Best Dialogika Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 97: Miracle Cures, Trust, and Leadership in the Time of COVID 28:49

4y ago28:49

28:49

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 Anji and made these claims of cure to COVID-19. In the 30-minute interview that has now been removed by YouTube, Hadi discusses his miracle cure as the …

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Episode 96: Failing the Litmus Test: The Verdict on the Novel Baswedan Acid Attack Case 25:17

4+ y ago25:17

25:17

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 Commission (KPK), on April 11, 2017, closing the case on a story that has generated a lot of news over the years. We recap the acid attack itself and the c…

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Episode 95: Fighting Fundamentalism with Laughs — A Conversation with Sakdiyah Ma'ruf (Repeat) 26:40

4+ y ago26:40

26:40

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 with one of Indonesia's fiercest female Muslim hijabi stand-up comedians, Sakdiyah Ma'ruf! Hailed as one of the first female Muslim comics in Indonesia …

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Episode 94: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 2) 25:17

4+ y ago25:17

25:17

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 continue talking about structural racism in America and the Black Lives Matter protests as a response to the murders of black Americans like George Floy…

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Episode 93: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 1) 30:08

4+ y ago30:08

30:08

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 right into the topics around structural racism in America with Amir, in light of the recent weeks of Black Lives Matter protests as a response to the mur…

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Episode 92: The Landscape of COVID-19 Testing 37:04

4+ y ago37:04

37:04

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 partially shifted focus to helping set up labs for COVID-19 testing. We dive into the basics of genetic testing, in particular human genotyping, which is wha…

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Episode 91: What We Owe To Each Other 27:11

4+ y ago27:11

27:11

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 experience doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals have as the COVID-19 outbreak started to spread in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta. We tal…

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Episode 90: The Longest Month Ever... So Far 17:03

4+ y ago17:03

17:03

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 comes from not being as productive as we always say we would be, if we had more time. We share our struggles about keeping a healthy work-life balance, an…

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Episode 89: Is This the New Normal? On COVID-19 and Quarantine Life 23:55

4+ y ago23:55

23:55

In this episode, we’re [insert number of days] into the lockdown situation in most parts of the world right now and we wanted to have a lighthearted but also sincere conversation about what living in the world is like at the moment. We share bits and pieces about our lives in quarantine, with Swedian in Jakarta undergoing large-scale social distanc…

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Episode 88: Let's Talk About Mental Health (Repeat) 25:08

4+ y ago25:08

25:08

Swedian is out sick at the moment (luckily, not because of COVID-19) so in the mean time, and in light of the current situation, we want to repeat our mental health episode, to support those who might be having trouble staying mentally healthy during this pandemic. We hope to be back as soon as we can! Please stay safe and healthy at home.-------In…

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Episode 87: Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands 21:02

4+ y ago21:02

21:02

In this episode, we’re reacting to the latest news of 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia. We break down the sequence of events that led to these confirmed cases. We reiterate some of the basic knowledge about COVID-19 and back it up with scientific data from the latest reports from the WHO, in order to dispel some common misconceptions and/…

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Episode 86: Not Just a Numbers Game: Discussing The Omnibus Law 32:58

4+ y ago32:58

32:58

In this episode, we tackle the topic of the Omnibus Law, which is a series of laws that has been drafted and are being discussed by the government to streamline some of the existing laws in order to make for better and more efficient regulation. We’re going to talk about some of the most controversial parts of the Omnibus Law that have been protest…

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Episode 85: Calm Amidst the Storm — Considering Reactions to the Novel Coronavirus 25:35

5y ago25:35

25:35

In this episode, we’ll be discussing the 2019-nCoV, also known (for now) as the Novel Coronavirus, that’s been plaguing China and the rest of the world early this year. First discovered in the city of Wuhan, as of February 4th there has been more than 24,000 confirmed cases in China alone and more than 450 fatalities globally. We break down what th…

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Episode 84: Jakarta Underwater: Discussing the January 2020 Flooding 22:01

5y ago22:01

22:01

In this episode, we talk about the dramatic flooding that plagued Jakarta and its neighboring cities on New Year’s Day 2020. We give our reactions to the news of the flooding that, as of January 6, has claimed 66 lives and continues to displace hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. There have been reports saying that floodwater reached …

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Episode 83: Revisiting Stephanie's Baby Journo Works(Repeat) 15:57

5y ago15:57

15:57

In this episode, we’ll be featuring Stephanie’s audio pieces that she did as part of her grad school studies at the Columbia School of Journalism. The pieces are titled “Unsilent Night” — which is about a decades-long sound composition against traditional Christmas music — and “A Night at Greenwood Cemetery” — which is about Stephanie’s night tour …

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Episode 82: Flying Too Close to the Sun: The Garuda Smuggling Scandal 23:13

5y ago23:13

23:13

In this episode, we discuss the recent Garuda smuggling scandal, which involved their president director Ari Askhara who had arranged for a vintage 1970s Harley Davidson, specialty Brompton foldable bikes, and their respective spare parts, to be smuggled into Indonesia through a Garuda plane, bypassing the appropriate taxes and the customs office. …

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Episode 81: The Legal Road Ahead — A Conversation with Pramudya Oktavinanda (Pt. 2) 18:29

5y ago18:29

18:29

In this second of our two-part episode with Pramudya Oktavinanda, an old friend of the podcast (and our resident legal expert), we continue our conversation into some of the legal circumstances of Jokowi and his 2nd term administration. We discuss a variety of topics that are not often covered by mainstream media, such as coalition loyalty in Indon…

