Ngiam Tong Dow (Ep1)

Listen to the beginnings of Singapore’s economic miracle and how the country solved unemployment in the 1960s.

2m

Dr Albert Winsemius (Ep2)

Learn how a serendipitous observation contributed to kickstarting Singapore’s industrialisation in the 1960s.

2m

Hwang Peng Yuan (P Y Hwang) (Ep3)

What makes Singapore one of the most attractive business hubs in the world? Its not just geography.

1m

Prof Tommy Koh Thong Bee (Ep4)

How did Singapore transcend its small size to gain an larger role and influence in the world?

1m

Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen-King (Ep5)

What is the secret ingredient to nation-building? Hear some observations from this business magnate.

1m

Alwee Alkaff (Ep6)

How do savings build wealth? Learn from a scion of an iconic Singapore business family.

1m

Tang Choon Keng (C K Tang) (Ep7)

Honesty is the best policy. Listen to how honesty underpinned the ethic of this Singapore business pioneer.

4m

Zubir bin Said (Ep8)

Learn how Singapore’s national anthem ‘Majulah Singapura’ was drafted from its famed composer.

3m

Prof Jeremy Ian Monteiro (Ep9)

‘Stand up for Singapore’ is one of the nation’s most beloved songs. Hear how it was almost lost in a blackout.

4m

Bernard Ming-Deh Harrison (Ep10)

Hear the story of Ah-Meng the Orangutan, who was a national icon at Singapore’s Zoo in the 1980s-2000s.

2m