Historinoms

Not much history storytelling but loads of fun with our Upshies from 35andUp playing online King's Cup for the very first time and getting waaaaay too tipsy in the process.

You've probably passed through it. Maybe got stuck in it many times. But do you know the man behind the name of probably the most popular and problematic roadway in the Philippines? Get to know the illustrious life of Epifanio de los Santos, also known as Don Panyong, the man whom EDSA was named after.

Are you familiar with the quotable quotes from Philippine historical figures? We tested this on our friends Ae and Rodrigo (no, not that one) to see if any of these lines ring a bell—while drinking, of course. If all else fails, it's Jose Rizal.

In 1786, the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines banned the private manufacture of basi and the wine-loving Ilocanos noped so hard they started an uprising because of it.

Have you ever wondered where words like "chorva" and "jologs" came from? We are joined by Carisa of Coping With Carisa and Frenchy Wan of Eto Na Nga podcasts to try to guess (badly) how famous Filipino slang words came to be... while getting drunk, of course.

For 250 years, the Spaniards ran a galleon trade route from Manila, Philippines to Acapulco, Mexico and back resulting not just in an exchange of goods but of culture as well between the two Spanish colonies.

The point of this episode is not to score points but to get everyone drunk. The Otters got their friends JKim and Cee to play Category, Philippine history edition in the fourth Pregame Night! Are they up for the challenge?

A long time ago, British forces seized Manila from the Spanish for a brief period of time. This is what really happened on this infamous what-could-have-been moment in history.

The Otters are joined by Dandan of Godless Longganisa and Kiefer of Pop That P! in what is probably the most makalat Pregame Night yet. Spoiler: No one wins, everybody is drunk.

The Otters recount the series of protests that happened a couple of years prior to the declaration of Martial Law by the late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.

Have you ever wondered about the history of astrology? Wonder no more as we cross with Tsaastrology in a game of drunken Never Have I Ever while we jump back in time from Ancient Mesopotamia to the modern times to trace the origins of reading the Sun, Moon, and Stars.

The Otters talk about the nicest Japanese Captain to ever set foot on these 7,641 islands during World War II, and how he managed to make a whole town of Filipinos love him.

There's pregame and there's game night, so why not put them together and throw in a pearl necklace for good measure? Introducing our first ever Pregame Night with Glenn and Gideon of Creepsilog!

The Otters explore the history of Jewish presence in the Philippines from the Spanish Inquisition to WWII. Bonus: Drunk Bern crying.

The Otters, PX and Bern, look back at how basketball, the sport loved and dominated by Filipino men, first came into the Philippines and was in fact first played by Filipino women.

In time for the commemoration of Ninoy Aquino's death anniversary, the Otters relay the account of his last moments through the words of Ken Kashiwahara, his brother-in-law.

The Otters talk about Antero Cabrera, the Igorot who got a chance to meet President Roosevelt in the US through an exploitative expo in St. Louis in  1904.

PX and Bern start off with a double story pilot episode where they talk about the Pepsi Number Fever of the early 90s and that time when Antonio Luna and Jose Rizal almost drunkenly killed each other for a girl.