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Vụ tấn công khủng bố tại tòa soạn báo trào phúng Charlie Hebdo cách nay 10 năm đã khiến cả thế giới bàng hoàng, thúc đẩy các cuộc biểu tình lớn ủng hộ tự do ngôn luận trên toàn thế giới. Vụ tấn công cũng đặt ra câu hỏi về giới hạn của tự do ngôn luận, đặc biệt tại những nước mà kiểm duyệt báo chí là vấn đề thường nhật, như ở Việt Nam, Trung Quốc hay một số nước Đông Nam Á khác. Nhìn từ khu vực Đông Nam Á, IFEX (International Freedom of Expression Exchange - một mạng lưới toàn cầu gồm các tổ chức cam kết bảo vệ và thúc đẩy quyền tự do ngôn luận), trong một bài đăng, đưa ra bình luận về góc nhìn của vụ tấn công vào tạp chí Charlie Hebdo tại khu vực này. Bài đăng nhấn mạnh nơi đây “KHÔNG khoan dung” đối với các quan điểm khác biệt về chính trị, dù không bạo lực như vụ tấn công Charlie Hebdo, nhưng được hình sự hóa.Nhà nghiên cứu Prashanth Parameswaran, thuộc Chương trình châu Á tại Trung tâm Wilson, trong bài đăng trên The Diplomat, thì chỉ trích “tính giả tạo” của một số nước Đông Nam Á. Thủ tướng Malaysia Najib Razak đã từng lên mạng Twitter (tên gọi cũ của X) tuyên bố đất nước đoàn kết với người dân Pháp, còn bộ Ngoại Giao Indonesia thì tuyên bố ủng hộ nỗ lực của Pháp nhằm “đưa những kẻ ác ra trước công lý”.  Tại đất nước đa số Hồi giáo Indonesia, một người đàn ông đã bị bỏ tù vì tự tuyên bố là vô thần. Láng giềng Malaysia thì đã đưa ra luật chống kích động, để chống lại các chính trị gia đối lập các luật sư, nhà báo…. Hai nước này vẫn tiếp tục đàn áp các biên tập viên, họa sĩ biếm họa và những công dân khác trong nước vì thực hiện quyền tự do ngôn luận giống như Charlie Hebdo được hưởng. Ví dụ, biên tập viên của tờ The Jakarta Post, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat và họa sĩ truyện tranh gây tranh cãi người Malaysia Zunar - đều đang bị quản thúc tại gia vì những bức biếm họa bị coi là “xúc phạm đến sự nhạy cảm của công chúng”.Thái Lan cũng đã áp dụng lệnh cấm chỉ trích chính quyền quân sự và chế độ quân chủ trên các phương tiện truyền thông. Những nhà bất đồng chính kiến thường xuyên bị bỏ tù, buộc phải lưu vong, và thậm chí bị bịt miệng ngay cả sau khi họ đã rời khỏi nước.Tổ chức IFEX cho rằng, ở các quốc gia này, bao gồm cả Singapore, kiểm duyệt các phương tiện truyền thông và tự kiểm duyệt nhằm phục vụ cho lợi ích Nhà nước và quyền lực chính trị.Đọc thêmĐông Nam Á : Lên án vòng vo vụ tấn công báo Charlie HebdoRiêng về Việt Nam, chỉ trích Nhà nước là phạm tội hình sự và kiểm duyệt báo chí là vấn đề thường nhật. Hà Nội được biết đến với nhiều cuộc đàn áp những nhà bất đồng chính kiến và bỏ tù những blogger chỉ trích tham nhũng trong chế độ hiện hành.Liên quan đến vụ tấn công vào tòa soạn báo Charlie Hebdo cách nay 10 năm, ông X một cựu nhà báo, từng cộng tác cho Tuổi Trẻ Cười xin ẩn danh, đưa ra nhận định với RFI Tiếng Việt : “Từ đêm 11/1 tới lúc 1 giờ 5 phút ngày 12/1/2015, tôi theo dõi khá sát cuộc tuần hành lịch sử ở Pháp, với sự tham gia của gần một triệu rưỡi người tại Paris và nhiều tỉnh, thành phố khác (bày tỏ ủng hộ Charlie). Cùng lúc, điểm lại làng báo Việt Nam thì thấy chỉ có mỗi báo điện tử Pháp Luật TP.HCM Online tường thuật về cuộc tuần hành này, còn nhiều báo lớn, như Tuổi Trẻ Online, sau khi tường thuật về vụ bắt con tin ở Paris thì đêm đó không có một dòng nào về sự kiện lịch sử này. Trên vị trí vedette của các tờ báo điện tử khác, chỉ thấy giựt tin... thí sinh Tài năng Việt uống nhầm a-xít,…, hệt như mấy báo lá cải. Chi tiết này khiến tôi đặt ra vấn đề: Liệu có phải nhiều tờ báo điện từ, nội bộ nhiều báo đã “tự kiểm duyệt”, hoặc đã được nhắc nhở không nói nhiều thêm về vụ “ủng hộ Charlie Hedo” chăng ?Làng biếm họa Việt Nam, khoảng trên dưới chục người hành nghề chuyên nghiệp, cũng thường phải đối mặt với “tự kiểm duyệt” và “kiểm duyệt”. Theo ông X, nếu xét các tiêu chí một cách định lượng, thì Việt nam “chưa hề có văn hóa truyện tranh”, dù có rất nhiều cơn sốt về manga, và cũng “chưa có văn hóa về tranh biếm họa”. Có thể tóm gọn lại, Việt Nam thì có 3 góc độ: góc độ công chúng, tức là người thưởng ngoạn văn hóa, góc độ chính quyền và góc độ giới sáng tác – các họa sĩ biếm."Hộp đen" kiểm duyệtNếu xét vào “đầu ra”, thì có thể thấy rằng chỉ trích các nhà lãnh đạo hay những nhân vật quyền lực, và các vấn đề chính trị “nhạy cảm”, được cho là những “điều cấm kị”. Ông X nêu ra ví dụ về cố họa sĩ Nguyễn Hải Chí với bút danh Chóe, từng là cây vẽ nổi tiếng với cây bút phóng khoáng, táo bạo, cộng tác cho nhiều báo trước và sau năm 1975.Chóe từng bị chính quyền Sài Gòn bỏ tù vị nội dung tranh nhạy cảm. Sau năm 1975, ông cùng nhiều giới văn nghệ sĩ bị xếp vào hàng “ngũ phản động” và phải đi cải tạo. Nhưng không lâu sau đó, đã được một số báo mời cộng tác trở lại. Tiêu biểu là loạttranh biếm hoạ liên hoàn – comic strip của Chóe trên báo Lao Động. Loạt tranh này đình bản khi họa sĩ Chóe ngừng vẽ. Dưới đây là một ví dụ về loạt tranh Liên Tu Bất Tận, trong đó họa sĩ Chóe không ngần ngại đề cập đến "Anh Sáu", có thể có ngụ ý chỉ Võ Văn Kiệt, nguyên thủ tướng Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, với bí danh "Sáu Dân".Hay một trường hợp khác, về họa sĩ với bút danh NOP cũng cố tạo ra một loạt tranh liên hoàn nhưng có phần "kiềm chế" hơn, với tựa Ba Điều, Bốn Chuyện, là những màn đối thọai giữa anh Ba Điều – anh xe ôm, và chị Bốn – tiểu thương. Loạt tranh liên hoàn của NOP, được đăng trên báo Làng Cười, khác với Chóe ở chỗ là "không hề xuất hiện các ông quan chức mà toàn là những chuyện bần cùng trong xã hội, luôn kết thúc bằng 2 cách khác nhau". Thứ nhất là cách chị Tư, cầm nón lá che mặt, để thể hiện sự mắc cỡ. Hoặc là anh Ba, giơ 2 tay lên trời theo kiểu đầu hàng. "Những chủ đề của NOP khác với chủ đề Liên tu bất tận của Chóe, đó là chỉ tập trung vào các vấn đề của xã hội chứ không động chạm đến các vấn đề quan liêu gì. Bởi vì trước đó cả chục năm, hoạ sĩ NOP đã vẻ bức tranh tự nhắc mình, trong đó “thể hiện một hoạ sĩ biếm ngồi bên bàn vẽ, trước mặt chàng ta là các tranh chân dung ông nầy bà nọ, kèm theo lời chú giải rằng : Không được vẽ nhân vật giống anh Hai, bác Ba. cô Tư, anh Bảy, chú Sáu, ...” Theo ông X, đó là một sự “lựa chọn sáng tác”, một hình thức tự kiểm duyệt.Theo ông X, đó là một sự “lựa chọn sáng tác”, một hình thức tự kiểm duyệt. Loạt tranh Ba Điều Bốn Chuyện, đã bị ngừng đăng do báo Làng Cười "tự đình bản vì chỉ số phát hành giảm dần".Ông X nói thêm : "Là một người nghiên cứu lâu năm về biếm họa thì tôi thấy, việc chỉ đạo và kiểm duyệt nói chung, có thể coi như một hộp đen, thì người quan sát sẽ phân tích hộp đen ở đầu vào và đầu ra(...) Tôi theo dõi, thì thấy là tranh biếm về đường lưỡi bò do Trung Quốc vẽ ra trên Biển Đông, xuất hiện rất nhiều tranh xuất sắc của Nhật Bản, Philippines, Đài loan, nhưng hoàn toàn không có 1 tranh nào của Việt Nam về đường lưỡi bò và về Biển Đông. Thì chúng ta hiểu, cái đó, giống như một cái tabou (kiêng cấm), vô hình hoặc hữu hình thì chúng ta không biết. Cái thứ ba, có thể thấy là rất quan trọng, các báo lần lượt bỏ mục tranh biếm họa trước từng có ở trang hai hoặc trang nào đó khác.Tờ báo trào phúng làng cười cũng bị tự đình bản, nên hiện nay, chỉ có duy nhất tờ báo Tuổi Trẻ cười, giới họa sĩ biếm họa có thể kiếm sống được bằng vẽ tranh không ? Họa sĩ biếm vẽ tranh biếm họa như một nghề chính rất là hiếm. Họ có thể vẽ tranh đăng trên mạng xã hội Facebook, cũng có nhưng không có giá trị gì. Nếu tranh của họ đụng chạm vào vấn đề gì thì cũng bị Facebook kiểm duyệt… Hơn nữa, vấn đề không chỉ là có ý thức tự kiểm duyệt, hay không còn đất  phải kiếm kế sinh nhai, mà là tâm thức, người ta có rất nhiều vấn đề phải lo trong một xã hội quá khó khăn. Cho nên, sáng tác vì đam mê, nếu như đam mê thể hiện nó đụng chạm đến những vấn đề nhạy cảm, thì việc sáng tác tranh biếm có thể coi như một hành vi thuộc loại… xa xỉ."  Quay trở lại vụ Charlie Hebdo, cuộc tấn công vào giới làm báo, sáng tác tranh biếm được nhìn nhận bởi giới họa sĩ biếm họa Việt Nam như thế nào ?Tính văn hóa trong kiểm duyệtTừng là một trong những nhà nghiên cứu biếm hoạ quốc tế và Việt Nam lâu năm, ông X nhấn mạnh rằng thảm kịch gây chấn động, khiến nhiều người bàng hoàng, cũng như là thế giới, “nhưng sự bàng hoàng đó, không đồng nghĩa với việc ủng hộ phong cách châm biếm của Charlie Hebdo”. Ông cho rằng “có thể cảm thông với tinh thần đoàn kết của phong trào Tôi là Charlie – Je suis Charlie, khẳng định giá trị của tự do ngôn luận và phản đối mọi hình thức bạo lực”. Tuy nhiên, đối với giới họa sĩ biếm họa Việt Nam nói chung, “họ thường không thể hiện tính chất quá đà của trào phúng theo phong cách Humour Noir của Charlie Hebdo, “dựa trên sự nhạo báng những vấn đề mang tính cấm kỵ, thì hoàn toàn không hợp với tính cách và văn hóa Việt Nam, nên không hợp với phong cách của văn hóa Việt Nam.”Một họa sĩ biếm họa khác ở Việt Nam, cũng khẳng định với RFI Tiếng Việt là “người dân luôn tôn trọng tôn giáo của người khác và hầu như không đem tôn giáo ra để châm biếm như các nước khác, đó là văn hóa vùng miền khác nhau”.Đọc thêmNhiều người Iran biểu tình phản đối Pháp về vụ báo Charlie Hebdo châm biếm chế độ Hồi GiáoNhắc đến tính kiểm duyệt đến từ văn hóa, một nhà báo từ Đài Loan cũng có cùng quan điểm này. Trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt, nhân dịp tưởng niệm 10 năm Charlie Hedbo, cô Chen cho biết ở châu Á và Đài Loan, người ta có văn hóa hài hước riêng. Cô nói : “Chúng tôi có thể châm biếm hài hước về nhiều vấn đề, nhưng chúng tôi không muốn xúc phạm người khác. Tại Đài Loan, chúng tôi có nhiều tự do trong báo chí, dĩ nhiên, chúng tôi, cũng muốn gây tiếng cười từ những vấn đề xã hội, chính trị, dưới nhiều hình thức nghệ thuật sáng tạo khác nhau, nhưng chúng tôi muốn đối xử với mọi người một cách thân thiện, và không khiến họ nổi giận… (Văn hóa này bắt nguồn từ đâu ?) Tôi cho rằng, từ khi còn nhỏ chúng tôi không được khuyến khích đưa ra những ý kiến mang tính chỉ trích. Và điều này không giống như ở các nước phương Tây, họ được học, được đào tạo từ triết học để có có được ngày càng nhiều kiến ​​thức, xây dựng cách cách suy nghĩ phê phán về tư duy phản biện”.Tự do có giới hạn...Nhìn từ Trung Quốc, vụ khủng bố Charlie Hebdo đã cho thấy “sự nguy hiểm của một nền báo chí không kiểm duyệt, quá tự do”. Tân Hoa Xã đã từng đăng bài bình luận về giới hạn của quyền tự do ngôn luận : “Nếu mọi người tự đặt giới hạn cho bản thân khi thể hiện quyền tự do và tôn trọng người khác,.., thì sẽ có ít thảm kịch hơn.”Còn tại Nga, nơi mà Nhà nước kiểm soát hầu hết các phương tiện truyền thông lớn, phát ngôn viên điện Kremlin Dimitri Peskov từng khẳng định rằng một tạp chí châm biếm như Charlie Hebdo sẽ không bao giờ được xuất bản tại Nga. Ông Peskov giải thích : “Bởi vì Nga có cộng đồng Hồi Giáo sinh sống. Thiên chúa Giáo là tôn giáo chính, đất nước Nga đa sắc tộc và tôn giáo, và tất cả các giáo phái tôn trọng lẫn nhau”, theo trích dẫn từ hãng thông tấn TASS của Nga.Như vậy, kiểm duyệt đã được đánh đồng với “sự tôn trọng lẫn nhau”.Tại một trong những nền dân chủ lớn nhất châu Á, Nhật Bản, tờ Japanese Time trích dẫn nhận định của một phóng viên, cho rằng “mọi thứ đều được chấp nhận ở Nhật, miễn là không vi phạm luật pháp và không được thấu hiểu… Nếu cần phải đưa ra kiểm soát pháp lý để hạn chế nội dung thì tốt hơn là chủ động và quyết định các quy tắc cần tuân theo trước và Hiệp hội Biên tập và Xuất bản Báo Nhật Bản đã ban hành các quy định này trong tuyên bố văn bản về đạo đức nghề nghiệp của họ.”

