Release Date: 18 July 2021

Episode 2: Metropolutan

We delve into ‘Metropolutan’, a song about the overdevelopment and pollution crisis in the Indonesian city of Jakarta. In this episode we’ll also hear about something pretty amazing that happened to the band as a result of this song, and took them to another big city – Los Angeles.

For the transcript of this episode click here.

Listen to Metropolutan on Spotify here.

This episode features:

Watch the Metropolutan Video

Links:

Metropolutan by Navicula

RØDE Rocks Worldwide band competition

I Hate Myself And Want To Die by Nirvana

Unbelievable by EMF

I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred

Jalanan (streetside) film, directed by Daniel Ziv

Sources to data referenced in the episode:

Demographic of Jakarta Indonesia Population Census Report 2020 by Badan Pusat Statistik

Jakarta’s Air Quality Index by a study from the University of Chicago

MRT Manage: Average Traffic Speed in Jakarta is 5 Km/h

Jakarta’s terrible traffic causes US$5 billion in losses per year, lack of MRT major cause: minister 

Transboundary Air Pollution in the Jakarta, Banten, and West Java Provinces

Lockdown should have cleared up Jakarta’s air. Coal plants kept it dirty

Jakarta residents await landmark ruling on right to clean air 

Kopernik Partners with Islamic Development Bank to Deliver Community Air Quality Monitoring Project

Jakartans spend 22 days in traffic jam per year: Survey

Unlocking Cities: The impact of ridesharing in Southeast Asia and beyond

A watery onslaught from sea, sky and land in the world’s fastest-sinking city

3 Things to Consider Before Moving Indonesia’s Capital from Jakarta

Adaptation to Climate Change: Decision Making and Opportunities for Transformation in Jakarta, Indonesia

To learn more about air pollution in Jakarta, as well as initiatives and organisations working to address the issue, learn more at:

Silent Killer #3: Membunuh Perlahan.

Bicara Udara is an online campaign that provides education about air quality and fights for people’s rights to clean air.

Nafas is an air quality sensor network that provides real time air quality data. Accessible by phone, the community in JABODETABEK can easily keep track of the air quality that they are breathing so that they can take precautionary actions to reduce the harm of hazardous air exposure.

You can sign this petition to the Governor of Jakarta to take concrete actions to stop open burning in Jakarta.

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