The Straits Times Podcasts

Life Picks Ep 57: Checking out U2's Singapore concerts and Yun Nans' new Westgate outlet 14:50 mins Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.  This week, Money FM's Claressa Monteiro chats with ST's assistant Life editor Boon Chan about U2's highly-anticipated Joshua Tree Tour on Nov 30 & Dec 1 at the National Stadium, where the Irish rockers will perform for the first time in Singapore. ST's food critic Wong Ah Yoke shares more about Yun Nans' second outlet opening at Westgate in Jurong. It is bigger than the Jewel outlet and has some new items exclusive to it on top of its signature Yunnan dishes. Produced by: Claressa Monteiro & ST Lifestyle desk Edited by: Vrinda Kudaisya & Penelope Lee Subscribe, like and rate Life Picks on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGc  Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/o8Gx  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts  Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST and BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BT podcast Ep 3: SFF x Switch 2019 - Digital banking 5:31 min Synopsis: Listen to podcasts produced by The Business Times on Mondays that alternates with its other podcast series Money Hacks. The Singapore Fintech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology will run from Nov 11-15 this year.  There’s been bubbling interest in a new breed of banks debuting in Singapore. Will they eat the lunch of incumbents? We ask the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s managing director Ravi Menon. Stay tuned for more episodes in this special edition of BT's podcasts. Find out more: Banking on digital: tapping the unmet needs of SMEs, millennials, and the gig economy Produced by: Jamie Lee and Lee Kim Siang Edited by: Penelope Lee Download and subscribe to BT's podcasts here: https://bt.sg/btpodcasts Thank you for your support! ST and BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health Check Ep 22: Why women need to watch out for heart disease  14:43 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays, The Straits Times guides you to healthier living and clears up some common misconceptions on health. In this episode, ST correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Dr Low Ting Ting, a consultant at the Department of Cardiology at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore. Dr Low, who is also the programme director of its Women’s Heart Health Programme, tells you why taking the “bikini medicine" approach to women's health is wrong.  She answers the following questions:  1. What is the number one killer of women?  2. What is cardiovascular disease, and what exactly is heart disease?  3. How to tell if the chest pain and other discomfort that you  are experiencing are signs of heart disease?  4. Why heart disease is missed or misdiagnosed?  5. How does ageing affect your risk of this disease?  6. How to prevent heart disease?  Produced by: Joyce Teo  Edited by: Adam Azlee Follow more Health Check podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGY  Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXP  Google Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeLN  Playlist: https://str.sg/Jw7R  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts  Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BT podcast Ep 2: SFF x Switch 2019 - Why does fintech matter? 4:44 min Synopsis: Listen to podcasts produced by The Business Times on Mondays that alternates with its other podcast series Money Hacks. The Singapore Fintech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology will run from Nov 11-15 this year.  Cheaper, better, faster. Fintech isn’t a lofty concept. At its heart, it is technology that should make life easier when it comes to making financial decisions. Monetary Authority of Singapore’s managing director Ravi Menon tells us how fintech can improve everyday transactions. Stay tuned for more episodes in this special edition of BT's podcasts. Find out more: In about 4 yrs: Retail payments across Asean via mobile numbers Produced by: Jamie Lee and Lee Kim Siang Edited by: Penelope Lee Download and subscribe to BT's podcasts here: https://bt.sg/btpodcasts Thank you for your support! ST and BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 56: Pentathlete Shermaine Tung's shock bronze at World C'ships, Rugby World Cup and SPL 16:14 mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. In this episode, Money FM's Bernard Lim hosts ST assistant sports editor Jonathan Wong and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz, to discuss the Rugby World Cup and Singapore Premier League (football).  Special guest and national pentathlete Shermaine Tung talks about her surprise win at the recent UIPM Biathle/Triathle World Championships in Florida, where she won the bronze in an elite field comprising an Olympian and national champions.  