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Reformasi Dispatch

Independent and lucid analysis of Indonesian politics, policymaking, justice, and economics featuring Kevin O’Rourke and Erin Cook. The podcasts incorporate exclusive interviews with experts and draws on content from the Reformasi Weekly reports, produced for subscribers since 2003.

Season 6 Episode 9

38 mins; March 29, 2026

Season 6 Episode 8

38 mins; March 20, 2026

Season 6 Episode 7

47 mins; March 10, 2026

Season 6 Episode 6

38 mins; February 27, 2026

Season 6 Episode 5 (with Iqbal Kholidin of Perludem)

65 hours 56 mins; February 09, 2026

Season 6 Episode 4 (with Uday Bakhshi)

66 hours 14 mins; January 31, 2026

Season 6 Episode 3 (with Brandon Possin)

79 hours 0 mins; January 26, 2026

Season 6 Episode 2 (with Iskandarsyah Bakri)

95 hours 24 mins; January 17, 2026

Season 6 Episode 1 (with Burhanuddin Muhtadi and Maria Monica Wihardja)

87 hours 31 mins; January 05, 2026

Season 5 Episode 40 (with Dr. Chris Chaplin)

72 hours 27 mins; December 21, 2025

Season 5 Episode 39 (with Garda Ramadhito)

65 hours 58 mins; December 08, 2025

Season 5 Episode 38

45 mins; December 02, 2025

Season 5 Episode 37 (with Matt Busch)

72 hours 19 mins; November 25, 2025

Season 5 Episode 36

55 mins; November 17, 2025

Season 5 Episode 35

42 mins; November 07, 2025

Season 5 Episode 34

39 mins; November 01, 2025

Acid Reign - Season 5 Episode 33 (with Krista Shennum)

71 hours 25 mins; October 22, 2025

Season 5 Episode 32

51 mins; October 12, 2025

Season 5 Episode 31

47 mins; September 28, 2025

Season 5 Episode 30

49 mins; September 14, 2025

Season 5 Episode 29 (with Ian Wilson)

45 mins; September 07, 2025

Season 5 Episode 28: Update on Protest in Indonesia

34 mins; September 01, 2025

Season 5 Episode 27

41 mins; August 31, 2025

Season 5 Episode 26

38 mins; August 19, 2025

Season 5 Episode 25

32 mins; August 12, 2025

Season 5 Episode 24

43 mins; August 04, 2025

Season 5 Episode 23

45 mins; July 29, 2025

Season 5 Episode 22

40 mins; July 20, 2025

Season 5 Episode 21

34 mins; July 12, 2025

Season 5 Episode 20

36 mins; July 05, 2025

Season 5 Episode 19 (With Dr. Rien Dam)

34 mins; June 28, 2025

Season 5 Episode 18

49 mins; June 22, 2025

Season 5 Episode 17

37 mins; June 07, 2025

Season 5 Episode 16 (with Glenn Hurowitz)

62 hours 27 mins; May 31, 2025

Season 5 Episode 15 (with Alon Aviram)

65 hours 51 mins; May 24, 2025

Season 5 Episode 14

27 mins; May 16, 2025

Season 5 Episode 13 (with Kirsten Han)

72 hours 5 mins; May 02, 2025

Season 5 Episode 12 (with Angus Mackintosh)

56 mins; April 25, 2025

Season 5 Episode 11 (with Ristian Atriandi)

70 hours 58 mins; April 13, 2025

Season 5 Episode 10

45 mins; March 29, 2025

Season 5 Episode 9 (with Fabby Tumiwa)

72 hours 53 mins; March 22, 2025

Season 5 Episode 8 (with Jonathan Head)

68 hours 24 mins; March 14, 2025

Season 5 Episode 7 (with Wahyu Dyatmika)

54 mins; March 01, 2025

Season 5 Episode 6

38 mins; February 23, 2025

Season 5 Episode 5 (with Jon Lindborg)

61 hours 51 mins; February 13, 2025

Season 5 Episode 4

39 mins; February 07, 2025

Season 5 Episode 3 (with Seth Soderborg)

57 mins; January 24, 2025

Season 5 Episode 2 (With Usman Hamid)

53 mins; January 17, 2025

Season 5 Episode 1 (with David Mathieson)

84 hours 38 mins; January 09, 2025

Season 4 Episode 42 (with Lauri Myllyvirta)

81 hours 40 mins; December 20, 2024

Season 4 Episode 41 (With Khoirunnisa Agustyati)

67 hours 40 mins; December 05, 2024

Season 4 Episode 40 (With Bert Gochet)

69 hours 8 mins; November 30, 2024

Season 4 Episode 39 (with Seth Soderborg)

57 mins; November 23, 2024

Season 4 Episode 38 (with Ristian Atriandi)

51 mins; November 14, 2024

Season 4 Episode 37

35 mins; November 07, 2024

Season 4 Episode 36 (With Anindya Restuviani)

67 hours 24 mins; November 01, 2024

Season 4 Episode 35 (with Herald Van Der Linde)

