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Hear. Here. Singapore.
Be sonically immersed in Singapore, and hear the stories behind the sounds of this Southeast Asian city republic. From immersive location recordings to humours observations of Singlish, every episode brings you to the Lion City. This podcast sounds best on headphones, so you can Hear... Here Hosted...
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Golden Hour Murals of Chinatown Walking Tour
🎧 Welcome to this special episode for visitors to the Lion City: the Golden Hour Murals in Chinatown Audio Walking Tour. This is a self-guided audio...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep8 - Shiok (Reissue)
In this episode of Speak Solid Singlish, our topic is the no.1 Singaporean pastime - gluttony! Things get spicy before they explode with flavours, amo...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep7 - Dating Part 3 (Reissue)
The Speak Solid Singlish campaign presents the 3rd and final part of how to speak like a local when it comes to dating! Our faux romcom dating scenari...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep6 - Dating Part 2 (Reissue)
The Speak Solid Singlish campaign presents the 2nd part of how to speak like a local when it comes to dating! Our faux romcom dating scenario with "Su...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep5 - Dating Part 1 (Reissue)
The Speak Solid Singlish campaign continues with a 3-part lesson on Dating! We present a faux romcom dating scenario with "Su", as she teaches the fin...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep4 - Siao (Reissue)
Our Speak Solid Singlish miniseries continues with "Siao" - the Hokkien word for crazy. In Singlish, it's flexible - it can be a good kind of crazy, a...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep3 - Wah Lau (Reissue)
Speak Solid Singlish brings home the bacon in this ep by teaching you how to express your shock at things you encounter, via "Wah Lau". We'll also tea...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep2 - Kiasu (Reissue)
Our 2nd Speak Solid Singlish episode looks at the 3 Kias - Kiasu, Kiasi and Kiabor. Will you speak like a local just from listening to this series? Ma...
Speak Solid Singlish Ep1 - Can (Resissue)
This is a reissue of the first episode of a mini-series featuring the most iconic Singapore sound of all - the English-based creole language known as...
227977 Planet Gong Venus 110Hz (Reissue)
We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to Paiste Planet Gong Venus. The gong is tuned to A2 (110Hz), based on the planetary...
068721 Deep Ocean Titanium + Universe Gongs (Reissue)
You're listening to a 42" Deep Ocean Titanium Gong and a 42" Universe Gong, performed by Christina, Founder of Space 2B. Space 2B is a collective of m...
227977 Frosted Crystal Singing Bowls (Reissue)
We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to a sound healing session with a set of frosted crystal singing bowls. The sounds o...
227977 Koshi Chimes (Reissue)
We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to her 2 Koshi chimes. The bamboo resonance tube has 6 silver-welded tones and creat...
068721 Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls (Reissue)
You're listening to Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls, performed by Christina, Founder of Space 2B. These bowls are made of pure quartz infused with cryst...
Red Packets & Lion Dances
Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday in Singapore, and a major theme is prosperity. It ranges from giving hong bao (红包), red packets with cash, b...
3D2N Singapore-Hongkong-Singapore
Singapore is a regional travel hub, & one of most popular routes is between Singapore & Hong Kong, two cities joined by a common past as part of the B...
Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!
Traditionally, December is the wettest month of the year, but 2025's January is proving to be very different with a month's worth of rainfall in a day...
ASEAN Championship Semi-Finals
Singapore's Lions exceeded expectations and made it into the semi-finals of the 2024 ASEAN Championship Semi-Finals against Vietnam. It's 30 years sin...
Singaporeanisms - Home Sweet Home
I'm striking up conversations with people I meet & asking them questions about Singapore.
In this episode, I talk to someone who loves the feel...
The State Of Singlish - An Update
5 years ago, I asked a Linguistics professor about Singlish: I went back to see Assoc Prof Tan Ying Ying and ask for an update on the State of Singlis...
Singaporeanisms - Code-Switching & Kopi Khoo
I'm striking up conversations with strangers & asking them questions about Singapore.
This time, I talk to a code-switcher about how Singaporea...
You Otter Go to the Night Safari!
The Night Safari in Mandai is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the big draw has always been to see animals at night; lions, elephants, rhinos - t...
How to Survive the Hungry Ghost Festival!
The Hungry Ghost Festival this year runs from August 4th to September 2nd. According to legend, it's when the Gates of Hell are opened, and spirits wa...
Singaporeanisms - Majulah Singapura!
As Singapore celebrates its 59th Birthday on Friday August 9th, I'm out and about again asking strangers questions about Singapore. In this episode, I...
Singaporeanisms - Makan & National Service
I'm walking up to strangers & asking them questions about Singapore.
I'm still in Everton Park, and 2 more coffee lovers took the challenge to a...
Singaporeanisms - Food & Heritage
I decided to get curious and approach strangers to ask them questions about Singapore.
For the first ep, I'm in Everton Park, one of the oldest...
Cicadas (Reissue)
Everywhere you go in Singapore, you hear them. The distinctive rhythm initially holds steady, then ramps up until it blurs into a continuous note that...
Kranji War Memorial (Reissue)
22km from the city centre, on a quiet hill, lie the remains for over 4,400 who died in the line of duty during World War II. The Singapore Memorial be...
Asian Koel aka Uwu Bird (Reissue)
It's the bird that everyone hates, because of it's annoying call: the Asian Koel starts calling for a mate from as early as 5am, and it's wail has bee...
Singapore Musical Box Museum (Reissue)
Presenting our very first episode for an encore. Take a trip to Singapore’s first musical box museum, which aims to share the short history of musical...
Nylon Coffee Roasters (Reissue)
Start your morning right with an artisanal coffee brewed by the baristas at Nylon Coffee Roasters at 4 Everton Park #01-40, Postcode 080004.
Lion Dance (Reissue)
Every Chinese New Year, across Singapore, you'll hear lion dances to bring good luck in the new year. Learn more about the simple instruments used and...
Himalayan Full Moon Singing Bowls (Reissue)
Immerse yourself in a south bath of Himalayan Full Moon Singing Bowls at The Singing Bowl Gallery. The Full Moon bowls are struck under a full moon, w...
SPLICE Cast Sonic Logo 2.0
The sonic logo for every Hear. Here. Singapore episode has undergone a total makeover, and in this episode, we follow the long and winding road that e...
Betting on Numbers, Singapore-Style!
When passing the scene of a traffic accident, most folks rubber neck to see the aftermath, and no more. In Singapore, gamblers note down the license p...
Murder Most Fowl
Out and about again with my parabolic mic, I decided to track down a single cicada and record it going through a full cycle of the iconic cicada song....
Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club
Bird Singing enthusiasts have been coming to Ang Mo Kio Garden West since the 70s, bringing their pride and joy to hang on rods as the birds and owner...
Flamingo a Go-Go
Jurong Bird Park, featured in early episodes early in 2020, shifted in January 2024 to Mandai, to be next to Singapore Zoo, Night Safari & River Wonde...
Attempted Murder On Orchard Road
Attempted Murder? On Orchard Road?!? Has Hear. Here. Singapore. pivoted to being a True Crime podcast?
No - we're still 100% focussed on the so...
Speak Solid Singlish - Taking MC
When you're ill, it's understandable to take a day off work after seeing a doctor who issues the necessary Medical Certificate, aka MC. But when you w...