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Synopsis: Almost every weekday, our ALL-IN-ONE channel showcases discussions on Singapore youth perspectives and social issues, geopolitics through an Asian lens, health, climate change, personal finance and career.

Follow our shows on your favourite audio apps Apple Podcasts, Spotify or even ST's app, which has a dedicated podcast player section.

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media.

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  • S2E59: China's fossil fuel addiction exposes a strategic vulnerability

    S2E59: China's fossil fuel addiction exposes a strategic vulnerability
    Jan 22 2026

    Happenings in Venezuela, Iran have shone the spotlight on energy security

    Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times will now analyse the hottest political and trending talking points, alternating between its Malaysia and Greater China bureaus.

    For January, host and deputy foreign editor Albert Wai teams up again with senior China correspondent Yew Lun Tian.

    Dramatic developments in Venezuela and Iran, both important oil suppliers for China, have exposed Beijing’s vulnerability in terms of energy security.

    Oil only accounts for around 18 per cent of China’s energy mix but most of this is imported.

    While both regimes have enjoyed solid ties with Beijing, the reality is there is little China can do directly to preserve its interests there.

    Domestically, China has achieved remarkable success in its clean energy transition. But the human cost of this effort, particularly when it comes to poorer communities, should not be underestimated.

    Clean tech may have played a part in China’s soft power rise (BYD electric vehicles and solar panels are obvious examples), but there is no guarantee that this will translate into a stronger hand geopolitically.

    Highlights (click/tap above):

    2:02 Are China’s interests in Venezuela dead in the water?

    4:58 Impacts of developments in Venezuela, Iran on upcoming Trump-Xi meeting

    7:37 Is China prepared to use force to defend its energy security interests?

    09:44 The human cost of China’s clean energy transition

    14:11 Challenges in clean energy storage, distribution

    17:28 Clean tech fuels China’s soft power rise

    20:14 Existential survival instinct: Running out of energy

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    Host: Albert Wai (albertw@sph.com.sg)

    Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani

    Executive producer: Ernest Luis

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    22 min
  • S1E79: Are central kitchen meals coming to every Singapore school?

    S1E79: Are central kitchen meals coming to every Singapore school?
    Jan 22 2026
    There has been a buffet of discussion as pre-packed food for students have been in the spotlight recently. Some schools have had to turn to prepared meals from centralised kitchens because of shrinking student numbers and a lack of canteen stallholders. But this has not been to everyone’s taste. Bento boxes from airline caterer SATS made the news after pictures of unappetising servings at Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) surfaced online in early January. It prompted a flurry of discussion both on and offline, as everyone weighed in with their thoughts from the colour of the boxes – turquoise – to the dishes served to what pre-packed meals takes away from the recess experience. The media was later invited to HCI to taste the food and speak to students, who gave reviews about the SATS pre-packed meals. The school’s principal said the menus will be refined, and SATS will relook recipes and food presentation. Then on Jan 14, concerns emerged over food safety after 60 primary school pupils came down with suspected food poisoning after consuming food prepared by Gourmetz, the school’s caterer. In this week’s episode of The Usual Place, I chat with two canteen stall operators, Ms Nurkusmawati Kasim, who runs a Western food stall in a primary school, and Ms Grace Lim, who operates a snack stall in a primary and secondary school, about their experience providing meals for students. Jalan Besar GRC MP Shawn Loh, who is the group managing director of food conglomerate Commonwealth Capital Group, joins us to discuss whether there are alternatives to the central kitchen model. Highlights (click/tap above): ​0:55 Were the reactions to Hwa Chong Institution bento boxes overblown? 6:17 Why Grace and Wati chose to work in school canteens 9:22 Crafting menus for students 11:54 Healthy meals affects operating cost 14:43 Can you make money as a canteen stall vendor? 18:25 I just wanted to kill time when my son’s at school: Wati 20:47 Why central kitchens work for schools 22:13 Why Shawn champions a model where prepped ingredients are cooked on-site 25:35 Wati’s experience as a former air stewardess is handy when feeding masses 27:24 Do we romanticise recess time? 32:24 Cafeteria model offers control over nutritional value of food 34:50 What would entice people to become canteen vendors? 37:03 “Meal prep is the least efficient way.”: Shawn Follow The Usual Place podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theusualplacepodcast Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/v6DN Filmed by: Studio+65 Edited by: Teo Tong Kai, Eden Soh and Chen Junyi Executive producers: Danson Cheong, Elizabeth Khor & Ernest Luis Editorial producers: Elizabeth Law & Lynda Hong Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops every Thursday: Channel: https://str.sg/5nfm Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/9ijX Spotify: https://str.sg/cd2P YouTube: https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 Get more updates: http://str.sg/stpodcasts --- Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX -- #tup #tuptrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    42 min
  • S2E32: Should we just give up on cultivated meat?

    S2E32: Should we just give up on cultivated meat?
    Jan 19 2026

    Lab-grown meat. The way of the future or a hard act to swallow?

    Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

    In this episode, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty get their teeth into cultivated meat, a topic that was very much in the headlines a few years back. Singapore was the first nation to approve the sale of cultivated chicken meat in 2020 but investment in the sector, after much fanfare, has slowed.

    So is there still potential for this sector to take off? The pay-off could be huge if companies can create safe, tasty and affordable beef, chicken, lamb and even seafood in bioreactors instead of relying on huge tracts of land and the sea. Meeting the needs of billions of people, could slash the impacts on the environment and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

    Is this your vision of the future? Or still too soon to say? Let us know what you think!

    Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

    2:24 What is the difference between cultivated meat and plant-based alternatives?

    3:24 Why the interest in cultivated meat? What are the environmental benefits?

    6:20 How cultivated meat products are made and why is the process challenging?

    12:14 If companies succeed, the prize could be huge but there are still hurdles

    20:32 Stay the course: Cultivated meat could become an important tool to fight climate change

    23:04 Better information, better decisions by consumers. For instance: CO2 content labels on food products

    Follow Audrey Tan on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/848W

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    Hosts: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) & David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg)

    Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim

    Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong

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    28 min
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