Stay ConnectedSynopsis: Almost every weekday, our ALL-IN-ONE channel showcases discussions on Singapore youth perspectives and social issues, geopolitics through an Asian lens, health, climate change, personal finance and career.
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Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media.
SFF x Switch 2020 Ep 2: Tech boom in the time of Covid-19
8:46 min
Synopsis: The Business Times speaks with the Monetary Authority of Singapore's managing director Ravi Menon in a wide-ranging interview ahead of the annual Singapore Fintech Festival from Dec 7-11. This special edition will come with four exclusive podcasts for our listeners.
Follow all our coverage of this year's festival at bt.sg/sffxswitch2020.
In this second episode, BT's banking and finance editor Jamie Lee talks to Mr Menon about how financial technology unexpectedly grew in demand and provided new jobs amid a pandemic.
Produced by: Jamie Lee and Lee Kim Siang
Edited by: Adam Azlee
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Health Check Ep 49: Porn is not real; how to recognise an addiction
16:20 mins
Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times.
Online porn use has reportedly gone up during the Covid-19 pandemic as reported by The Economist in May. However, there's a dark side to porn. Excessive consumption of porn affects the viewer, his or her relationships and society. Viewing pornography can become a lifelong addiction.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Andrew da Roza, an addictions psychotherapist who specialises in sex addiction at Promises Healthcare.
They discuss how a predatory porn industry is out there trying to get to children, how harmful online porn addiction can be, and what you can do about it.
Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis
Edited by: Penelope Lee
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Health Check Ep 48: Innovations in treating lung cancer; decrease risk factors
14:48 mins
Synopsis: Fortnightly on Wednesdays, get healthier living tips as The Straits Times chats with expert guests.
With November being Lung Cancer Awareness Month, this episode looks at how lung cancer is the no.1 killer among cancers here in Singapore, as is also the case globally. This episode is brought to you by MSD.
ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Dr Philip Eng, a senior consultant respiratory physician who has his own clinic - the Philip Eng Respiratory & Medical Clinic at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. He has lectured in various countries, trained many doctors in the region, and published numerous articles.
They discuss the following:
1. How can non-smokers get lung cancer? For air pollution, what is the WHO (World Health Organisation) standard for PM2.5 levels? (1:42)
2. How has lung cancer treatment evolved to today's gold standard of keyhole surgery, alongside other treatments such as stereotactic radiotherapy, safer chemotherapy drugs, immunotherapy and targeted therapy? (4:00)
4. Advice on how to protect yourself to cover the cost of such treatments: Buy good extra insurance coverage when you're young and fit (7:52)
5. Innovations in lung cancer treatments such as proton beam therapy and costs of such therapies (10:10)
6. Best way to decrease lung cancer risk factors and how smokers should do more effective CT lung scans instead of normal chest X-rays (12:27)
Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Penelope Lee
Edited by: Adam Azlee
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SFF x Switch 2020 Ep 1: New digital banks to jazz up Singapore
9:30 min
Synopsis: The Business Times speaks with the Monetary Authority of Singapore's managing director Ravi Menon in a wide-ranging interview ahead of the annual Singapore Fintech Festival from Dec 7-11. This special edition will come with four exclusive podcasts for our listeners.
Follow all our coverage of this year's festival at bt.sg/sffxswitch2020.
In this first episode, BT's banking and finance editor Jamie Lee sounds out Mr Menon on the excitement over digital banks. He tells us why digital banks now have an even bigger playing field in the post-Covid world.
Produced by: Jamie Lee and Lee Kim Siang
Edited by: Adam Azlee
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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 111: Squeaky bum time in the Singapore Premier League
22:12 mins
Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points.
It’s squeaky bum time in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) with a new league champion set to be crowned on Saturday (Dec 5) so this week, Money FM's Adrian Abraham talks to ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports broadcaster Shehzad Haque about whether Tampines Rovers can hang on to the top spot they climbed to last weekend, and win their first league title since 2013.
