Episode 17 is now online, come and get it! Today we meet the third group of Europeans to explore and exploit Southeast Asia, the Dutch, and learn how they used a corporation, the Dutch East India Company (also called the V.O.C.), to get involved in Indonesia.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/21893717/episode-17-the-dutch-east-india-company/
I’m checking it out tomorrow at work.
My latest podcast episode finishes what the previous episode started, covering the French conquest of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, from 1867 to 1907.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/25678371/episode-26-french-indochina-part-2/
The latest podcast episode continues our narrative on Southeast Asia in the early twentieth century, by looking at Indonesia, then called the Dutch East Indies, from 1901 to 1941 (A.D.). First we will learn how oil was discovered in the islands, and how it replaced spices as Indonesia’s most important product. Then we will see how the Dutch administered the islands during that time. Finally we will follow the development of Indonesian nationalism, and meet Sukarno, the first leader of modern Indonesia.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/28992958/episode-33-nationalism-in-the-dutch-east-indies/
Today we are taking a break from the ongoing narrative. Several podcasts tell spooky stories for their late October episodes, so this episode will look at myths and legends from Southeast Asia, especially those about monsters. You may not want to listen to this alone!
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/50625157/episode-76-monsters-of-southeast-asia/