Singapore Podcasts

Listening to podcasts about Singapore means moving quickly between scales. One moment the city is the setting for founder psychology in Managing Euphoria and Terror: A Founder’s Guide to Staying Sane - Season 15 (Singapore, Nov 2025); the next, it is the subject of a multipart historical narrative, a policy forum, or a breakfast-radio argument about public behaviour.

Business and finance supply much of the coverage, but they do not own the most interesting questions. The stronger listening comes when shows ask how people work, live and make decisions in Singapore—and when they stay long enough to explore an answer.

The long view and the policy room

For sustained attention, begin with The China History Podcast. Its sequence runs across at least ten instalments, including Ep. 350 | The History of Singapore (Part 2), Ep. 353 | The History of Singapore (Part 5) and Ep. 358 | The History of Singapore (Part 10). The measured solo narration is dense with chronology and institutional context, but conversational enough to feel like a knowledgeable guide working through a large historical file rather than delivering a lecture from a podium.

Institute of Policy Studies occupies the formal end of the range. Its Singapore Perspectives 2026 "Fraternity": Panel 1, Singapore Perspectives 2026 "Fraternity": Panel 2 and Singapore Perspectives 2026 "Fraternity": Panel 3 form a natural sequence for listeners who prefer structured public-policy discussion. The Second S R Nathan Fellowship Young Leaders Seminar — Giving Voice to a Silent Epidemic: Transforming Youth Mental Health in Singapore narrows the focus to youth mental health, while Singapore Perspectives 2026 "Fraternity": Dialogue with Deputy Prime Minister Mr Gan Kim Yong offers a named dialogue rather than another general panel.

The Business Times Podcasts is more compact and analytical. Has the Singapore dream become harder to reach? signals the show’s preferred mode: a large social or economic question, handled through a composed interview style that works through trade-offs by restating and testing the argument. There is only one Singapore-titled episode here, so treat it as a focused stop rather than a deep series.

Founders, careers and the language of ambition

The Founders Peak Podcast approaches Singapore through an entire season of entrepreneurial themes. The episode names are unusually candid about the emotional side of building: The Best Leaders Are Scared - Season 15 (Singapore, Nov 2025), Surviving Hypergrowth - Season 15 (Singapore, Nov 2025) and The Art of Doing What Doesn't Make Sense - Season 15 (Singapore, Nov 2025). For a more technological angle, From Rockets to Wallets: Building Things That Deserve to Exist - Season 15 (Singapore, Nov 2025) and Coding for Disruption: The power of meritocracy - Season 15 (Singapore, Nov 2025) frame the season around invention, disruption and judgment under pressure.

#TheLearningPodcast is broader and more practical. It moves between personal development, investing and ordinary working life: How To Be The Best Version Of Yourself | Adam Khoo | Singapore Podcast, Lessons From Becoming a 7-Figure Investor | Chloe Lin | Arigato Investor | Singapore Podcast and Life as a Headhunter + Tips on How To Get Hired EVERY SINGLE TIME | Puvin | Singaporean Podcast #52. The local business stories are often the better entry points. Building Singapore's Best Rock Climbing Gym - Boulder Movement | Jansen Ko | Singapore Podcast and Growing Up as a Korean in Singapore + Lessons From Doubling Her Father's Hawker Business | Chela Suh promise concrete ventures instead of abstract success advice.

AI Agent OS offers a smaller, explicitly technology-led pairing. Breaking into Singapore: The AI-Native Founder’s Journey treats the city as a market a founder is entering, while Help&Grow: Singapore Tech Connector and Innovation Community shifts toward community and connection. RISE Offstage with Casey Lau adds a regional investment route through Startup investing from Japan to Singapore with KK Fund. Its Singapore coverage is limited to that episode, but it suits listeners following capital and startup networks across Asian markets.

Work, movement and friction in everyday life

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek sounds like live radio: quick pivots, audience-friendly hooks and enough conversational looseness to stop serious subjects becoming stiff. The Singapore episodes range widely. Talk of the Town: Hundreds of migrant workers went unpaid. How did it happen in Singapore? takes on unpaid labour; We Are Family: Should Singaporean kids under 16 be banned from social media? turns a policy question into a family argument. Singapore Unfiltered: From Road Rage to Coffeeshop Brawls - Why is Singapore so angry? is the sharper, more provocative option, while Singapore Unboxed: When nature becomes the main attraction changes the mood completely.

In Your Opinion stays with social pressure points. Dinesh Vasu Dash on Singapore’s dependence on migrant workers is the direct on-ramp for labour discussion. Singapore footpath wars: Why reclaiming car space could solve the PMD and PMA problem turns shared space into a transport argument, and The surprising reason Singaporeans complain but don’t correct bad public behaviour concentrates on the gap between private dissatisfaction and public response.

The Usual Place gives working life a more specific edge. 1 in 3 employers are hiring contract workers. Are contract jobs the new norm for Singapore grads? is aimed squarely at early-career insecurity, while Singapore lawyers are facing bullying and burnout, why hasn’t anything changed in 30 years? moves into workplace culture inside a profession. There are only two Singapore-titled episodes, but both ask clear questions and avoid vague lifestyle framing.

Specialist and practical detours

For technology listeners, The PDPA, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Show By Privacy Ninja has a tightly defined three-part sequence: Singapore Data Breach Cases in August (Part 1 of 3) #22, Singapore Data Breach Cases in August (Part 2 of 3) #23 and Singapore Data Breach Cases in August (Part 3 of 3) #24. This is specialist listening with an obvious order; start at part one.

Travel Squad Podcast is the practical alternative. Its brisk, tip-heavy style suits 2 Days in Singapore: How to See & Do All The Highlights, while Singapore Airlines Business Class Review Onboard Their Airbus A350-900 Series is about the journey rather than the destination. DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast goes deeper on one cruise experience through Ep. 642 - We Flew to Singapore for This — Disney Adventure Maiden Voyage Review and the more verdict-driven Ep. 641 - Live Bonus Show - Was the Disney Adventure Maiden Voyage Worth the Trip to Singapore?

Where to start

For the broadest historical commitment, choose The China History Podcast’s Ep. 350 | The History of Singapore (Part 2) and continue through the sequence. For current social questions in a lively format, try Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek’s Talk of the Town: Hundreds of migrant workers went unpaid. How did it happen in Singapore?.

Business listeners should begin with The Founders Peak Podcast’s Managing Euphoria and Terror: A Founder’s Guide to Staying Sane - Season 15 (Singapore, Nov 2025). If you want something immediately useful for a visit, Travel Squad Podcast’s 2 Days in Singapore: How to See & Do All The Highlights is the cleanest on-ramp.

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