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Award-winning Singapore clown Shanice Stanislaus on why we need to embrace failure
Season 2 Episode 44
Are Singaporeans too rigid to be funny? How to take ourselves less seriously to overcome stress.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month,…
1 day, 20 hours ago
Why Beijing now sets the agenda for US-China ties
Season 2 Episode 75
Can Trump and Xi’s new ‘constructive’ framework bring stability to the US-China dynamic?
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor d…
4 days, 6 hours ago
P1 registration: Why did the parent volunteer scheme become an arms race?
Season 1 Episode 78
The scheme was meant to build closer ties between parents and schools. Has it achieved its intended purpose, or outlived its usefulness?
Synopsis: O…
1 week ago
When to start the conversation: Palliative care is for living, not just dying
Season 1 Episode 150
Your guide to a kinder end-of-life journey in the ICU.
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health…
1 week, 1 day ago
Secret sauce? Could mayonnaise be the key to winning World Cup 2026?
Season 1 Episode 1
It's all about the secret sauce and that sauce could be mayonnaise. The 2026 World Cup in North America just around the corner.
The Straits Times col…
1 week, 3 days ago
Nature or nurture? What is behind the ‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’
Season 2 Episode 74
Being uber-responsible, people-pleasing and a perfectionist are traits that first-born girls in Asia purportedly have
Synopsis: Every first Friday of …
1 week, 5 days ago
Is modern dating in Singapore broken?
Season 1 Episode 97
A recent Straits Times survey of 1,000 unmarried people explained why the dating scene is so bleak: it’s hard to meet new people, dating can be expen…
1 week, 5 days ago
‘The more you know, the more wonderful it becomes’: Brian Cox on science and awe
Season 1 Episode 77
In an age where information is readily available and where we're fed an unending stream of content, have we lost our sense of wonder?
Synopsis: On We…
2 weeks ago
Will the AI bubble burst? We break down if tech is still worth investing in
Season 2 Episode 43
Tech still holds long-term promise but choose companies carefully based on their fundamentals.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, g…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Hands-on dads look great because the bar is low: Singapore father on unfair parenting expectations
Season 1 Episode 97
Do fathers in Singapore get a bad reputation for being hands-off?
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, who chairs the new Marriage…
2 weeks, 5 days ago