The Usual Place
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<p>Synopsis: Join host and correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah every Thursday, as she unpacks the latest current affairs with guests. </p> <p>Podcaster: Natasha Ann Zachariah</p> <p>Executive producer: Danson Cheong</p> <p>A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media</p>
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July 9, 2026
S1E101: Overworked, bullied and burnt out: Is being a lawyer still a dream job?
<p>Are Singapore’s lawyers doing ok?</p> <p>The Legal Profession Sustainability Study, which was released on June 23, suggests that lawyers were leaving the profession because of toxic bosses, inflexible court timelines, punishing deadlines and the constant need to be available 24/7.</p> <p>These are just some of the grievances aired in the study, which had 31 in-depth interviews with former judges, legal academics and lawyers from diverse types of firms. There was also a survey done with 855 practising and former lawyers.</p> <p>What is the cost of becoming a lawyer in Singapore, and is it worth it any more? If these issues have been raised for more than 30 years, will this study change anything?</p> <p>In this episode, I speak with:</p> <p>• Zhang Yu Fu, a junior lawyer at Dentons Rodyk, who was called to the bar in April 2026 and took part in the study, and</p> <p>• Wong Yi, the General Counsel for construction company Lum Chang Holdings, and previously worked for one of Singapore’s Big Four law firms. He was also the chairman of the Young Lawyers Committee for The Law Society of Singapore from 2014 to 2019.</p> <p>Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah (<a href="mailto:natashaz@sph.com.sg">natashaz@sph.com.sg</a>)</p> <p>Read Natasha’s articles:<a href="https://str.sg/iSXm"> https://str.sg/iSXm</a></p> <p>Follow The Usual Place podcast on IG: <a href="https://str.sg/8KNT">https://str.sg/8KNT</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>Edited by: Eden Soh & Natasha Liew</p> <p>Executive producer: Danson Cheong</p> <p>Producers: Natasha Ann Zachariah, Elizabeth Law & Zachary Lim</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops every Thursday:</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/5nfm?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/5nfm?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/5nfm</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/9ijX?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/9ijX?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/9ijX</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/cd2P?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/cd2P?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/cd2P</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">podcast@sph.com.sg</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">---</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/wvz7?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Get more updates: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">---</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">The App Store: <a href="https://str.sg/icyB?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/icyB?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Google Play: <a href="https://str.sg/icyX">https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">--</p> <p>#tup #tuptrf</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
June 30, 2026
S1E100: Were unhappy WP veterans behind the challenge to Pritam Singh?
<p>Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh fobbed off talk that he would face a challenge to his position at the party’s proceedings on June 28.</p> <p>The results from the party’s internal meetings showed that most party members are still very much behind him.</p> <p>What does this mean for the WP, and has the party turned the page on the saga involving Raeesah Khan?</p> <p>In this episode, I chat with Tham Yuen-C, senior political correspondent at The Straits Times who has covered WP for about a decade, and Dr Teo Kay Key, a senior research fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, who studies public opinion, and political and social attitudes.</p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above):</p> <p>1:54 Is Pritam Singh invincible?</p> <p>5:50 Who are the unhappy cadres?</p> <p>8:27 What the “supermajority” vote says</p> <p>10:46 Cult of personality around Pritam Singh?</p> <p>16:10 Party stability comes first</p> <p>20:15 “Pretty much business as usual.”</p> <p>23:57 End of Raeesah-gate?</p> <p>Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah (<a href="mailto:natashaz@sph.com.sg">natashaz@sph.com.sg</a>)</p> <p>Read Natasha’s articles:<a href="https://str.sg/iSXm"> https://str.sg/iSXm</a></p> <p>Follow The Usual Place podcast on IG: <a href="https://str.sg/8KNT">https://str.sg/8KNT</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>Edited by: Eden Soh & Natasha Liew</p> <p>Executive producer: Danson Cheong</p> <p>Producers: Natasha Ann Zachariah, Elizabeth Law & Zachary Lim</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops every Thursday:</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/5nfm?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/5nfm?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/5nfm</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/9ijX?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/9ijX?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/9ijX</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/cd2P?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/cd2P?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/cd2P</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">podcast@sph.com.sg</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">---</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/wvz7?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Get more updates: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">---</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">The App Store: <a href="https://str.sg/icyB?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/icyB?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Google Play: <a href="https://str.sg/icyX">https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">--</p> <p>#tup #tuptrf</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
June 25, 2026
S1E99: Dear You debate: Is it time to relook rules on Chinese dialects?
<p>The Chinese film Dear You, shot almost entirely in Teochew, is not only a box office hit - it has ignited intense debate among Chinese Singaporeans.</p> <p>From film-makers to politicians, many people have weighed in on the authorities’ decision to limit screenings of the Teochew version, and instead have a wider general release for the Mandarin-dubbed version.</p> <p>The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said that this move supports the bilingual policy which aims to promote Mandarin as the main language among Chinese Singaporeans.</p> <p>But the strict policing of dialects, when other foreign language films have been allowed to be screened, has the local audience asking: is it time to relook how we treat dialects?</p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above):</p> <p>2:08 Why strong reaction to limited Teochew screenings?</p> <p>6:22 Is it a film that touches only Teochews?</p> <p>9:27 What's lost in dubbed movies?</p> <p>13:11 Is the outrage fair?</p> <p>15:27 Time to relook policy on dialects in film?</p> <p>20:40 Has the Speak Mandarin Campaign been too successful?</p> <p>23:48 Can Chinese dialects and Mandarin coexist?</p> <p>29:08 “We’re not comparing like for like.”</p> <p>31:34 Are dialects less valuable than Mandarin?</p> <p>35:45 Who’s learning dialects now?</p> <p>38:17 Beyond the uproar, what happens next?</p> <p>Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah (<a href="mailto:natashaz@sph.com.sg">natashaz@sph.com.sg</a>)</p> <p>Read Natasha’s articles:<a href="https://str.sg/iSXm"> https://str.sg/iSXm</a></p> <p>Follow The Usual Place podcast on IG: <a href="https://str.sg/8KNT">https://str.sg/8KNT</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>Edited by: Eden Soh & Natasha Liew</p> <p>Executive producer: Danson Cheong</p> <p>Producers: Natasha Ann Zachariah, Elizabeth Law & Zachary Lim</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get 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href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link">podcast@sph.com.sg</a></p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">---</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p data-testid="article-paragraph-annotation-test-id">All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" data-testid="custom-link"></a><a href="https://str.sg/wvz7?ref=inline-article" aria-label="link" 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- What is The Usual Place?
<p>Synopsis: Join host and correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah every Thursday, as she unpacks the latest current affairs with guests. </p> <p>Podcaster: Natasha Ann Zachariah</p> <p>Executive producer: Danson Cheong</p> <p>A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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