Hear. Here. Singapore. Episodes

Our Speak Solid Singlish miniseries continues with "Siao" - the Hokkien word for crazy. In Singlish, it's flexible - it can be a good kind of crazy, and it can be out-and-out bonkers mad! My Singlish guest voice is the brilli...

Speak Solid Singlish brings home the bacon in this ep by teaching you how to express your shock at things you encounter, via "Wah Lau". We'll also teach you the many variants you can use for different situations. My Singlish ...

Our 2nd Speak Solid Singlish episode looks at the 3 Kias - Kiasu, Kiasi and Kiabor. Will you speak like a local just from listening to this series? Maybe, maybe not, cos this is part parody, part homage and all tongue-in-chee...

This is a reissue of the first episode of a mini-series featuring the most iconic Singapore sound of all - the English-based creole language known as Singlish. With a special guest, I will teach you a new word or phrase of Si...

We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to Paiste Planet Gong Venus. The gong is tuned to A2 (110Hz), based on the planetary orbit of the 2nd planet from the Sun. This was recorded with our 3Dio Free...

You're listening to a 42" Deep Ocean Titanium Gong and a 42" Universe Gong, performed by Christina, Founder of Space 2B. Space 2B is a collective of mindfulness mentors who share a belief that meditation and sound can transfo...

We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to a sound healing session with a set of frosted crystal singing bowls. The sounds of nature (cicadas!) add a soothing backdrop to the clear tones of the bowls...

We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to her 2 Koshi chimes. The bamboo resonance tube has 6 silver-welded tones and creates a unique spatial immersion. This was recorded with our 3Dio Free Space P...

You're listening to Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls, performed by Christina, Founder of Space 2B. These bowls are made of pure quartz infused with crystals, gemstones, and precious metals. Space 2B is a collective of mindfulness mentors who share a belief that meditation and sound can transform you f…

Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday in Singapore, and a major theme is prosperity. It ranges from giving hong bao (红包), red packets with cash, booking a lion dance troupe or going for the mega jackpot at the national lottery. To mark the Year of the Snake, I'm going to track down a troupe and r…

Singapore is a regional travel hub, and one of most popular routes is between Singapore and Hong Kong, two cities joined by a common past as part of the British Empire, but now both leading Asian destinations. Listen as I captured sounds on board during a 3D2N trip to Hong Kong with my portable rec…

Traditionally, December is the wettest month of the year, but 2025's January is proving to be very different with a month's worth of rainfall in a day (Jan 10th) and non-stop rain thereafter. The continuous rain is good for watering plants and filling reservoirs, but the monsoon rains are really go…

Singapore's Lions exceeded expectations and made it into the semi-finals of the 2024 ASEAN Championship Semi-Finals against Vietnam. It's 30 years since the 1994 M-League & Malaysia Cup double, and fans showed up in full voice to support the national side at Jalan Besar Stadium on Dec 26th. Recorde…

I'm striking up conversations with people I meet & asking them questions about Singapore.  In this episode, I talk to someone who loves the feeling of coming home, and an international student studying linguistics who loves feeling local because he's learnt when to say "lah" and when to say "leh"

5 years ago, I asked a Linguistics professor about Singlish : I went back to see Assoc Prof Tan Ying Ying and ask for an update on the State of Singlish in 2024. Hear. Here. Singapore. #singapore #singlish #podcast #podcastin...

I'm striking up conversations with strangers & asking them questions about Singapore. This time, I talk to a code-switcher about English and Singlish, and then go to Joo Chiat to hang out with a non-coffee drinking barista wh...

The Night Safari in Mandai is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the big draw has always been to see animals at night; lions, elephants, rhinos - the bigger, the better, you might think when it comes to entertainment value...

The Hungry Ghost Festival this year runs from August 4th to September 2nd. According to legend, it's when the Gates of Hell are opened, and spirits wander the earth. Those who believe will burn offerings to appease these spir...

As Singapore celebrates its 59th Birthday on Friday August 9th, I'm out and about again asking strangers questions about Singapore. In this episode, I'm at not one, but TWO cafes - Nylon Coffee at Everton Park and the Coffee ...

I'm walking up to strangers & asking them questions about Singapore. I'm still in Everton Park, and 2 more coffee lovers took the challenge to answer "What's the Most Singaporean Thing About You?" For their time, they got a d...

I decided to get curious and approach strangers to ask them questions about Singapore. For the first ep, I'm in Everton Park, one of the oldest residential estates in Singapore, and barter a fantastic coffee from Nylon Coffee...

Everywhere you go in Singapore, you hear them. The distinctive rhythm initially holds steady, then ramps up until it blurs into a continuous note that can cause hearing loss if enough of them are around. They are... cicadas. ...

22km from the city centre, on a quiet hill, lie the remains for over 4,400 who died in the line of duty during World War II. The Singapore Memorial bears the names of 24,346 soldiers and airmen killed in SE Asia, who have no ...

It's the bird that everyone hates, because of it's annoying call: the Asian Koel starts calling for a mate from as early as 5am, and it's wail has been described as u-wu / oo-oh / ooh-whoo: whichever way you spell it, Singapo...