Living it up in Lion City!

Mar 21 2022 36 ep. 54 mins 45
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"Livin' it up in Lion City!" is a podcast about life in the sunny island of Singapore, where friends and I talk about our experiences and our takes on stuff happening on this little red dot. I'm a guy from India living in Singapore for more than a decade. We're not experts, celebrities, or captains of industry - this is all about regular conversations, with regular people. Hope you enjoy this little podcast!

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Immigration, Integration, Identity

Mar 21 2022 53 mins  
We have a chat with Maria Isaeva, a long time resident of Singapore who recently left the country, about identity, about integration, and what it means to call Singapore home.

Racism: Why is it so hard to talk about it in Singapore?

Mar 13 2022 74 mins  
Racism is a touchy topic in Singapore, but there has been a resurgence in dialogue in light of recent events that highlight the problem of racism in Singapore. The voices are many, and highly polarized. So how do we talk about this effectively? We chat with Mohd Suhaile, a former journalist, Syafiqah Taufek, a grad student in the Department of Malay Studies, NUS, and Daniel Goh, As

What do Foreigners need to know?

Oct 20 2021 65 mins  
In the wake of rising anti-foreigner sentiments in a country that has always been labeled an "expat paradise", what do foreigners need to know, when arriving in Singapore? We have a chat with expats Melissa and Amanda. This episode is part of the series "Coming Together", a collaboration with The Whitehatters, a local NGO that seeks to foster dialogue between various communities of

The "True Blue" vs the "New": the blurred lines of Singaporean-ness

Oct 11 2021 72 mins  
What makes a Singaporean "Singaporean"? We have a conversation about Singaporean identity, about notions of "true blue Singaporeans" and "new Singaporeans", and why this is prevalent in contemporary discourse today. Our guest is Danny Koordi, a podcast producer and founder of the local podcaster community Podcast SG.

"Integration" - what does this word really mean?

Oct 04 2021 59 mins  
In the first episode of the series "Coming Together" in collaboration with the NGO theWhiteHatters.sg, we have a conversation about the local sentiments of foreigners seemingly not integrating in Singapore, and what the word "integration" actually means.

We talk about Metal, and the Metal scene in Singapore

Apr 14 2021 76 mins  
I have a chat with two friends Tomas and Michele about the metal genre, and the scene in Singapore.

A Candid Conversation about Interracial Dating in Singapore (Part 2 of 2)

Mar 04 2021 56 mins  

Understanding Xenophobia in Singapore Part 4: Conversations with Singaporeans

Dec 03 2020 56 mins  
In the fourth episode of the series "Understanding Xenophobia in Singapore", I chat with Singaporeans I know to get their takes on the issue of rising nativism, nationalism and protectionism during COVID times, and even before that. Huge shoutout to Gary Tan of "Not Again Podcast"; Deeban, Josiah and Shaun of "Lords of Lobang"; and Jon Wang of "Longkangkitties" for being part of th

A Candid Conversation about Interracial Dating in Singapore (Part 1 of 2)

Oct 24 2020 52 mins  
Jasmin and I talk about interracial dating in Singapore, our experiences with dating across cultural and racial lines, and how we handle perceptions other people have of our love lives.

Understanding Xenophobia in Singapore, Part 3: A Chat with Avijit Das Patnaik, on the Impact of Online Hate

Sep 30 2020 61 mins  
I have a chat with Avijit Das Patnaik, an Indian citizen who was a target of online vitriol over a contentious facebook post he shared in 2018. We talk about how he incurred the wrath of the internet, how it changed his and his family's lives, and why that incident got the reaction that it did. Check out the other episodes on the series "Understanding Xenophobia in Singapore" here: