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Recent Guests

Miles Kenney-Lazar
Author of Socializing Land, Plantations, Dispossession, and Resistance in Laos
University of Hawai'i Press (author affiliation may be academic/scholarly)
Episode: Miles Kenney-Lazar, "Socializing Land: Plantations, Dispossession, and Resistance in Laos" (U Hawai’i Press, 2025)
Dr. Sally Low
Author of "Colonial Law Making: Cambodia Under the French"
National University of Singapore Press
Episode: Sally Frances Low, "Colonial Law Making: Cambodia Under the French" (NUS Press, 2023)
Professor Duncan McCargo
President's Chair in Global Affairs at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a scholar on Southeast Asian politics, particularly Thailand.
Nanyang Technological University
Episode: Thailand’s February 2026 Snap Election: A Conversation with Prof Duncan McCargo
Dr. Ayu Pratiwi
Docent in Economic Geography and senior researcher at University of Turku
University of Turku
Episode: Good and Bad Palm Oil: Food Security, Paradigm Shift and Stakeholder Negotiations in Indonesia and the EU
Michael Hurley
Independent scholar conducting ethnographic research in Southeast Asia
National University of Singapore Press
Episode: Michael Hurley, "Waterways of Bangkok: Memory, Landscape and Twilight" (NUS Press, 2025)
Eve Warburton
Director of the ANU Indonesia Institute and a research fellow at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs.
Australian National University
Episode: Eve Warburton, "Resource Nationalism in Indonesia: Booms, Big Business, and the State" (Cornell UP, 2023)
Amitav Acharya
UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and a professor at the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC
American University
Episode: Amitav Acharya, "Tragic Nation: Burma--Why and How Democracy Failed" (Penguin Random House, 2023)
Lin Hongxuan
Assistant Professor in the National University of Singapore's Department of Southeast Asian Studies
National University of Singapore
Episode: Lin Hongxuan, "Ummah Yet Proletariat: Islam, Marxism, and the Making of the Indonesian Republic" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Dr. Joanna Siekiera
An expert in international law, NATO consultant, and assistant professor at the War Studies University in Warsaw, Poland.
War Studies University
Episode: Joanna Siekiera, "International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific: Strategic Design for the Region" (Routledge, 2025)

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 52 ratings
  • Amazing show

    Super inspiring talks, covering a wide range of topics. Always looking forward to new interviews coming up here. Keep up the great work!

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    Germany5 years ago
  • Bookworm galore

    This is one of those podcasts that I’m incredibly grateful for. It provides in depth conversation with Southeast Asian scholars regarding topics that have traditionally been inaccessible or unknown to the mainstream public, at least in the English speaking world. I truly hope more people get to listen to this amazing podcast. Keep up the awesome work! You’re truly making a difference :)

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    United States7 years ago

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Sugata Bose, "Asia after Europe: Imagining a Continent in the Long Twentieth Century" (Harvard UP, 2024)
Q: What role do you believe artists can play in shaping future Asian connections?
Artists and cultural figures can foster deeper connections and dialogues across Asia, countering the dominance of state-centric perspectives by engaging in cross-cultural exchanges.
Sugata Bose, "Asia after Europe: Imagining a Continent in the Long Twentieth Century" (Harvard UP, 2024)
Q: How can we distinguish between different types of nationalism in the context of Asianism?
We need to recognize old-style patriotism versus modern nationalism, and territorial nationalism versus a form of nationalism that has a universalist aspect seeking solidarity beyond borders.
Sugata Bose, "Asia after Europe: Imagining a Continent in the Long Twentieth Century" (Harvard UP, 2024)
Q: What is colorful cosmopolitanism and how does it differ from colorless cosmopolitanism?
Colorful cosmopolitanism recognizes the intertwining of local patriotism and anti-colonial sentiment, as opposed to the more abstract, colorless notion that cosmopolitanism should be based solely on reason.
Thailand’s February 2026 Snap Election: A Conversation with Prof Duncan McCargo
Q: What impact did the economy have on voter sentiment?
Economic concerns dominated discussions, with many voters expressing dissatisfaction with their financial circumstances, overshadowing the ideological facets of politics.
Thailand’s February 2026 Snap Election: A Conversation with Prof Duncan McCargo
Q: How did the Democrats perform in comparison to the last election?
While the Democrats showed some resurgence, particularly in rallies, their overall seat gains were limited, indicating a broader struggle in the South.

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Focusing on recent academic research, the channel features engaging conversations with scholars about their latest work in Southeast Asian studies. The episodes cover a wide range of topics, including legal history, politics, cultural heritage, and environmental challenges facing the region. With a commitment to deepening public understanding, the discussions highlight the complexities of Southeast Asian societies and histories, bringing academic insights to a broader audience. Unique in its scholarly approach, the channel combines expert voices to explore themes that resonate with contemporary issues in Southeast Asia, making it a compelling resource for listeners interested in this vibrant region.

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