, Ma. Patricia

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