Keluar Sekejap
Presentation
Hosted byKhairy Jamaluddin
Shahril Hamdan
Genre
Format
  • Audio
  • video
LanguageMalay
Version also inEnglish
Length1-2+ hours
Production
ProductionIsmail Amsyar
Raja Syahrir
Syahir Zaini
Iman Irfan
Video format
Audio formatMP3
No. of episodes75 (as of January 01, 2024)
Publication
Original releaseMarch 01, 2023 (March 01, 2023)
ProviderKeluar Sekejap (2023–present)
Related
WebsiteKeluar Sekejap
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2023–present
Subscribers268 thousand[1]
Total views27.5 million[1]
100,000 subscribers

Last updated: January 01, 2024

Keluar Sekejap (alternatively referred by its initials KS) is a weekly Malaysian political podcast hosted by two Malaysian politicians Khairy Jamaluddin and Shahril Hamdan. It launched its pilot episode on March 1, 2023, and officially its first episode on March 7, 2023, on YouTube and Spotify.[2][3] Keluar Sekejap has consistently been ranked as one of Malaysia's most popular podcasts and has influenced the trend of political podcasting in the country and the Southeast Asian region.[4] The podcast has been available on various platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts with highlights uploaded onto their main Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter page.

Background

Keluar Sekejap initially started due to KJ and Shahril's dismissal from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and was inspired from the British podcast The Rest is Politics hosted by Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, who were also both expelled from their parties. KJ and Shahril's expulsion started due to their open criticism towards the sitting president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. KJ, who was the former UMNO Youth Chief wanted to compete for the presidential post for the 2023 United Malays National Organisation leadership election, but then was denied and sacked before the party election took place allegedely due to sabotaging the party during GE-15.[5] Shahril was also dismissed for 6 years but was not entirely sacked from the party.[6]

The podcast regularly receives six figure views per episode whilst including various notable Malaysian politicians such as the Menteri Besar of Kedah Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, Menteri Besar of Selangor Amirudin Shari, former Senior Minister of Malaysia Azmin Ali, President of the Dewan Negara Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Member of Parliament for Muar Syed Saddiq, and 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad.

Khairy Jamaluddin

Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar or more commonly known as KJ is one of two co-founders and regular co-hosts of Keluar Sekejap. An Oxford graduate in philosophy, politics and economics who had a stint in journaling for The Economist, KJ acts as the main host of the podcast, notably as the main persona of the show where he often exerts his main views on Malaysian politics, government policies, economics, and current affairs.[7][8] Prior in creating the podcast, KJ was the former Malaysian Minister of Health and the Member of Parliament for Rembau where he was in charge of spearheading the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. KJ's dismissal from Malaysia's Grand Old Party was one of the core reasons on creating Keluar Sekejap where he stated that he wanted to stay politically relevant despite being sacked by the party.[9]

Shahril Hamdan

Shahril Sufian Hamdan, co-founder and co-host, who is also an UMNO exile was the former economic advisor to the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Ismail Sabri Yaakob.[10] Shahril studied economics at Manchester, and sociology at the London School of Economics where he was a Chevening Scholar. He has held various high positions in UMNO where he was the former Vice Youth Chief and Information Chief of the party. Shahril's rise in politics was attributed to his close connection with KJ, where they share similar views and ideology within the party. Before the 2023 United Malays National Organisation leadership election, Shahril's membership as an UMNO member was terminated for 6 years which corelated to his ambition in creating Keluar Sekejap with KJ.

Content

Since its release, the podcast has known to criticize both the Malaysian government led by Anwar Ibrahim and the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN) on various issues and views. Both KJ and Shahril share centrist and moderate ideals for Malaysia, where they often reject ultraconservative sentiments from the opposition and populist agendas by the government.

PH-BN government

KJ and Shahril has shared mixed views toward the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet, rarely praising them for their policies involving the economy, foreign policy and governance, but oftentimes criticizing them for their lack of commitment in political reform involving combating corruption. KJ acknowledges the challenges of the current PH-BN government to enforce structural reforms, but believes that the government has not done enough critical or substantial effort.[11]

The podcast often criticizes and condemns the current state of UMNO which is led by its president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Both KJ and Shahril is known to share contradictory opinions with Zahid, where KJ had competed against and lost to Zahid for the presidential post back in the 2018 United Malays National Organisation leadership election.[12]

Perikatan Nasional

In the podcast, both KJ and Shahril had shown more support towards the opposition compared to the PH-BN government. During the 2023 Malaysian state elections, KJ had declared his support towards several PN candidates, where he even went to campaign and assist several of them during election season whilst Shahril remain apolitical.[13] Despite the support, KJ and Shahril had both criticized PN's political rhetoric on abusing racial and religious sentiments in attracting rural and conservative Malay voters. In an episode with the Member of Parliament for Machang Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, KJ and Shahril had expressed their disapproval towards Wan Fayhsal's racial comments towards the Democratic Action Party (DAP).[14]

