Talking Indonesia: Indonesian games and esports
Talking IndonesiaIn recent years, Indonesia has experienced a remarkable transformation in its gaming landscape, with mobile esports emerging as a powerful cultural and economic force. What was once considered a fringe activity now enjoys mainstream legitimacy, supported by both grassroots communities and government institutions.
Talking Indonesia: a growing protest movement
Talking IndonesiaOn 28 March 2025, in downtime Jakarta across from the Sarinah department store, an unlikely group of protesters gathered holding signs and making speeches. The crowd largely consisted of middleclass women of various ages, gathered under the name ‘Suara Ibu Indonesia’ (Voices of Indonesian Mothers). For the organisers, the choice of name and location for their protest was deliberately designed to evoke a moment in Indonesia’s past, now 27 years ago.

Talking Indonesia: archaeology and reading bones
Talking IndonesiaBones can tell us so much about the past, not just about the ancestry of modern humans (or homo sapiens) but also about the people and cultures of times long forgotten.

Talking Indonesia: engaging marginalised groups in risk communication
Talking IndonesiaIn Indonesia, a country prone to disasters and emergencies, effective risk communication can mean the difference between safety and vulnerability for millions. But what happens when risk communication fails to reach those most marginalised?

Talking Indonesia: queer Muslims and their allies
Talking IndonesiaHow do queer Muslims maintain their faith and religious practices in an increasingly hostile environment? While in the West religion and queerness are often seen as incompatible, how and why do LGBTQI+ Indonesian Muslims hold onto their faith? How does progressive Islam inform the work of their Allies and what support do they provide?

Talking Indonesia: Prabonomics
Talking IndonesiaWhat is Prabowo’s economic agenda? How will it reshape the country and confront the key challenges in the years ahead? Will Prabowo’s economic plans take the country closer to its grand plans for Golden Indonesia 2045?

Talking Indonesia: the climate crisis and gender nexus
Talking IndonesiaIn this episode, Elisabeth Kramer speaks with Dr Jane Ahlstrand, a senior lecturer in Indonesian studies at the University of New England, about her new research project on the relationship between climate crisis projects, sustainable development and gender in Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: Nongkrong Festival and the Indonesian diaspora
Talking IndonesiaIn Melbourne and across Australia, Indonesian diaspora communities are reimagining what it means to celebrate their cultural identity through art, food, and the simple act of nongkrong (hanging out). But what happens when these cultural practices become spaces for exploring complex questions about belonging, identity, and ethical settlement on Aboriginal land?
Talking Indonesia: East Timor's Great Famine, 1977-1979
Human Rights, Talking IndonesiaMore than two decades since East Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia the truth and associated trauma of this conflict-induced famine remains little known.