Hollywood in Cambodia

Published on Apr 11, 2020 by Luke Hunt

A podcast with travel writer and film producer Nick Ray who has had a wide range of roles during his career in Southeast Asia focused on mainland Southeast Asia. He has written the best-selling Lonely Planet Cambodia guidebook for more than 20 years, as well as contributing to other country guides on Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, along with Indonesia, Uganda and Zambia as well. In recent years, he has also left his mark in film and Hollywood through his family company Hanuman Films.Ray speaks with Luke Hunt about his work on films, including Tomb Raider with Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie. Listen here..

The Maguindanao Massacre

Published on Apr 5, 2020 by Luke Hunt

A podcast with Australian journalist Craig Skehan who has covered Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands over the last four decades, for major news outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Associated Press (AAP). That included the 2009 massacre in Maguindanao, Philippines, where justice for the victims and their families had taken over a decade to come through.Skehan spoke to Luke Hunt recently about a range of issues, including recent developments on the Maguindanao massacre. Listen here..

A Podcast with Journalist Annemarie Evans

Published on Nov 21, 2019 by Luke Hunt

Annemarie Evans, a broadcaster with Radio Televion Hong Kong (RTHK), has lived in Hong Kong for more than 26 years and witnessed the substantial changes the city has undergone, particularly since the end of British rule. Her work has also put her in touch with both sides of the debate for Hong Kong’s future and the threats of the last few months, dominated by street protests that have captured the world’s attention. Luke Hunt recently spoke with Evans about the current state of Hong Kong as well as its future. Listen here. .

A Podcast with Historian Milton Osborne

Published on Sep 3, 2019 by Luke Hunt

While the Mekong River – one of the world’s longest and largest rivers – has long been in peril, its future has gotten more attention over the past few years both on its own terms as well as within the context of other geopolitical trends such as the development of mainland Southeast Asian states and the rise of China. To discuss these issues and more, Luke Hunt recently spoke to Milton Osborne, a visiting fellow at the Lowy Institute who has been associated with Southeast Asia for more than a half-century –viewing the region through various stints including at the Australian Embassy in Cambodia and the Office of National Assessments and authoring 11 books – with a particular focus on....

A Podcast with Academic Greg Barton

Published on Jul 21, 2019 by Luke Hunt

The security environment in Southeast Asia has witnessed rapid change since the end of the Cold War, with various manifestations of this including the broadening of the notion of security to include climate change and sustainable development, the rise of more assertive China amid uncertainty about the U.S. regional role, and a mix of promise and peril in terms of the role of religion in politics.To discuss these issues and more, Luke Hunt recently spoke to Greg Barton, a research professor at Monash University where he works on a range of issues affecting Southeast Asia including religion and counterterrorism, in addition to continuing to pursue his longstanding research on Indonesia. They talked about these issues as well as the broader....