Straight Talk Southeast Asia

By Renegade Radio

Welcome to Straight Talk Southeast Asia. In this podcast, host, political analyst and academic, Dr. Bridget Welsh covers politics, current affairs, developments and other news in Southeast Asia, all f... more

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The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.

Straight Talk Southeast Asia episodes:

March 20, 2026 EP128: Labor Rights Trends in Southeast Asia with Benjamin Harkins
This episode looks at contemporary labor rights issues in Southeast Asia with ILO’s technical specialist Benjamin Harkins.

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33min
March 14, 2026 EP127: New Zealand and Southeast Asia with Professor Malcolm McKinnon
This episode examines the New Zealand relationship with Southeast Asia with historian Malcolm McKinnon.

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22min
March 06, 2026 EP126: Critical Minerals and Southeast Asia with Dr. Alvin Camba
This episode looks at the geopolitics of critical minerals in Southeast Asia with Dr. Alvin Camba.

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29min
February 22, 2026 EP125: Indonesia’s Economic Tremors with Siwage Negara
This episode analyzes Indonesia's economic tremors with economist Dr Siwage Negara.

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26min
February 12, 2026 EP124: Thailand’s Election with Ken Lohatepanont
This episode looks at Thailand’s 2026 general election with University of Michigan scholar Ken Lohatepanont, examining the victory of Bhumjaitai party, losses by Pheu Thai and People’s Party, changing voting patterns and implications ahead.

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31min
February 01, 2026 EP123: Myanmar Five Years On
This episode looks at Myanmar’s junta’s election and reflects on the five-year anniversary of the 2021 coup.

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30min
January 30, 2026 EP122: Philippines ASEAN Chairmanship with Dr. Don McLain Gill
This episode looks ahead at what to expect with the 2026 ASEAN chairmanship of the Philippines with Dr. Don McLain Gill.

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33min
January 22, 2026 EP121: Contextualizing Vietnam’s Party Congress with Nguyen Khac Giang
This episode examines the Vietnam Party Congress with Nguyen Khac Giang, tracing developments and broader ongoing political reforms taking place in Vietnam.

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33min
January 17, 2026 EP120: Cambodia Scam Centers with Jacob Sims
This episode looks at the extradition of Chen Xi to China from Cambodia and the broader geopolitics of Cambodia’s scam economy with Harvard University Asia Center Visiting Fellow Jacob Sims.

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30min
January 11, 2026 EP119: Looking Back at 2025
This episode looks back at political developments in 2025, drawing attention to geopolitics, Malaysia's ASEAN chairmanship, domestic power consolidation and strain and pressures for change.

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29min

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How many episodes does Straight Talk Southeast Asia have?

The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.

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