Nelle Filippine l'ex presidente Rodrigo Duterte ha annunciato di volersi candidare al ruolo di sindaco di Davao. Una candidatura che nasce dalla rottura della famiglia Duterte con l'ex alleato, il presidente Marcos. In Indonesia Joko Widodo, Jokowi, lascia la presidenza al subentrante Prabowo. Ma l'ex presidente sta sistemando ovunque figli, parenti e amici, per creare una dinastia politica e minare fin da subito la nuova presidenza del Paese. Gli inserti audio di questa puntata sono tratti da: Ex-President Duterte to run as Davao City Mayor: I want to make Davao better than yesterday, Anc 24/7, 8 ottobre 2024; Thousands of Indonesians attempt to storm parliament to protest changes to election law, New York Post, 22 agosto 2024; Bagong Pilipinas Bagong Mukha, Dj Jurlan, 21 marzo 2022; Duterte warns Marcos of ouster like his father's if charter change pushes through, Rappler, 29 gennaio 2024; ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2024, RTVMalacanang, 9 ottobre 2024; WOTL: Quiboloy, News5Everywhere, 1 marzo 2024; Indonesian Elections 2024: Prabowo Subianto set to reap rewards of an image makeover, say observers, CNA, 13 febbraio 2024; President Jokowi delivers angry speech to critics, The Jakarta Post, 10 aprile 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital Populism Just as we were recording this podcast, the hashtag #daruratdemokrasi (democratic emergency) went viral across Indonesian social media. The alert was prompted by the latest example of Indonesia's parliament (DPR) attempting to override or block a ruling by the Constitutional Court related to the eligibility of candidates to run in regional elections. The online campaign quickly turned into calls for real action to take place on Thursday 22 August, in the form of protests at the national parliament in Jakarta and other cities across the country. This would be parliament's final sitting day before it headed into recess ahead of the November elections, and therefore the last chance for any amendments to be passed. The response on the streets by some thousands of protesters, including celebrities, filmmakers, actors and academics, was significant enough to force the DPR to pause its intervention. This effectively put an end to what was seen by the protesters as an attempt to both prevent a key rival of the Jokowi-Prabowo coalition, Anies Baswedan, from contesting the Jakarta gubernatorial election, and allow Jokowi's second son, Kaesang, to stand as a candidate. This will be seen as a victory for a grassroots movement that began with digital activism and spilled out on to the street. The question now is, will this movement be sustained, or was it just a one-off? Over the past decade, digital activism has become deeply embedded and highly professionalised within Indonesia's political and social ecosystem. In the recent presidential election, the size of a candidate's team of ‘buzzers' and their stable of social media influencers was a decisive factor in delivering voters for the major parties, especially from the increasingly important Gen Z demographic. Prabowo's landslide win was made possible, in large part, due to a re-branding of his image and targeted use of TikTok throughout his campaign. Who and what is behind these campaigns driving what is known as digital populism in Indonesian politics? In a time when Indonesian democracy is under threat and protestors against the government are become more and more frustrated, does the internet in Indonesia still have the potential to be a force for good? In this week's episode Jemma chats with Ary Hermawan. Ary is the current editor of Indonesia at Melbourne and a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne's Asia Institute. He earned his bachelor degree in Islamic history from the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University and his master's degree in international journalism from the University of Arizona's School of Journalism. He previously worked as a managing editor and editor at large of Indonesia's leading English daily, The Jakarta Post. He also briefly served as deputy director of Amnesty International Indonesia. In 2024, the Talking Indonesia podcast is co-hosted by Dr Jemma Purdey from the Australia-Indonesia Centre, Dr Jacqui Baker from Murdoch University, Dr Elisabeth Kramer from the University of New South Wales and Tito Ambyo from RMIT. Image: Prabowo-Gibran Campaign 2024

