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From the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast features interviews and conversations with scholars and researchers working in and around Southeast Asia, all of whom have been invited to give a Gatty Lecture at Cornell University. Conversations cover the history, politics, economics, literature, art, and cultures of the region. Podcast topics cover the many nations and peoples of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. For more information on the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, visit our website. Music provided by 14 Strings and the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble.

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Episode 143: Patrick Daly, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis

Feb 26, 2026

In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by Trifosa Simamora, a PhD candidate from the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, to interview Patrick Daly, a research scientist for sustainability and resilience in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Daly gave us a rundown of his lecture, Using Archaeology, History, and Geology to Build a Paleo-Tsunami History for Southeast Asia. We discuss his 20-year endeavor to craft a long history of tsunamis in this region through collaboration between the arts and sciences. Tune in to find out more! 

  • Lightning round(Lecture Summary): 3:27
  • Main interview: 6:58
    • 6:58  - Remembering the 2004 Tsunami in North Sumatr
    • 15:50 - What is Paleo-tsunami history? Why is it important in and for Southeast Asia
    • 19:55 - Scholarly disciplines involved in the project?
    • 23:34 - Involvement with Aceh community
    • 26:35 - Oral history about the 2004 Tsunami, check out https://maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
    • 30:10 - Data from the research and the prediction of natural disasters

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 35:48

Dr. Patrick Daly’ top recommendations: 

 

The music on the podcast is from "14 Strings!", a Filipino-style Rondalla group established at Cornell University. Check them out here.  

Produced by Neen Yada Tangcharoenmonkong, Adam Farihin, and Cecilia Liu