Easter is the time for renewed life, the resurrection of Christ so it is quite fitting that today i am releasing the second Episode of the Wildcast with a very special guest who has just gotten a second lease on life, Howie Severino who as patient number 2828 is one of the current pioneer survivors of the COVID-19 Virus. He is among a select few people on earth now who has survived this virus and he tells me his story among other things bits and pieces of his illustrious life experiences. I have to admit that i was incredibly nervous doing this interview especially interviewing a person who essentially amounts to one of the most respected journalists in the Philippines on only my second episode and you'll probably notice that nervousness in the first minutes of the podcast -in fact there is a bit here where he was doing all the interviewing which proves you can't take the journalist out of him even recovering from this virus. This is only the first in a series of episodes i will be doing with Howie as i believe his life cannot be contained in one episode there is much to talk about and stories to tell so here is part 1 of Howie Severino on the Wildcast's Quarantine Chronicles.
Welcome to the second episode of the Wildcast my name is JP Alipio I am an environmentalist, mountain bikers, trail runner, photographer and currently the director of the Cordillera Conservation Trust and we are here to talk about people, their histories, what makes them who they are, and the journeys they have had through their life.
Over the course of this series Quarantine Chronicles we will be talking to different people and personalities both here in the Philippines and across the globe on how COVID19 has affected their lives and businesses and how we can all cope. I am here to share their stories, their expertise, their lives.
On today’s Wildcast we have a very special guest. Someone who in the Philippines needs little introduction. Howie Severino -Award winning Journalist and Documentary Film Maker, Cyclist, Café owner, Kayaker, Environmentalist and just last week one of the pioneer survivors for the COVID19 virus -the list is long and this conversation only scratches the surface of who Howie is. This is the first in a series of interviews with Howie which we will be doing over the course of the next few weeks as he recovers from COVID-19 where we will discuss his life and all the rich experiences in it -I admit it is a lot! We also discuss the loneliness and isolation of being COVID19 positive and how this impacts both your recovery and also your mental wellbeing and how important social contact is in this time especially for patients like him as well as the frontliners.
If you notice in the first part of the interview I was noticeably nervous of interviewing someone I have looked up to for a very very long time, he is one of the people I’ve come to admire and respect and I wasn’t sure going into this interview how it would all pan out. Thankfully the conversation found its flow and I look forward to having you all hear the first in the series of chats with Howie Severino. Enjoy.
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