Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen

Dipa Swaminathan Founder of the charity “ It’s Raining Raincoats ” (IRR) helping Singapore’s Migrant Workers - is organizing a Migrant Workers Appreciation event on 20 April to recognise and reward the migrant worker heroes who saved 21 lives during the 8 April River Valley shop house fire. Anyone who wishes to show their thanks to these heroes — through a card, a red...

Eric Olander, Editor in Chief of the China-Global South Project joins the  International News Review with  “ Saturday Mornings Show” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys to discuss China's response to the US Tariffs, President Xi Jinping's Southeast Asian tour next week and his rising use of soft power, how Vietnam's government is caught in a tight spot caug...

Actors Hossan Leong and Rino Junior John join “Saturday Mornings Show”  host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys to talk about their upcoming show “ A French Kiss in Singapore .” It's an unforgettable musical experience to reimagine the artistry of four of France’s most beloved contemporary songwriters and performers: Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg,...

Kuah Bee Yann, Acting Senior Director, Universal Studios Singapore and Adventure Cove Waterpark Operations at Resorts World Sentosa talks to “Saturday Mornings Show” with host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys about Universal Studios Singapore and Adventure Cove Waterpark updates that are underway. She discusses the RWS long-term strategic plans for the tourism sec...

How "Set-Jetting" and the "White Lotus Effect" could be impacting your travel plans.  Oliver Corrin, Creative Director, Strategy & Branding, EDG Design - a strategy, brand, and interior design studio - joins the "Wide World" segment on the “Saturday Mornings Show” with host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys to talk about the power of cinematic storytelling to s...

On the “Saturday Mornings Show” Sit-Down Conversation - host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys talk with Phil Wilkinson, Head of PR and Communications at World Rugby about the HSBC SVNS Singapore 2025 underway at Singapore's National Stadium on 5 and 6 April 2025.  They discussed the world-class rugby sevens and the festival of sport, music, and entertainment. Enjoy a w...

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong posts an extraordinary video criticizing the Trump tariffs, global markets & billionaires lose a combined trillions of dollars of value since the tariffs were announced, Trump bucks Congress and US law by giving TikTok another 75 days to find a buyer, South Korean politics in flux with the impeachment of its president and calls for an election, and pengui...

Award-winning author Neil Humphreys tells co-host Glenn van Zutphen his recent whirlwind trip to Tangkuban Perahu, the volcanic crater in Bandung, Indonesia. From the Star Voyager cruise ship to the high-speed Whoosh train in Jakarta, Neil made it through the mountainous, long and winding roads of West Java to visit one of the most spectacular sites in South-East Asia. The volcano was worth the tr...

In our Singapore Home Brew segment "Saturday Mornings" Host Glenn van Zutphen talks with Paul Quinn, CEO of Westport Partners about the secrets to executive search success as well as his “Quinnticential Questions” podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wide World segment on Saturday Mornings with host Glenn van Zutphen looks at Singapore's comprehensive  2024 Annual Climate Assessment Report with Prof. Ben Horton, Director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore and Dr Emma Ramsay, Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University. They also discuss the impact of the Trump Administration's current stand on climate science and how Southe...

The International News Review: CEO, APAC Advisors, Steve Okun talks with Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and guest host Lisa Oake, CEO Oake Media about the fallout from Washington's Signalgate, the latest from Hong Kong on business sentiment there, Canadian PM Mark Carney says "the old relationship with the US is over”, and what happened when the United Airlines pilot forgot his pas...

During our " Saturday Mornings Sit-Down Conversation " H.E. Allaster Cox the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore talks with Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen about 60 years of bilateral ties with Singapore and how Australia is looking at the world during this geopolitically challenging time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Kinokuniya Singapore recently downsized its flagship store to make room for a café, the obituaries were already being written. Surely, it was the final nail in the coffin for the book industry in Singapore.  But Kenny Chan, the former senior director at Books Kinokuniya, does not agree. The man known as 'Mr Singapore Books' explains what the book business needs to do to remai...

