Episode 129: Sumba, the Forgotten Island

History of Southeast Asia by Charles Kimball

Sep 19, 20230:45:05Society & Culture

I started working on Episode of the podcast in the middle of August, but was interrupted in early September by illness. Now I have recovered enough to finish the episode, so here it is. This time we visit Sumba, an islan...

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