Ranked #1
Evolving Indonesia // Mystical Bali
Evolving Indonesia // Mystical Bali
For nearly 1,000 years, Balinese Hinduism – a unique blend of animism, ancestral worship, and Indian philosophies – has ... Read more
4 Aug 2017
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #2
In-Conversation // Madeleine Thien: Do Not Say We Have Nothing
In-Conversation // Madeleine Thien: Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Spanning decades and diasporas, Madeleine Thien’s stories “remind us what fiction can do” (New Statesman). She takes the... Read more
14 Nov 2017
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56mins
Ranked #3
UWRF18 The World We Create | In Praise of Slow
UWRF18 The World We Create | In Praise of Slow
Faster! Better! More! Productivity and personal achievement are dominant cultural values in 2018, but do we have to buy ... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #4
UWRF18 In Their Own Words | Higher Self
UWRF18 In Their Own Words | Higher Self
“Writing poetry is like having a conversation with our higher self,” says American poet Jericho Brown. They hail from di... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #5
UWRF18 This Indonesian Moment | Evolving Islam
UWRF18 This Indonesian Moment | Evolving Islam
No religion has received as many headlines or as much misunderstanding in recent years as Islam. Our panelists study the... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #6
UWRF18 In Conversation | Reni Eddo-Lodge
UWRF18 In Conversation | Reni Eddo-Lodge
Award-winning author and journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race sparked a new... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #7
In Their Own Words // Dazzling Debuts
In Their Own Words // Dazzling Debuts
You get one chance to make a first impression, and these authors did so with a splash! They’ll take us on the journey fr... Read more
5 Jun 2018
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59mins
Ranked #8
Tanah Airku // An Archipelago of Art
Tanah Airku // An Archipelago of Art
In an archipelago of 17,000 islands, artistic expression takes a breathtaking array of forms. Join us for a taste of som... Read more
29 May 2018
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #9
In-Conversation // Sophal Ear: Escaping the Khmer Rouge
In-Conversation // Sophal Ear: Escaping the Khmer Rouge
Sophal Ear escaped the Khmer Rouge due to his mother’s unflinching determination and moved to the US at the age of ten. ... Read more
29 May 2018
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58mins
Ranked #10
In-Conversation // Pierre Coffin: Movies and Minions
In-Conversation // Pierre Coffin: Movies and Minions
Did that Minion just say terima kasih? French-Indonesian animated film director and voice actor Pierre Coffin is the man... Read more
30 Jan 2018
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1hr
Ranked #11
In-Conversation // Fuchsia Dunlop: Land of Plenty
In-Conversation // Fuchsia Dunlop: Land of Plenty
Described by the Observer Food Monthly as “a happy mix of scholarly and gluttonous”, Fuchsia Dunlop’s stories and recipe... Read more
16 Jan 2018
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56mins
Ranked #12
In-Conversation // Sutardji Calzoum Bachri: The Chanting Poet
In-Conversation // Sutardji Calzoum Bachri: The Chanting Poet
Iconic literary figure Sutardji once turned Indonesia’s time-worn poetry traditions upside down after proclaiming the li... Read more
1 Jan 2018
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59mins
Ranked #13
In-Conversation // Héctor Abad: First Person
In-Conversation // Héctor Abad: First Person
Héctor Abad’s depictions of contemporary Colombian society have won readers around the world. In Oblivion, the memoir of... Read more
11 Dec 2017
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57mins
Ranked #14
Tat Tvam Asi // The Past is Present
Tat Tvam Asi // The Past is Present
Forget blackboards and musty textbooks, strap in for a super-charged history lesson where we consider how (and why) lite... Read more
11 Jul 2017
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #15
In Conversation // Magda Szubanski: Reckoning
In Conversation // Magda Szubanski: Reckoning
“If you had met my father you would never, not for an instant, have thought he was an assassin.” One of Australia’s best... Read more
30 Jun 2017
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56mins
Ranked #16
In Conversation // Suki Kim: Undercover in North Korea
In Conversation // Suki Kim: Undercover in North Korea
In 2011, investigative journalist Suki Kim went undercover in North Korea. Posing as a missionary and a teacher, she tau... Read more
30 Jun 2017
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1hr
Ranked #17
In Conversation // Eka Kurniawan: Beyond Beauty is a Wound
In Conversation // Eka Kurniawan: Beyond Beauty is a Wound
Hear from one of the most promising Indonesian authors of this decade: Eka Kurniawan has earned international recognitio... Read more
30 Jun 2017
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56mins
Ranked #18
In Conversation // Hanya Yanagihara: A Little Life
In Conversation // Hanya Yanagihara: A Little Life
Searing, insightful, unflinching: Hanya Yanagihara’s novel A Little Life has made an indelible impression on readers the... Read more
30 Jun 2017
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59mins
Ranked #19
Evolving Indonesia // Dalam Bahasa Indonesia
Evolving Indonesia // Dalam Bahasa Indonesia
Get to know the language of Indonesia in all its richness and complexity. What are the things it is only possible to say... Read more
30 Jun 2017
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1hr
Ranked #20
Ideas in Focus // Thinking Without Borders
Ideas in Focus // Thinking Without Borders
Shorelines, state lines, party lines and cultural chasms – the forces that divide us can sometimes feel stronger than th... Read more
15 Mar 2017
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1hr 10mins