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BiblioAsia+

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BiblioAsia+ is a podcast series about Singapore stories: some unfamiliar, others forgotten, all fascinating. Does Singapore have a stone age? What’s happened to the murals at the old Paya Lebar airport? Who were some local tennis greats? Find out in this original podcast by the National Library of Singapore.
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In our “Singapore Home Brew” segment - Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys are joined by Debbie Gene Joseph, Curator of “In the Ether” and Jake Tan and Ernest Wu, both artists with SERIAL CO - to discuss “In the Ether” – A free Festival of Technology and Innovation at the ArtScience. Museum. See omnystudio.co…
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In our “Wide World” segment, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk with Jonathan Heng, Fever Project Manager about the “The Art of the Brick” exhibition. After touring over 100 cities in 24 countries and entering CNN's list of “Must-See” exhibitions, Art of the Brick is coming to Singapore. The exhibit imm…
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In our “Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation”, host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk with Yvonne Ng, Deputy Director, Programmes and Services of the National Library Board about the 20th-anniversary celebrations for the “kidsREAD” nationwide initiative aimed at cultivating the love of reading among children four to eight …
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In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about President Biden stepping-in to quash a $14 billion US Steel deal, father and son are charged in four murders at US school, Malaysia's PM cozies up to Vladimir Putin in a controve…
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Stella Kon is known for creating the beloved Emily of Emerald Hill – possibly the most frequently staged play in Singapore. She is also a novelist and musical theatre writer, and she has adapted her landmark play into a musical after falling in love with the genre. In this episode, Stella talks about the difference between writing plays and musical…
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“Saturday Mornings” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk with Siti Maziah Mas-ramli, Co-chairperson, "Let’s Take A Walk 2024," and Tan En, GM, Ray of Hope about how people can pay it forward at the annual “Let’s Take A Walk” endurance walking event this November 2nd and 3rd. LTAW is a non-profit endurance walking event tha…
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In our "Singapore Home Brew" segment… “Saturday Mornings” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys are joined by David Chew, Festival Director, Singapore Night Festival and Lynn Chong, Head of Brand Marketing, Mobile eXperience, Samsung Singapore as they give details on the 15th Singapore Night Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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During our "Saturday Mornings Sit-Down Conversation" we get our Halloween spook on with Markham Gannon, Director of Entertainment at Resorts World Sentosa as he previews the upcoming USS Halloween Horror Nights and gives us a look at other events at the theme park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In our International News Review, "Saturday Mornings" host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates discuss the follow-up from Trump's trip to Arlington National Cemetery, the first Harris-Walz sit-down media interview, IBM pulling out of China, and Aussies get 'right to disconnect…
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Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys are joined by Marilyn Choong, Author of "The Thin Veil Between Us: A Woman's Journey Through Loss, Grief, Healing & Hope." She discusses her new-age perspective on dealing with the terminal illness and death of her mother; how she was able to find comfort and healing while …
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Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys are joined by Jeya Ayadurai, Director at Singapore History Consultants as he talks about his new project: the third edition of Spirits Festival on 24 August 2024 at Rise of Asia Museum (RoAM) at Haw Par Villa. It focuses on unity in diversity, explaining similarities in bel…
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In our Singapore Home Brew segment Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk with Dr. Brian Loon, Principal Veterinary Surgeon at Amber Vet about the opportunity to serve and also the high burn-out rate among Singapore's vets, with each doctor needing to see an average of 1700 pets. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about whether the US Democrats will benefit from their post-convention "bounce." New Kamala Harris advisor ASEAN Ambassador Yohannes Abraham, and Starbucks flies its new CEO to work in…
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The Wide World segment with Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys speak to Ambassador Ted Osius, President & CEO, US-ASEAN Business Council about the group's 40th Anniversary and the power of US investment in ASEAN. He also discusses his book "Nothing is Impossible: America's Reconciliation with Vietnam" and a …
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In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys get a preview of next week's a preview of next week’s US Democratic National Convention in Chicago from Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates. Also, does the US Vice Presidential running mate matter when it comes to winning the nat…
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In our Singapore Home Brew segment, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk withTasneen Padiath,VP and General Manager at e-commerce fraud protection tech platform Riskified about their recently-completed investigation into fraudsters on the dark web who target retailers in APAC. The growing trend of scammer…
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During our Saturday Mornings Sit-Down conversation host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk with Chris Wilson, Founder, WAH Foundation, Philip Kitcher, CEO WAH Foundation, and Jaelle Ang, CEO, Co-Founder, The Great Room. They discuss wide-ranging and successful efforts in Kampong Chhnang to build clean Water Systems, Healthcar…
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Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys welcome Singaporean footballer Danelle Tan, and her father Tan Meng Wei to discuss her recently-announced, professional contract with the Brisbane Roar to play in the A-League Women in Australia. What it means for her career and for others who look to follow in her footstep…
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In our Singapore Home Brew segment host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk with Adrian George, Director: Programmes, Exhibitions and Museum Services at ArtScience Museum about visiting the museum after dark, the stunning Frida Kahlo exhibit, the "Goddess: Brave. Bold. Beautiful" exhibit spotlighting female film icons across 1…
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Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys talk with Professor Ben Horton, Director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore and Annabelle Horton, PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania about the latest scientific climate change findings (spoiler alert: they’re not good), and how the scientific community is trying t…
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In part 2 of our Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys discuss charity Project Pari with Lynette Ee, Service Chairperson and Board Member, Zonta Club of Singapore and Cheryl Koh, Partner, Forvis Mazars in Singapore and why a Forvis Mazars team climbed Mt. Kota Kinabalu, Southeast Asia’s hig…
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In our Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys welcome H.E.Judit Pach, Ambassador to Hungary in Singapore for a wide-ranging discussion about Hungary’s commercial and diplomatic relationship with Singapore and South East Asia, as well as her time here and Hugary’s upcoming culture festival in…
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In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about Kamala Harris garnering enough delegate votes this past week to secure the Presidential nomination, a landmark hostage swap between Russia and nationals from several nations, cup…
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In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen talks with Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about the historic week in US Politics: Joe Biden stepping down from the US Presidential race and endorsing VP Kamala Harris. Who might she choose for her running mate and what will America think? Donald Trump and JD …
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Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys are joined by Rajeev Peshawaria, Chief Executive Officer of Stewardship Asia Centre to discuss the shocking findings of its recent report: "Boards as Stewards of Sustainability" Among other findings, the report indicates that 43 percent of surveyed respondents in Singapore …
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The "Singapore Home Brew" segment on Saturday Mornings looks at mental health and especially that of our young people. Host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, author Neil Humphreys are joined by local electricity provider Geneco's Alex Chan and award-winning singer-songwriter Sherman Zhuo. The collaboration launched the "here, sunrise x sunset" campaig…
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