On this week's episode, guest host Mutty sits down with Stanford University Ho Center for Buddhist Studies Post Doctoral Fellow Dr. Trent Walker. 

In the episode, Dr. Walker unpacks his lecture titled "Songs of Love and Loss: Crafting Buddhist Poetry In Early Cambodia." He takes us through his journey of learning Khmer, shares tales from ordaining as a monk in Cambodia, and recites Buddhist poems for listeners.

Lightning Round: 02:35
Research and lecture summary: 04:32
Advice for graduate students and recommendations: 45:00

Dr. Walker's Top Recommendations:
Have a sip podcast: https://vietcetera.com/vn/podcast/have-a-sip

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_xR5smzaE

Episode 90: Trent Walker, Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Stanford University

On this week's episode, Francine welcomes Dr. Sean Fear from Leeds University's School of History to unpack his virtual lecture, "Assessing Saigon's "Year of Sand": the 1968 Tet Offensive and Rise and Fall of South Vietnam's Second Republic". Stay tuned to hear Dr. Fear share his work which sheds new light on the South Vietnamese government, the role of language training in work, and fond memories of his time at Cornell University.

Lightning Round: 03:40

Research and lecture summary: 09:30

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 41:40

Dr. Fear's Top Recommendations:

Feature film: Dat Kho (Land of Sorrows). (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286779/)

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_xR5smzaE

Episode 91: Sean Fear, School of History, University of Leeds

On this week's episode, Francine sits down with Linna Chhun, Assistant Professor of American Studies at University of Texas - Austin, to unpack her first book manuscript Walking with the Ghost that analyzes memories of the Cambodian Genocide (1975-79) through the lens of personal and familial narratives. Join us for a thrilling conversation on autoethnographies, trauma, militarism, life as a graduate student, and hilarious dog stories!

Lightning Round: 02:50
Research and lecture summary: 11:55
Advice for researchers and recommendations: 42:10

Dr. Chhun's Top Recommendations:
A Nail the Evening Hangs On by Monica Sok (https://bit.ly/42xfkYZ)
Ghost Face by Greg Santos (https://dcbooks.ca/ghostface.html)
Afterparties: Stories by  Anthony Veasna So (https://bit.ly/3MNqim2)

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_xR5smzaE

Episode 92: Lina Chhun, Department of American Studies, University of Texas at Austin

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. Interviews are hosted by graduate students at Cornell university, and 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 seap.einaudi.cornell.edu. Music provided by 14 Strings and the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble.

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