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Episode 80: The Legal Road Ahead — A Conversation with Pramudya Oktavinanda (Pt. 1) 21:39

5y ago21:39

21:39

In this first of our two-part episode, an old friend of the podcast (and our resident legal expert) Pramudya Oktavinanda is back to discuss some of the legal challenges Jokowi and his 2nd term administration will face over the next 5 years. Given the unrest last month over the old Parliament’s decision to pursue what some have called draconian legi…

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Episode 79: Building Climate Resilience in Indonesia — A Conversation with Barry Beagen 25:01

5y ago25:01

25:01

In this episode, we talk to Barry Beagen, an architect and urban planner who is the Program Director at Kota Kita, an urban planning NGO based in Indonesia that works in governance, inclusivity, and climate change resilience. We discuss the complex and difficult (but necessary) topic of climate change mitigation and the real work that goes behind m…

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Episode 78: The Word on the Streets: Discussing the Recent Protests in Indonesia 21:50

5y ago21:50

21:50

In this episode, Stephanie chats with Anindya "Vivi" Restuviani, a leading feminist and social activist in Indonesia and co-director of Hollaback! Jakarta, an organization dedicated to fighting street harassment in Indonesia. Vivi was part of the recent protests that erupted over the last week in Jakarta, as thousands of students and protestors gat…

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Episode 77: The President We Didn't Deserve: In Memoriam B.J. Habibie 29:09

5y ago29:09

29:09

In this episode, we commemorate the life and legacy of our former President, B.J. Habibie, who passed away on September 11, 2019, at the age of 83 years old. Considered by many as the father of Indonesian innovation and engineering, Habibie was thrust into the limelight in 1998 when he became president following the May 1998 riots and the fall of S…

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Episode 76: Let's Talk About Mental Health (Repeat) 24:51

5y ago24:51

24:51

Swedian is in the midst of his move back to Indonesia, so we're going to repeat an episode on a topic that's always worth having conversations on — and that's mental health!-------In this episode, we're discussing the topic of mental health! This issue has been in the news lately because Sandi, Prabowo's running mate in the upcoming presidential el…

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Episode 75: Unpacking the Recent West Papua Protests 29:45

5y ago29:45

29:45

In this episode, we discuss the recent protests that broke out in Manokwari and Jayapura over the recent arrest and detention of 43 West Papuan students in Surabaya over allegations of destroying and damaging the Indonesian flag. We want to unpack the historic tensions and conflicts that has led to this point. We begin with the historic tussle in t…

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Episode 74: The People's Prime Minister — A Profile of Sutan Sjahrir 30:14

5y ago30:14

30:14

In this episode, we talk about one of the lesser-known founding fathers of Indonesia, our first ever Prime Minister, Sutan Sjahrir!Dubbed the ‘Smiling Diplomat,’ Sjahrir is one of our nation’s greatest intellectuals and patriots, and was a key figure in the independence movement — from his time with Mohammad Hatta in the Netherlands organizing the …

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Episode 73: In Pursuit of Pride & Progress — An Interview with Rocky Intan (Repeat) 32:23

5+ y ago32:23

32:23

We don't have a new episode for you this week, so we are repeating one of our most popular episodes last year — our conversation with Rocky Intan on LGBTQ identity, Pride, and true progress.-------In this episode, Stephanie is still out, so Swedian talks to a longtime friend and supporter of Dialogika, Rocky Intan, who is currently getting his Mast…

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Episode 97: Miracle Cures, Trust, and Leadership in the Time of COVID 28:49

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Episode 96: Failing the Litmus Test: The Verdict on the Novel Baswedan Acid Attack Case 25:17

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Episode 95: Fighting Fundamentalism with Laughs — A Conversation with Sakdiyah Ma'ruf (Repeat) 26:40

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Episode 94: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 2) 25:17

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Episode 93: We Need to be Anti-Racist — A Conversation with Amir Jones (Part 1) 30:08

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Episode 92: The Landscape of COVID-19 Testing 37:04

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Episode 91: What We Owe To Each Other 27:11

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Episode 90: The Longest Month Ever... So Far 17:03

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Episode 89: Is This the New Normal? On COVID-19 and Quarantine Life 23:55

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Episode 88: Let's Talk About Mental Health (Repeat) 25:08

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Episode 87: Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands 21:02

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Episode 86: Not Just a Numbers Game: Discussing The Omnibus Law 32:58

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Episode 85: Calm Amidst the Storm — Considering Reactions to the Novel Coronavirus 25:35

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Episode 84: Jakarta Underwater: Discussing the January 2020 Flooding 22:01

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Episode 83: Revisiting Stephanie's Baby Journo Works(Repeat) 15:57

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Episode 82: Flying Too Close to the Sun: The Garuda Smuggling Scandal 23:13

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Episode 81: The Legal Road Ahead — A Conversation with Pramudya Oktavinanda (Pt. 2) 18:29

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Episode 80: The Legal Road Ahead — A Conversation with Pramudya Oktavinanda (Pt. 1) 21:39

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Episode 79: Building Climate Resilience in Indonesia — A Conversation with Barry Beagen 25:01

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Episode 78: The Word on the Streets: Discussing the Recent Protests in Indonesia 21:50

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Episode 77: The President We Didn't Deserve: In Memoriam B.J. Habibie 29:09

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Episode 76: Let's Talk About Mental Health (Repeat) 24:51

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Episode 75: Unpacking the Recent West Papua Protests 29:45

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Episode 74: The People's Prime Minister — A Profile of Sutan Sjahrir 30:14

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Episode 73: In Pursuit of Pride & Progress — An Interview with Rocky Intan (Repeat) 32:23

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