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Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads. This series ended in 2022.
Podcasters: Olivia Ho & Toh Wen Li
Produced by The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.
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Sadness, sickness and seasons
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.
The latest episode of this literary podcast by The Straits Times explores existential ennui in two books – Baek Se-hee’s therapy memoir I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki, and Ali Smith’s novel Companion Piece.
Highlights(click/tap above):
2:52 I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki, by Baek Se-hee
7:08 Companion Piece, by Ali Smith
Produced by: Olivia Ho, Toh Wen Li, Hadyu Rahim and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Novels about Asians in diaspora who break the rules
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.
In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li look at two novels about Asians in diaspora who know the rules and how to break them: Portrait Of A Thief by Grace D. Li, and Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen.
Highlights(click/tap above):
1:49 Portrait Of A Thief, by Grace D. Li
6:50 Counterfeit, by Kirstin Chen
Produced by: Olivia Ho (oliviaho@sph.com.sg), Toh Wen Li (tohwenli@sph.com.sg), Penelope Lee and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Penelope Lee & Soh Yu Qiang
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Read Olivia Ho's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW
Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia
Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm
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Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn
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Novel romances that defy stereotypes
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times' journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li look at three romance novels whose characters fly in the face of stereotypes: Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic by Lauren Ho, You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi, and Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.Highlights(click/tap above):1:25 Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic, by Lauren Ho7:45 You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty, by Akwaeke Emezi10:50 Lessons In Chemistry, by Bonnie GarmusProduced by: Olivia Ho (oliviaho@sph.com.sg), Toh Wen Li (tohwenli@sph.com.sg) and Eden Soh
Edited by: Paxton Pang
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Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Read Olivia Ho's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW
Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia
Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm
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Reviewing the nominees for the International Booker Prize
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.
In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li take on six books shortlisted for the International Booker Prize – from Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s sweeping novel The Books Of Jacob to Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb Of Sand, the first Hindi-language novel shortlisted for the award.Highlights(click/tap above):01:31 The Books of Jacob, by Olga Tokarczuk09:10: Cursed Bunny, by Bora Chung10:34 A New Name: Septology Six to Seven, by Jon Fosse11:58 Heaven, by Mieko Kawakami12:20 Elena Knows, by Claudia Pineiro12:53 The Tomb of Sand, by Geetanjali Shree
Produced by: Olivia Ho (oliviaho@sph.com.sg), Toh Wen Li (tohwenli@sph.com.sg), Paxton Pang and Eden Soh
Edited by: Paxton Pang
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Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/
Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Read Olivia Ho's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW
Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia
Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm
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Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn
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Questions of travel: Bookmark This!
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.
In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li go on a whistle-stop tour of books about travelling -- from the journeys of Rebecca Solnit and Sanmao, to the introspective musings of Italo Calvino and Robert Macfarlane.
Highlights (click/tap above):
01:53 Unfathomable City, by Rebecca Solnit and Snedeker
05:53 Stories Of The Sahara, by Sanmao
10:32 The Old Ways: A Journey On Foot, by Robert Macfarlane
11:52 Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino
Produced by: Olivia Ho (oliviaho@sph.com.sg), Toh Wen Li (tohwenli@sph.com.sg), Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Read Olivia Ho's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW
Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia
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Love and marriage in the novels of Monica Ali and Jane Pek: Bookmark This!
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.
In the latest episode, The Straits Times' journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li delve into novels about romantic love in the 21st century, including Monica Ali's Love Marriage and Jane Pek's The Verifiers.
Highlights (click/tap above):
00:55 The Verifiers by Jane Pek
07:47 Love Marriage by Monica Ali
Produced by: Olivia Ho (oliviaho@sph.com.sg), Toh Wen Li (tohwenli@sph.com.sg) and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia
Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm
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Customer Reviews
The most soothing voice ever
The podcaster has the most soothing voice ever. Highly recommended.