The Straits Times Podcasts
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S1E107: Maju and Gillman debate: Is Singapore entering a new era of citizen advocacy?
Aug 20, 202642 min
S1E87: Can you change Lee Kuan Yew’s mind? “He will listen,” says S Jayakumar
Aug 19, 202654 min
S2E48: Pay transparency: what to do after finding out a colleague’s salary is higher than yours
Aug 17, 202630 min
S2E83: Trade, tech, geopolitics: A rising China tide isn’t lifting all boats
Aug 13, 202639 min
S1E106: Will the new National Library Board campaign get more people to read books?
Aug 13, 202638 min
S1E86: Unpaid wages and recruitment debt: Can Singapore fix the gaps facing its migrant workers?
Aug 12, 202650 min
S2E83: Why Japan’s elderly keep going back to prison
Aug 6, 202622 min
S1E105: Deaths by suicide among Singaporeans in their 30s have risen by 50%. Why?
Aug 6, 202643 min
S1E85: Inside disguised retrenchments: An employment lawyer on how companies force workers out
Aug 5, 202644 min
S2E47: 'Are you sure you can afford it?' — the hardest money question to ask your friends
Aug 3, 202634 min
S1E104: JB-Singapore RTS Link: Singaporeans will spend $1bn more in JB
Jul 30, 202644 min
S1E5: Stay-at-home or working mum: Is there ever a right choice?
Jul 29, 202639 min
S2E81: In China, AI is ‘everything, everywhere’. Is there a dark side?
Jul 23, 202637 min
S1E103: Faishal Ibrahim’s exit: Are the PAP’s moral standards turning people away from politics?
Jul 23, 202648 min
S1E4: Injections at home, workplace smiles: A working mum's IVF reality
Jul 22, 202647 min
S1E84: The surprising reason Singaporeans complain but don’t correct bad public behaviour
Jul 21, 202625 min
S2E46: 7 jobs in 14 years: A comms director explains why job hopping isn't always bad
Jul 20, 202637 min
S2E80: Why China's economy doesn't add up, according to one economist
Jul 16, 202632 min
S1E102: 1 in 3 employers are hiring contract workers. Are contract jobs the new norm for Singapore grads?
Jul 16, 202640 min
S1E3: Politician Rahayu Mahzam on mum guilt, screen time, social media algorithms
Jul 15, 202651 min
S1E83: Singapore footpath wars: Why reclaiming car space could solve the PMD and PMA problem
Jul 14, 202642 min
S1E151: What your blood pressure reading misses
Jul 13, 202621 min
S2E79: From BTS to Jeju's sea divers: South Korea's cultural revival
Jul 9, 202621 min
S1E101: Singapore lawyers are facing bullying and burnout, why hasn’t anything changed in 30 years?
Jul 9, 202645 min
S1E2: 2 mums on guilt, being the default parent and juggling work
Jul 8, 202638 min
S1E82: Can the Lions deliver? SG football’s future, World Cup ambitions & career pathways
Jul 7, 202637 min
S2E45: Investing amid volatility: is it all about managing emotions and impulses?
Jul 6, 202631 min
S2E78: US-India ties in crisis? Why Washington reverted USIndoPacom to USPacom
Jul 2, 202624 min
S1E1: 'You don't have to do this perfectly to do it well': Working motherhood and mental health
Jul 1, 202655 min
S1E81: Singapore's lonely seniors: Why the super-aged feel isolated even when living with family
Jun 30, 202648 min
S1E100: Were unhappy WP veterans behind the challenge to Pritam Singh?
Jun 30, 202625 min
S2E77: Will the Johor polls kill the unity government before GE16?
Jun 25, 202646 min
S1E99: 'Dear You' controversy: Is it time to lift Singapore's movie ban on dialects?
Jun 25, 202644 min
S1E80: A focus on one-child couples is an easier baby booster than large families
Jun 23, 202656 min
S2E76: What can be done about the explosion of disinformation?
Jun 18, 202626 min
S1E98: Why are Chinese content creators targeting Singapore?
Jun 18, 202628 min
S1E79: Deepfakes, $50 intimate photos amid new digital regulations
Jun 16, 202632 min
S2E44: Award-winning Singapore clown Shanice Stanislaus on why we need to embrace failure
Jun 15, 202644 min
S2E75: Why Beijing now sets the agenda for US-China ties
Jun 12, 202630 min
S1E78: P1 registration: Why did the parent volunteer scheme become an arms race?
Jun 9, 202637 min
S1E150: When to start the conversation: Palliative care is for living, not just dying
Jun 8, 202639 min
S1E1: Secret sauce? Could mayonnaise be the key to winning World Cup 2026?
Jun 6, 202647 min
S2E74: Nature or nurture? What is behind the ‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’
Jun 4, 202615 min
S1E97: Is modern dating in Singapore broken?
Jun 4, 202647 min
S1E77: ‘The more you know, the more wonderful it becomes’: Brian Cox on science and awe
Jun 2, 202659 min
S2E43: Will the AI bubble burst? We break down if tech is still worth investing in
Jun 1, 202637 min
S1E97: Hands-on dads look great because the bar is low: Singapore father on unfair parenting expectations
May 28, 202643 min
S1E76: Think you're safe from cyber crooks? Why 99% of companies are exposed
May 26, 202634 min
S2E74: Deals and words: Reading the tea leaves for the ‘historic’ Xi-Trump summit
May 21, 202626 min
S1E96: Singapore's bystander problem: Would you stop a molester on the MRT?
May 21, 202633 min