The three also discuss the legacy that Diego Maradona left on the footballing world, as well as talk about all the latest English Premier League action - whether Tottenham Hotspur are legitimate title contenders, Man United’s match-winner Edinson Cavani in hot soup over a social media post, and Arsenal’s bizarre bluntness in attack.
They discuss the following:
1. Can Tampines hold on to top spot for two more games? (1:38)
2. A lack of women coaches in Singapore sport (6:00)
3. What Maradona meant to football (8:52)
4. A discussion on the weekend’s EPL action (14:10)
Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg) & Adrian Abraham (matta@sph.com.sg)
Edited by: Adrian Abraham and Muhammad Firmann
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Lunch With Sumiko Ep 26: Singapore's Entrepreneur of the Year Ian Ang runs his Secretlab company with life and death approach
5:02 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie.
In this episode, Sumiko Tan hosts Mr Ian Ang, the 28-year-old co-founder and chief executive of gaming chair maker Secretlab.
He was named Singapore's Entrepreneur of the Year by professional services firm EY at a virtual awards ceremony on Nov 9, and he will represent Singapore to vie against entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries for the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award in June next year.
1. How no entrepreneur starts out with guaranteed answers (1:56)
2. Surprise at his success and how non-gamers started using his gaming chairs (2:20)
3. Qualities of a good entrepreneur (3:10)
4. Why planning is only done 12-36 months ahead at any one time and not for longer (3:42)
Produced by: Sumiko Tan, ST Video team and Ernest Luis
Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee
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#PopVultures Ep 36: Harry Styles in a dress and what it means for men
29:30 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood industries.
Pop culture pundits Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo discuss British singer-songwriter Harry Styles and his historic Vogue magazine cover, where he treads the Fine Line between menswear and female fashion. The former One Direction boy band member, who became the first man to grace the cover of Vogue solo, wore a lace-trimmed ball gown and a tuxedo jacket for the shoot.
Many praised the move for being a Sign Of The Times, but conservative political commentators criticised the cover with the rallying cry: "Bring back manly men."
The #PopVultures share their take on the sartorial saga, explore Styles' long History with androgynous fashion (from the Met Gala to Saturday Night Live) and his musical influences (from Queen's Freddie Mercury to the Queen of Country Pop Shania Twain), as well as dissect the social constructs of masculinity and manliness.
Meanwhile, Jan can't help Falling for Styles, Sam Jo Lights Up at the thought of sheer shirts, and podcast assistant and former Directioner Penelope Lee weighs in on whether Styles is still her Golden boy.
Produced by: Jan Lee (janlee@sph.com.sg) & Yeo Sam Jo (yeosamjo@sph.com.sg)
Edited by: Muhammad Firmann
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Editor Says Ep 5: Why Covid-19 vaccine roll-out faces difficult questions
4:17 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday afternoon, senior editors from The Straits Times give their take on the top news of the week, why it matters and what’s next.
The Straits Times editor Warren Fernandez says it has been a tremendous feat for Covid-19 vaccines to have been produced within a year, at warp speed.
But even as we celebrate, we need to take a sober look at the difficult questions which surround the vaccines.
Who should get the vaccine first, and why? Will getting a jab be a choice or a responsibility? Who should bear the cost? How can it be made at scale, and safely?
Produced by: ST Video team and Ernest Luis
Edited by: Muhammad Firmann
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Life Weekend Picks Ep 104: New menus at Botanico, Lolla; ST's Go Where site
17:16 mins
Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.
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Asian Insider Ep 51: China ends absolute poverty in signature achievement for President Xi Jinping
14:10 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
China marked a milestone in its anti-poverty efforts this week, removing its last remaining counties from a list of poor regions.
ST's China correspondent Danson Cheong and University of Gottingen's Dr Yu Xiaohua explore its implications with host Nirmal Ghosh on Asian Insider.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
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