75 hours 46 mins; October 18, 2024

Season 4 Episode 34

46 mins; October 10, 2024

Season 4 Episode 33 (With Rio Tuasikal)

70 hours 8 mins; October 04, 2024

Season 4 Episode 32 (With James Guild)

56 mins; September 30, 2024

Season 4 Episode 31

40 mins; September 21, 2024

The Indonesian Toggle for Democracy (with Wahyu Dhyatmika)

62 hours 14 mins; August 21, 2024

Golkar In Subordination

74 hours 15 mins; August 18, 2024

Empty Boxes, Now More than Ever

45 mins; August 10, 2024

The French Connection: Prabowo's State Visit to Paris

34 mins; August 02, 2024

Trong's Wake and Vietnam's Next Course (with Mike Tatarski)

64 hours 13 mins; July 27, 2024

Horses for Courses: Poll Data on Pole Positions in Indonesia's Upcoming Regional-Head Races (with Seth Soderberg)

61 hours 33 mins; July 20, 2024

Ransomware or Randomware? Indonesia's Bizarre National Data Hack (with Nenden Sekar Arum)

55 mins; July 13, 2024

Myanmar's Myriad Crises (with Ragyeshri Sudaroli); Indonesia's Remorseful Hackers

52 mins; July 05, 2024

Myopia on Myanmar: How ASEAN Could Do More (with Kasit Piromya)

68 hours 42 mins; June 27, 2024

Particulate Matter Matters: 'Sick Building' Syndrome in Jakarta (with Piotr Jakubowski)

73 hours 3 mins; June 14, 2024

Political Thai-nosaurs: Aversion to Move Forward in Thailand's Establishment (with Titipol Phakdeewanich)

47 mins; June 07, 2024

Apocalypse ca-Now-al: Cambodia's Mekong Canal Plan

32 mins; May 25, 2024

Old Law, New Law (Outlaw In-Law)

33 mins; May 17, 2024

Anticipating Indonesia's AI Revolution (with Angus Mackintosh)

54 mins; May 10, 2024

Benefit(s) of the Doubt(s): Anticipating a New Administration (with Prof Dewi Fortuna Anwar)

70 hours 15 mins; May 03, 2024

Democratic Hopes, Institutional Woes - Indonesia's High Stakes Election (with Dr Dan Slater)

63 hours 57 mins; April 25, 2024

Step (Son) Change: Widodo Clan Preps for the Prabowo Era

35 mins; April 19, 2024

Bamboo-zled? Prabowo & Xi in Beijing

42 mins; April 05, 2024

Goal Kicked by Golkar - A Peek at the Prabowo-Era Party Arena

32 mins; March 21, 2024

Indonesia's Vote Count: Applying Pressure Can Inflate PSI (in 'pounds per square inch'?)

50 mins; March 15, 2024

Knee-capped by SiRekap: Concerns Mounting about Party Counting (with Erin Cook)

42 mins; March 09, 2024

Sartorial Litigants? Widodo Beyond 2024

28 mins; February 29, 2024

Helter-Smelter: The Crippling Cost of Regulatory Lassitude (with Katherine Hasan)

54 mins; February 23, 2024

It's Widodo Wot Won It (with Seth Soderborg and Wahyu Dyatmika)

52 mins; February 17, 2024

Indonesia: At a Crossroads No Longer

27 mins; February 12, 2024

A New Special Episode with Andreas Harsono on Buy Me A Coffee

39 secs; February 11, 2024

Squarely in the Turnout Zone: 1st Round Majority May Hinge on Whose Supporters Show (with Dr Seth Soderberg)

71 hours 33 mins; February 08, 2024

Down the Straightaway: Weighing Whether to Weigh In

29 mins; February 01, 2024

Indonesia's Valentines Election: Cupid(ity) at Play? (with Hadar Gumay)

74 hours 9 mins; January 26, 2024

A Special Reformasi Dispatch Episode On Buymeacoffee.com

59 secs; January 22, 2024

Whither the Jokowi-Bowo Nexus? Assessing the Durability of Indonesia's Unlikely but Formidable Political Alliance (with Professor Ian Wilson)

55 mins; January 19, 2024

Four on '24: Anticipating the Year Head in Indonesian Politics (with guests)

39 mins; January 05, 2024

On Alert: A Civil Society View of Election Administration Trends in Indonesia (with Khoirunissa Agustyadi)

56 mins; December 22, 2023

Prickly Debate, Cushy Polls

37 mins; December 17, 2023

Charting a New Coarse: Indonesia's Turn (with Ben Bland)

49 mins; November 20, 2023

Chef Justice: A Recipe for Rancor (with Bivitri Susanti)

45 mins; November 10, 2023

PDI-P Turning Bullish: Will the Gibran Gambit backfire?

38 mins; November 07, 2023

"Dinasti Jokowi?" (With Seth Soderborg)

66 hours 14 mins; October 27, 2023

Striving Faux Democracy? Last-minute Verdict Favors Widodo Clan

36 mins; October 21, 2023

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