In this episode of Gatty Lecture Rewind, the host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews “Mai” Anocha Suwichakornpong, independent filmmaker, producer, founder of Electric Eel Film, and Associate Professor of Film at Columbia University. They discuss how her previous and upcoming features have engaged with the politics of remembering and forgetting of state violence in Thai history.

In the ten months since the Free Nutritious Meals (Makan Bergizi Gratis, MBG) program was launched, more than 11,000 students and school staff have suffered food poisoning, including many severe cases. In this episode of Talking Indonesia, the host speaks with Dr. Irma Hidayana, a public health consultant and co-initiator of MBG Watch, an advocacy network promoting accountability in the Free Nutritious Meals program.

In this episode of the New Books in Southeast Asia Podcast, Stéphan Huard discusses Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar (‎Berghahn Books, 2024), in which he takes a deep dive into the history and anthropology of village leadership in Myanmar’s central dry zone, or anya. Though the book was researched prior to the military coup of 2021, it offers material with which to make sense of both why and how people in the dry zone formed new armed groups along what Stéphen calls an internal frontier.

The book is available for download free of charge via the publisher’s website. This episode was produced by NYSEAN Partner, the New Books Network.

In this episode of Southeast Asia Radio, produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Gregory B. Poling and Andreyka Natalegawa are joined by Susannah Patton to discuss the Southeast Asia Program’s upcoming Global Alignment Index report. The podcast also covers the latest from Southeast Asia, from updates on U.S.-Cambodia ties to the Philippines assuming the ASEAN chairmanship.

In this episode of Talking Indonesia, the hosts speak with Egi Primayogha, the advocacy coordinator for the NGO Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), about their assessment of the current government and their recent report titled Catatan Kritis (critical notes) on the first year of the Prabawo-Gibran government.

Julia Lau, Fulcrum editor and Coordinator of Indonesia Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, speaks to Dr. Ian Wilson about power, politics, and popular culture, including the phenomenon of 'preman' in today's Indonesia. Ian Wilson is a Senior Lecturer of Politics and International Studies and Principal Fellow at the Indo-Pacific Research Centre. Associate Dean Research, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, at Murdoch University.

In this episode of Southeast Asia Radio, produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Gregory B. Poling and Elina Noor are joined by Brian Eyler and Prashanth Parameswaran to discuss President Trump’s visit to Malaysia during the ASEAN Summit. The podcast also covers the latest from Southeast Asia, including mass scam operations in Cambodia and Myanmar’s upcoming general elections.

In this episode of Gatty Lecture Rewind, the host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Dr. Aditya Bhattacharjee, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies at Cornell University. Together, they discuss how growing up in Bangkok led him to study the localization and globalization of Hinduism. Focusing on the transnational appearances of Ganesha in Thailand and Thai restaurants in the United States, Dr. Bhattacharjee explains how and why this deity becomes a visible conduit for understanding the globalization of religious practices and religious belonging beyond the exclusively Thai-Buddhist framework.

In this episode of the New Books in Southeast Asia Podcast, Katheryn Dyt discusses her new book, The Nature of Kingship: The Weather-World in Nineteenth-Century Vietnam (University of Hawaii Press, 2025). This text connects Vietnam’s precolonial political history with an understanding of the natural environment seen through the eyes of Vietnamese kings and royal officials.

In this episode of Talking Indonesia, Clara Siagian and Tito Ambyo speak with Dian Tri Irawaty, Program Director at the University of Melbourne’s Rujak Center for Urban Studies, about the ongoing struggle for housing rights in Jakarta’s kampung communities.

In this episode of Southeast Asia Radio, produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Gregory B. Poling and Elina Noor discuss Greg’s section of the recent CSIS compendium, “Navigating Disruption: Ally and Partner Responses to U.S. Foreign Policy.” The podcast also covers the latest from Southeast Asia, from protests to contaminated shrimp.

In this episode of Gatty Lecture Rewind, the hosts join Dr. Rachel Leow, Associate Professor of Modern East Asian History at the University of Cambridge, for a lively conversation that dives into the tangled, shimmering histories of migration, language, and ideas across Asia’s maritime world.

In this episode of the New Books in Critical Theory, Vincent Pak discusses his new book, Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025), which explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes change in the queer individual.

In this episode of Talking Indonesia, the host is joined by Grace Leksana, an Assistant Professor in Indonesian history in the Cultural History section of Utrecht University. Together, they discuss the origins and concerns of the Minister for Culture and Education’s commission to rewrite the official Indonesian history textbook.

In this episode of Southeast Asia Radio, produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Gregory B. Poling and Elina Noor are joined by Ken Mathis Lohatepanont to discuss the latest updates from Thailand, including the new Bhumjaithai-led government, the fate of the Shinawatras, and the snap elections scheduled in early 2026.