Special guests

KS often hosts special guests, often Malaysian politicians from across all lines who are within the current political scene. The following guests have been interviewed on the podcasts' special episodes:

2023

No.Guest(s)Running timeOriginal air dateLink
15Ong Kian Ming: Part 11:42:48May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)link at Youtube
Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and former Member of Parliament for Bangi, Dr. Ong Kian Ming discusses the future and issues of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and his political ambitions post GE-15.
24Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal1:36:23June 1, 2023 (2023-06-01)link at Youtube
The Shadow Foreign Minister of Malaysia and Member of Parliament for Machang, Wan Fayhsal discusses all about Perikatan Nasional, his decision on associating with the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), and comments on the current Anwar Government.
34Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor1:32:07July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)link at Youtube
The controversial and ever notorious 14th Menteri Besar of Kedah, Dato' Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor discusses PAS's political agenda on mixing religion and politics, PAS and PPBM relations, as well as views on Muafakat Nasional between UMNO and PAS.
37Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz1:45:22July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)link at Youtube
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance's (MUDA) top two leaders which are Member of Parliament for Muar Syed Saddiq and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Puteri Wangsa Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz discusses MUDA's future and relevance and the 2023 Good Vibes Festival issue.
38Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad1:45:22July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)link at Youtube
The Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change of Malaysia and Member of Parliament for Setiawangsa, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad discusses challenges facing the ministry, Malaysia's vision on industrial energy, energy opportunities in Selangor and the Malaysian East Coast, and relations between Rafizi Ramli and Anwar Ibrahim.
40Amirudin Shari1:32:51August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)link at Youtube
16th Menteri Besar of Selangor and Vice President of the People's Justice Party (PKR), Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari discusses his role in developing Selangor, comments on Sanusi Md Nor and PKR's "Kartel" faction, as well as views on the 2023 Malaysian state elections.
41Azmin Ali1:54:45August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)link at Youtube
Former Senior Minister of Malaysia and former PKR Deputy President, Dato' Seri Azmin Ali discusses his views on Mahathir and Anwar, PN's Menteri Besar candidate for Selangor, and the Sheraton Move.
42Ong Kian Ming: Part 22:01:09August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14)link at Youtube
Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and former Member of Parliament for Bangi, Dr. Ong Kian Ming discusses the outcomes of the 2023 Malaysian state elections.
50Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar1:42:05September 16, 2023 (2023-09-16)link at Youtube
19th President of the Dewan Negara and veteran Sarawakian politician, Tan Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar discusses Malaysia Day and the Malaysia Agreement (MA63) on Malaysian Day.
58Muslim Imran1:39:53October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)link at Youtube
Founding Director of the Asia Middle East Center for Research & Dialogue (AMEC) who is also a member of the Hamas International Bureau in Asia, Dr. Muslim Imran discusses the current 2023 Israel–Hamas war, the geopolitical history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and the international reaction towards the war.
61Tunku Ismail Idris1:34:32October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)link at Youtube
The Crown Prince of Johor, His Royal Highness Major General Tunku Ismail Idris discussed various matters such as the declaration of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the relevance of royal institutions, the Johor nation in the context of Malaysia, the future of Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (JDT), and the current state of national politics.
65Mahathir Mohamad2:20:36November 13, 2023 (2023-11-13)link at Youtube
4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir discussed issues such as the clash between Tun M and KJ in the past, the Malay & Malaysian dilemma, Tun M's views on Anwar Ibrahim, as well as Tun M's issues with former Prime Ministers of Malaysia notably Najib Razak and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
67Ong Kian Ming: Part 32:20:36November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20)link at Youtube
Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and former Member of Parliament for Bangi, Dr. Ong Kian Ming discusses about Malaysia's achievements in APEC United States 2023, the need for a cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister, and the Generational Endgame (GEG) policy.
68Apurva Sanghi1:33:14November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)link at Youtube
World Bank Lead Economist for Malaysia, Apurva Sanghi discusses the background, functions and position of the World Bank, and his views on the National Economic Performance and the Malaysia Madani Economic Framework brought by the PMX-led government.
70Mohamed Shafee Abdullah1:41:04December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03)link at Youtube
Prominent lawyer, former Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and Najib Razak's leading defense attorney, Tan Sri Mohamed Shafee Abdullah discusses the Altantuya Murder Case and the pardoning process of Najib Razak.
71Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri2:05:21December 6, 2023 (2023-12-06)link at Youtube
Former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs and 7th Mufti of Federal Territories, Dato' Seri Dr. Ustaz Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri discussed his journey from Mufti to Minister, Islamic politics as a whole and the pluralism of Malaysian society.
74Mahfud MD1:18:17December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)link at Youtube
14th Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, 2nd Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia and Vice President candidate for the 2024 Indonesian presidential election, Prof Dr. Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin discussed his vice presidential campaign as Ganjar Pranowo's running mate as well as his vision for Indonesia.

See also

References

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