Podcast #42 – The First Fools: Lesser-known histories of Singapore’s Old Guard (with Peh, Derek & Jaime) 4 Aug 2025 Singapore’s Old Guard leaders are well known as politicians and cabinet ministers. But the ten of them also had lesser-known passions and careers beyond politics. Today, we speak to Peh,…
Podcast #40 – Malayan Classicism: The history of classical architecture in Singapore (with Soon-Tzu Speechley) 9 Feb 2025 Across Malaysia and Singapore, thousands of historic buildings are richly ornamented with motifs drawn from Ancient Greece and Rome. These classical details mix with ideas drawn from other architectural traditions…
Podcast #38 – The Lion’s Roar: The tenacity of S Rajaratnam, Singapore’s first foreign minister (with Irene Ng) 10 Sep 2024 In 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia, shattering the hope of a shared postcolonial future. The new country needed as many friends as it could get. The man who led the…
Podcast #36 – Enigmas: The story of Singapore’s first spy chief (with Simon Tay) 30 Jun 2024 Most of us are familiar with famous intelligence agencies such as the American CIA, the British MI6 and Israel’s Mossad. But did you know Singapore has its own spy agency…
Podcast #35 – Housing a nation: The history of urban redevelopment in Singapore (with Loh Kah Seng) 20 May 2024 The Singapore Heritage Fest this year celebrates our nation's rich built heritage. One of the most striking examples of this are the public housing estates which dominate Singapore’s urban landscape.…
Newsletter Issues Historyogi Post Issue 99 7 Mar 202414 Apr 2024 Welcome to another year of learning and making history. We have two new podcast episodes to usher in 2024. Learn more about Anglo-American cooperation and engagement in Malaya and Singapore…
Podcast #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…
Podcast #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…
Newsletter Issues Historyogi Post Issue 98 29 Dec 202314 Apr 2024 Nine podcast episodes. Five newsletter issues. Over 70 TikTok posts. 2023 has been a productive year and I thank my listeners, readers and followers for supporting this Historyogi project to…
Newsletter Issues Historyogi Post Issue 97 13 Oct 202314 Apr 2024 The relevance of history in the issues of the present has become stark with the latest outbreak of violence in the Middle East. We once again see the consequences of…
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