Podcast #26 – The history & cultural impact of Singapore’s early shopping malls (With Liew Kai Khiun) 18 Apr 2023 The physical shopping mall is increasingly seen as out of date with the rise of online shopping.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…
Podcast #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…
Podcast #24 – Curating 135 years of student writing at Raffles Institution (With Theophilus Kwek & Lara Tan) 28 Feb 2023 Raffles Institution celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2023. The school is more than an institution, weaving itself into Singapore’s history through the decades. Nowhere is this documented better than in…
Announcements The Historyogi Post is now on Substack! 21 Feb 202321 Feb 2023 The Historyogi Podcast is now on Substack! All existing subscribers via TinyLetter will continue to receive future issues without further action. Newsletter Format Each monthly newsletter issue will include: Classroom:…
Podcast #23 – The history & design of Singapore’s Kranji War Memorial (With Athanasios Tsakonas) 14 Feb 202315 Feb 2023 Generations of Singapore students will remember going on learning journeys to the Kranji War Memorial. But few of us know why it's in Kranji in the first place or how…
Newsletter Issues Historyogi Post Issue 93 26 Dec 2022 In this wrap up for 2022, check out the top podcast episodes for this year, my top Tiktok posts, and the ever-popular "This Month in History" and "Down Memory Lane".…
Newsletter Issues Historyogi post Issue 92 26 Sep 202225 Dec 2022 The Historyogi Post is back after a long hiatus since March due to academic commitments. We have five new podcast episodes on history and politics, along with a selection of…
Podcast #22 – Gender, sexuality & power dynamics in Colonial Singapore (A conversation with Aydin Quach) 19 Sep 2022 Large numbers of Chinese men arrived in colonial Singapore to do domestic work in European households. They often worked under the supervision of white women who managed the households while…
Podcast #21 – The Cold War history of the Philippine Chinese (A conversation with Chien-Wen Kung) 12 Sep 2022 From the 1950s to the 1970s, no Chinese community in Southeast Asia was more vigilant in identifying and rooting out suspected communists, and committed to mobilising against the People's Republic…
Podcast #20 – Building opposition alliances in electoral autocracies (A conversation with Elvin Ong) 5 Sep 2022 Building opposition pre-electoral alliances significantly enhances the chances of opposition victory against dominant incumbent autocrats. But opposition parties, including in Singapore, frequently find it difficult to make the costly compromises…