Season 6 Episode 2 (with Iskandarsyah Bakri)

About this episode

The episode features Iskandarsyah Bakri discussing the livelihoods crisis in Aceh following the Senyar Cyclone, along with commentary on various political topics.

Joining the pod is Isanksarsyah Bakri, senior advisor to the Aceh governor, for a discussion of the livelihoods crisis facing the province after the 23 November Senyar Cyclone devastated half of Aceh's districts. Also: Erin and Kevin look at the Information Ministry's ban of the Grok AI nudify function on Elon Musk's X; Prabowo's travel plans; and Megawati's emphatic denunciation of Trump's neo-colonial folly. And a spelling correction for last week's blurb: our interview guest wa...

People in this episode

Hosts: Erin, Kevin

Guest: Iskandarsyah Bakri

Topics covered

• livelihoods crisis
• Senyar Cyclone
• political commentary
• AI technology
• travel plans
• neo-colonialism

Keywords

• Aceh
• livelihoods crisis
• Senyar Cyclone
• Grok AI
• politics
• Prabowo
• Megawati
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aceh governor, Elon Musk's X

Products: Grok AI

Places: Aceh

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