Best Sarong Podcasts (2024)

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The brass steamer that saves our lives 18:43

7M ago18:43

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In this episode of The Objects that Made Us, the story starts with a brass steamer used to make idli, an Indian steamed cake. Secondary school teacher Tharmendra’s mother came to Singapore in 1966 from South India. She came from a poor family and the only dowry they could afford was the brass steamer. After Tharmendra’s father passed away from illn…

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The Batik sarongs that encapsulate her Peranakan heritage 18:21

7M ago18:21

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Sarongs once worn by her mother, imbued with memories of childhood – familial objects like that informs one’s sense of identity, and are reminders of what one can be proud of. The most valuable objects found in the home of Cynthia Wee-Hoefer, who has vast experience working in publishing and news, are two century-old batik sarongs. Despite some wea…

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A Jawi recipe book records the tastes of home 11:15

7M ago11:15

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For help with cooking three meals a day to feed her family, a Malay woman sat by the radio, pen and paper in hand, over decades, carefully jotting down recipes shared on radio programmes. The lines of words conscientiously jotted down helped fill her family’s stomachs, and also capture the memories left on their taste buds. In this episode of The O…

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Riding through life's ups and downs 20:38

7M ago20:38

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There’s a special place in the heart of educator Nurai’sha Bte Hassan for the red Malaysian-made Proton Saga that has been by her side through many life events. As a child, Nurai’sha had seen her cousin driving the same model, as she grew into a new generation of independent and confident Muslim woman. On passing her driving test in adulthood, Nura…

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My father was a snazzy rocker! 27:07

7M ago27:07

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Local pop music was heavily informed by Western pop in the 1960s. Many Malay youths in Singapore were crazy about rock ’n roll, and back then, almost all of them wanted to join a band in their kampong, which they saw as a step towards the ultimate dream of becoming a rock star. Theatre practitioner and educator Aidli Mosbit’s father was one such ka…

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The dazzling world of Chinese tabloids in 1950s Singapore 19:19

7M ago19:19

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Copies of unwanted old tabloids chronicle the ebb and flow of bygone eras. For his study of local culture and entertainment, pop culture researcher Su Zhangkai amassed – and pored through – an extensive collection of newspapers and magazines from the 1950s and 60s. The vibrant Chinese tabloids of the 1950s reflected the lives and interests of ordin…