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Living it up in Lion City!

Living it up in Lion City!

33 episodes

"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

Published: March 21, 2022, 10:04 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 56 seconds

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

Published: March 14, 2022, 5:07 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 5 seconds

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What do Foreigners need to know?

Published: Oct. 21, 2021, 4:24 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 47 seconds

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

Published: Oct. 12, 2021, 2:21 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 30 seconds

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"Integration" - what does this word really mean?

Published: Oct. 4, 2021, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 28 seconds

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We talk about Metal, and the Metal scene in Singapore

Published: April 14, 2021, 3:05 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 53 seconds

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Understanding Xenophobia in Singapore Part 4: Conversations with Singaporeans

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 5:34 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 14 seconds

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

Published: Oct. 24, 2020, 7:16 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 32 seconds

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

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 1:10 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds

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26. Being a Foreigner: A Singaporean in Estonia

Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 1:49 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 57 seconds

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25. Understanding Cultural Intelligence with Ling Ling Tai

Published: June 28, 2020, 3:16 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 11 seconds

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24. Understanding Xenophobia in Singapore: Part 2, The Nature of Local Discomfort over Foreigners

Published: May 25, 2020, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 6 seconds

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23. COVID19, and the Dehumanization of Chinese People in Popular Culture

Published: April 1, 2020, 11:22 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes

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22. Understanding Xenophobia in Singapore: Part 1, The History of Immigration and the events that built up the anti-foreigner narrative

Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 1 second

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21. It's 2020! The State of the Podcast - what's been going on last year, and what you can look forward to this year

Published: Jan. 1, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 31 seconds

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20. Livin' it up in Geylang!

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 35 seconds

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19. Two Food Delivery Riders voice their thoughts on the recent PMD ban that very nearly plunged Singapore into Anarchy

Published: Nov. 24, 2019, 2:29 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 57 seconds

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18. We talk about the book "200 Years of Singapore and the United Kingdom" and the Bicentennial Experience

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 7:40 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 22 seconds

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17. What makes a city boring?

Published: Sept. 27, 2019, 3:41 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 53 seconds

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Revisiting "Disneyland with The Death Penalty" and William Gibson, the man behind Singapore's infamous label

Published: Sept. 14, 2019, 10:26 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 10 seconds

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15. Being a Foreigner: German in Singapore, Singaporean in Germany

Published: Aug. 6, 2019, 6:28 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 24 seconds

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14. The exclusionary nature of colonial architecture, the myth of the lazy native, and the movie scene in Singapore

Published: May 19, 2019, 2:37 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes

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12b. The Lion King: Why *is* the Lion a universal symbol of leadership and courage?

Published: April 9, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 40 seconds

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: Munshi Abdullah, the Father of modern Malay Literature, a.k.a That New Statue at Boat Quay

Published: March 26, 2019, 3:58 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 49 seconds

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El11n: Rants

Published: March 19, 2019, 4:59 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 41 seconds

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X. Being a Foreigner: A Singaporean in Stockholm

Published: Jan. 29, 2019, 5:51 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 14 seconds

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NINE: The Singapore Bicentennial, Going Beyond The Colonial Narrative, and Colorizing Old Photos

Published: Jan. 14, 2019, 5:28 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 42 seconds

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E8: Singaporean Folkore

Published: Dec. 22, 2018, 8:36 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 55 seconds

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7. Who are these "asshole Indian Nationals" everyone seems to have a story about?

Published: Nov. 22, 2018, 5:04 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 6: Bias and Cultural Hegemony

Published: Nov. 11, 2018, 7:29 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode Five: Feedback From Friends and the Ftate of the Fodcast

Published: Sept. 29, 2018, 7:49 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 57 seconds

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Ep.4: Being a Foreigner

Published: Sept. 1, 2018, 8:45 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 003: Soul of Singapore Part II

Published: Aug. 23, 2018, 3:51 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 002: Arts in Singapore, feat. Luke Tan of Mural Lingo

Published: Aug. 23, 2018, 3:35 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode #1: Does Singapore have "Soul"?

Published: Aug. 20, 2018, 3:10 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 45 seconds

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