The Indonesian music scene is currently experiencing a vibrant period of experimentation, where musicians are blending vernacular Indonesian music traditions with elements from diverse global influences and historical periods. This fusion has led to the emergence of groundbreaking acts like Senyawa, who have successfully captured international attention. While the creative landscape pushes forward, however, there's a simultaneous return to older technology in music distribution, particularly the resurgence of vinyl recording. This vinyl revival, mirroring a global trend, has taken root in Indonesia. Taufiq Rahman, editor-in-chief of Jakarta Post as well as the founder of Elevation Records, is at the forefront of this. He and his business partners have now established the country's sole vinyl pressing factory, marking a significant milestone in Indonesia's contemporary music industry. What is the role of vinyl recordings in Indonesian music history? And what are the factors driving its current renaissance? For those interested in exploring Indonesian music through vinyl, Taufiq Rahman will also offer his valuable insights, including why "Badai Pasti Berlalu" is one of Indonesia's finest pop productions and how the artistry of Rhoma Irama extends beyond dangdut music. In 2024, the Talking Indonesia podcast is co-hosted by Dr Elisabeth Kramer from the University of New South Wales, Dr Jemma Purdey from Monash University, Tito Ambyo from RMIT and Dr Jacqui Baker from Murdoch University. Look out for a new Talking Indonesia podcast every fortnight. Catch up on previous episodes here, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or listen via your favourite podcasting app.

Listen to this podcast featuring an engaging discussion on youth and gender-based violence: challenges and solutions. Panelists include Kirthi Jayakumar, who is part of the Gender Security Project and Head of Community Engagement at World Pulse (India); Hafsah Muheed, intersectional feminist and human rights advocate from Sri Lanka; Tanmaya Kshirsagar, Indian Classical Vocalist, Writer & Academic and an intersectional feminist; Rita Widiadana, former Editor, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia; Kalpana Acharya, Health TV Online, Nepal; Xari Jalil, senior journalist and Editor Voice Pakistan; Zevonia Vieira, Editor, Neon Metin Media, Timor-Leste; SM Shaikat, SERAC-Bangladesh; Tanya Khera, Samanta Foundation; Joshua Dilawar, Y-PEER Pakistan; Matcha Phorn-in, Sangwan Anakot Yaowachon Thailand; and Shobha Shukla, CNS (moderator).Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Podtail, BluBrry, Himalaya, ListenNotes, American Podcasts, CastBox FM, Ivy FM, Player FM, iVoox, and other podcast streaming platforms.ThanksCNS team

In this episode, I talk to Aninditta Savitry, a leaving LinkedIn influencer from Indonesia and a Columnist for the Jakarta Post on mid-career blues.We tackled topics such as Inertia, Imposter syndrome, women candidates being under-confidence, and job search.Listen in for a free-wheeling discussion with anecdotes to support what we say. 

This episode features Fulbright Alumna Evi Mariani. Evi was a 2011 Hubert Humphrey Fellow from Indonesia at Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Her critical work has been widely recognized, and she is the recipient of several prestigious journalism awards including a Society of Publishers in Asia award for excellence in public journalism, the Tasrif Award, the Indonesia Print Media Awards Golden Award for investigative journalism, and the Influential Media Figure award from MAW Talk Awards. She was also a reporter and later Managing Editor at the Jakarta Post, one of Indonesia's most respected and long-running English-language daily newspapers. Evi and her colleagues founded Project Multatuli in 2021. Project Multatuli is a public service journalism initiative dedicated to carrying out the ideals of giving a voice to the voiceless, spotlighting the marginalized, and reporting on the underreported. The organization produces data-based, deeply researched news stories. They collaborate with other news organizations, research bodies, and civil society groups that strive for democracy, human rights, social justice, environmental sustainability, and equal rights for all.Evi shares with the story of how she came to create Project Multatuli and how the collective is using innovative approaches to produce journalism aligned with their mission to serve the underreported and hold power accountable. We discuss the Project's strategies to disrupt dominant practices in Indonesia's media industry, and the challenges of creating a work culture and societal structures that support truly inclusive media production. Related Links: Project Multatuli Alumni & Voices: Evi Mariani SofianIn CONVERSATION with Evi Mariani, Executive Director of Project Multatuli

Dutch and Indo fall prey to the horrors of the Bersiap. Sutomo inflicts atrocities upon Dutch and Indo people, who see him as a butcher, while the Indonesians see him as a hero. WIth the age of the internet, Indonesia must decide to face its own atrocious past. Sources: Inez Hollander, "Silenced Voices"; Rémy Limpach, "De Brandende Kampongs van Generaal Spoor"; Asvi Warman Adam, "Seabad Kontroversi Sejarah"; Abdul Wahid, The Jakarta Post; Blog: myindoworld.com; Blog: Inside Indonesia, "The Forgotten Killings", Youtube: History Hustle

Rapid growth in internet penetration in Indonesia over the past decade has altered the local media landscape and the ways in which news is produced and consumed. Over the past few years, several new broadcasting and digital media outlets have emerged, such as Tirto.id, Asumsi, Narasi TV, and Kumparan. One of these new digital players is the American-Canadian company VICE, which opened a Jakarta bureau in 2016. Instead of “importing” the VICE brand to Indonesia, the Jakarta-based team was given free editorial rein. As a result, it has created its own style of journalism that mixes “serious” journalism with popular culture reporting on memes or investigations into supernatural stories. This approach has garnered national and international awards as well as public attention. For example, VICE Indonesia's collaboration with Tirto.Id and the Jakarta Post to investigate cases of allegations of sexual abuse in Indonesian universities, won the 2020 Public Service Journalism Award from the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA). Meanwhile, its investigations into debts and debt collection have attracted more than 10 million views on YouTube. Like many digital media companies, however, VICE Indonesia also faces tough challenges. How is VICE Indonesia tackling these challenges? What does it contribute to the VICE global brand as well as to journalism in Indonesia? Why is VICE Indonesia interested in supernatural stories? And what's the story with the Khong Guan biscuit tin? In Talking Indonesia this week, Tito Ambyo explores these questions and more with the managing editor of VICE Indonesia, Ardyan M. Erlangga. Image by VICE Indonesia.

The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, accuses Russia of using food as a weapon of war - holding "hostage" food supplies that are usually exported to millions of people. Daniil Melnychenko is a data analyst at Informall Business Group - based in Odessa - he tells us about the issue. Indonesia will resume palm oil exports next week - one of the world's most important commodities. Norman Harsono has been covering the story for the Jakarta Post - he tells us why the President has changed his mind. Australia's recorded its lowest unemployment figure in almost fifty years - just 3.9% last month. Businesses say they're desperate for staff - and Liarne Peek, who owns the Matterhorn Restaurant in Sydney tells us about the problems she's facing.

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India was abstain at the United Nations votes over Ukraine-Russia crisis. There is a speculation that India is in a difficult position to against Russia's attack to Ukraine. In this episode, I talked to Ambassador Gurjit Singh, former Indian Ambassador to Germany, Indonesia, Ethiopia, ASEAN and the African Union on why India abstained when the world condemned Russia, the same topic that Amb Gurjit Singh wrote recently at the Jakarta Post.

The second of a two-parter features another three of the best of Indonesian cinema in 2021. Fikri and Nadia continue their verbal Venn diagram of films selected by The Jakarta Post and Festival Film Indonesia, settling on those they've seen. Touching on issues related to genre filmmaking and gender and sexuality, this concluding part reaches the end with ‘Arumi & Lidah Pocong', ‘Yuni' and ‘Paranoia'.

This episode is the first of two parts, looking at selected films from Indonesia in 2021. We welcome a special guest, Nadia Syarifah, whose keen interest in contemporary Indonesian cinema will guide Fikri and their discussion of films pruned from a listing by the Jakarta Post and the winners at Festival Film Indonesia, focusing on ‘Ali dan Ratu Ratu Queens', ‘Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas' and ‘Nyengkuyung'.

