TPKP 167: Yvette Tan | HORROR STORIES in Fiction and the Real World + Agriculture to Cancel Culture

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The following podcast is a conversation with one of the most admired fiction writers in the Philippines, often refered to as the Queen of Horror Stories, Ms Yvette Tan.

We talk about her books, her creative processes, her singkit third eye, some ghost stories, and her stints with the paranormal.

We then had a long discussion about agriculture and farming when I learned that she had extensively covered the field as a journalist. The conversation brought out many of my fondest, childhood memories and thoughts growing up in a rural farming town. So I might have been carried away a little bit.

We also discuss the Neil Gaiman scandal and shared our thoughts about the MeToo movement and cancel culture. Yvette and I also touched on other topics like being ostracized for being a nerd, ube, the decline of print media, and many others!

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And with that, I present to you, TPKP 167: Yvette Tan — Horror Stories! Fiction and the Real World

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:57 - TPKP Blues

00:02:59 - Podcast Starts - Introducing Yvette Tan

00:04:05 - Evet Tan's Writing Journey

00:04:26 - The Queen of Horror Stories/ Lola Basyang

00:06:15 - Why Horror?

00:10:11 - Writing in English vs Tagalog

00:12:12 - Can You Pull Off Real Kilabot Using the Comics Medium?

00:12:30 - Comics vs Horror Films

00:14:53 - Writing Horror Stories

00:16:32 - Yvette's Singkit Third Eye Gets Opened

00:20:31 - Spirits Following Me

00:25:49 - Does Being Sensitive Help in Writing?

00:26:00 - Psychic Challenges

00:27:31 - Being Scared of Ghosts

00:28:58 - Komiksman's Lamest Ghost Story Ever

00:30:39 - Freelance Writing Journey

00:31:51 - Writing About Agriculture

00:32:02 - Understanding Food Production

00:34:21 - Getting Flak from a Tipsy Tweet

00:36:11 - Perceptions of Farmers' Work

00:38:55 - Importance of Middlemen in Supply Chain

00:39:48 - People Don't Get the Concept of the Supply Chain

00:42:41 - Personal Experiences in Farming

00:45:08 - Disconnect in Farming Experiences

00:47:12 - Some People Don't Know Where Coffee Came From

00:49:37 - Agriculture Knowledge Ruined Ghostbusters Afterlife for Yvette

00:51:16 - Going Back to The Ignorance About the Supply Chain

00:51:16 - Farmers' Awareness of the Supply Chain

00:56:05 - Curiosity About Food Sources

01:00:57 - Insights on Ube Being Flavor of the Year

01:03:09 - Government Support for Farmers

01:11:35 - Attracting Youth to Agriculture

01:13:25 - Pop Culture Influences on Agriculture

01:15:10 - High Cost of Farming Equipment

01:15:59 - Corruptions in the Agriculture Sector

01:17:00 - Impact of Smuggling on Farmers

01:18:18 - Yvette Tan: The Philippines is Not an Agricultural Country

01:18:54 -The Problem with the Asin Law

01:20:38 - The Neil Gaiman Scandal

01:21:00 - Neil Gaiman's Influence on Writing

01:23:15 - Neil Gaiman in the Philippines

01:28:01 - Should the Victims File their Cases?

01:28:46 - Cancel Culture and the Me Too Movement

01:30:15 - PWD Card Woes

01:33:43 - Empowering Victims First

01:34:37 - Neil Should be Given the Chance to Defend Himself

01:35:31 - Consequences for Allegations

01:37:04 - Performative Outrage

01:37:47 - A Girl Reading Comics in Highschool

01:40:40 - The Nerds are the Cool Kids Now

01:41:42 - Bullying

01:43:36 - Separating Art from Artist

01:45:11 - Fullybooked's Scifi and Speculative Fiction Contest.

01:46:02 - Book Publishing Insights

01:46:23 - Yvette's Books

01:47:42 - Story Themes and Reactions

01:49:20 - Storytelling Styles Compared

01:50:18 - Incorporating Urban Legends

01:51:52 - The State of Philippine Print Media

01:54:54 - Retro Tech Making Comebacks

01:57:20 - Transition from Lifestyle to Agriculture Journalism

01:58:31 - Realizations During the Pandemic

02:01:12 - Closing Remarks and Farewell