Episode 55: Crazy Rich Asians: Crazy Good or Crazy Hype?

Episode 55: Crazy Rich Asians: Crazy Good or Crazy Hype?

In this week's episode, we take on a lighter topic (by our standards) and discuss Crazy Rich Asians! We debate opposing perspectives about the movie — one that is critical of its limited and narrow representation of Asian-American (and, by extension, Asian) identity versus one that celebrates its empowering story, which features an all-Asian cast (with strong female characters) telling a distinctly Asian story. In our conversation, we acknowledge all these strengths and weaknesses of the movie, in particular framing it in the context of other stories that have sought to increase representation, such as Black Panther. In the end, we recognize the movie for what it is: a fun romantic comedy that is a first step (and not the final step) towards greater and more nuanced representation of non-white stories in Hollywood. Note: we also talk about what happened with our previous episode, which we re-uploaded under a different title. The short story is we've received feedback that the original episode was too offensive for general Indonesian sensibilities given its strong language. In the interest of keeping the important conversation going, we've taken out the profanity and re-uploaded the episode.

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Episode 97: Miracle Cures, Trust, and Leadership in the Time of COVID

Episode 97: Miracle Cures, Trust, and Leadership in the Time of COVID

In this episode, we discuss the recently trending news of a "miracle cure" purported by self-proclaimed microbiologist, doctor, and professor Hadi Pranoto after he appeared in a video with YouTuber An...

5 Elo 202028min

Episode 96: Failing the Litmus Test: The Verdict on the Novel Baswedan Acid Attack Case

Episode 96: Failing the Litmus Test: The Verdict on the Novel Baswedan Acid Attack Case

In this episode, we discuss the recent verdict that sentenced two police officers to light prison terms over the acid attack on Novel Baswedan, a chief investigator in the Corruption Eradication Commi...

22 Heinä 202025min

Episode 95: Fighting Fundamentalism with Laughs — A Conversation with Sakdiyah Ma'ruf (Repeat)

Episode 95: Fighting Fundamentalism with Laughs — A Conversation with Sakdiyah Ma'ruf (Repeat)

We're out this week, so we are repeating our lovely chat with Sakdiyah Ma'ruf—hope you enjoy our conversation!  ------------------------- In this episode, we have a special interview and conversation...

8 Heinä 202026min

Episode 94: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 2)

Episode 94: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 2)

In this second of a two-part episode, we picked up where we left off with Amir Jones, an African-American Indonesian-American who's living in Washington, D.C. and involved in electoral politics. We co...

24 Kesä 202025min

Episode 93: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 1)

Episode 93: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 1)

In this first of a two-part episode, we have a very special guest — Amir Jones, an African-American Indonesian-American who’s living in Washington, D.C. and involved in electoral politics. We dive rig...

17 Kesä 202030min

Episode 92: The Landscape of COVID-19 Testing

Episode 92: The Landscape of COVID-19 Testing

In this episode, we talk to Levana Sani, co-founder and CEO of Nalagenetics, a meditech company based in Indonesia and Singapore that focuses on genetic testing for drug responses, but has now partial...

27 Touko 202037min

Episode 91: What We Owe To Each Other

Episode 91: What We Owe To Each Other

In this episode, we have a very special guest — a long-time friend of ours, Dr. Vania, who is a second-year clinical nutrition resident currently based in Jakarta. We wanted to talk to her about the e...

13 Touko 202027min

Episode 90: The Longest Month Ever... So Far

Episode 90: The Longest Month Ever... So Far

In this episode, we talk about… nothing in particular, other than how tired we are. We have an honest and sincere conversation about the pressures of working from home coupled with the guilt that come...

29 Huhti 202017min

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