Produced by: Bernard Lim, Low Lin Fhoong, Jonathan Wong & Sazali Abdul Aziz Edited by: Olivia Quay & Penelope Lee Follow #GameOfTwoHalves podcasts and rate us on:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYUApple Podcasts: http://str.sg/o8MKGoogle Podcasts: http://str.sg/oXeS Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji3k  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST and BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BT podcast Ep 1: SFF x Switch 2019 - How Singapore blazed a trail in fintech  5:42 mins Synopsis: Listen to podcasts produced by The Business Times on Mondays that alternates with its other podcast series Money Hacks. The Singapore Fintech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology will run from Nov 11-15 this year.  Singapore creates 1,000 jobs a year from the fintech scene, while funding has just cracked the billion-dollar-mark. In the lead-up to the annual event, we speak with the Monetary Authority of Singapore's managing director Ravi Menon to find out why technology and innovation matter to Singapore. Stay tuned for more episodes in this special edition of BT's podcasts. Find out more: Consumers to be able to aggregate and share financial data next year  Produced by: Jamie Lee and Lee Kim Siang Edited by: Penelope Lee Download and subscribe to BT's podcasts here: https://bt.sg/btpodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the rules of Zombieland, the Double Tap is used to make sure something is definitely dead. Is that what this long-awaited sequel will do for this zom-com series? Jonathan Roberts is joined by Joanne Soh to discuss Zombieland: Double Tap and look at some films available if you don't wish to venture out to the cinema. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature podcasts on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST and BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asian Insider Ep 10: Paradigm of terror in South-east Asia 18:05 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every Friday. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have unsettled the militant group, but its ideology remains a pertinent threat - especially since Indonesia and Philippines are hotbeds for extremist ideology. The Straits Times US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh finds out whether Baghdadi’s death alters the paradigm of terror in South-east Asia Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh & Zia-ul Raushan Edited by: Zia-ul Raushan Follow more Asian Insider podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: https://str.sg/JoVB Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JoV2 Google podcasts: https://str.sg/JoVu0 Playlist: https://str.sg/JwRb  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life Picks Ep 56: What to do in S'pore (Oct 31 to Nov 14): Singapore Writers' Festival and Shabu-Shabu 13:02 mins Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.  This week, Money FM's Claressa Monteiro chats with ST arts correspondent Olivia Ho about what to look out for at the Singapore Writers Festival helmed by poet Pooja Nansi, including talks by big-name authors Marlon James, Min-Jin Lee, Roxane Gay and Pico Iyer as well as a debate on feminism and a dikir barat rap battle. The event runs from Nov 1 to Nov 10. Food correspondent Eunice Quek also recommends the new Japanese shabu-shabu restaurant Makino at Paya Lebar Quarter mall. Special items on the menu include a unique mentaiko soup as one of the soup bases, as well as “avalanche sushi”, where ingredients such as spicy tuna are piled onto sushi rice.  Produced by: Claressa Monteiro & ST Lifestyle desk Edited by: Vrinda Kudaisya & Penelope Lee Follow Life Picks podcasts and rate us on:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYUApple Podcasts: http://str.sg/o8MKGoogle Podcasts: http://str.sg/oXeSPlaylist: https://str.sg/JwuG  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcastsFeedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST and BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food Picks Ep 2: Enjoy a "family" wagyu burger on Siloso Beach for less than $50? 2:06 mins Synopsis: This is the best of the food recommendations The Straits Times has talked about and is out on alternate Wednesdays. Host Melissa Sim chats with Wong Ah Yoke about the Family Sharing Wagyu Beef Burger from Trapizza in Siloso Beach, Sentosa. Produced by: Melissa Sim & Ernest Luis  Edited by: Penelope Lee Follow more Food Picks podcasts and rate us on:  Spotify: https://str.sg/JAJK Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JAoR Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/JAJH Playlist: https://str.sg/JiJC Website: https://str.sg/JAJV Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.