The Straits Times Podcasts

Asian Insider Ep 8: Can billion dollar meth trade be stopped? 11:28 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every Friday. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. Asia's El Chapo’s syndicate is believed to be funnelling tonnes of methamphetamine and other drugs...

Life Picks Ep 54: What to do in Singapore (Oct 17-31): Cream of mushroom soup (food); On Paper: Singapore Before 1867 (arts); Spaceman (album)  12:08 mins Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.  This week, deputy editor of Life Melissa Sim chats with colleague Hedy Khoo...

Food Picks Ep 1: Fancy a lazy breakfast or King's black sesame potong ice cream? 2:54 mins Synopsis: This is the best of the food recommendations The Straits Times has talked about and is out on alternate Wednesdays. Host Melissa Sim chats with Rebecca Lynne Tan about The Lazy Breakfast at Andaz Singapore which features a DIY mojito bar. Also, why King's black sesame potong ice...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 54: Brazil Global Tour. Yay or Nay? 13:33 mins Synopsis: Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Bernard Lim is joined by ST sports deskers Jonathan Wong, David Lee and Kimberly Kwek as they discuss the poor turnout at the National Stadium for the Brazil Global Tour, Eliud Kipchoge's 1:59 marathon feat and Singapore's chances at...

Money Hacks Ep 56: How to choose the best travel insurance policy for your needs 10:10 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode focuses on travel insurance and we speak with MoneySmart 's Singapore general manager Abel Lee, who oversees its insurance business.  He tackles our questions: 1. How can trav...

Joker theories and a fight between two Fresh Princes. In this Double feature, Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh discuss Mr & Mr Smith – Will Smith now versus Will Smith then in Ang Lee's Gemini Man. Is the film any good and just as important, does it work in Ang Lee's chosen medium of High-Frame Rate? Does shooting in 120 frames per second instead of the regular 24 – take to audience...

#PopVultures Ep 14: Nicholas Tse, Faye Wong and everyone in between! 22:32 mins Synopsis: A podcast by The Straits Times that examines all the ins and outs of pop culture, be it Asian entertainment or Hollywood. The romance of Hong Kong resident bad boy singer Nicholas Tse and Chinese pop diva Faye Wong has dominated headlines for nearly 20 years. The high-profile and dramatic May-Decemb...

Asian Insider Ep 7: US - North Korea 12:35 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every Friday. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. North Korea recently test-fired another missile. This time it was launched from the sea, from what the North Koreans claim was fr...

Life Picks Ep 53: What to do in Singapore Oct 10 to Oct 24: Prawn noodle and da:ns festival 7.55 mins Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.  This week, deputy editor at Life Melissa Sim chats with colleagues Wong Ah Yoke about the new Chef Kang Prawn Noodle House in Toa Pay...

Health Check Ep 20: Sex and other addictions - how to deal with them and why people get addicted 13:46 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays, The Straits Times guides you to healthier living and debunks the myths with expert guests.  In this episode, ST correspondent Joyce Teo and podcasting head Ernest Luis host Dr Munidasa Winslow, a well-known addictions expert an...

Green Pulse Ep 10: The canary in the coalmine - how climate change affects nature 15:12 mins Synopsis: In this series, The Straits Times dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.  This month, ST’s environment correspondent Audrey Tan chats with Dr Yong Ding Li, flyways coordin...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 53: The Samba Boys are in town, and have Liverpool really wrapped up the EPL title in October? 15:17 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim is joined by ST sports deskers Rohit Brijnath and Sazali Abdul Aziz as they talk about what Singapore football fans can expect from world No.3 side B...

It's so controversial – well, to some it is. Some love it, some do not. It is the Marmite of movies. Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh have very different takes on Todd Phillips' Joker. Yes, Joaquin Phoenix is good but what about the rest of the film. Before that, there is a different side to Awkwafina in family dramedy The Farewell. Get the tissues ready. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg...

Asian Insider Ep 6: China's Communists Celebrate 14:56 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every Friday. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. As China regaled in its celebration of 70 years under communist rule, President Xi declared that no power can shake t...

Life Picks Ep 52: New Ubin Seafood has $15 nasi lemak - and Eunice Quek thinks you should try it. 8:05 mins Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.  You know it for its "heart attack" fried rice, "boss" beehoon and charcoal fish head steamboat. But as food writer Eunice Quek...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 52: Japan surprises at Rugby World Cup, the Singapore Premier League concludes, and does Lionel Messi deserve to be crowned win the Fifa Player of the Year? Time: 14:55 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Bernard Lim is joined by ST sports deskers Rohit Brijnath and David Lee as they discuss J...

Bookmark This! Ep 11: Booker breakdown - Atwood, Rushdie or the 1,000-page sentence? 27:30 mins Synopsis: A monthly podcast by The Straits Times, where we talk about titles in the headlines and sizzling reads. Life journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li break down the Booker Prize shortlist and weigh Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie's chances against Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport, which is mor...

Money Hacks Ep 55: How to start investing with forex 8:51 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays, The Business Times and The Straits Times break down actionable financial tips. This episode focuses on foreign exchange, specifically, how one can approach FX as another avenue for investment. We speak with Sumeet Bhambri, Standard Chartered's regional head of wealth management fo...

Life Picks Ep 51: What to do in Singapore from Sept 27: Satirical musical Urinetown, La Pizzaiola restaurant, and Mandopop concert by 9m88 10:03 mins Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.  On this episode of Life Picks, food writer Tan Hsueh Yun raves about the four-cheese...

Health Check Ep 19: How to cope with ADHD 14:42 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays, The Straits Times guides you to healthier living and debunks the myths with expert guests.  In this episode, ST correspondent Joyce Teo and podcasting head Ernest Luis host Dr Munidasa Winslow, a well-known addictions expert and the founder of Promises Healthcare . He reveals how h...

Celeb Chats Episode 10: Jacob Batalon of Spider-Man; Far From Home, says he was a "troublemaker" in school 16:41 mins Synopsis:In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more. Jacob Batalon had a dramatic reaction when he was told he got the part of Ned Leeds, Peter Parker's best friend, in Spider-Man: Hom...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 51: Singapore's F1 ambitions and the haze's impact on local sport Time: 13:58 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. In this 51st episode, Bernard Lim is joined by sports editor Lee Yulin and assistant sports editor Low Lin Fhoong, as they discuss the thrills and spills of the Sept 20-22 Singapore Airlines Sing...

Revenge, Moon pirates and horror rituals. Cheow Sue-Ann gets Jonathan Roberts to give his take on three differing films, united by a very tenuous link. First up is Rambo: Last Blood. You can read Jonathan's apparently controversial anger-fuelling review here . Is it the worst of the Rambo series. Is it really a Rambo film at all? At 7.33 there's Brad Pitt being an enigma in the stars with Ad Astra...

#PopVultures Ep 13: Is TV becoming more "atas"? - Television, movies and the entertainment hierarchy 23:10 mins Synopsis: A podcast by The Straits Times that examines all the ins and outs of pop culture, be it Asian entertainment or Hollywood. Today, the #PopVultures ask the question: Is television getting more atas or upmarket? The Primetime Emmy Awards, set to happen on Monday (Sept 23, Singapor...

Asian Insider Ep 5: Haze in South-east Asia 14:30 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every Friday. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. In this episode of the Asian Insider, The Straits Times' Washington bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh leads the conversation...