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Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

363 - Bruce Carpenter (Art Historian in Bali)

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

Chris Ryan

Society & Culture, Arts

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 133 minutes

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Summary

Author and co-author of more than 20 books and numerous articles on Indonesian art, culture and history, Bruce W. Carpenter is considered a leading expert in the field of Indonesian studies. He's also an accomplished traveler and an old friend of Stanley Krippner's. His publications include Ethnic Art of Indonesia (2010), Gold Jewelery of the Indonesian Archipelago (2011), Nias Sculpture (2013), Lempad of Bali, the Illuminating Line (2014) and Indonesian Tribal Art (2015).

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0:00.0

So I lived on a deserted island in the south of Thailand, south of Puket, built a geodesic dome out of bamboo there with some people.

0:12.0

And then gradually went down the coast to Samatra and then wandered around.

0:21.0

Radio Mano, Papa Chango.

0:23.0

Hey Chris, my name is Mark.

0:52.0

I'm from Sydney, Australia. I'm currently studying a Bachelor of Environment with a major in climate science.

1:02.0

I went travelling around the world for a little while and didn't really know what I was doing with myself but with the help of listening to podcasts like your own.

1:11.0

Some other ones I sort of figured out and got inspired to do something important with myself and try and make the world a better place.

1:19.0

So I just want to say thank you for doing what you're doing and keep going with it.

1:24.0

Thanks, he's man. Have a good day.

1:27.0

Hey Chris, my name is Oscar and I am a canyon living in Japan.

1:33.0

I've been here for four years. I came to study but eventually I didn't get my degree and I ended up working in bars and convenience stores and enter a rest agencies and teaching English and all that shit.

1:49.0

And it's been amazing. Life has been hard man. Life has been hard financially at some points. And then it's been really easy and when it's easy you kind of forget how hard it was.

2:00.0

You don't have any money. You spend all your money because the life is good now.

2:07.0

I got married and my wife and I have struggled through the financial moments. I mean I met my wife for now 16 and that was a long time ago.

2:15.0

And with Chris right and thank you so much for I guess I've been listening to your podcast for three years and I would say thank you for all those three years.

2:23.0

It's been fun, it's been wild and if you meet Joe Rogan Selgin one day I'm going to be on his podcast. Anyway thank you. Have a good day.

2:33.0

Hey everybody. I'm recording this on my phone because I just sent my highfalutin podcast recording gear back to the US with my friend Anja.

2:45.0

Who's flying back and I'm traveling super light from here on out. Looks like I'm going to be going to Thailand where I'm going to hang out with my buddy Viram.

2:56.0

Who some of you may remember I think we did a two part podcast last time I saw him which was probably three years ago.

3:05.0

He lives on an island called Copa Yom in Thailand it's on the it's a little north of Puket near Burma. I think it's one of the last islands before you get to the Burmese border.

3:22.0

Anyway I'm heading up there in a few days and I'm going to spend some time with him and bang around southern Thailand for a while.

3:31.0

So I wanted to go super light and so if I record a podcast with Viram which I hope to it'll be on the phone. I think the body equality is actually quite good.

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