Hello again, tale-listeners! Nggak terasa nih kita sudah sampai di penghujung season! Sebagai penutup dari obrolan mengenai buku, kita akan ditemani oleh tale-teller kita yaitu Raisa (@raisanabilaj). Raisa yang ternyata udah bisa baca dari umur 3 tahun ini, sejak kecil memang sangat enjoy membaca buku fiksi. Bagi Raisa, membaca cerita fiksi benar-benar memberikan leisure tersendiri. Agak berbeda ketika ia membaca non-fiction books yang selain memberikan leisure, juga membuat Raisa merasa wawasannya jadi bertambah luas dan bisa cepat nyambung kalau lagi ngobrol dengan orang lain. Nggak hanya suka membaca nih guys, ternyata hobi membaca ini membuat Raisa juga jadi sering menulis hasil informasi yang ia terima. Salah satu tulisan Raisa juga pernah dipublikasikan di the Jakarta Post lho tale-listeners! Menurut Raisa, sebuah pemikiran kalau tidak segera dituangkan ke dalam tulisan, lama-lama bisa jadi overwhelming buat diri sendiri. That's why, hasil tulisan Raisa sebenernya banyak banget, tapi sebagian memang hanya ditulis untuk dirinya sendiri. Masih banyak lagi details obrolan seru dengan Raisa di episode kali ini. Yuk, dengerin full episode nya. Enjoy, and see you next season! :) -- Music provided by Anchor

In this episode of World's Dumbest Criminals, Tara talks about an English woman who poo bombed her neighbours for 25 years, a Florida man in a bull onesie accused of trying to burn down his ex's house with spaghetti sauce, a Chinese woman who deliberately ran 49 red lights in her ex boyfriends car, an Ohio man who explained his drunken antics by claiming he was a werewolf, a Canadian man who tried to beat a breathalyser test by eating his underpants and much more.Sources: ‘Poo bomber', 50, who has plagued neighbours' lives for 25 years is banned from urinating and defecating in public, Hana Carter, The Sun, July 15, 2021. After decades of being viewed as a threat, a woman has been barred from engaging in unpleasant behavior in the town center, John Edwards, The Washington Newsday, July 15, 2021. I'm not lovin' it: Man arrested for bomb threat at McDonald's in South Sulawesi, News Desk, The Jakarta Post, July 16, 2020. Man in bull onesie accused of trying to burn down ex-lover's house with spaghetti sauce, Bianca Padro Ocasio,Orlando Sentinal, March 24, 2018. Woman deliberately runs 49 red lights in ex-boyfriend's car to rack up fines after he left her for another woman, Joshua Zitser, Insider.com, July 11, 2021. Bizarre scenes in Ukraine as Chewbacca is arrested by police, Simon Lloyd, Joe.co.uk. Chewbacca arrested after campaigning for Darth Vader in Ukrainian election, Gavina Baker-Whitelaw, dailydot.com, October 25, 2015. Thomas Stroup, Alleged ‘Werewolf,' Arrested For Underage Drinking In Ohio, The Huffington Post, June 9, 2011. 12 Of The Funniest Crimes That, Believe It Or Not, Were Actually Committed, Elisa Unique, theodysseyonline.com, July 16, 2020. ‘Chicken baron' MP jailed for bribing voters with 60 tonnes of fried poultry, Alain Tolhurst, The Sun, March 17, 2016. Thieves forced to abandon robbery because they can't drive manual car, Olivia Day, Daily Mail, May 4, 2021. Incredible moment gutsy Gold Coast grandmother chases down and tackles alleged handbag thief, Hamish Goodall, 7news.com.au, February 22, 2021 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wherever there are UFOs, there are UFO enthusiasts, and since there are UFOs everywhere, UFO enthusiasts can be found everywhere as well. This week we'll look at Indonesia, where members of that region's largest UFO organization have recently offered their opinion to the local press on the upcoming Pentagon UAP Task Force unclassified report due to come out later this month. An article written by Wulan Kusuma Wardhani and posted online for The Jakarta Post on Monday, June 7, 2021, is headlined, “Not a cult: Indonesia's biggest UFO-community BETA-UFO weighs in on U.S. government report.” The two people speaking for the organization are 55-year-old Nur Agustinas and 48-year-old Anugerah Sentot Sudono. Agustinus was a cofounder of BETA-UFO IN 1997 along with Bayu Yunantias Amus and several others, and Sudono is described as a “senior member” in the article. BETA is an acronym for “Benda Terbang Aneh,” which is Indonesian for “Unidentified Flying Object.” The term was introduced in the 1960s by Jacob Salutan, founder of the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space. Salutan was a vice air marshal in the Indonesian Air Force and started Studi UFO Indonesia (Indonesian UFO Studies/SUFOI). He wrote two books on UFOs: “UFO: Salah Satu Masalah Dunia Masa Kini” (UFO: One of the Current World Problems) and “Menyingkap Rahasia Piring Terbang” (Unveiling the Secrets of UFOs). As of this writing, SUFOI appears to be inactive. Read more →

Nurdiyansah tells us about his trips across Indonesia to explore how spices from the region hold a multitude of stories that transcend the epochal eras: Dutch colonization, Japanese occupation, the national revolution era, New Order era, Reformasi, and the new digital age. The aroma and flavor of traditional dishes and culinary delights offered him personal and political reflections on the hybridity of identity and the convoluted meaning of "home." What does it really mean to be "Indonesian"? What are all the influences that shaped "Indonesian" cuisine? Is there really a pure "Indonesian" dish? How was pempek related to a nationwide massacre? Plus, a peek into "problems" in Alexandra's life, digital nomads, traditional textiles, and queer culture in Indonesia. Nurdiyansah Dalidjo is an interdisciplinary writer, researcher, and activist who seeks to memorialize the role of spices as the ingredients that fueled the revolution in Indonesia. He started his career as a journalist at Yayasan Jurnal Perempuan and has a master's degree in tourism through Program Beasiswa Unggulan, a scholarship program from the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Since graduating, he has gained over 10 years of experience in Development issues with a focus on ethical and sustainable tourism, indigenous issues, and social justice. Nurdiyansah is the founder of the tourism portal JejakWisata.com and co-initiator of the Kain Kita project, a collective independent movement that shares cultural information and stories of traditional fabrics and indigenous textiles known as kain in Indonesia. Previously, he was the research and publications manager at Perkumpulan SKALA, a non-profit organisation with a journalist membership base and a focus on environmental sustainability. He led SKALA's research teams in investigating reports on Indonesia's forest fires and haze disasters in 2015; on local wisdom held by indigenous peoples and related to disaster risk reduction in Indonesia; and about wildlife trafficking in Indonesia. His writings have been published on The Jakarta Post, Overland, mata jendala, Magdalene.co, Jurnal Perempuan, Tourism Watch Indonesia, Jurnal Wastra, Maximillian, Women's Media Center (WMC) FBOMB , and many others. In 2015, Nurdiyansah released his first travel writing book, Porn(O) Tour (Metagraf, 2015) in which he campaigns for the ethical and responsible tourism issues in a popular way. He is currently based in Jakarta and spends his time exploring colonial histories through food and textile in Indonesia. www.penjelajahrempah.com www.nurdiyansahdalidjo.medium.com IG: @penjelajah_rempah www.twitter.com/nurdiyansah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sugar-nutmeg/support

Na Zelený čtvrtek si křesťané po celém světě připomínají Ježíšovu poslední večeři. Letošní bohoslužby ale většinou podléhají omezením kvůli pandemii. Ve filipínském hlavním městě Manilla jsou třeba všechny velikonoční obřady zrušené, informuje list Jakarta Post. Ondřej Elbel

Selamat Hari Pers Nasional!  Catatan: untuk pengalaman mendengarkan terbaik disarankan menggunakan earphone Episode kali ini, terasa spesial karena kami kedatangan Bang Luki Safriana yang merupakan seorang seniman, akademisi, sekaligus kolumnis yang hobi mempublikasikan tulisannya di Katadata dan The Jakarta Post. Kita ingin mengulik sudut pandang beliau terhadap menulis sebagai seni, dan menulis sebagai bagian dari warisan diri. Bagaimana agar dapat mengembangkan bakat menulis? Mungkin beberapa caranya bisa didapatkan di episode ini. Ingin tahu lebih lanjut? Mari sama-sama mendengarkan dan #SemangatBerdampak  Bersama: 1. Agus Nur Habib (@__anhabib) 2. Galih Aris Prasojo (@galiharisprasojo) 3. Dimas Pratama Putra H. (@dimaspratamaputra21)  Narasumber: 1. Luki Safriana (@banglukievent) Didukung oleh: 1. Hometown Coffee (@hom.etown_coffee) 2. Hometown Barbershop (@hom.etown_barbershop) 3. Hometown Shoes Clean (@hom.etown_shoescleanncare)  Ikuti sosial media kami: Instagram: @podcastkancekite  Untuk bisnis & kolaborasi: Podcastkancekite@gmail.com  Muara Enim, Sumatera Selatan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kancekite/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kancekite/support

