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Sambo Sentenced; Police Rot Lives On
Reformasi Dispatch - February 16, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Disgraced former police general Ferdy Sambo was found guilty and sentenced to death for ordering the death of his subordinate, Yosua Hutabarat. Four more defendants including his wife were also found guilty with three dealt lengthy sentences behind bars. Ev...
A Looming PDI-P Split and other Ghost Stories
Reformasi Dispatch - February 10, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Tito Ambyo, who is wrapping up a PhD on Indonesian horror, a lecturer on journalism at Melbourne's RMIT and co-host of the podcast Talking Indonesia joins Jeff and Kevin to discuss whether Jokowi is setting the table to break with Ibu Mega. We also get in...
AHY Blinks
Reformasi Dispatch - February 04, 2023 01:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Erin Cook, author of substack Dari Mulut ke Mulut, joins Jeff and Kevin to discuss the presidential horse race. With almost exactly a year to go to elections, the stage is set for the big coalitions to announce their standard bearers after Agus Yudhoyono of...
Indonesian Islam and Gender Equality: The Pioneering Agenda of the 2nd Female Religious Leaders Conference (Kupi II)
Reformasi Dispatch - January 27, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Ruby Kholifa of the Muslim Action Network (Aman) joins the pod to discuss campaigns against female genitalia mutilation (FGM) and other aspects of a recent landmark conference that she helped lead. Also: Imam of the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) discus...
'It's My Business!' -- Megawati in the Driver's Seat
Reformasi Dispatch - January 20, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! A landmark 2-hour address by the PDI‑Perjuangan chair -- to a red-clad audience of 3,000, including the president and half the cabinet -- made no mention whatsoever of Ganjar Pranowo, the PDI-P Central Java governor who leads presidential polls. Preparation...
Indonesia 2022 – Politics, Economics and the Year in Review
Reformasi Dispatch - December 23, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! New poll data provides depicts the state of the presidential race and a World Bank report assesses economic reform. Jeff and Kevin discuss listener questions about a recent controversy surrounding foreign property interests in the Widi Islands and the stat...
Co-Habitating with Indonesia's New Criminal Code: How Will Complaints-Based Offenses Work? (With Anugerah Rizki Akbari)
Reformasi Dispatch - December 16, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! After 60 years of trying, Indonesia finally has a new criminal code that standardizes sentencing, boosts legal certainty and updates penalties that were more in line with the Indonesia of the Dutch colonial era than that of the 21st century. But, as Anugrah...
Prabowo Prevaricates (with Michael Smith of the AFR)
Reformasi Dispatch - December 02, 2022 03:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Gerindra Chair Prabowo Subianto is showing ‘buyer’s remorse’. By all accounts the three time presidential hopeful is casting about for a running mate who can add vigor to his so far lackluster campaign. Polls show Prabowo – with near 100 percent name reco...
Indonesia Inc? (With KADIN Chairman Arsjad Rasjid)
Reformasi Dispatch - November 24, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! When it comes to transitioning to renewables and electrifying transport, Arsjad Rasjid, KADIN’s chairman, says the time of “talk, talk, talk” is over. Government and business need to work together to make power generation cleaner, to attract tens of billion...
Reaching the Summit (with Peter Mumford)
Reformasi Dispatch - November 18, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Indonesia has pulled off a well-run G20 summit with no boycotts during a -- to put it mildly -- difficult year. Peter Mumford of the Eurasia Group joins Kevin and Jeff to discuss all the summitry and what it means for Indonesia's standing in the world. And:...
Indefinite Jest
Reformasi Dispatch - November 10, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! A moment of jocular rapport between the president and Prabowo Subianto sent pundits spinning this week. It appeared, when quoted in print, to constitute an endorsement of the Gerindra chair -- but not so. The president remains unaligned ahead of the 2024 ...
Indefinite Jest
Reformasi Dispatch - November 10, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA moment of jocular rapport between the president and Prabowo Subianto sent pundits spinning this week. It appeared, when quoted in print, to constitute an endorsement of the Gerindra chair -- but not so. The president remains unaligned ahead of the 2024 race, but his cryptic jest at least mad...
Green EV Batteries From Indonesia (Is This a Joke?) with Chris Gower of Altilium
Reformasi Dispatch - September 30, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! The Holy Grail of electric-vehicle production is a nickel battery derived from a genuinely green process, from mining through hydrometallurgy to handling residual tailings. Indonesia holds the bulk of the world's nickel -- but its current and planned proje...
Got Governance? Legal certainty in Indonesia (with Laode Syarif)
Reformasi Dispatch - September 24, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! The state of the Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK), trends in the police and the atmosphere for discourse are factors affecting Indonesia's outlook for legal-system predictability and the rule of law -- which in turn drive development and democratization. J...
Vice Grip: 'Widodo-for-VP' Reflects Desperation
Reformasi Dispatch - September 15, 2022 23:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! A scheme to nominate President Joko Widodo for vice president, which is suddenly occupying headlines, would face multiple hurdles – legal, ethical, political and electoral. The idea may have arisen from the camp of Gerindra Chair Prabowo Subianto, but it h...
Fuel for the fire (with Said Iqbal of the KSPI)
Reformasi Dispatch - September 10, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Kevin and Jeff talk about President Joko Widodo’s decision to raise fuel prices and claw back some of the nearly 700 trillion rupiah in subsidies expected this year and how more price hikes may be in the offing. Said Iqbal of the Indonesian Trade Union Con...
