Podcast Episodes

Can Prabowo Subianto finally unleash Indonesia’s potential?

It’s a grand promise by Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto - a free meal every day for 83 million school children and pregnant women.

But one year…

9 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Lai verdict: From Hong Kong activist to national security criminal

How tycoon Jimmy Lai went from pro-democracy activist to national security criminal is a story that, some say, mirrors the changes in Hong Kong itsel…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus: Bondi shooting tests Australia’s social cohesion

A deadly shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach - one of Australia’s most iconic public spaces - has raised urgent questions about how such an attack could…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Science and solutions to prevent a repeat of South East Asia’s huge floods

What made flooding in Indonesia and South East Asia so deadly and how to prevent a repeat of it?

With close to a thousand people killed across the reg…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Special episode: Thailand-Cambodia peace shattered

President Trump seeks to intervene again as Thailand and Cambodia conflict intensifies. As hundreds of thousands are displaced, we bring you a specia…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump: the man who made Asia reimagine the US

Has an American leader who cut aid and imposed tariffs changed US ties with Asia forever? Or will it be business as usual with the region once the Tr…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Is banning children from social media smart or excessive?

As Australia moves to restrict children under 16 from accessing social media, several Asian countries are signalling they may follow suit. Malaysia’s…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

China tries to control anger over the Hong Kong fire

Hong Kong mourns 150 victims of its worst fires in decades amid mounting anger. As residents grieve for those lost, authorities are working to contro…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Asia’s soft power battle: Has the Korean Wave peaked?

Japan gave us Hello Kitty and Pokémon. China is making waves with micro-dramas and cutting-edge tech. But it’s South Korea that is currently the regi…

10 months ago

The Japan-China feud: Why has it reignited?

A Taiwan comment by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sparked the deepest diplomatic clash in more than a decade between the Asia neighbours.…

10 months ago