Episode 38: Working with Waria — A Conversation with Dr. Sandeep Nanwani

Episode 38: Working with Waria — A Conversation with Dr. Sandeep Nanwani

In this episode, Stephanie chats with Dr. Sandeep Nanwani, a young Indonesian doctor who is currently getting his Master's degree in Global Health Delivery at Harvard Medical School, about his work with the "waria" community — translated imperfectly as transgender women. Sandeep has been working with this community primarily by providing access to health care for them and other marginalized and invisible voices in the streets of Indonesia. We talked about how in order to understand the waria and their stories, you have to also understand both the social and the economic circumstances that impact their everyday lives, from their daily poverty to the informal economics of sex work & street busking that has come to define them. We also chatted about Sandeep's own journey into becoming a doctor and what led him to his current focus on researching cases of extreme mental illnesses among the homeless in Indonesia. Finally, we talked about how politically things have gotten more difficult for the "waria" as well as the wider LGBT community. We're excited to share Sandeep's story and the stories of the waria.

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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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 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...

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