Red Dot Voices is an interview-based podcast all about creativity in Singapore, hosted by Henry Yorke. Episodes focus on men and women who have used creative thinking to make extraordinary things happen.
Red Dot Voices
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Red Dot Voices is an interview-based podcast all about creativity in Singapore, hosted by Henry Yorke. Episodes focus on men and women who have used creative thinking to make extraordinary things happen.
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1/22/2020
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November 22, 2020
#6 Charmaine Leung - Growing Up in a Red Light District
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For this episode I spoke to Charmaine Leung author of 17A Keong Saik Road: A Personal Story.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Her memoir recalls a childhood in 1970s Chinatown when it was a prominent red light district in Singapore, and takes its name from the address of the brothel that her mother used to run.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The book starts with Charmaine’s mother coming to Singapore as a young child after being sold by her birth parents, and weaves together an intimate family portrait with the broader history of Keong Saik’s transformation from the 1930s up to the present day.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">I learnt about a lesser-known part of Singapore’s history, traditional customs and even some of the requirements of running a brothel successfully. But what shines through most of all is the resilience of the women whose lives are chronicled, as they persevered through immense challenges towards a better future.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Links to all of the topics we cover can be found in the show notes at <a href= "https://henryyorke.com/podcast/"><span class= "s2">https://henryyorke.com/podcast/</span></a></span></p>
June 28, 2020
#5 Bjorn Low - Making A Greener Little Red Dot
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For this episode I spoke to Bjorn Low founder of Edible Garden City.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Bjorn grew up in Singapore but only really got into gardening after living in the UK, where quit a successful career in advertising to study agriculture and volunteer on farms around the country.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">After returning to Singapore in 2012 he soon realised that his dream of owning a farm had a very big problem - buying farmland in one of the smallest countries in the world costs millions of dollars. So he got creative, and Edible Garden City was born.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The social enterprise started off with a nomadic existence, teaching and growing on a carpark roof in Chinatown, a shop house in Little India and partnering with restaurants, hotels, schools and residences around the island. Since then, Edible Garden City has moved to a permanent location, was recognised at the 2019 Sustainable Business Awards, and will be showcased at the Dubai Expo 2020. Bjorn has also been named a finalist for the Straits Times Singaporean of the Year.</span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Our conversation touched on biodynamic agriculture, the challenges of bringing urban farming to Singapore, applying lessons from nature to running a business, the therapeutic qualities of gardening, and how Singapore can move towards greater food security in a post-COVID world. Bjorn’s tips on growing plants at home even inspired me to try growing from seed again, and I now have a baby tomato plant sitting on the windowsill beside me.</span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Links to all of the topics we cover can be found in the show notes at <a href= "https://henryyorke.com/podcast/"><span class= "s2">https://henryyorke.com/podcast/</span></a></span></p>
April 5, 2020
#4 Ang Jolie Mei - The Life Celebrant
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For this episode of Red Dot Voices, I spoke to Ang Jolie Mei.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Her father was one of the pioneers of Singapore’s funeral industry, and after he passed away when Ang Jolie was just 24, she joined her mother in taking over the family business.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Having taken time out to work in finance, Ang Jolie returned to the funeral industry and set up The Life Celebrant in 2010. She had travelled widely to study different funeral practices, and was motivated by a desire to provide a more holistic service to families of the deceased.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">As one of very few women funeral directors in Singapore, she has a fascinating perspective and in 2017 she shared her experiences in the memoir, Dying To Meeting You: Confessions of a Funeral Director. She subsequently won the ‘Most Innovative’ prize at the 2019 Women Entrepreneur Awards.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ang Jolie’s passion for living life with empathy, without regrets, and celebrating it fully, is a very valuable message - now more than ever.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Links to all of the topics we cover can be found in the show notes at <a href= "https://henryyorke.com/podcast/"><span class= "s2">https://henryyorke.com/podcast/</span></a></span></p>
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