Rizieq Unchecked: New Role for FPI Founder on Parole
Reformasi Dispatch - July 23, 2022 02:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Indonesia’s Islamic firebrand suddenly won early release from prison. The founder of the banned Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has repeatedly shook national politics -- but conditions have changed since his zenith in 2017 and Reformasi Dispatch discusses wh...
Poll Position (Interview with Seth Soderborg)
Reformasi Dispatch - July 09, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Kevin and Jeff talk with Harvard academic and pollster Seth Soderborg about the art and science of taking the temperature of the Indonesian electorate. It's a tough and expensive process. Use phones or online surveys and you risk missing huge chunks of the ...
Joko as Broker: Credibility Bolsters Widodo in Kyiv, Moscow Visits (with Ukraine Amb Vasyl Hamianin)
Reformasi Dispatch - June 25, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! President Joko Widodo's sudden plan to engage in personal diplomacy with Putin involves high stakes. Prospects for progress are daunting, but the trip marks a welcome foray by Indonesia's leader into international affairs. Ukraine's ambassador to Indone...
Joko as Broker: Credibility Bolsters Widodo in Kyiv, Moscow Visits (with Ukraine Amb Vasyl Harmianin)
Reformasi Dispatch - June 25, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPresident Joko Widodo's sudden plan to engage in personal diplomacy with Putin involves high stakes. Prospects for progress are daunting, but the trip marks a welcome foray by Indonesia's leader into international affairs. Ukraine's ambassador to Indonesia joins the pod to put the effort in ...
Coal Gaslighting
Reformasi Dispatch - June 17, 2022 03:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Indonesia's new and renewable energy bill includes provisions to support development of fossil fuels including coal bed methane and coal gasification. Also on the pod: Elite support solidifies for Ganjar, and a mini reshuffle. Get a free trial of Reformasi...
Golkar Stirs: A Step Towards a Non-Party Nominee for President
Reformasi Dispatch - May 20, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFormer VP nominee Sandiaga Uno joins Reformasi Dispatch to discuss his portfolio as tourism minister at a crucial juncture for the sector. Jeff and Kevin examine the significance of Golkar's entrance into the 'United Indonesia Alliance' with Pan and PPP -- without any mention of Party Chair Ai...
Golkar Stirs: A Step Towards a Non-Party Nominee for President
Reformasi Dispatch - May 20, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Former VP nominee Sandiaga Uno joins Reformasi Dispatch to discuss his portfolio as tourism minister at a crucial juncture for the sector. Jeff and Kevin examine the significance of Golkar's entrance into the 'United Indonesia Alliance' with Pan and PPP -...
Indonesia's New Sexual Violence Crimes Law (With Andy Yetriani, chairwoman of the National Commission on Violence Against Women)
Reformasi Dispatch - May 06, 2022 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsKevin and Jeff interview Andy Yentriani, chairwoman of Indonesia's National Commission on Violence Against Women. Indonesia's landmark law on sexual crimes offers unprecendented protections against unwanted sexual advances and recriminations from alleged perpetrators. It has big shortcomings, to...
Indonesia's New Sexual Violence Crimes Law (With Andy Yetriani, chairwoman of the National Commission on Violence Against Women)
Reformasi Dispatch - May 06, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Kevin and Jeff interview Andy Yentriani, chairwoman of Indonesia's National Commission on Violence Against Women. Indonesia's landmark law on sexual crimes offers unprecendented protections against unwanted sexual advances and recriminations from alleged pe...
Nay-Palm Bomb: Widodo's drastic palm-olein export ban
Reformasi Dispatch - April 27, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Controlling domestic cooking-oil prices is President Widodo's reason for banning Indonesia's exports of palm oleins, which the world relies upon for food and cosmetics. Will the draconian measure actually work? If so, when? Global concerns about food inf...
Nay-Palm Bomb: Widodo's drastic palm-olein export ban
Reformasi Dispatch - April 27, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsControlling domestic cooking-oil prices is President Widodo's reason for banning Indonesia's exports of palm oleins, which the world relies upon for food and cosmetics. Will the draconian measure actually work? If so, when? Global concerns about food inflation are at stake. Also on the pod: ...
Oblivious to Abuse No More: Indonesia's Landmark Law on Sexual Violence
Reformasi Dispatch - April 22, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! In a breakthrough for social reform, the government and parliament outlawed assorted types of sexual abuse while introducing safeguards for victims. Jeff and Kevin discuss how this overdue law, despite some shortcomings, can now serve as a platform for sus...
Decommission Mission: US Engages on Renewables & Retiring Coal Plants (with Amb Robert O. Blake)
Reformasi Dispatch - April 13, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! Reformasi Dispatch discussed Indonesia's energy transition with Robert O. Blake, the former US ambassador to Indonesia and now a senior advisor to US Special Climate Envoy John Kerry. The US has identified Indonesia as a country with promising prospects fo...
Best of Reformasi Dispatch: Edward Tirtanata
Reformasi Dispatch - April 01, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTell us what you think about the pod! We are still on hiatus for this week. Meanwhile, we would like to introduce you to one of our best interview of the pod with Edward Tirtanata, founder of Kopi Kenangan. Support us on buymeacoffee.com/reformasi
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