Season 3

*The latest episodes of Season 3 below*

We started Season 3 in January 2021 while the majority of places in the world are still fighting Covid-19. 

There are many sad stories during the pandemic, but one of the saddest is when people are taking this pandemic as a momentum to gain self-benefit at others’ expenses. People could do it through politics, health, economic or social platforms. It is just another year to prove how humanity is destroyed by greediness and ego-maniac individuals or groups of people. 

Parts of the year 2020 seemed to show us more clearly that other living creatures, animals and vegetations have given more benefit in our lives than our fellow human beings. 

This is why we are here to explore and present humanity stories that we thought could help keep us sane and hopeful. 

During the time that we are forced or tempted to get frustrated with overwhelming hypocrisy, we should pat our backs or even give ourselves a nice treat when we manage to greet the world with a genuine little smile one day at a time. 

The year of 2020 is probably the year that many of us experienced a turning point in our workplace, relationship or simply life in general. We hope wherever our paths take us, we will find the truth of ourselves as a tiny part of this huge universe. 

Welcome to Season 3, these are our stories, what is yours?

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*The latest episodes of Season 3 below*

Buen Camino

Season 3 Episode 11 is a story from Djoko Kusumowidagdo, who walked the Camino de Santiago for 323,9 km to celebrate his 70th birthday with his friend, Anton. This mental, physical and spiritual journey is written in his book Buen Camino He is going to walk again for the third time, hopefully, in 2022. This…

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Bio Decoding

Season 3 Episode 10 is a story from Clarissa Jayakumara, who is originally from and currently residing in Jakarta. This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the midst of Covid 19 pandemic. We’d like to extend our deep condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. This is definitely…

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Dangdut is the Music of My Country

Season 3 Episode 9 is a story from Inul Daratista, a famous dangdut singer and entrepreneur in Indonesia from Pasuruan, East Java. She is well-known for her signature dance moves which she calls Goyang Inul. This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the midst of Covid 19 pandemic. We’d like…

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Abraham’s Daughter

Season 3 Episode 8 is Yoga Adhitrisna’s reflection that is based on his life observations and uses three different sources as metaphor. He is an activist, a thinker, the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Berakar Komunikasi or Rooted Communication advertising agency. This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the…

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Finding Madame Juteq

Season 3 Episode 7 is a story about how Alvina Hendradi eventually responded to her calling after ignoring it for more than 30 years. She is a part-time mother of two, who works as a contractor and a songwriter/producer. This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the midst of Covid…

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Biak: Debris of War

Season 3 Episode 6 is a story from Evi Aryati Arbay, who is originally from Jakarta and currently resides there. She works as an ethnographer, author and tour operator specialist. This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the midst of Covid 19 pandemic. We’d like to extend our deep condolences…

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Indonesia Raya in Raijua

Season 3 Episode 5 is a story from Basa Nova Siregar, who is originally from the west coast of Lampung. She currently resides in Sleman, Yogyakarta and works as a freelance writer. This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the midst of Covid 19 pandemic. We’d like to extend our…

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How Music Unites Us

Season 3 Episode 4 is a story from Rusmailia Lenggogeni who is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia. She currently resides in Jakarta and works as a writer and an advertising creative director. This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the midst of Covid 19 pandemic. We’d like to extend our deep…

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The Smell of Salted Fish

Season 3 Episode 3 is a story from Sulung Landung who is originally from Pematang Siantar, North Sumatera. He currently lives and works in Jakarta as a manager for artists, establishing the company Avatara88 or Avatara88 ARTIST MANAGEMENT This episode is one of our editions as we are still in the midst of Covid 19…

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My Path

Season 3 Episode 2 is a story from from Lydia Anggraeni Kidarsa, who is originally from Bandung and currently resides there. This episode is one of our editions in the midst of Covid 19 pandemic.We’d like to extend our deep condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. This is definitely a very difficult…

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The Child in All of Us

Season 3 Episode 1 is a story from Cyntha Hariadi who is a writer from Tangerang, Banten. She now resides in Ubud, Bali. This episode is one of our editions in the midst of Covid 19 pandemic. We’d like to extend our deep condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. This is definitely…

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*Photo credit and courtesy: Pinot W. Ichwandardi, Aditya Fajar, Daniel Tjongari, Yuliana Kusbiantoro, Kassian “Cephas”, Fajrul Islam, Bayu Novanta, Tandek Art. Design credit and courtesy: Henricus Kusbiantoro