by The Straits Times
<p>Synopsis: 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.</p> <p>Follow our shows on your favourite audio apps Apple Podcasts, Spotify or even ST's app, which has a dedicated podcast player section.</p> <p>Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media.</p>
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May 1, 2025
<p>Christie Chiu, Wong Yang and Isabelle Kumar - young journalists with The Straits Times - reflect on their experiences and insights.</p> <p>Synopsis: Every noon from April 24 till May 1 - a day before Cooling-off Day - The Usual Place moves to a half-hour daily livestream - with Singapore's general election on May 3.</p> <p>Host and ST correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah invites candidates, analysts and hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter. </p> <p>Joining her on the couch are young reporters Wong Yang and Christie Chiu, along with their video colleague Isabelle Kumar. </p> <p>Beyond witnessing the election unfold up close through their work, Wong Yang and Christie Chiu, along with their video colleague Isabelle Kumar, are also experiencing it from a personal angle – as first-time voters.</p> <p>What have their own Gen Z friends been saying to them about similar experiences that helped shape their approach to content ideas?</p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above):</p> <p>3:26 Christie and Yang’s response to being labelled the ‘Gen Z version’ of TV presenters Glenda Chong and Steven Chia</p> <p>7:53 Did being reporters help them learn anything for themselves as young first-time voters?</p> <p>8:54 Their rally experiences </p> <p>13:50 “They are also human” - Isabelle on her observations while filming candidates like PAP’s Foo Cexiang and WP’s Alexis Dang</p> <p>19:14 “Be kind” to one another - the trio’s key personal takeaways from GE2025</p> <p>Today’s shirt worn by Natasha was sponsored by Good Addition.</p> <p>Host: Natasha Zachariah (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>)</p> <p>Read Natasha’s articles: <a href="https://str.sg/iSXm">https://str.sg/iSXm</a></p> <p>Follow Natasha on her IG account and DM her your thoughts on this episode: <a href="https://str.sg/8Wav">https://str.sg/8Wav</a></p> <p>Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: <a href="https://str.sg/v6DN">https://str.sg/v6DN</a></p> <p>Filmed by: Studio+65 </p> <p>ST Podcast producers: Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh</p> <p>Shorts edited by: ST Video</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong</p> <p>Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops:</p> <p>Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/5nfm">https://str.sg/5nfm</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/9ijX">https://str.sg/9ijX</a></p> <p>Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/cd2P">https://str.sg/cd2P</a></p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/wEr7u">https://str.sg/wEr7u</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts website: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa">https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store: <a href="https://str.sg/icyB">https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play: <a href="https://str.sg/icyX">https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>#tup #tuptr</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 30, 2025
<p>Newcomer Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik joins his experienced teammates on the couch.</p> <p>Synopsis: The Usual Place now moves to a half-hour daily livestream at noon from April 24 till May 1 - a day before Cooling-off Day - with Singapore's general election on May 3.</p> <p>Host and ST correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah invites candidates, analysts and hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people. </p> <p>Joining her on the couch are Ms He Ting Ru, 41; Associate Professor Jamus Lim, 49; and Mr Louis Chua, 37, who are contesting Sengkang GRC again – this time with newcomer Abdul Muhaimin, 36. </p> <p>As first-term MPs, they had to navigate both constituency work and team dynamics after winning Sengkang GRC in GE2020 with 52.13 per cent of the vote – the biggest upset of the election then. The WP took 60,136 votes, while the PAP got 55,214 votes.</p> <p>Since then, have there been any growing pains, and how has their working relationship evolved? How do they split roles in the team?