The Straits Times Podcasts

Marc Nair: Ghazal of Our Hive 1:09 mins With permission from Marc Nair Listen to the following too: 2 a.m. (Raffles City): https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/2-a-m-raffles-city-marc-nair Tenemental: https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/tenemental-marc-nair  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Big Story Ep 51: What closure of Robinsons also means for Orchard Road shopping belt & retail scene 6:20 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story. Robinsons is liquidating its two department stores at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre. This means that Robinsons' last two stores will be closing and the company will be exiting from the Singapore physical retail scene after 162 years. Robinsons said in a statement that the liquidation decision was made after the store’s "inability to continue operations due to weak demand at department stores". The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay speak with the president of the Singapore Retailers Association - R. Dhinakaran - as he gives his take on the latest developments. Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST & BT podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts https://bt.sg/moneyhacks Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  --- Discover more niche podcast series by ST and BT below: Follow Money Hacks Podcast on: http://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks Follow Health Check Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWaN Follow Asian Insider Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWa7 Follow Green Pulse Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWaf Follow Life Weekend Picks Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWa2 Follow #PopVultures Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWad Follow Bookmark This! Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWas Follow #GameOfTwoHalves Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWRE Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lunch With Sumiko Ep 24: 2020 feels like a lifetime for Lawrence Wong 4:52 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie. In this episode, Sumiko hosts Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong, who is also the co-chair of the multi-ministry Covid-19 task force. He answers the following questions: Which Covid-19-related announcement was the most difficult to make? (1:04) Why holding regular Covid-19 conferences is important to connect with Singaporeans (1:55) What could 2021 look like? Will the world be safe from Covid-19? (3:05) Does he see the best in Singaporeans during this ongoing Covid-19 era, despite the expected complaints? (3:43) Story and video here: https://str.sg/JLW7 Produced by: Sumiko Tan and Ernest Luis Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Follow the Lunch With Sumiko Podcast and rate us on: Channel: https://str.sg/J6hQ Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6hM Spotify: https://str.sg/J6hA Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6hd  SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #lunchwithsumikoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Editor Says Ep 1: Tricky trade-off between Covid-19 discipline and opening up 3:49 mins Synopsis: Every Friday afternoon, senior editors from The Straits Times give their take on the top news of the week, why it matters and what’s next. While the prospect of more relaxed Covid-19 rules in Phase 3 is much anticipated, Singapore needs to weigh the benefits and risks, and open up in a calibrated manner, says Mr Warren Fernandez, editor-in-chief of SPH's English, Malay and Tamil Media Group and editor of The Straits Times. Produced by: ST Video team and Ernest Luis Edited by: Muhammad Firmann Discover ST & BT podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts https://bt.sg/moneyhacks Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  --- Discover more niche podcast series by ST and BT below: Follow Money Hacks Podcast on: http://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks Follow Health Check Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWaN Follow Asian Insider Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWa7 Follow Green Pulse Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWaf Follow Life Weekend Picks Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWa2 Follow #PopVultures Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWad Follow Bookmark This! Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWas Follow #GameOfTwoHalves Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWRE Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bookmark This! Ep 17: Reviewing the 2020 Booker Prize 28:02 mins Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads. Who will win the 2020 Booker Prize? Will it be an ambitious historical novel about Ethiopia’s unsung women soldiers or a bleak dystopia about the last wilderness? Will a pioneer Zimbabwean author take the prize, or will it go to one of the four up-and-coming debut novelists on the list? In the latest episode of this monthly literary podcast, Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li break down the prize’s unusually diverse shortlist ahead of the winner's announcement on Nov 19.  Listen at: This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga - 1:39 The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste - 4:59 Real Life by Brandon Taylor - 14:23 Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi - 17:25 Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart - 21:57 The New Wilderness by Diane Cook - 23:48 Produced by: Olivia Ho (oliviaho@sph.com.sg), Toh Wen Li (tohwenli@sph.com.sg) and Penelope Lee Edited by: Muhammad Firmann Subscribe to Bookmark This! Podcast series and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWas Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWae Spotify: https://str.sg/JWan Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4n  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Olivia's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asian Insider Ep 46: High risk of election-related violence in the US 16:56 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. The high risk of election-related violence on and beyond the US presidential election on Nov 3 is worrying, say experts on Asian Insider. 1) Introduction (0:08) 2) Is the risk of violence more acute in the current political environment? (2:22) 3) Is the prospect of potentially armed poll watchers a worry? (3:54) 4) What are the prospects of a rural rebellion? (4:54) 5) Does the US risk being exploited by outside influences? (8:13) 6) Are there links between right-wing extremists worldwide? (9:40) 7) Colin P. Clarke on the risk of a civil war (11:46)  8) Vasabjit Banerjee on the risk of a civil war (13:12) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/wdcC --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recording & interview originally published: June 21, 2020 Lunch With Sumiko Ep 23: Tomas Pueyo, author of the hammer and dance strategy, sees 2 big challenges in Covid-19 fight 11:59 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie. Back in early March in San Francisco, Tomas Pueyo's wife was warded in hospital for three days for suspected Covid-19. Left at home with their three young children and feeling sick himself, the French-Spanish engineer decided to write an article about how the coronavirus was spreading globally. His March 10 analysis on the Medium blogging platform was titled Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now. His 'hammer and dance' strategy to tackle Covid-19 has brought him millions of readers from around the world. Read Sumiko's full story and video here: https://str.sg/JuZj  Follow the Lunch With Sumiko Podcast and rate us on: Channel: https://str.sg/J6hQ Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6hM Spotify: https://str.sg/J6hA Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6hd  SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #lunchwithsumikoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 106: Fans set to return to live sport 19:26 minsSynopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points. This week, Money FM's Rachel Kelly and ST sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz welcome One Championship chief executive officer Chatri Sityodtong to talk about his mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation’s Into The Matrix event taking place on Oct 30, which will herald the return of spectators at live sports events in the Republic. They discuss the following: 1. When and how the decision was made to include spectators (3:37) 2. Whether being under the microscope as a pilot project is stressful (8:28) 3. What fans can look forward to at Into The Matrix (16:01) 4. This week’s Game of Two Halves Moments of the Week (17:59) Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg) & Rachel Kelly (rachelk@sph.com.sg) Follow Sazali on Twitter Edited by: Nadiah Koh and Muhammad Firmann Follow #GameOfTwoHalves podcast series and rate us on: Channel: https://str.sg/JWRE Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWRa Spotify: https://str.sg/JW6N Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/JX88  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Big Story Ep 50: Breaking down a TraceTogether token with GovTech 2:45 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story. What technology is contained within the TraceTogether tokens? Deputy tech editor Trevor Tan, under the guidance of GovTech, gets under the hood. Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST & BT podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts https://bt.sg/moneyhacks Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  --- Discover more niche podcast series by ST and BT below: Follow Money Hacks Podcast on: http://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks Follow Health Check Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWaN Follow Asian Insider Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWa7 Follow Green Pulse Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWaf Follow Life Weekend Picks Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWa2 Follow #PopVultures Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWad Follow Bookmark This! Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWas Follow #GameOfTwoHalves Podcast on: https://str.sg/JWRE Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.