The History of SG

Radio and podcast focusing on Singapore’s independence. It airs weekly online at and on BFM89.9 in Malaysia on Fridays at 3pm.

[Yu-Mei @bubblevicious]

Blitzing thru the fantastic @historysg podcast by @pjthum. Not just abt #Singapore past and present, also relevant to global politics today.

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Season 1 of The History of Singapore comes to an end with Ep#50: "Question & Answers III". Thanks for listening! https://t.co/Z4zMijRQgU

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I will be live at 3.42pm on @BFMradio taking questions. Please call [phone], text [phone], or tweet questions to @BFMradio!

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This is the way the Malaysian dream ends Not with a bang but a whimper: Ep#49: "Separation" https://t.co/MgT1CBHaFV

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In May 1965, Lee Kuan Yew inexplicably became politically inept. Why? Find out in Ep#48: "The Chinese Ultra" https://t.co/qZfWQ17bvo

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Why were Singapore's 1964 riots "political riots"? Listen to Ep#47 of The History of Singapore on https://t.co/F5t0YDchw0

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Selamat Hari Malaysia! Celebrate Malaysia Day with The History of Singapore Ep#46, "Selamat Hari Malaysia": https://t.co/tF1XlA7g9F

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The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Who is Lim Chin Siong? Find out in episode 45 of The History of Singapore: https://t.co/ok4pB0UglQ

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Who takes the blame for Operation Coldstore? Find out in Ep44: "Operation Coldstore II: The Blame Game"! https://t.co/iHmVnfFWoo

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@chillinkwa Transcripts can be downloaded at https://t.co/fEvGQDjAK8 for a minimum pledge of US$1 per episode. Thanks!

[Devon ☀️ @devonzuegel]

May never have tried @gastropodcast or @historysg otherwise! And now those are two of my favorite shows.

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Operation Coldstore is so exciting I had to tell in two parts. This week is Part 1: Ep43: "The Night of Long Knives" https://t.co/y6MksnbqoO

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Ep#41: "Lord Selkirk's Tea Party" - A story so good, I tell it twice. Listen carefully! https://t.co/9KFubJpKzW

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Why would Tunku Abdul Rahman disrupt a stable Federation by merging with Singapore? Ep40: "The Mercy of the Tunku" https://t.co/IZxqLrFUl7

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Why did Singaporeans so desperately want to reunify with the Federation? Why did they have... The Malayan Dream? https://t.co/a7lS01cayE

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How did Lee Kuan Yew go from hero to zero in one year? Find out in Ep#38: "Pride Cometh Before The Fall" https://t.co/boXGjaFXtq

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Once, Singapore's PAP was widely loved. Then they got into power. Ep#36: "Winning’s Easy. Governing��s Harder." https://t.co/UT7jtfGL7s

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Singapore's 140th year was arguably its greatest. Find out what happened in 1959 in Ep#35 "The Turning Point": https://t.co/hjFVxTM7kO

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Ep#34 is out! It features an interview with Dr Loh Kah Seng on the history of housing in Singapore. Tune in now! https://t.co/8z7TzKzIpv