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Trade, tech, geopolitics: A rising China tide isn’t lifting all boats
Season 2 Episode 83
What more should we know now about this country that is central to the global economy and is playing an ever greater role in geopolitics?
Synopsis: E…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Will the new National Library Board campaign get more people to read books?
Season 1 Episode 106
Would you read regularly if you were paid to do so?
The National Library Board (NLB) is hoping that people will develop a consistent reading habit by…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Unpaid wages and recruitment debt: Can Singapore fix the gaps facing its migrant workers?
Season 1 Episode 86
Dinesh Vasu Dash and Tan Dawn Wei discuss migrant workers - the unpaid wage saga and their role in our economy.
Synopsis: Conversations and interview…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why Japan’s elderly keep going back to prison
Season 2 Episode 83
Japan's aging crisis has turned prisons into an unlikely safety net for lonely seniors.
Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times c…
2 months ago
Deaths by suicide among Singaporeans in their 30s have risen by 50%. Why?
Season 1 Episode 105
Millennials are the generation that changed the conversation around mental health. They normalised mental health talk, encouraged self-care and made …
2 months ago
Inside disguised retrenchments: An employment lawyer on how companies force workers out
Season 1 Episode 85
Retrenchment payouts, mental health claims & the Workplace Fairness Act: How S’pore’s new law rewrites the rules.
Synopsis: Conversations and intervi…
2 months ago
Why is it so hard talking to your friends about money? A financial expert explains
Season 2 Episode 47
Talking to friends about money can be sensitive, here’s how to navigate it.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a head start in…
2 months ago
JB-Singapore RTS Link: Singaporeans will spend $1bn more in JB
Season 1 Episode 104
Will the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link sound the death knell for smaller, home-grown businesses when it opens in a few months…
2 months, 1 week ago
Stay-at-home or working mum: Is there ever a right choice?
Season 1 Episode 5
Mums discuss the trade-offs and rewards of both choices, and why there is no “right” way to be a mother.
Synopsis: Join us for a five-part series on …
2 months, 1 week ago
In China, AI is ‘everything, everywhere’. Is there a dark side?
Season 2 Episode 81
From running marathons to being personalised chefs, robots are redefining life in the future.
Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits…
2 months, 2 weeks ago