Ubud Writers & Readers Festival Podcast

<p>Beginning the year with one of the timeliest panels from our 2025 Festival, we hope you enjoy hearing Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Shiori Itō, and Virginia Haussegger in a provoking panel moderated by Kirsten Han. Hear...

<p>Hear from a panel of speakers brought together at #UWRF25 as they explore how, in an increasingly digital world where identity is reduced to labels, titles, and qualifications, we can begin to internalise that...

<p>Hear highlight conversations from #UWRF25 as we release a new episode each week.</p><p>For our second episode, listen to Australian award-winning author Gail Jones as she discusses her new book The Name of the...

<p>We are delighted to announce the release of the first podcast episode from #UWRF25.</p><p>In our first episode, join moderator Petra Molnar as she talks with brilliant minds Omar El Akkad, Neal Hall and Shiori Itō...

<p>In this week's #UWRF24 highlight conversation, the UK’s largest BookTuber and the Internet's Resident Librarian, Jack Edwards, along with digital creator and blogger Sintia Astarina and Bali-based book cover designer...

<p>Catch up on our latest #UWRF24 episode with award-winning authors Felix Cheong, Nam Le, and Omar Musa, alongside host Veronica Sullivan, as they explore the art of genre-shifting and how conventional forms in...

<p>This week, we are delighted to bring you an intimate conversation recorded live at #UWRF24. Listen in as New York Times bestselling translator and Korean-to-English writer Anton Hur discusses his debut novel, Toward...

<p>Listen back to a stellar group of expert podcasters and journalists, including Maltese author Paul Caruana Galizia, award-winning Indonesian journalist and anthropologist Tito Ambyo, and Australian Walkley...

<p>In the past decade, liberal democracies around the world have been attacked from within, and Myanmar is no exception. The civil war in Myanmar, which began with a coup d'état exactly four years ago, has displaced...

<p>The creative process of character development is one of the most crucial elements of storytelling. Revisit this one-of-a-kind meeting of literary minds between prolific Indonesian author Abi Ardianda, Irish fiction...

<p>We pride ourselves on being a platform where diverse perspectives on urgent issues in Bali, the region, and around the globe can be shared with clarity, nuance, and respect.</p><p>With the latest ceasefire and...

<p>Love is as complex in literature as it is in reality, capturing the essence of our deepest emotions and weaving stories of passion, heartbreak, and connection. In this discussion, recorded live at #UWRF24, authors...

<p>Listen to an urgent conversation from this year’s festival featuring renowned best-selling authors Amitav Ghosh, Sathnam Sanghera, and Isna Marifa as they explored the history of European colonialism and its...

<p>In this first episode, Nobel Prize–winning author and journalist Maria Ressa explores the impact of social media on journalism, the fight for press freedom, and the need for ethical storytelling in a fractured world...

<p>For our 2023 Festival Highlights finale, listen to unexpected stories of pride and resilience from four incredible queer poets and writers. Hear from Virginia Helzainka, Chris Tse, Norman Erikson Pasaribu, and Broede...