# Facts First with Christian Esguerra Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891.md RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/8eac2e3c/podcast/rss Official site: https://factsfirstpodcast.com Author: Christian Esguerra Episodes: 1037 ## Resource Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, veteran Philippine journalist Christian Esguerra brings you the relevant facts and explains burning issues on politics and governance — because democracy dies in disinformation. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891.md ## Episodes - [Ep. 39: Alan Cayetano's shortlived Senate presidency](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-39-alan-cayetano-s-shortlived-senate-presidency) — 2026-06-18T15:49:48+00:00 - [Ep. 38: Chiz as impeachment trial presiding officer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-38-chiz-as-impeachment-trial-presiding-officer) — 2026-06-18T15:27:42+00:00 - [Ep. 37: Cayetano runs to the Supreme Court](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-37-cayetano-runs-to-the-supreme-court) — 2026-06-18T04:11:50+00:00 - [Ep. 36: Pati si Kiko dinamay sa 'maleta' story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-36-pati-si-kiko-dinamay-sa-maleta-story) — 2026-06-18T04:09:02+00:00 - [Ep. 35: Joel Villanueva set to join Gatchalian bloc?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-35-joel-villanueva-set-to-join-gatchalian-bloc) — 2026-06-18T04:06:46+00:00 - [Ep. 34: Lawyer Jesus Falcis suspended over 'vulgar' remarks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-34-lawyer-jesus-falcis-suspended-over-vulgar-remarks) — 2026-06-18T04:04:49+00:00 - [Ep. 33: Ateneo officials under fire over drowning incident](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-33-ateneo-officials-under-fire-over-drowning-incident) — 2026-06-14T05:06:13+00:00 - [Ep. 32: Private lawyers join House impeachment team](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-32-private-lawyers-join-house-impeachment-team) — 2026-06-14T05:04:00+00:00 - [Ep. 31: How to recover the rest of the Marcos ill-gotten wealth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-31-how-to-recover-the-rest-of-the-marcos-ill-gotten-wealth) — 2026-06-14T05:03:50+00:00 - [Ep. 30: Fresh 'destab' effort vs. BBM?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-30-fresh-destab-effort-vs-bbm) — 2026-06-14T03:53:33+00:00 - [Ep. 29: Ateneo's missteps in Aurora drowning incident](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-29-ateneo-s-missteps-in-aurora-drowning-incident) — 2026-06-11T23:59:48+00:00 - [Ep. 28: NBI reveals 'very serious' threat to Senate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-28-nbi-reveals-very-serious-threat-to-senate) — 2026-06-10T23:48:46+00:00 - [Ep. 27: 2 Maleta Boys made a mistake in tagging Loren?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-27-2-maleta-boys-made-a-mistake-in-tagging-loren) — 2026-06-10T23:46:39+00:00 - [Ep. 26: Gatchalian tells Cayetano to 'accept the facts'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-26-gatchalian-tells-cayetano-to-accept-the-facts) — 2026-06-10T23:41:00+00:00 - [Ep. 25: When Loren called the 18 'maleta boys' a hero](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-25-when-loren-called-the-18-maleta-boys-a-hero) — 2026-06-10T23:28:51+00:00 - [Eo. 24: The Amazing Maleta Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/eo-24-the-amazing-maleta-story) — 2026-06-10T23:25:06+00:00 - [Ep. 23: What's next for Alan Peter Cayetano?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-23-what-s-next-for-alan-peter-cayetano) — 2026-06-10T23:01:09+00:00 - [Ep. 22: Alan Peter Cayetano ousted as Senate president](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-22-alan-peter-cayetano-ousted-as-senate-president) — 2026-06-04T03:19:46+00:00 - [Ep. 21: Alan Peter Cayetano holds Senate session hostage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-21-alan-peter-cayetano-holds-senate-session-hostage) — 2026-06-04T03:17:55+00:00 - [Ep. 20: Ex-ICC judge heads PH truth commission](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-20-ex-icc-judge-heads-ph-truth-commission) — 2026-06-04T03:15:32+00:00 - [Ep. 19: Jinggoy Estrada arrested for alleged plunder again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-19-jinggoy-estrada-arrested-for-alleged-plunder-again) — 2026-06-02T00:51:39+00:00 - [Ep. 18: Risa Hontiveros speaks up on Marcoleta's mansplaining](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-18-risa-hontiveros-speaks-up-on-marcoleta-s-mansplaining) — 2026-06-02T00:51:27+00:00 - [Ep. 17: Robin Padilla redefines 'force majeure'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-17-robin-padilla-redefines-force-majeure) — 2026-06-02T00:38:47+00:00 - [Ep. 16: One-on-One with Cardinal Ambo David](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-16-one-on-one-with-cardinal-ambo-david) — 2026-05-27T16:27:50+00:00 - [Ep. 15: Erwin Tulfo gets real on Cayetano majority](https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-first-with-christian-esguerra-5577891/ep-15-erwin-tulfo-gets-real-on-cayetano-majority) — 2026-05-27T16:20:53+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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