Episode 50: Question & Answers III
In this episode - the final episode of season 1 -, PJ Thum takes listener questions. Questions include comparisons of Singapore/Federation a...
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Episode 49: Separation
After years of long drawn out sound and fury and violence, the final conspiracy for separation was conducted in absolute secrecy, between a...
Episode 48: The Chinese Ultra
As late as October 1964, separation was still unthinkable. But from November 1964 onwards, the situation slowly deteriorated. The road to se...
Episode 47: The 1964 Political Riots
Singapore has never had a race riot - so why do we call the riots of 1964 “race” riots? In this episode, PJ Thum explains how the elections...
Episode 46: Selamat Hari Malaysia
The mutual antipathy between Federation and Singapore ministers nearly sank merger before it happened, and ensured that Malaysia would be bi...
Episode 45: The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Who is Lim Chin Siong?
It is just barely an exaggeration to say that Lee Kuan Yew’s primary reason to pursue merger was to defeat Lim Chin Siong; as a result of th...
Episode 44: Operation Coldstore II: The Blame Game
The British, Federation, and PAP leaders agreed that Singapore’s political opposition would be arrested, despite the lack of evidence of any...
Episode 43: Operation Coldstore I: The Night of Long Knives
The British, Federation of Malaya, and PAP leaders agreed to a merger of the Federation and Singapore. But Tunku Abdul Rahman demanded that...
Episode 42: Hobson's Choice
Needing to negotiate a form and structure for merger that satisfied both the Federation government and the people of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew...
Episode 41: Lord Selkirk's Tea Party
Lord Selkirk, UK Commissioner to Singapore, hosted James Puthucheary, Lim Chin Siong, Fong Swee Suan, and S. Woodhull at his official reside...
Episode 40: The Mercy of the Tunku
As the Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman led a stable right-wing coalition. As leader of the United Malays Nati...
Episode 39: The Malayan Dream
The desire of the overwhelming majority of Singapore’s people was the reunification of both parts of Malaya, known as “merger”. Why was merg...
Episode 38: Pride Cometh Before The Fall
At the end of the People’s Action Party’s first year in power in May 1960, they were widely popular and riding high. One year later, they we...
Episode 37: The Nature of Colonialism
What is the nature of colonialism? What does it mean to be a colonised country? What does it mean to behave in a colonial manner? Can we be...
Episode 36: Winning’s Easy. Governing’s Harder.
The PAP won the 1959 general election, but now their leaders had to govern Singapore. They would find this to be much harder than anticipate...
Episode 35: The Turning Point
Singapore's 140th year was arguably its greatest. For the first time, all of Singapore was under the control of a fully elected, locally res...
Episode 34: Housing the People: An Interview with Dr Loh Kah Seng
One of the most pressing issues facing Singapore in the 1950s was the severe shortage of housing for its rapidly growing population. But imp...
Episode 33: The Apogee of Democracy
Who are the voters of Singapore and what do they want? This is the question that every Singapore politician faces. And this question was par...
Episode 32: The Cardinals of the Kremlin
The PAP left-wing and its mass base were furious with Lee Kuan Yew’s right-wing adventurism and selfishness. A confrontation with the Lee Ku...
Special Episode 2: A Short History of Sexuality in Singapore
In honour of Pink Dot (on 4 June 2016), PJ Thum sits down with Dr Jun Zubillaga-Pow, a cultural historian whose research focuses on the arti...
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