Ubud Writers & Readers Festival

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival


Latest Episodes

KEMBALI20 Podcast | When the World Stopped Traveling
April 08, 2021

As an island that relies heavily on tourism, the COVID-19 crisis has led to Balis most challenging period in recent memory. Our panelists have spent decades in Indonesias tourism industry

KEMBALI20 Podcast | Made Janur Yasa: From Rubbish to Rice
March 30, 2021

Pelatih somatik dan instruktur bela diri, Made Janur Yasa, menemukan cara yang praktis dan efektif untuk mendorong warga mengelola sampahnya. Bagaimana? Dengan menukarnya dengan beras sumbangan. Seper

KEMBALI20 Podcast | Christina Thompson: Sea People: the Puzzle of Polynesia
March 27, 2021

In Sea People, Christina Thompson explores the fascinating story of Polynesias ancient voyagers, as well as the sailors, linguists, archaeologists, folklorists, biologists, and geographers who have p

KEMBALI20 Podcast | Ben Bland: Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia
March 22, 2021

Man of Contradictions, the first English-language biography of Jokowi, argues that the president embodies the fundamental contradictions of modern Indonesia. He is caught between democracy and authori

KEMBALI20 Podcast | Tyson Yunkaporta: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
March 18, 2021

Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from an Indigenous perspective. His new book Sand Talk provides a template for living. Its about how lines, symbols, and shapes can help us

KEMBALI20 Podcast | Edwidge Danticat: Everything Inside
March 16, 2021

Edwidge Danticats latest book of short stories,Everything Inside, is set in Port-au-Prince, Miami, and beyond. It reflects on community, family, and love, and how people come to terms with death,

KEMBALI20 Podcast | Febriana Firdaus: Investigative Reporting in Indonesia
March 10, 2021

Independent investigative journalist, Febriana Firdaus, is a regular contributor to The Guardian, covering topics from COVID-19 to the Black Lives Matter movement in West Papua. Her works have appeare

KEMBALI20 Podcast | Etgar Keret: Anything but Ordinary
March 08, 2021

My stories come from a very unconscious place. I dont premeditate them, I dont know whats going to happen in them. Theres no one like Etgar Keret. His stories take

KEMBALI20 Podcast | James Oseland: In Search of the Cradle of Flavor
March 04, 2021

Join James Oseland to hear about his travels in search of the worlds best restaurants, street food stalls, and home cooks. James is the author and editor of World Food,

KEMBALI20 Podcast| Intan Paramaditha: The Wandering
March 01, 2021

The Guardian called Intan Paramadithas debut novelThe Wanderingan ingenious choose-your-own-adventure challenge, [which is] at least five books in one. Originally published in Indonesian asGenta