Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen

On this week's episode of Beautiful Places, Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys  talk about the strangely quiet Sentosa Island these days and the low prices for attractions to encourage visitors back onto the island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Zhang Zhiyao from Team JBSamsung ( Zhangzy_bluebell@outlook.com ) and Ong Kai Lin from Team Suskin ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/suskin ) about their winning inventions at the recent Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2020 competition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys is joined by Steve Okun Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates to discuss the future of Hong Kong's economy after Donald Trump signed an order ending preferential economic treatment for the territory and the impact how companies based in Hong Kong might react. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Peter Zazzali, Drama Instructor, LASALLE College of the Arts and Lauren Sim, BA (Hons) Acting, LASALLE College of the Arts about LASALLE's Acting Program and it's cross-cultural pedagogy and mission, and the ability to push boundaries and grow the industry here in Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Natalie Pang, Senior Lecturer, NUS about the social media effect on GE2020 and the possible impact on the political landscape in Singapore, as well as the generational shift where older Singaporeans are using social media more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Nicholas Fang, Former Nominated Member of Parliament, and founder of a strategic communications consultancy and market research agency about the impact of Workers’ Party Chief, Pritam Singh being named the Opposition Leader and what he thinks the opposition voice will bring to political discourse regarding issues of importance to Singaporeans. See omnystudio.com/l...

In our International News Review, Glenn van Zutphen talks to Jason Dasey, Owner, Cockatoo Media, Property TV host, and ABC Australian Journalist , discuss the new Covid-19 lockdown in the Melbourne and the State of  Victoria and its impact on students, real estate and the hoarding of supplies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Kamini Ramachandran, Master Storyteller and Creative Producer of StoryFest Online 2020 about what audiences can expect from this year’s fourth edition of the annual festival, themed "The Heart of the Story" and its mission to celebrate and showcases a variety of styles, repertoire, and cultural arts presentations of storytell...

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to N. Sivasothi, Coordinator, International Coastal Cleanup Singapore, the National University of Singapore about the top coastal littering offenders, how tens of thousands of cigarette butts are injecting toxins into our very ecosystem, and what we can all make a huge difference in caring for our beaches and mangroves. See omnystudio...

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys is joined by Dr. Felix Tan Thiam Kim, Associate Lecturer, Singapore Institute of Management to discuss the results of Singapore's GE2020, the influence of Covid-19 on the results and the way forward for local politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our International News Review, Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Mike Chinoy, Former CNN Senior Asia Correspondent and currently a Hong- Kong-based Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California's US-China Institute about the impact of Hong Kong’s new security law, and how the world is ignoring North Korea's ongoing nuclear weapons programme development. See omnystudio.com/...

Glenn van Zutphen in conversation with Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times & President, World Editors Forum, World Association of Newspapers & Publishers to discuss the change in political landscape in Singapore as a result of digital campaigning and social media, and how traditional media can continue to remain relevant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Mike Chinoy, Former CNN Senior Asia Correspondent and currently a Hong- Kong-based Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California's US-China Institute about the inspiration behind his book about barrister, educator, activist Kevin Boyle and his tireless work in fighting for global, human rights standards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Ara Hampartsoumian, CEO, TBWA\Group Singapore about how a strong culture will ultimately determine the success of your business, and the importance of employee communication, especially during a time of crisis and change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphe n and award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by David Black, founder of  Blackbox Research as they discuss how different the Election campaign in Singapore have been different this time round and what Singaporeans have been saying about this year’s election so far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Tom Wheeler, Executive Producer of "Cursed", more about the re-imagination of the Arthurian legend of the Lady in the lake in a Netflix series titled "Cursed" and what went int the casting and filming of the lavish 10-part series debuting on 17 July 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by Karyne Jones, CEO, National Black Caucus Center on Black Aging to discuss why members of racial and ethnic minority groups in the US are at increased risk of getting Covid-19 or other serious illnesses and what her organisation has been doing about it for 50 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Inderjit Singh, Former PAP MP, to talk about a crucial flaw in the approach of the fourth generation (4G) leadership and the importance of leaders listening to sentiments on the ground when formulating and enacting policies for the country.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank about COVID-19’s impact on Africa and the African Development Bank committing $10 billion dollars to nations across the continent to battle the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen talks to Adrian Vincent, General Manager, FWD Singapore Life Insurance about the SMART technology they have developed, helping to bridge problems that are traditionally associated with buying insurance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our International News Review, Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about the European Union’s plan to reopen borders to visitors from more than 10 countries, possibly excluding the US, and the political implications of Covid-19 on the upcoming US elections, as well as the possible fallout between the US and Singapore after John Bolton claimed the 201...

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Ming Xuan Goh, Graduate, Singapore Management University and Elaine Yeoh, Co-Founder at The Mind Hyve about the recent week-long hackathon at *SCAPE called Hacking The New Normal. Teams of university grads searched for innovative presentations on how SMEs can bounce back from the Covid-19 circuit breaker.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Nile Bowie, Correspondent, Asia Times about his exclusive hour+ interview with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and how the 95-year-old leader might have one more political comeback after claiming that the multi-racial opposition parties will threaten a return to corrupt and authoritarian misrule. He speaks openly a...

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys in conversation with Chia Han Keong, Editor, Yahoo News Singapore about the significance of Liverpool’s first title in 30 years and how club manager, Jurgen Klopp, must manage the team and expectations, going forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Lim Tit Meng, Chief Executive, Science Centre Singapore about the Science Centre's curation of digital initiatives to engage the young and young at heart in this extended stay-home period, from gazing at the stars to a weekly series featuring interesting bite-sized #stayathomescience facts and experiments for all ages. See omnystud...