In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Aichiro Suryo Prabowo (Chiro), a Postdoctoral Associate at the Cornell University Southeast Asia Program (SEAP). Chiro examines whether addressing poverty and tackling climate change are mutually exclusive priorities by combining quantitative and textual analysis of Indonesia's central government budget documents from the past two decades. He assesses the degree to which national programs are focused on climate solutions and compares them to competing economic agendas.

Lightning Round: 3:55 Research and lecture summary: 10:30 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 31:01 Aichiro Suryo Prabowo's Top Recommendations:

• Music by Gardika Gigih

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Sirithorn Siriwan, or Ing, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University. Ing discusses rice rituals in northern Thailand and how they relate to animism, or "Sasana Phi." She draws from narratives surrounding what she coins Thai "ricelihood" to unfold the juxtaposition of phi, rice deity, and Theravada Buddhism. Finally, she recaps her multi-media methodological approach, which includes the use of theater and autoethnography. Lightning Round: 4:42 Research and lecture summary: 12:07 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 47:37 Sirithorn Siriwan's Top Recommendations:

• Buoyancy (2019)

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Diana Kim, who is an assistant professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service as well as a core faculty member of the Asian Studies Program. In this conversation, Dr. Kim discusses how the Japanese occupation can help us understand the legacies of European colonial institutions in Southeast Asia today. She explains how the Japanese occupation allowed the transmission of pre-war European colonial institutions into Southeast Asia. She also explores the occupation's historical legacies and contemporary outcomes, comparing it to the long-term effects of other colonial institutions. Finally, Dr. Kim shares timely lessons on teaching pedagogy, reflecting on her own experiences. Lightning Round: 4:14 Research and lecture summary: 15:14 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 39:36 Dr. Diana Kim's Top Recommendations:

• How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Boreth Ly, an associate professor of Southeast Asian Art History and Visual Culture at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Ly discusses her research on the black and white photographs of the Sultans of Java as well as the Dutch governors from the colonial era. Transitioning to a postcolonial context, she analyzes these "Happy Marriage" photographs' evolving cultural and political legibility. Lightning Round: 4:43 Research and lecture summary: 10:00 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 39:40 Dr. Boreth Ly's Top Recommendations:

• Pan Ron
• The "Mad Mother" in Rithy Panh's Films (The Cinema of Rithy Panh)
• Six Memos for the Next Millennium by Italo Calvino
• Malila: The Farewell Flower

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Nora Taylor, an Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dr. Taylor discusses her research on contemporary Vietnamese art and the ways in which she has engaged with the paradoxical nature of monuments. She reveals how the Vietnamese public views art pieces, including monuments, differently as their historical memory of the Vietnam War and colonialism has evolved overtime. Finally, Dr. Taylor reminisces on her Vietnamese language learning journey, giving witty advice to all new language learners. Lightning Round: 3:43 Research and lecture summary: 24:20 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 48:54 Dr. Nora Taylor's Top Recommendations:

• Inside the Cocoon Shell

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Hew Wai Weng, a research fellow at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia. He is currently a visiting fellow at Cornell University under the Fulbright Malaysia Scholar Program. He discusses the rise of right-wing majoritarianism and the popularity of decolonial discourses in Malaysia, explaining how "decolonial" rhetoric feeds into right-wing propaganda in political campaigns, social activism, academic writings, and pop culture. Finally, he draws attention to the possible danger and limitations of decolonial scholarship. Lightning Round: 3:43 Research and lecture summary: 9:20 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 44:15 Dr. Hew Wai Weng's Top Recommendations:

• La Luna
• Tiger Stripes

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here. Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Daniel Whitehouse, an ERSC postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS University of London. Dr. Whitehouse introduces the idea of "network institutions," specifically through Suan Kularb Wittayalai. Suan Kularb Wittayalai is Thailand's oldest state-administered secondary school and the alma mater to seven prime ministers. Dr. Whitehouse explains the network politics of Suan Kularb and its influence on Thailand's military, bureaucracy, commerce, and more. Lightning Round: 3:35 Research and lecture summary: 12:30 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 38:37 Dr. Daniel Whitehouse's Top Recommendations:

• The Kingmaker (2019)

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.

Welcome to Spicy SEAP! This final episode of Season 11 is a special edition where we recreate the popular TV show 'Hot Ones', but with a twist—these aren't chicken wings, but spicy Southeast Asian food.

host Francine Barchett is joined by Geronimo Cristobal and Eric Goh, PhD candidates and co-chairs of the SEAP Graduate Student Committee. She asks them about life as graduate students at Cornell, their academic interests, planning one of the world's most prestigious speaker series in Southeast Asian studies, and more. Join us for a lively conversation about what it's like to be part of Cornell's SEAP community.

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz, a Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University. Dr. CuUnjieng Aboitiz examines the fine arts of the Philippines by studying renowned Filipino artist Fernando Amorsolo. She argues that Amorsolo's landscape and pastoral paintings reveal a deep connection to an underlying elitism in Philippine society. Beyond her analyses of class and nature, Dr. CuUnjieng Aboitiz gives advice about non-academic career paths for PhD holders. Lightning Round: 4:10 Research and lecture summary: 7:35 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 37:58 Dr. Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz's Top Recommendations:

• Emerging Islands (La Union, Philippines)
• The Outline by Rachel Cusk

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Viola Lasmana, a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of American Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Emerging Voices Fellow at the American Council of Learned Societies. Dr. Lasmana discussed Southeast Asian feminist practices by examining two experimental documentaries: Children of Srikandi (2012) and Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989). She explains how these films activate a poetics of collaboration and generate a "shadow imagination," which enables new ways of articulating marginalized women's lives beyond the specter of the nation. Finally, Dr. Lasmana offers her insight about pursuing a career in Southeast Asian Studies. Lightning Round: 3:43

Research and lecture summary: 8:00

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 27:20

Dr. Viola Lasmana's Top Recommendations:

• "You and I" (2020) by Fanny Chotimah
• Cigarette Girl

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.

Produced by Neen Tangcharoenmonkong and Kelly Ryoo.