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Bones explains Indonesian bathrooms to Matt Van Ham while they are both in quarantine.

On this podisode, we take a stab at true crime. Bones and Kayla discuss two murderous shaman from the island of Java.

Learn about words in English that come from Bahasa Indonesia with Bones and Nora.

Bones and Nora discuss Indonesia's national language, Bahasa Indonesia. Find out what makes it such a WONDERFUL lingua franca, dong!

Nelly and Bones discuss the different ways their countries are coping with COVID-19. Find out why Nelly can get hand sanitizer but Bones can't.

Bones and Nelly talk about their trip to the United States to celebrate Christmas in Mississippi.

Bones rides his bike back to his village, surrounded by the sounds of rural Java. He almost hits a chicken. He talks about the coronavirus pandemic. He doesn't know if he is going to be evacuated or not.

Bones, Matt, and Caka discuss sports in Indonesia. Learn about basketball, badminton, futsal, and ping-pong. Can Bones compete with the Bapaks in ping-pong? Not really.

Bones and Chelsea discuss garbage in Indonesia- where did it come from? Where is it going? Bones tells the story of how he started a club to pick up litter in middle school. Chelsea asks some big, important questions.

Bones, Carol, and Chelsea are back to reminisce about their study tour to Borobudur temple and the beach (beach). Find out what it's like to go on a loooooooooooooong field trip to another city. Bonus information about tattoos and turtles.

Bones and Jason discuss health, illness, and medicine on the island of Java. Learn about masuk angin (the evil entering wind), making friends with germs, and why you should keep your stomach warm,

Bones, Carol(ine), and Chelsea discuss Jombang hometown hero, Gus Dur, political leaders, blasphemy laws, and TV commercials in Indonesia.

Bones continues intense breakfast discussions with Pak Arib, Chelsea, and Carol. Learn about elep (pronounced "elf"), krupuk, AND kripik in one convenient podisode.

Bones, Carol(ine), and Chelsea discuss television shows in Indonesia. Later, they are joined by Pak Arib, an English teacher from Nganjuk, who offers a local perspective. Bones describes the Indonesian flag ceremony and tries to pronounce the word "mug."

Ben, Christian, and Troy recap events, antics, and hijinks from Normal Summer Camp 2019.

Bones and Paul discuss common noises in Indonesia, both mechanical and biological.

Bones and Nora discuss fasting, banners, breakfast, calendars, and other exciting elements of cultural exchange.

Bones and Nelly discuss relationships in the United States and Indonesia, then go on a vacation.

Matt and Bones (but mostly Matt) pass on their sage wisdom to the new assistant directors at Normal Summer Camp.

Bones explains how everything he has told you about Indonesia might be wrong. Sorry about that.