Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAt the Locus of Aukus: Indonesia's Alternatives (with Evan Laksmana)
Season 1 Episode 32
Strategic rivalry finally engulfs ASEAN and Jakarta's policymakers must examine their choices. Joining the pod is the National University of Singapo…
4 years, 7 months ago
Lost in Transition: Indonesia's Solar Crossroad (with Fabby Tumiwa)
Season 1 Episode 31
Policymakers seem exceedingly slow to embrace the mounting advantages of photo-voltaic technology for Indonesia's pressing energy needs. The head of…
4 years, 7 months ago
Eye on Eijkman: National Vaccine Development and Bracing for What’s Next (with Prof Amin Soebandrio)
Season 1 Episode 30
The head of Indonesia’s premier institute on infectious disease joins the pod to explain the Merah Putih Vaccine program and discuss prospects for su…
4 years, 7 months ago
Burden Sharing Redux: Monetizing Debt without Alienating Creditors (with Joseph Incalcaterra)
Season 1 Episode 29
HSBC’s regional economist for Asean joins the pod to look at how Indonesia can preserve confidence and restore fiscal prudence despite having extende…
4 years, 7 months ago
Indonesia Has Class: Schools re-open as transmissions diminish
Season 1 Episode 28
.Also: Prof Noor Ismail on domestic terror networks. Also discussed: PAN joins Widodo's alliance and the first of a two-part segment on extraordinar…
4 years, 8 months ago
Preman at the Gate: Dubious Amendment(s) Narrowly Averted
Season 1 Episode 27
A renewed push to open Pandora’s box of amendments – potentially scuppering direct presidential elections – narrowly failed, for now. Jeff and Kevin…
4 years, 8 months ago
Gonzo for Ganjar: Governor overtakes Prabowo in a credible new survey.
Season 1 Episode 26
Jeff and Kevin discuss the new Charta Politika poll showing the Central Java head ahead of both other major potential contenders for president in 20…
4 years, 8 months ago
Education in Crisis (with Margaret Barry): Impoverished Children Hit Hardest
Season 1 Episode 25
Margaret Barry, The Bali Children Foundation founder explains the struggles of schooling in disadvantaged communities amid the prolonged pandemic. Al…
4 years, 8 months ago
In the Wake of the Wave (with Anshika Singh): As cases begin subsiding, what comes next?
Season 1 Episode 24
Breakthrough deaths underscore a need for Coronavac efficacy data. As cases tumble in Jakarta and western Java, most off Java provinces are spiking …
4 years, 8 months ago
West Java Speaks: Gov Ridwan Kamil on Emergency Measures in Indonesia's Largest Province
Season 1 Episode 23
Jeff and Kevin conduct a 30-minute interview in English with the leader of West Java’s 50 million residents on 23 July. Gov Kamil provides a thoroug…
4 years, 9 months ago