In 1928, Belgian financier Alfred Loewenstein fell to his death from a private plane over the English Channel. How it happened has never been explained. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast, we'll describe the bizarre incident, which has been called "one of the strangest fatalities in the history of commercial aviation." We'll also consider whether people can be eaten by pythons and puzzle over an enigmatic horseman. Intro: Philosopher Robin Le Poidevin offers a time-travel puzzle concerning an indefinite diary. In 1946, a quirk of Ohio law seemed to yield contrary outcomes. Sources for our feature on Alfred Loewenstein: William Norris, The Man Who Fell From the Sky, 1987. E. Phillips Oppenheim, Who Travels Alone: The Life and Death of Alfred Loewenstein, 1929. Judy Ferring, "Before the Skies Were Friendly," American Banker 153:169 (Aug. 30, 1988), 38. Phoebe-Lou Adams, "The Man Who Fell From the Sky," Atlantic 259:5 (May 1987), 94. Amy Friedman, "The Chasing of Ghosts," [Kingston, Ont.] Whig-Standard, May 23, 1987. James Idema, "Solving the Strange Death of the World's Third-Richest Man," Chicago Tribune, May 3, 1987. William French, "Real Life Mystery Is Finally Solved," Globe and Mail, April 25, 1987. Daryl Frazell, "A Mystery With No Solution," St. Petersburg Times, May 17, 1987. "Latest of the Strange Winged Tragedies of the Loewensteins," Detroit Evening Times, June 8, 1941. "Wealthy Airman Killed," [Melbourne] Argus, April 1, 1941. "387 Civilians Own Airplanes in State," New York Times, Aug. 17, 1928. "Result of Autopsy," Canberra Times, July 23, 1928. "Disappearance Is Still a Mystery," New Britain [Conn.] Herald, July 6, 1928. "Say He Could Not Open the Door," New Britain [Conn.] Herald, July 6, 1928. "Loewenstein's Death Shocks All of Europe," [Belvidere, Ill.] Republican-Northwestern, July 6, 1928. "Third Richest Man Walks Off Plane in Night; Dies in Sea," United Press, July 5, 1928. "Capt. A. Lowenstein Falls From Plane," Associated Press, July 5, 1928. "Noted International Financier Disappeared From Plane When on London to Brussels Flight," Ottawa Citizen, July 5, 1928. "Noted Belgian Magnate Falls Into North Sea," Calgary Herald, July 5, 1928. "Suicide Hinted in Strange Death of Europe's Croesus," Associated Press, July 5, 1928. "Loewenstein a Suicide," Windsor Star, July 5, 1928. "Gem Thieves Who Robbed Alfred Loewenstein, Belgian Croesus, Hunted Here by Paris Police," New York Times, Dec. 19, 1926. "The Mysterious Death of Flying Millionaire Alfred Loewenstein," Punt PI, BBC Radio 4, July 12, 2014. "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59899," Aviation Safety Network, May 8, 2009. Listener mail: Sarah Gibbens, "How This 23-Foot Python Swallowed a Man Whole," National Geographic, March 29, 2017. "How a Giant Python Swallowed an Indonesian Woman," BBC News, June 18, 2018. Wikipedia, "Reticulated Python" (accessed Dec. 10, 2020). Victoria Gillman, "Photo in the News: Python Bursts After Eating Gator (Update)," National Geographic, Sept. 5, 2006. "Indonesian Man Found Dead in Belly of 7m-Long Python" (video), Jakarta Post, March 29, 2017. "Missing Man Found Swallowed Whole Inside Snake in Indonesia" (video), On Demand News, Mar 30, 2017. Mary Beth Griggs, "A Cute Stuffed Dinosaur Hitched a Ride on SpaceX's Historic Launch," The Verge, May 30, 2020. Loren Grush, "SpaceX Crew-1 Team Harnesses the Force by Bringing Baby Yoda With Them to Space," The Verge, Nov 16, 2020. Wikipedia, "Sandmännchen" (accessed Dec. 10, 2020). Wikipedia, "Sigmund Jähn" (accessed Dec. 10, 2020). Olaf Stampf, "'Capitalism Now Reigns in Space': East German Cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn," Spiegel International, April 12, 2011. Uwe Seidenfaden, "Als DDR-Pilot Sigmund Jähn ins Weltall flog," volksstimme.de, Aug. 23, 2018. Tremor, zero-G indicator of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule (from listener Victoria Sluka). This week's lateral thinking puzzle was devised by Greg, based on Ambrose Bierce's 1888 short story "A Son of the Gods." You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Journalists, reporters and media have a crucial role in foreign policy. These people, are the ones who have framed foreign policy news and then share it to the public as a piece of information. That information can shift people's perception and change someone's view on any particular issues, countries, leaders, etc. I had a fantastic opportunity to talk with three journalists working for several prominent international medias and news outlet. I asked them to choose one out of many interesting issues this year as their best story to cover and their strategy in framing an international issue to be more understandable and interesting for larger audiences. What are the difficulties and advantages of being a journalist covering international or foreign policy issues? Will there always be a personal or institutional bias in reporting foreign policy news? For people who wants to be a journalist, what level of critical thinking do they need to have? I explored those questions with Dian Septiari from the Jakarta Post, Randy Mulyanto and Stanley Widianto who have been actively writing for theTelegraph, South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia and Reuters! Check out Foreign Policy Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts to get their answers.

Japan has just got its new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga. This happens after the previous Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, resigned from his post due to health reasons. Suga was pretty much an insider of Abe's administration. Suga held a ministerial position from 2006 to 2007, and was appointed Chief of Cabinet Secretary in 2012. He departed his post to assume his new role in September 2020. Shortly after being sworn in, he made some diplomatic manoeuvres by meeting officials from the US, China, Vietnam, and very recently Indonesia. With this succession of power, we would like to know, what could be Japan's foreign policy under Prime Minister Suga? In this episode, we talked to Noto Suoneto from the Foreign Policy Talks Podcast and a current Master's Candidate in International Political Economy at the University of Birmingham about the outlook of Japan's foreign policy, and specifically its relations with Indonesia. Besides his interest in IPE, Noto Suoneto has an interest in the East Asian Affairs. Very recently, Noto Suoneto wrote a number of articles for The Jakarta Post and The Diplomat. The links to the publications can be found below: "After Abe, Opportunities Loom for Japan-Indonesia Relations" The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/after-abe-opportunities-loom-for-japan-indonesia-relations/ "The outlook of Indonesia-Japan relations under PM Suga" The Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2020/09/21/the-outlook-of-indonesia-japan-relations-under-pm-suga.html "The Challenges Facing US-Indonesia Relations Post-Trump" The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/the-challenges-facing-us-indonesia-relations-post-trump/

Setelah merayakan Hari Kesehatan Mental Sedunia tanggal 10 Oktober kemarin, kali ini kita mau cerita-cerita sedikit pengalaman pribadi dan informasi seputar kesehatan mental dari artikel Kementerian Kesehatan dan The Jakarta Post. Dengerin langsung ya bahasan minggu ini.

Welcome to Recap, a brief overview of recent coffee developments every two weeks from the Specialty Coffee Association, made possible with the support of BRITA. Special Thanks to Our Sponsor, BRITAThis episode of Recap was made possible with support from BRITA. Inventor of the household water filtration jug in 1966, BRITA produces and distributes a wide range of innovative drinking water optimization solutions for private and commercial use. To learn how BRITA's technology supports coffee professionals by providing control over one of brewed coffee's main ingredients, visit www.brita.net. BRITA: Water is our element.International Coffee Day may have come and gone, but many of the initiatives launched on October 1 are long term projects. The International Coffee Organization, who first organized the holiday in 2014, focused this year's activity on a project titled, “Coffee's Next Generation.” While details are yet to be announced, the ICO said the program will involve financial support and training for young entrepreneurs in the coffee sector. The International Women's Coffee Alliance, or IWCA, launched a fundraising campaign called, “Empowered Voices.” The campaign will run until October 15, the International Day of Rural Women, and aims to recognize 100 women while raising US$10,000 to continue the work of the organization. The holiday also marked the launch of the Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity, founded by Phyllis Johnson of BD Imports. The coalition is described as “a robust, global community of coffee advocates driven to bring about more equity and diversity into the coffee community.” In its first webinar, the group introduced its first board members and set out a one-year timeline of activities that includes a range of educational and outreach initiatives. Indonesia's coffee producers are asking for help with financing as the pandemic continues to impact the demand for coffee. The Jakarta Post reports that tons of coffee are being held under what is known as a warehouse receipt, a system that allows smallholders to deposit their harvest in a warehouse as collateral for a loan. Both smallholders are exporters face difficulty under this system, particularly when prices are low and there are few buyers. And this is before most of the coffee has been harvested: almost 70% of Aceh's harvest, currently projected at 52,000 tons, will take place between October and January. Indonesia's Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises is preparing multiple financing schemes. Other financing organizations, like the state-owned bank, are also offering support through warehouse receipt subsidies.Australian-based Breville Group has acquired the US-based grinder maker, Baratza, for US$60 million according to a report in Finance News Network. Breville produces a range of small kitchen appliances with an emphasis on the home coffee segment. Baratza, established in 1999, is known for its production of commercial-level quality burr grinders for home use. Breville Group says the acquisition brings together two of the world's leading companies in the design and global distribution of coffee products. A recent feature in Asia Times explores how women entrepreneurs in the Gulf are working to overcome the additional hurdle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid the backdrop of recent economic and social reforms aimed to increase women's participation in the workforce, the feature explores how gender biases have made it more difficult for female entrepreneurs to access to stimulus packages, lending, or private investors. Nooran Al Bannay, the founder of Coffee Architecture in Abu Dhabi, is among those interviewed. The first female Q Grader in the region, Nooran opened her shop in 2018 after convincing her family members of her dream to open a coffee shop. This episode of Recap was made possible with the support of BRITA. If you want to dive deeper into anything you heard today, check out the links in the description of this episode. Recap will be back in two weeks' time. Thanks for listening. Further Reading:  International Coffee Day Announcements International Coffee Day 2020: Supporting the Next Generation (International Coffee Organization)  ICO Seeks Support for Coffee's Next Generation on International Coffee Day (Daily Coffee News)  Celebrate Empowered Voices: 2020 International Coffee Day and the International Day of Rural Women (International Women's Coffee Alliance) Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity  Notes from the Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity Launch Event (Sprudge)  Brewing Tension: Coffee Producers Call for Help as Virus Saps Demand (The Jakarta Post) Baratza Acquired by Breville Group Baratza Acquired by the Breville Group (Sprudge Wire) Breville Acquires US Grinder Maker Baratza for US$60 Million (Daily Coffee News) Breville Group Acquires Baratza for US$60 Million (Global Coffee Report) Breville (ASX:BRG) acquires Baratza (Finance News Network) Gulf Women Entrepreneurs Overcoming Challenge (Asia Times)  Sarah Al-Ali Visits Abu Dhabi (25)

