Podcast Episodes

Could dual citizenship stop Indonesia’s brain drain?

Indonesia is considering allowing dual citizenship for a limited group of highly skilled Indonesians living abroad, including scientists, engineers, …

10 hours ago

Bonus: Catching My Teacher

They were taught to obey. But they learnt to resist, turning detective.

Students from a network of Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia hear about a…

1 day ago

Why China’s Gen Z is turning to spirituality

China’s young people are turning to temples, fortune-telling, tarot, and spiritual products, not necessarily because they’ve found religion, but beca…

4 days, 10 hours ago

We need to talk about AI

There’s been a litany of warnings about AI and its potential dangers. A top safety researcher at Anthropic, one of the biggest AI companies in the US…

1 week ago

An awkward accident shines a spotlight on Hyrox

Top Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has apologised after soiling herself during a race in Beijing, saying she would withdraw from the event …

1 week, 4 days ago

Inside Australia's plan to beat the algorithm

Australia was the first country in the world to ban social media for under-16s. Now, it's taking aim at something even bigger: the algorithms that ke…

2 weeks ago

Why are Australia’s native animals going extinct?

Australia is home to some of the world's most distinctive wildlife — nearly 90% of its mammals exist nowhere else on Earth. But Australia is also whe…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Can Indonesia stop SE Asia’s annual smoke haze?

Haze wafting across borders in South East Asia is an annual problem, so why can’t the countries responsible stop it happening?

The haze is primarily c…

3 weeks ago

Is Hong Kong cinema’s golden age over?

From Jackie Chan and Wong Kar-wai to the city’s gritty crime thrillers and romantic dramas, there was a time when Hong Kong cinema was everywhere.

Th…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

The AI data centre boom in South East Asia

The AI boom means data centres are being built at an unprecedented pace around the world and in South East Asia, Malaysia has emerged as one of the b…

4 weeks ago