Leading theatre actor Todd Jacobsson swaps Australia for Singapore as he takes on the witches in the Broadway smash hit Wicked, now playing at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands. In the Singapore Home Brew segment, Jacobsson explains the musical's enduring popularity and why Wicked has won over 100 major awards. But when it comes to the witches, is he Team Pink or Team Green? See omnystudio.com...

It's time to discuss reciprocal tariff day - and all the uncertainty that comes with it - with Steve Okun, CEO, APAC Advisors. He also tackles the impact of climate change on Singapore businesses and the culture war against… Snow White! "Saturday Mornings Show" host Neil Humphreys joins Steve as they try to make some sense of another chaotic week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Star Voyager prepares for its maiden passage from Singapore on March 26 and will head to the likes of Jakarta, Melaka, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City in the coming months. Michael Goh, President, Star Cruises & Dream Cruises, joins host Neil Humphreys on the Wide World segment to discuss the secret to his success in such a competitive tourism industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

On the Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation on the "Saturday Mornings Show" with host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys - they welcome to the studio Patrick Tan, CEO, ACE Group of Companies and Elvis Overee, Deputy Director of charity NeuGen.  ACE Minimarts is partnering with NeuGen to provide direct assistance to reformed offenders and their families in need - by providing $450...

The National Library Board's new exhibition “Untold Stories: Four Singapore Artists’ Quest for Inspiration in Bali 1952”, features a collection of works inspired by a landmark 1952 trip to Bali and Java by four renowned Singapore artists: Liu Kang, Chen Chong Swee, Cheong Soo Pieng, and Chen Wen Hsi. The exhibit showcases over 1,000 never-before-seen photographs, 31 original...

The stealthy US Ambassador-designate to Singapore has the diplomatic world wondering who he is. Eight Senate Democrats join with Republicans to pass a Continuing Resolution to fund the government, and US "hunting influencer" bolts Australia and blames everyone else for her on-camera stunt to snatch a baby wombat from its mother. We discuss it all with Steve Okun, CEO APAC Advisors during the Inter...

Singapore Council of Women’s Organizations Celebrates its 45th Anniversary and its Singapore Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony 2025. CEO Koh Yan Pin, CEO sits down with the Singapore Home Brew Segment on the " Saturday Mornings Show" with host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys to discuss how the SCWO recognizes and salutes the outstanding women of Singapore in all fields and...

Kevin Zong and Kana Minegishi, both lead dancers in the Singapore Ballet Company’s 2025 Season Opener: “Romeo & Juliette ” join us in the studio. Choreographed by the  legendary Choo-San Goh, it's inspired by Shakespeare’s immortal story of love and loss. This ballet transports audiences to Verona, where two hearts defy the bitter feud that divides their families....

As part of our tribute to International Women's Day, we welcome to the studio Her Excellency Gabrielle Rush, New Zealand High Commissioner to Singapore. " Saturday Mornings Show " host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys discuss women in diplomacy and New Zealand's close relationship with Singapore on government relations, security, food, and cultural levels. They also discuss the im...

As part of our tribute to International Women's Day, we welcome to the studio Her Excellency Judit Pach the Ambassador of Hungary to Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, and Dr. Henrietta Papp, a Hungarian Postdoctoral researcher at the Anti-Viral Therapeutics Lab in Singapore's A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs. " Saturday Mornings Show " host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys discuss w...

"Saturday Mornings Show" with host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys talk with Singapore Jazz legend Jeremy Monteiro and his “Jeremy Monteiro at 65 - the State of My Art” upcoming birthday concert.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We focus on a confusing week of US tariffs and push-back from trading partners with Steve Okun, CEO, APAC Advisors and Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation. What's President Trump's plan and end-game? How might his current posture impact companies in Singapore and across Asia. "Saturday Mornings Show" host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys try to make some sense of it...