Apakah kamu sudah menyempatkan waktu untuk melakukan aktivitas yang membuatmu semangat? Di episode kali ini Reza Mardian berbagi tentang bagaimana caranya kita bisa mendalami passion kita, atau kalau kata Mark Manson, pengarang buku ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck', “what pain do you want to sustain?” Reza Mardian (@mardian.reza) adalah seorang film enthusiast, penulis dan kontributor di Jakarta Post, dan membangun Sejutacita.id sebagai project manager. Kalau kalian ingin melihat tulisan Reza di dunia perfilman bisa ke link: https://bit.ly/30HiGei Jika kamu merasa episode ini bermanfaat buat kamu, yuk share episode ini dengan orang-orang sekitar yang butuh rasa semangat 'to act on their passion' juga! Selalu update tips terbaru tentang wellness dan self-improvement dengan follow dan dengarkan podcast ‘Meditate with Tsamara'!

Once upon a time, there was a girl who dreamed of going to the moon. Her name isSandra Cauffman, and today she is an electrical engineer who works at NASA. On a summer night in Costa Rica, Sandra watched the first moon landing on her neighbor's TV. After seeing Neil Armstrong’s boot touch the moon’s surface, she knew then, that she wanted to be part of the adventure!Sponsored by: https://www.rebelgirls.comUse promocode REBELPODCAST to get 15% off your first purchase!Credits:This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls, based on the book series Good NightStories for Rebel Girls. Our Executive Producers are Jes Wolfe and Katie Sprenger. This episode was voiced by Jennifer Ekman, written by Caitlin Madrigal, with sound design by Luis Miranda. It was edited by Katie Sprenger and proofread by Ariana Rosas. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. (edited) Sources:•Questions and Answers with Sandra Caufman. NASA.•"Sandra Cauffman: From Costa Rica to Mars". Beijing+20. UN Women. 20 May 2014.•"Meet Sandra Cauffman, the Tica co-directing NASA's current mission to Mars". The Tico Times. •"Mars Wish: Mason Alumna Makes NASA Dream Come True". Mason Spirit. 21 September 2014. •26 February 2015. "Reach, Strive, Achieve: Sandra Cauffman's TEDx Talk". Goddard Media Studios. NASA. •Rich, Colleen Kearney (21 April 2015). "Mission Control". Mason Spirit. •“Wish upon the moon: Woman's dream takes her from Costa Rica to NASA”. The Jakarta Post.

The news is taken from The Jakarta Post, Friday, August 21, 2020, written by Adrian Wail Akhlas and Esther Samboh

MUTUAL AID. Keprihatinan terhadap para pekerja sektor industri terdampak seharusnya tidak luput dari perhatian kita. Dengan semangat kolektivisme, @bagirata memfasilitasi subsidi silang antar warga #rakyatbanturakyat, untuk mendistribusikan sebagian kecil harta mereka yang beruntung bagi para pekerja yang membutuhkan. Aaksen Talks #responsibleideas ketujuh kali ini, menghadirkan Lody Andrian @lodyandrian dari @bagirata yang merupakan seorang researcher, designer, dan data visualization artist. Beliau menggunakan banyak metode investigasi unuk mendapatkan insights mengenai human behaviour dan culture, untuk menghasilkan problem-solving dari permasalahan lewat ekosistem media. Saat ini Lody merupakan design strategy consultant di World Bank, dan pernah bekerja bersama UN Global Pulse, VICE Media, The Jakarta Post, dan Mirum Agency.

Human rights student Kyra Jasper sits down with experts Arsil and Azhe from the Indonesian Institute for an Independent Judiciary, or LEiP, who discuss their experiences and challenges in their work in Indonesia. LEiP is a leading NGO in judicial reform in Indonesia and one of the Center from Human Rights and International Justice's partners in the region. The views reflected in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice.Show NotesLeIP's website: https://leip.or.id/A Jakarta Post article about Indonesia's overcrowded prisons: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/04/07/activists-experts-caution-against-slapdash-reform-to-tackle-prison-overcrowding.htmlBlasphemy Law Interpretation project: https://humanrights.stanford.edu/publications/interpretations-article-156a-indonesian-criminal-code-blasphemy-and-religiousPamgaea by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaeaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laksmi Pamuntjak spoke to Dr Natali Pearson about her career, the storytelling process, the challenges of translation, publishing, identity, women's rights and food, among others. About Laksmi Pamuntjak: Laksmi Pamuntjak is a bilingual Indonesian novelist, poet, journalist, essayist, and food critic. She writes opinion and features articles for numerous Indonesian publications as Tempo, the Jakarta Post and the Jakarta Globe, as well as international publications such as South China Morning Post, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Kulturaustausch, and Die Welt. She also writes op-eds on culture and politics for the Guardian. Laksmi's first bestselling novel, Amba/The Question of Red tells the modern story of two ill-starred lovers, Amba and Bhisma of the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, who were driven apart by one the bloodiest purges in the 20th century—the massacre of up to one million accused communists in Indonesia between 1965 and 1968. The novel won Germany's LiBeraturpreis 2016 and was named #1 on Germany's Weltempfaenger list of the best works of fiction from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Arab World translated into German. The novel has been translated into several languages. Laksmi's second novel, Aruna dan Lidahnya, was a bestseller in Indonesia and published in the US in February 2018 under the title The Birdwoman's Palate. The movie adaptation of the novel won two Piala Citra (Festival Film Indonesia) awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. Laksmi is also the author of three collections of poetry: Ellipsis, The Anagram and There Are Tears in Things: Selected Prose and Poems by Laksmi Pamuntjak (2001-2015); a collection of short stories on paintings, The Diary of R.S.: Musings on Art, a treatise on man, violence and mythology, Perang, Langit dan Dua Perempuan, and four volumes of the award-winning The Jakarta Good Food Guide, Indonesia's first independent and literary good food guide series. In 2012, Laksmi was selected by an international panel headed by Sir Simon Armitage as the Indonesian representative for Poetry Parnassus at the Cultural Olympiad (in conjunction with the London Olympics). Between 2009 and 2011, she was a member of the international jury of the Prince Claus Award, an Amsterdam-based international art philanthropy organization. Laksmi's third novel, Herbstkind, was published in Germany in August 2018. The original English version of the novel, The Fall Baby, was published by Penguin Random House in October 2019. This makes Laksmi a rare few among Indonesian contemporary authors whose work in English has been published by Penguin Random House. The Indonesian version of the novel, Srikandi, is slated for publication by Gramedia Pustaka Utama early next year. Laksmi is currently at work on Kitab Kawin (A Book of Marriage), a new collection of short stories on women in relationships. Find out more on her website: http://laksmipamuntjak.com/ View the transcript here: https://bit.ly/2QLv08h

Laksmi Pamuntjak spoke to Dr Natali Pearson about her third novel, Fall Baby, and about the intricacies of art, religion, politics and history in a troubled Indonesia, but also about family, identity, motherhood, and the sisterhood of women. Fall Baby tells the story of two women—Srikandi (Siri) and Dara, one a globetrotting visual artist, the other a political activist. Siri is the illegitimate daughter of Amba and Bhisma, the protagonists of Laksmi Pamuntjak's award-winning first novel, Amba/The Question of Red. Dara is Siri's best friend-turned foe. After almost a lifetime of soul-searching in different cities of the world, Siri—brave, brilliant, broken—seeks to escape the difficult realities of her family history by making a new life in Berlin. Just as she is starting to find her footing in her new home, both in art and in life, unexpected family circumstances and a changing political landscape compel her to return to Jakarta—and to confront not only the wounds of her past, but also the complex realities of faith, art and politics in Indonesia: from the daily frustrations of navigating between two cultures and her multiple selves to dealing with religious fanatics who deem her art blasphemous. About Laksmi Pamuntjak: Laksmi Pamuntjak is a bilingual Indonesian novelist, poet, journalist, essayist, and food critic. She writes opinion and features articles for numerous Indonesian publications as Tempo, the Jakarta Post and the Jakarta Globe, as well as international publications such as South China Morning Post, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Kulturaustausch, and Die Welt. She also writes op-eds on culture and politics for the Guardian. Laksmi's first bestselling novel, Amba/The Question of Red tells the modern story of two ill-starred lovers, Amba and Bhisma of the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, who were driven apart by one the bloodiest purges in the 20th century—the massacre of up to one million accused communists in Indonesia between 1965 and 1968. The novel won Germany's LiBeraturpreis 2016 and was named #1 on Germany's Weltempfaenger list of the best works of fiction from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Arab World translated into German. The novel has been translated into several languages. Laksmi's second novel, Aruna dan Lidahnya, was a bestseller in Indonesia and published in the US in February 2018 under the title The Birdwoman's Palate. The movie adaptation of the novel won two Piala Citra (Festival Film Indonesia) awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. Laksmi is also the author of three collections of poetry: Ellipsis, The Anagram and There Are Tears in Things: Selected Prose and Poems by Laksmi Pamuntjak (2001-2015); a collection of short stories on paintings, The Diary of R.S.: Musings on Art, a treatise on man, violence and mythology, Perang, Langit dan Dua Perempuan, and four volumes of the award-winning The Jakarta Good Food Guide, Indonesia's first independent and literary good food guide series. In 2012, Laksmi was selected by an international panel headed by Sir Simon Armitage as the Indonesian representative for Poetry Parnassus at the Cultural Olympiad (in conjunction with the London Olympics). Between 2009 and 2011, she was a member of the international jury of the Prince Claus Award. Laksmi's third novel, Herbstkind, was published in Germany in August 2018. The original English version of the novel, The Fall Baby, was published by Penguin Random House in October 2019. This makes Laksmi a rare few among Indonesian contemporary authors whose work in English has been published by Penguin Random House. The Indonesian version of the novel, Srikandi, is slated for publication by Gramedia Pustaka Utama early next year. Laksmi is currently at work on a new collection of short stories on women in relationships. Find out more on her website: http://laksmipamuntjak.com/ View the transcript here: https://bit.ly/2tmd9vK

