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#34 – From Imperial to Singaporean: The history of animals in Singapore (with Timothy Barnard)

22 Apr 202422 Apr 2024

When we study and discuss history in Singapore, we usually focus on the social and political history of this country. However, the people’s relationship with this island’s natural environment also…

#33 – Temple Tracks: The history of Indian labourers in the Malayan Railways (with Vineeta Sinha)

18 Feb 202418 Feb 2024

When we think about the history of Indians in British Malaya, their work in the rubber estates usually comes to mind first. But Indians also helped construct, operate and maintain…

#32 – Arc of Containment: UK & US engagement in cold war Malaya & Singapore (with Ngoei Wen-Qing)

21 Jan 202418 Feb 2024

When we think about Southeast Asia during the Cold War, we usually think just about Indochina and the Vietnam War. But British counterinsurgency strategies and engagement with nationalist elites in…

#31 – Before he was President: Yusof Ishak & the role of Yang di-Pertuan Negara

Before he was President of Singapore, Yusof Ishak was the Yang di-Pertuan Negara which directly translates to “He Who is Made Lord”. Singaporeans generally know little about this role, other…

#30 – Writing a fair history of NTUC FairPrice (with Sue-Ann Chia)

6 Aug 20236 Aug 2023

NTUC FairPrice is such a household icon in Singapore that it’s more famous than the union movement itself. But how did NTUC come to operate a supermarket chain in the…

#29 – A Historyogi Episode From An Even Smaller Island (with Neil Humphreys)

In 1996, an Ang Moh arrived in Toa Payoh to start a new life. He loved Singapore’s idiosyncrasies so much that he decided to turn his humorous observations of everyday…

#28 – The Beginner’s Guide to Singapore’s Queer history (with Roy Tan)

Long before Pink Dot and the repeal of Section 377A, Singapore had a colourful Queer history of recreation, repression, and resistance during the 20th century. Today, we speak to Roy…

#27 – The story of Choo Seng Quee, Singapore’s greatest football coach

Looking at Singapore’s football scene today, it is hard to imagine that we once enjoyed a golden age in football. But we did enjoy that golden age. The man often…

#26 – The history & cultural impact of Singapore’s early shopping malls (With Liew Kai Khiun)

The physical shopping mall is increasingly seen as out of date with the rise of online shopping. However, shopping malls were once considered major symbols of Singapore’s rapid modernisation. They…

#25- Journeying through Singapore’s little-known LGBT history (With Isaac Tng)

13 Mar 202313 Mar 2023

Singapore is a city renowned for its reputation as a stern, conservative environment. But history reveals a more colourful past, where queer people carved out spaces for their own voices…