</p> <p>Natasha asks them how they feel about winning Sengkang in the last election, and what they’re learning so far during campaigning for GE2025. </p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above):</p> <p>0:59 One theme from the ground that needs to be examined beyond GE2025</p> <p>6:33 Being yourself - new candidate Mr Muhaimin on advice he gets from his teammates during campaigning</p> <p>12:20 How they react to party leaders’ statements on WP fielding its strongest slate in many years<br><br>13:40 Ms He on women in politics <br><br>19:20 The quartet on valuable advice coming from senior WP leaders that they still hold dear today</p> <p>24:15 Prof Lim on advice given to new candidate Michael Thng for the recent national TV roundtable discussion? </p> <p>33:34 “Such language was not used in volunteer chat groups or with residents”: Mr Chua on Mr Andre Low’s leaked Telegram messages from a private chat among his business school classmates</p> <p>41:01 Game Time! What are some apps they wish they would use less on the phone</p> <p>Host: Natasha Zachariah (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>)</p> <p>Read Natasha’s articles: <a href="https://str.sg/iSXm">https://str.sg/iSXm</a></p> <p>Follow Natasha on her IG account and DM her your thoughts on this episode: <a href="https://str.sg/8Wav">https://str.sg/8Wav</a></p> <p>Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: <a href="https://str.sg/v6DN">https://str.sg/v6DN</a></p> <p>Filmed by: Studio+65 </p> <p>ST Podcast producers: Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh</p> <p>Shorts edited by: ST Video</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong</p> <p>Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops:</p> <p>Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/5nfm">https://str.sg/5nfm</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/9ijX">https://str.sg/9ijX</a></p> <p>Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/cd2P">https://str.sg/cd2P</a></p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/wEr7u">https://str.sg/wEr7u</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts website: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa">https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store: <a href="https://str.sg/icyB">https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play: <a href="https://str.sg/icyX">https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>#tup #tuptr</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 29, 2025
<p>RDU has the second-highest number of opposition candidates. </p> <p>Synopsis: The Usual Place now moves to a half-hour daily livestream at noon from April 24 till May 1 - a day before Cooling-off Day - with Singapore's general election on May 3.</p> <p>Host and ST correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah invites candidates, analysts and hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people. </p> <p>Red Dot United (RDU) is a very young political party, formed only in 2020 when it contested just one constituency – Jurong GRC – with a team of five candidates. </p> <p>Fast forward five years, and RDU is now fielding the second-highest number of opposition candidates in this election, behind the WP’s 26 candidates. RDU’s 15 candidates are contesting four constituencies, going head-to-head with the PAP.</p> <p>How did the party scale up from a one-GRC showing in 2020 to four constituencies today?</p> <p>Joining me in this episode are Ms Liyana Dhamirah, 38, and her teammate Marcus Neo, 33 - part of the party’s team contesting Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC - and Ms Kala Manickam, 57, candidate for Jurong Central SMC. </p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above): </p> <p>2:35 How a relatively new party like RDU managed to field the second largest number of opposition candidates<br><br>10:33 How Ms Liyana is able to dismiss a lot of insults; why file a police report over online harassment recently?</p> <p>23:27 Ms Kala on switching from Jalan Kayu SMC to Jurong Central SMC<br><br>28:17 Mr Neo on housing and job insecurity as top concerns for millennial voters his age</p> <p>36:23 Game time! Kopi-O kosong, bubble tea, teh tarik - what’s your favourite drink?</p> <p>Host: Natasha Zachariah (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>)</p> <p>Read Natasha’s articles: <a href="https://str.sg/iSXm">https://str.sg/iSXm</a></p> <p>Follow Natasha on her IG account and DM her your thoughts on this episode: <a href="https://str.sg/8Wav">https://str.sg/8Wav</a></p> <p>Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: <a href="https://str.sg/v6DN">https://str.sg/v6DN</a></p> <p>Filmed by: Studio+65 </p> <p>ST Podcast producers: Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh</p> <p>Shorts edited by: ST Video</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong</p> <p>Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops:</p> <p>Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/5nfm">https://str.sg/5nfm</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/9ijX">https://str.sg/9ijX</a></p> <p>Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/cd2P">https://str.sg/cd2P</a></p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/wEr7u">https://str.sg/wEr7u</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts website: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa">https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store: <a href="https://str.sg/icyB">https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play: <a href="https://str.sg/icyX">https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>#tup #tuptr</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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