Pemerintahan periode kedua Presiden Jokowi udah dimulai dari tanggal 20 Oktober lalu. Jajaran pembantunya pun udah terbentuk: ada 34 menteri, 12 wakil menteri dan (setidaknya) empat pejabat setingkat menteri. Apa kata milenial soal barisan pejabat ini? Dani dan Kuka coba ngebahas soal Kabinet Indonesia Maju bersama analis politik andalan The Jakarta Post, Karina, dan ex-communicado Jakpost, Stefano aka Pepen.

We spoke w. Journalist Kharishar Kahfi (Twitter: @kkahfi106) of the Jakarta Post on the recent events in West Papua and Jakarta. Kuka discusses the themes of democracy, corruption and colonialism which are driving protesters into the streets of Indonesia & West Papua Below are a few links for those who want to learn more, and of course we recommend Asia Art Tours' podcasts on West Papua. For Jakarta (and countering lazy Anglo media reporting on the protests being against a 'sex ban') https://www.thejakartapost.com/community/2019/09/27/no-indonesian-students-not-taking-to-streets-only-to-fight-sex-ban.html For recent events on the arrests of Musicians and popular youth cultural figures- https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/09/27/musician-ananda-badudu-questioned-by-police-for-crowdfunding-for-student-rallies.html For West Papua, Kuka recommends this paper from researcher Sidney Jones on what's led to the violence in West Papua and errors made by Indonesia's government. http://lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/violence-papua-could-get-worse

This is our first installment of an interview series on West Papua, the current protests and the regions complicated history with Indonesia. This is a discussion that requires sensitivity and nuance. To help us as we explore this issue, we spoke with Karina Tehusijarana of the Jakarta Post. Her work recently has explored the protests in West Papua, The Indonesia's political and military response, and her thoughts on the local and global significance of the West Papua independence movement (a movement that has a longer history than just these recent protests). For more on West Papua please follow: Veronica Komon (Twitter: @VeronicaKoman) Benny Wenda (Twitter :@BennyWenda) • If you like what we're doing, follow us on Twitter: @Asiaarttours • Check out our Youtube • And come visit our website: Asiaarttours.com

Apa arti kehendak bebas atau “free will” di abad ke-21, masa di mana berbagai keputusan dan pilihan seakan dibajak oleh algoritma? Minggu ini, Leila berbagi mengenai buku “The Glass Palace” karya Amitav Ghosh, diikuti perbincangan hangat dengan Nezar Patria, pemimpin redaksi The Jakarta Post, mengenai buku “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” karya Yuval Noah Harari. Mengangkat isu-isu yang sangat dekat dengan keseharian manusia di era teknologi, buku ini membahas berbagai topik menarik, dari data yang kian berharga, polarisasi yang terbentuk oleh media sosial, hingga imigrasi. Seluruhnya dibahas dalam episode ke-4 Coming Home with Leila Chudori.

Rencana revisi Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana (KUHP) jadi kontroversi belakangan ini karena memuat beberapa pasal-pasal yang dianggap bermasalah. Sebagian besar dianggap bermasalah karena terkait isu moral, yang katanya berpotensi mengganggu privasi sebagian besar warga negara. Dani dan Kuka coba tanya pendapat beberapa milenial soal rancangan KUHP ini, dan minta sedikit pencerahan dari Fifi, wartawan The Jakarta Post yang udah lama ngawal revisi UU ini.

As geopolitical competition intensifies again in the region, Southeast Asia finds itself increasingly pressured by China and the US. Whilst China aggressively pursues its claim over Southeast maritime territory, it also commits to large investment programs throughout the region. And as the US defence establishment works to convince East Asia that American commitment to the region is not waning, President Trump continues to sow uncertainty with diplomacy by Twitter. How is Southeast Asia reacting to these new regional flows, what is important to the people of the region, and how well are they being represented by their political leaders? How does the political communicate with the social? What role is the new media landscape playing in this new relationship? In this podcast, Chris Farnham speaks to three journalists from leading Southeast Asian media outlets discussing East Asian geopolitics, the influence of great powers in the ASEAN region, and how the media landscape is reacting to the Internet and social media’s influence. Sita Dewi is the Deputy Editor on the national desk at The Jakarta Post where she and her team covers politics, law and human rights, environment, public health, and education in Indonesia. In 2015, she was a recipient of an Australia Awards Scholarship and undertook a Master of Asia Pacific Studies at the ANU. Roby Alampay is editor-in-chief of Business World. He anchors the nightly newscast, ‘The Big Story’ on Bloomberg Philippines and co-anchors ‘The Chiefs’ on One News TV 5. He was the former Executive Director of SEAPA, the Southeast Asia Press Alliance, and is well known for his strong support of press freedom in the Philippines. Thana Boonlert is a journalist at Bangkok Post with experience covering international and domestic news, ASEAN, the Rohingya Crisis, and Thailand’s relations in the region. Chris Farnham is the presenter of the National Security Podcast. He joined the National Security College in June 2015 and is currently Senior Outreach and Policy Officer. His career focus has been on geopolitics with experience working in and out of China for a number of years as well as operating in Australia and Southeast Asia. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or find us on Facebook. The National Security Podcast and Policy Forum Pod are available on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Indonesia berhasil mendapat medali di Sudirman Cup 2019 kemarin, namun tetap dianggap gagal total membawa pulang piala buatan negeri sendiri. Pujian maupun kritikan datang dari berbagai penjuru, bahkan dua legenda bulutangkis Indonesia pun sampai angkat bicara. Apa saja faktor kegagalan Indonesia? Apakah Indonesia sepenuhnya gagal memenuhi ekspektasi publik. Tidak lupa segmen #Brikjen kembali hadir untuk menyalurkan opini para pendengar sekalian! Thumbnail photo: The Jakarta Post. https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/05/24/indonesia-battle-taiwan-sudirman-cup-semifinal-spot.html

Forming large percentages in the recent political stage during the 2019 elections, Dani and Kuka asks The Jakarta Post political journalist Karina on what millennials achieved and learned on the April elections. From millennials’ political party of PSI, whether Sandiaga Uno and Ma’ruf Amin are millennials to how millennials voted; we perhaps understand that millennials still have future in this country’s political stage… or not?

Dust has settled. Pollsters have quickly announced the early result of the 2019 election: President Jokowi is likely to keep his seat for the 2nd period. Of course, not anybody happy with this result, with contender Prabowo immediately replied by declaring his victory too. Dani and Kuka is sitting with The Jakarta Post’s journalist Fifi and Karina to talk about what the duck is happening after the voting closed, and how millennials should respond to it.

Di Episode ke 6 ini, kita ngomongin tentang hasil debat calon Presiden ke 2 akhir pekan kemarin dan komentar Hanafi seputar Islam dan Komunisme. Effort dari Jakarta Post, Tirto.id, VICE Indonesia dan BBC News Indonesia untuk memahami kasus pelecehan seksual di kampus melalui #NamaBaikKampus. Bernie Sanders maju lagi jadi Capres AS untuk Pemilu 2020.

Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! To kick the year off while our host Mr. Pembroke is enjoying his time off we're going to be playing our most popular podcasts of 2017. This week, hear Sonya Sandham, a professional storytelling, discuss the power personal storytelling in communications. Find contentgroup on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Read more about content on our blog or from our weekly newsletter. -Original-description- Sonya Sandham is so passionate about the power of storytelling in the public sector that she’s doing a PhD at the University of Canberra, to explore the evidence base for embedding oral storytelling in organisational communication practices. Sonya started her career as a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Jakarta Post telling people’s stories. She now works as a strategic communication specialist and over the past two decades has helped Qantas and state government agencies promote their organisational stories. In this podcast she speaks with David Pembroke about: the power of personal stories stories are not just for leaders internal communication and storytelling what makes a good story using emotion to inspire people encouraging a story culture in the public sector using a story buddy audience stories on social media using journalism skills to upskill your staff

Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! To kick the year off while our host Mr. Pembroke is enjoying his time off we're going to be playing our most popular podcasts of 2017. This week, hear Sonya Sandham, a professional storytelling, discuss the power personal storytelling in communications. Find contentgroup on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Read more about content on our blog or from our weekly newsletter. -Original-description- Sonya Sandham is so passionate about the power of storytelling in the public sector that she's doing a PhD at the University of Canberra, to explore the evidence base for embedding oral storytelling in organisational communication practices. Sonya started her career as a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Jakarta Post telling people's stories. She now works as a strategic communication specialist and over the past two decades has helped Qantas and state government agencies promote their organisational stories. In this podcast she speaks with David Pembroke about: the power of personal stories stories are not just for leaders internal communication and storytelling what makes a good story using emotion to inspire people encouraging a story culture in the public sector using a story buddy audience stories on social media using journalism skills to upskill your staff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the International Association of Religion Journalists conference in Indonesia, Uday Basu, the Co-ordinating Editor of India's The Statesmen, Hermeine Y. Kleden, the Editor in Chief of Tempo English Weekly, and Jakarta Post columnist, and current affairs commentator Julia Suryakusuma, demonstrate robust investigative values, sensitivity and courage.

