Gatty Rewind Podcast

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.

[Hot Ones Special] Episode 150: Win Kyaw, PhD student in Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture, Cornell University

Sep 10, 2026

In this special episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan flips the script by interviewing co-host Win Kyaw, a PhD student in Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and co-chair of the SEAP Graduate Committee. This episode is inspired by Sean Evan’s Hot Ones series, where they eat progressively spicy wings with...

Episode 149: Aurore Candier, Department of History, Northern Illinois University

Sep 3, 2026

In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by co-host Win Kyaw, a PhD student in Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and co-chair of the SEAP Graduate Committee. Together, they speak with Aurore Candier, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois...

Episode 148: Arnisson Ortega, Associate Professor from the Department of Geography and the Environment, Syracuse University

Apr 23, 2026

In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan speaks with Arnisson Andre Ortega, Associate Professor from the Department of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University. First, they discuss his current project, “City of Imperialism,” which examines the legacy of former U.S. military bases in the Philippines....

Episode 147: Courtney Wittekind, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Purdue University

Apr 16, 2026

In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan speaks with Courtney T. Wittekind, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University. Together, they discuss Dr.Wittekind’s lecture, which is part of her forthcoming book, City of Speculation: Unsettled Futures in Urban Myanmar (Stanford University Press), and...

Episode 146: Taomo Zhou, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore

Apr 9, 2026

In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan and Carrie Mo, a master’s student in Asian Studies, interview Taomo Zhou, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore, about her research on the life of Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej, an Indonesian transnational activist in the...