Shows
Looking Different/lyCauseway Kids: Crossborder lives with Rifqi Amirul and Try Sutrisno FooSingapore is often promoted as a centre of the crossroads of the world. However, its connections with its immediate neighbours, Johor (Malaysia) and Riau (Indonesia) have commonly been taken for granted as an everyday fact not worth much attention. Many Singaporeans may not only have familial or economic connections to these places, but also simply go to these nearby places for work and leisure.
In this conversation, Rifqi Amirul and Try Sutrisno Foo share their personal experiences of living and having family on both sides of the border, at Johor Bahru (Malaysia) and Tanjung Pinang (Indonesia) respectively...
2023-02-151h 04
Looking Different/lyHybrid shrines and the “Singapore Project” with Francis LimIn this episode, we explore the social world of hybrid shrines of Singapore with Francis Lim. From his initial studies of Chinese shrines, he shares with us how his research into such shrines inevitably led him to study the diverse and informal nature of hybrid shrines and their worshippers in Singapore. These shrines serve functions beyond the religious and spiritual, playing an active social role in worshippers’ daily lives. Sometimes, the gods are even actors in Singapore society. The perseverance of such shrines is a testament to the religious resilience and creativity of ordinary people in Singapore.
2022-10-261h 27
Looking Different/lyContinuously Rojak: The Catholic Peranakans of Singapore with Jee ChanPeranakan culture in Singapore is something that most Singaporeans will know a thing or two about, whether it’s Ayam Buah Keluak, Sarong Kebaya or through the Mandarin soap opera Little Nyonya. The culture is widely celebrated, admired and even endorsed by the state as a beautiful rojak of cultures of different ethnicities in Singapore.
However, there’s a less about talked side of the community: the conversion of most Peranakans to Catholicism. In this episode, we are joined by artist Jee Chan as they delve into their own family’s negotiation with the tug of Peranakan tradit...
2022-04-161h 06
Looking Different/lyAm I Singaporean Yet??? — Chatting about nationality and raceReflecting on the previous episodes in the "Are You Singaporean?" series, Afra and Tze Yang discuss issues of nationality and race, the dangers of a country prioritising one identity over others, and the vagueness of the label of "Singaporean".
2022-01-291h 29
Looking Different/ly"Are You Singaporean???" — HarveyThe question “ARE YOU SINGAPOREAN?” implies an underlying assumption of a set of characteristics that make a Singaporean. By looking at the stories of individuals who have constantly been faced with this question, these conversations explore the grey areas of being Singaporean.
Born in Singapore to Filipino parents, Harvey talks about competitive rugby and life in between two national identities.
2022-01-0858 min
Looking Different/ly"Are You Singaporean???" — ArinaThe question “ARE YOU SINGAPOREAN?” implies an underlying assumption of a set of characteristics that make a Singaporean. By looking at the stories of individuals who have constantly been faced with this question, these conversations explore the grey areas of being Singaporean.
Having lived in Singapore for more than 10 years, Arina has come to call Singapore home. But not everyone’s convinced.
2021-12-2944 min
Looking Different/ly"Are You Singaporean???" — VJThe question “ARE YOU SINGAPOREAN?” implies an underlying assumption of a set of characteristics that make a Singaporean. By looking at the stories of individuals who have constantly been faced with this question, these conversations explore the grey areas of being Singaporean.
Inter-racial marriages have more than doubled in the last twenty years, and VJ is proudly mixed-race. In this episode, we discuss what it means to her to be part of an inter-racial Singaporean family.
2021-12-231h 17
Looking Different/lyCosmopolitan Kampungs: Exploring Telok Blangah's Diverse and Hidden PastsEngineer by day and all-round heritage enthusiast, Sarafian Salleh (aka Tuah Bugis) explores Telok Blangah with us and shares with us how kampungs can be “cosmopolitan”—shedding oft-repeated images of kampungs as the rural, unsophisticated settlements belonging to a parochial past.
2021-12-1446 min
Looking Different/lyIntroducing Looking Different/lyRace. Diversity. Chinese Privilege. Pluralism. Xenophobia. Multiracial Society. What is Looking Differently about?
A series of conversations on the sometimes difficult aspects of diversity and difference in Singapore.
2021-12-0801 min