At the International Association of Religion Journalists conference in Indonesia, Uday Basu, the Co-ordinating Editor of India's The Statesmen, Hermeine Y. Kleden, the Editor in Chief of Tempo English Weekly, and Jakarta Post columnist, and current affairs commentator Julia Suryakusuma, demonstrate robust investigative values, sensitivity and courage.

Happy Summer! Volunteering, internships, and general travel has taken Wharton students to all corners of the world this summer. Wharton FinTech has also made its first foray into Southeast Asia. Check out this latest podcast, where Kevin Vichyastit (Wharton MBA 2018) chats with Iwan Kurniawan, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Modalku, a P2P lending platform in Indonesia for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Modalku is funded by Sequoia Capital, and founded by locals, hoping to make an impact in Indonesia. In this informative and heartwarming podcast, Iwan talks about the exciting MSME market in Indonesia, describes his startup journey, gives some candid advice on coming down from our ivory towers and watching our blind spots, and makes a passionate plea for MBA students and budding entrepreneurs to look South East! Iwan has been featured in CNN, Jakarta Post, Bisnis Indonesia, Tech in Asia, Metro TV and other major media for the platform’s early successes. Prior to Modalku, Iwan was a management consultant with global consulting firm Oliver Wyman, specializing in strategy development and risk management within the Financial Services industry, with experience across Southeast Asia and China. Iwan is a proud graduate of Cornell University. He has lived and worked in 5 countries (Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, China, United States), and is conversant in 5 languages (English, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Thai).

Clay Lucas is city editor for The Age, where he has worked since 2005 covering state politics, urban affairs, transport, local government and workplace relations. Before that he worked on local newspapers in Melbourne, as a sub-editor on The Jakarta Post, and as a city guidebook writer for Lonely Planet.

Tonight we break down the narrative of the Trump campaign and how it's hitting communities of color across the nation. We speak with artists and activists about this collective moment of grief and fear including: Jeff Chang writes extensively on culture, politics, the arts, and music. His books include: American Book Award Winner, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, the critically acclaimed Who We Be: The Colorization of America, and We Gon' Be Alright: Notes On Race and Resegregation. His next project is a biography of Bruce Lee. The Utne Reader named Jeff one of “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.” He is the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University, and a co-founder of CultureStr/ke and ColorLines. . Ayesha Mattu is a writer and editor of two groundbreaking anthologies, Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women and Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy. Ayesha's books have been featured globally by media including the New York Times, NPR, the BBC, Washington Post, Guardian, Times of India, Dawn Pakistan, and Jakarta Post. Terry Valen is president of NAFCON, a national multi-issue alliance of Filipino organizations and individuals in the United States serving to protect the rights and welfare of Filipinos by fighting for social, economic and racial justice and equality. NAFCON members encompass over 23 cities in the United States. Sabiha Basrai is a member of Design Action Collective. Design Action Collective is a worker-owned cooperative dedicated to serving social justice movements with art, graphic design, and web development. Sabiha is also co-coordinator of the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action where she works with racial justice organizers to fight against Islamophobia. Wei Lee with ASPIRE, the first Pan-Asian undocumented immigrant led group in the country housed under Asian Law Caucus. The post APEX Express – Artists and Activists Break Down the Cultural Narrative of Trump appeared first on KPFA.

Jakarta Post columnist Pierre Martinhus tells Justin Smith why he thinks Australia needs to shut up about the impending death of the Bali 9 ringleaders. He questions our treatment of asylum seekers and says we should let Indonesia get on with the job.

In this episode, we learn about Brian's passion for becoming a composer/musician, the constant challenges he faced with accepting that playing music could be a full-time profession that was meaningful and appreciated by others. Brian constantly struggled with accepting that working as a musician was a fine way of making a living, and eventually learned that he didn't need to work a traditional 9-5 job to contribute to the advancement of society. His genuine appreciation for the musical talent he was born with, his supportive environment, and the acknowledgement of the good luck he came across played a pivotal role in his success.  We also discuss how failure is a part of the process, how accepting failure can actually be an achievement in the grander scheme of things, and how failure serves as motivation to continue on your path, not as a deterrent from it. Brian Baumbusch is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Oakland, California, whose "harmonically vivid... intense... simmering" (NY Times) compositions push the boundaries of new music. He has spearheaded projects of both western and non-western music which are considered a “cultural treat” (Maryland Gazette). He has headlined performances at the Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar, The Smithsonian Instituion in Washington, The Clarice Smith Center of Maryland, Kresge Hall at MIT, Cambridge, The Yerba Buena Center of San Francisco, and the Prado Concert Series in Madrid, among others. He has collaborated with musicians such as The JACK Quartet, Evan Ziporyn, Pauline Oliveros, David Behrman, Wayne Vitale, and I Made Bandem. Baumbusch has conducted extensive research and collaborated with a variety of musicians from around the globe. In 2009, he founded the Cacho Ensemble in Madrid, dedicated to reviving traditional Argentinean folk music, which has performed throughout Europe and the United States. In 2010, Baumbusch completed the first full English translation of Atahualpa Yupanqui's epic poem "El payador perseguido.” The translation was presented at the Embassy of Argentina in Washington D.C., sponsored by the cultural attaché of the embassy, Francisco Achaval, who describes Baumbusch's playing as embodying “supurb technique which, while listening, took me back to the deep heartland of my country; he has found a way to sing zambas from the bottom of his soul.”  Baumbusch has also performed with and helped direct many Balinese gamelan groups across the U.S., including Dharma Swara of New York, Galak Tikka of Boston, Sekar Jaya of San Francisco, Gita Sari of Holy Cross, and Candra Kancana of Bard College. Dr. I Made Bandem describes Baumbusch as “a serious musician and composer whose profound understanding of Balinese music, dance, and culture has contributed a lot to the development of Balinese music.” In 2012, Baumbusch produced a large scale collaboration with the JACK Quartet and Balinese choreographers Dr. I Made Bandem and Dr. Suasthi Bandem, together with Dr. Bandem's performing group Makaradhwaja. They premiered their collaboration at the Bali Arts Festival in June, 2012. The Jakarta Post described the premiere saying "Baumbusch's overture was a grand and rich musical epic and instantly drew the crowd's amazement. Its patterns were intricate, a testament of Baumbusch's virtuosity and his ability to push the musicians to reveal the astounding ability of their instruments." Additionally, Baumbusch's arrangements of traditional gamelan pieces for string quartet caught the attention of David Harrington (violinist and director of the Kronos Quatet) who describes Baumbusch's work as  “one of the finest attempts to bring the string quartet into the world of Gamelan music. For a composer so youthful to possess this expertise is a very hopeful sign.”  In 2013, Baumbusch founded The Lightbulb Ensemble, an new-music composer's collective performing on steel instruments built and designed by Baumbusch. The group was highlighted in November of 2013 at the Performing Indonesia Festival at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where they represented the advent of American experimental performing ensembles drawing heavy influence from gamelan music. In 2014, The Lightbulb Ensemble was awarded a major grant from the Gerbode Foundation, commissioning Baumbusch and his mentor and collaborator, Wayne Vitale, to compose an evening length work for The Lightbulb Ensemble to be premiered alongside Gamelan Sekar Jaya at the Yerba Buena Center of San Francisco, in May, 2015. The group is currently busy developing these ongoing projects. Baumbusch received his undergraduate degree from Bard College, where he studied microtonal composition with Kyle Gann, and received his M.A. in composition from Mills College, where he studied under various established composers including Chris Brown, Fred Frith, Roscoe Mitchell, and Zeena Parkins, among others. Baumbusch has lectured on composition and world music at the University of Maryland, The Smithsonian Institution, CalArts, Union College, Holy Cross, Bard College, Mills College, U.N. Reno, and the Escuela TAI of Madrid. He has additionally presented electronic music performances at UCSD, UCSB, CalArts, UNR and Mills College. He is currently based in the Bay Area. Website: brianbaumbusch.com Email: brianbaumbusch@yahoo.com ------- VISIT: www.progress-not-perfection.com SPREAD THE WORD: If you liked this episode, please subscribe in iTunes and WRITE A REVIEW. This is what helps make the podcast easily accessible to those who could benefit from it. GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED TO YOUR PHONE: Download the Podcasts app and subscribe to the progress-not-perfection podcast to have new episodes delivered directly to your phone. FEEDBACK: If you want to bounce any ideas off me, provide show feedback, or guest recommendations, email me at zaid@progress-not-perfection.com.