The Straits Times Podcasts

The prospect of a Singaporean getting into the EPL has been in the news recently. But aside from the issue of deferrment of National Service, what criteria would a Singaporean have to fulfill to lay in one of the biggest football leagues in the world. Host Jonathan Roberts talks to ST Sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz discuss the issue and look at the current SPL player who was unable to join...

Health Check Ep 4 8:40 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Tuesdays, The Straits Times guides you to healthier living and debunks the myths with expert guests. This episode debunks three myths on gestational diabetes, and looks at how expectant mothers here and their spouses should take this topic more seriously, including those planning a family.   Co-hosts Joyce Teo, a corr...

Why It Matters   Episode 9   Duration: 10 mins   Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times takes a close look at one key news talking point each week.   SingHealth's recent data breach in Singapore's worst cyber attack, has triggered questions over the country's Smart Nation initiatives.   The country's largest and most serious data breach involving...

The latest installment in what we're calling 'The Tom Cruise Death Wish Experiment' is here. Mission: Impossible - Fallout is out and features so much action it is a virtual mic drop to all other action films. Some stunts even took two years to bring to the screen. Host Jonathan Roberts is joined by Joanne Soh, deputy Lifestyle editor and chief movie reviewer of The New Paper as they plough throug...

Money Hacks  Episode 16 Duration: 8 mins  Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene.  We look at a few key travel spending hacks, ways to stretch money further when travelling overseas. Should you pay in Singapore dollars when using your credit card overseas? Should you bring...

In a change to the usual program, Ernest Luis plays host as Jonathan Roberts lays down his verdict on Skyscraper, the high concept Die Hard meets The Towering Inferno action movie. Can the estimable charm of Dwayne Johnson win over our reviewer? Is this the wrong kind of disaster movie? Feedback to:  podcast@sph.com.sg   Download ST & BT podcasts for offline listening:  http://s...

After one month of football, we arrive at the World Cup Final. Giants have fallen, minnows have risen and now we look forward to a France v Croatia finale. Our panel – Jonthan Roberts, Sazali abdul Aziz and Shamir Osman – dissect the heartbreak of the semi-finals and look forward to the biggest match of all. Feedback to:  podcast@sph.com.sg   Download ST & BT podcast...

Money Hacks    Episode 15   Duration: 7 mins    Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene.    What are the common mistakes older Singaporean adults make when it comes to planning their finances for the next decade or so? Do they need to factor inflation rat...

In the second of our World Cup Semi-Final podcasts, Jonathan Roberts and ST assisstant sports editor Rohit Brijnath discuss whether this World Cup is lacking its usual dose of mercurial talents. Feedback to:  podcast@sph.com.sg   Download ST & BT podcasts for offline listening:  http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts   On website:  http://str.sg/stpodcasts   On Spotify: ...

The World Cup 2018 is down to four teams. It's France v Belgium and Croatia v England, as if you didn't know. The panel discusses the journey through the quarter-finals and the semi-final match-ups.  Plus, David Lee, our man in Russia hits the streets to deliver his latest video postcard... Feedback to:  podcast@sph.com.sg   Download ST & BT podcasts for offline listening: ...

Money Hacks    Episode 14   Duration: 8 mins    Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene.    Are younger adults and millennials in Singapore value seekers, when it comes to financial services? Should they look at the CPF scheme as one good reliable an...

With the Round of 16 done and dusted, host Jonathan Roberts invites ST sports correspondent Shamir Osman and SPH Head of Podcasting Ernest Luis to dissect the England match against Colombia, the Quarter-Final match-ups and give evidence on their greatest World Cup villains. And for the half-time show, Our Man in Russia, David Lee posts his latest audio postcard. Feedback to:  podcast@sph.com....

Health Check Episode 3 Duration: 10 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Tuesdays, The Straits Times guides you to healthier living and debunks the myths with expert guests. This episode targets newly-diagnosed diabetics. How they can work in an exercise routine and balance it with their new condition, or even if they had been very active marathoners previously for example. Host Er...

Welcome to another Straits Times World Cup podcast. Host Jonathan Roberts is joined by ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and SPH head of podcasting Ernest Luis to discuss the highs and lows of the group stage (hint: nobody likes Argentina), who looks hot for the knockout stages (hint: nobody likes Argentina) and just what is the art of TV punditry? Plus David Lee has another postcard from...

Why It Matters Episode 8 Duration: 11:40 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times takes a close look at one key news talking point each week. Time magazine, The Financial Times and The Telegraph are just some of the many top news publications that featured photos of the historic June 12 Trump-Kim summit in Singapore taken by The Straits Times' executive photojournalist...

Money Hacks Episode 13 Duration: 10:49 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. Can first-time HDB home buyers take a bank loan? What are the differences between opting for a bank loan or a HDB loan? What about couples in their late 40s or 50s thinking of buying a second property for...

It's one week on since the big kick-off. While it started with Robbie Williams pitching his greatest hits album, that was swiftly followed by an extraordinary opening match and series of surprises, both good and bad. World Cup 2018 has already seen its fair share of upsets, some involving the rise of the divisive VAR technology. Host Jonathan Roberts is joined by SPH head of podcasting Ernest...

Why It Matters Episode 7 Duration: 12:20 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times takes a close look at one key news talking point each week. The Singapore summit on June 12 will go down in global history as the first meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader, and one which produced a denuclearisation deal. Join host and ST's deputy news editor J...

Health Check Episode 1 Duration: 12 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Tuesdays, The Straits Times guides you to healthier living and debunks the myths with expert guests. How has Singapore's war against diabetes panned out so far? Has public awareness increased? Have commercial outlets responded favourably? What more can be done to better engage Singaporeans and help them make m...

It has been a long 14-year wait for animation maestro Brad Bird to bring us a sequel to to 2004's ground-breaking Incredibles. Back then it was one of many peaks in the Pixar line-up. While we've been waiting for the further adventures of the Parr family, Bird has given the world Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and Tomorrowland. Host Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joan...

Why It Matters Episode 6 Duration: 13 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times takes a close look at one key news talking point each week. The Singapore Summit on June 12 will go down in global history as the first meeting between a sitting US President and a North Korean leader, and one which produced a denuclearisation deal. Join host Ernest Luis as he sums up the Tr...

Money Hacks Episode 12 Duration: 8:25 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. How can you plan your finances better in your 40s, while keeping an eye on the future, and the cost of inflation? Is youth an asset when you're in your late 20s, when it comes to taking more financial risks...

Why It Matters Episode 5 Duration: 8:36 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times takes a close look at one key news talking point each week. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has already announced that his government intends to scrap the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR), in a move to control government spending and reduce the nation's RM1 trillion (...

Why It Matters Episode 4 Duration: 9:40 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times takes a close look at one key news talking point each week. The issue of Singapore's top schools becoming closed circles instead of social levellers has again come under scrutiny after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted the problem of stratification in Parliament recently. Host and...

It's a final that Liverpool fans will probably prefer to forget. Their main striker brought down, two goalkeeping blunders and a team seeming trying to keep it together. It all ended 3-1 to Real Madrid for a record third consecutive final win. Host Jonathan Roberts (a Liverpool fan) also tries to keep it together as he discusses the aftermath and implications of that night in Kiev with ST Sports c...