Adila Shahrin has recently been elected the President of the Student Organisation, Bridging Gap, which focuses on closing the gender inequality gap. In this episode Adila speaks about her life events which made become an advocate for gender equ

Divya Sharma: Seeing Beyond Oneself

Jul 20th, 2021 12m 55s

Divya Sharma is an American studying sustainable development at the University College London. In this episode Divya and I discuss whether sustainable development is possible in our industrialised world where the 'foot is on the accelerator of

Ashwath Dasarathy: A Message to the Next Generation

Jul 7th, 2021 15m 25s

Ashwath Dasarathy is a recent graduate of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where he was a three times Dean's List recipient and winner of the best 2021 Master of Public Policy student award. In this episode Ashwath moves beyond the acc

Mo Sarah: Can she cancel 'Cancel Culture'?

Jun 30th, 2021 14m 35s

Mo Sarah is a leading expert in woke, call out, and cancel cultures. In this episode she discusses how to identify cancel culture, it's effect on Singapore society, and whether there is a role for the government to regulate this activity. A com

Bernard Minn: A Third Culture Kid Finds their Way Home

Jun 23rd, 2021 11m 54s

Bernard Minn is a third culture kid who recently completed his Master of Public Policy degree in Singapore. In this episode Bernard speaks about coming to terms with his identity, deciding to go back to Myanmar, his motherland, and the effect t

Michelle Neo: Give me Christ or Give me Death

Jun 16th, 2021 14m 11s

Michelle Neo: Singaporean, Christian, solicitor, and public policy student. Michelle and I discuss the death penalty (capital punishment), which is still legal in Singapore. Michelle talks about her Christian faith and how it shaped her views o

Yichun Xu: East Meets West

Jun 12th, 2021 12m 16s

I met Yichun Xu (Rose) while we studied together at the University of Cambridge, and she is now a teacher at a secondary school in Shanghai! At Cambridge, Yichun was the only student from China in the class. In this episode she talks about the

Oh Junghee: A South Korean Leaves their Country Behind

Jun 4th, 2021 17m

In this episode I talk to Oh Junghee, a South Korean news reporter from Arirang TV News. She is taking time out of her career to pursue a Master of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Junghee speaks about the pressure and cha

Joseph Lawlor: The Road to Defeat

May 24th, 2021 16m 1s

Joesph is a proud first-generation US citizen. He recounts his journey of applying to the US marines, his defeat of not being accepted, and how he came to accept that decision. A must listen for anyone on experiencing rejection or even the fear

Dating: Patience VS Proactiveness

May 7th, 2021 16m 40s

Dylan and Sarah discuss dating - on whether one should be patient or proactive when it comes to dating!

Towards greater acceptance of the LGBTQ community and ex-offenders in Singapore

Sep 14th, 2020 22m 32s

Rachel reflects on her experience of coming out as a queer woman and shares some advice on this journey. She also discusses the setbacks and progress for the LGBTQ community in Singapore. Rachel then shares of the insights from her final year r

Soft Power in Southeast Asian Diplomacy

Sep 7th, 2020 24m 13s

Learn about Abe's past experience in International Relations and how Ankush's international exposure inspired his pursuit in international relations and policy. Ankush then talks about how he transitioned from India to Singapore and his views o

Integrating Technology into Education Systems - Perspectives from a Programmer & Education Policy Specialist

Aug 31st, 2020 25m 18s

Find out about how Hari is putting his programming skills to use and the challenges Pooja experienced during her time as an Education Practitioner in rural India. The pair then discuss their perspectives on how to integrate technology into educ

Spying on you: Navigating a world of hidden spy cameras as a woman

Aug 28th, 2020 39m 12s

What is it like living in a world that leaves you vulnerable to spy cameras? In this podcast featuring South Korean MPP Candidate Shay, we dive into the spy cam epidemic, perception of feminism in Korean society, policy ideas on curbing the eas

Growing up in a hospital as Duwei Chai

Aug 17th, 2020 22m 20s

Learn from Duwei on how to tell a Malaysian apart from a Singaporean. Then about the most influential woman in his life and then about his policy research into polygamy legislation in Malaysia.

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