Somerset Maugham Scandalises 1920s Singapore

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The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, DC, respectively, but both have family roots in the South. They also grew up in the musical traditions of their churches – Tanya in the Black Baptist Church and Michael in the Seventh Day Adventist Church – where they learned the power of song to move people. After becoming a father at a very young age, Michael eventually joined the armed forces and served in Iraq and Germany, where he took up songwriting as a way of dealing with his experiences there. Meanwhile Tanya embarked on a singing and acting career after a breakthrough appearance in Sister Act 2 alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill. Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty. Sid talks to Michael and Tanya about the new record, Plus One , as well as their collaboration with Miranda Lambert, what it was like to record at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, and how they’re blending country, soul, gospel, and R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Tracey A. Morton is a Singapore-based Irish/Australian writer and a Cambridge graduate. She is co-host of the podcast, The Asian Bookshelf, and author of the upcoming novel, The Coffee Shop Masquerade. In 2020, she was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize for her short work, “Faded Ink”, and the Virginia Prize for Fiction for The Queen, The Soldier and The Girl. Her novel, Someone Is Coming, based on plantation murders in Malaya in the 1900s, was published by Monsoon Books in 2022 and has been optioned for television.

What Tracey Talked About

02:29 – Who Somerset Maugham was
04:11 – Why Maugham came to Singapore?
06:46 – Which Maugham’s stories had the most impact
07:38 – Maugham’s writing style
10:03 – How Maugham’s work would be received today
10:45 – The influence Asia had on Maugham and his stories
13:26 – How Tracey became interested in Maugham’s life and works
16:28 – What inspired her to write stories about Maugham
18:07 – Tracey’s journey into crime fiction writing and historical research
22:18 – How the idea for Someone Is Coming came about
26:23 – Tracey’s new book The Coffee Shop Masquerade
28:45 – What the Singapore literary scene lacks
35:07 – Crime writing is…

Transcript and Resources

Read the transcript: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/somerset-maugham-scandalises-1920s-singapore-tracey-morton/transcript/
Check out the BiblioAsia article "W. Somerset Maugham: Secrets from the Outstations": https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-20/issue-4/jan-mar-2025/william-somerset-maugham-secrets/

Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore.

This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by Doppler Soundlab. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven. Special thanks to Tracey for coming on the show.

BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.

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Somerset Maugham Scandalises 1920s Singapore

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What Tracey Talked About

02:29 – Who Somerset Maugham was
04:11 – Why Maugham came to Singapore?
06:46 – Which Maugham’s stories had the most impact
07:38 – Maugham’s writing style
10:03 – How Maugham’s work would be received today
10:45 – The influence Asia had on Maugham and his stories
13:26 – How Tracey became interested in Maugham’s life and works
16:28 – What inspired her to write stories about Maugham
18:07 – Tracey’s journey into crime fiction writing and historical research
22:18 – How the idea for Someone Is Coming came about
26:23 – Tracey’s new book The Coffee Shop Masquerade
28:45 – What the Singapore literary scene lacks
35:07 – Crime writing is…

Transcript and Resources

Read the transcript: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/somerset-maugham-scandalises-1920s-singapore-tracey-morton/transcript/
Check out the BiblioAsia article "W. Somerset Maugham: Secrets from the Outstations": https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-20/issue-4/jan-mar-2025/william-somerset-maugham-secrets/

Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore.

BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.

32 حلقات

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Somerset Maugham Scandalises 1920s Singapore 42:16

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Seaside Foraging and Eurasian Cuisine 36:38

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MasterChef Singapore judge Damian D’Silva grew up by the sea and spent many happy hours foraging for horseshoe crabs, shellfish and sea snails that would end up in the cooking pot. In this episode, he talks about how his childhood and grandfather influenced his cooking philosophy, when he found his calling in the kitchen (later than you'd expect), and what's left for him after winning the prestigious culinary award La Liste. Chef Damian D’Silva is a judge on MasterChef Singapore and the first Singaporean to be awarded the prestigious culinary prize Artisan & Authenticity Award 2024 from La Liste, a French ranking and restaurants guide. An advocate for local culinary heritage, he helms Rempapa, a multicultural restaurant serving dishes from the ethnicities in Singapore. What Damian Talked About 02:15 – Why Damian chose to cook sea snail and papaya curry on From Book to Cook 04:26 – Foraging in the sea and on land 07:46 – His fascination with Western culture and food as a teenager 08:28 – The Malay and Peranakan version of the sea snail and papaya curry dish 08:50 – His experience of growing up in a community with different ethnicities 10:09 – Foraging for horseshoe crabs and cooking them 12:32 – About his grandfather, who had the greatest influence on Damian’s cooking journey 14:20 – The difference between a cook and a chief 18:01 – When Damian found out that cooking is his calling 20:26 – Why heritage cuisine is important 22:45 – How Eurasian cuisine is unique 25:23 – What’s next for Damian D’Silva after winning the Artisan & Authenticity Award 2024 from La Liste 27:53 – Why he has not written a cookbook 29:18 – The hardest thing about being a chef 32:28 – The one thing Damian would rather buy than make on his own 34:06 – Food is… Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/sea-foraging-eurasian-cuisine/transcript Watch Damian make sea snail and papaya curry : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/videos/sea-snail-papaya-curry/ Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore: https://form.gov.sg/616799db4d9b61001398f79b This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by One Dash. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Damian for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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Food of the Peranakan Indians 34:50

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Growing up as a Chetti Melaka (Peranakan Indian), Tanya realised her family was different when she was seven or eight years old. Her family spoke Malay at home, ate sambal belacan , and had huge parties with a lot of unusual food. In this episode, Tanya talks with pride about the rituals of the ancestor worship known parachu and the cookbook containing traditional recipes of the Chetti Melaka community. A Peranakan Indian, Tanya Pillay-Nair is the coordinator of the cookbook Heritage Food of the Peranakan Indians in a Chitty Melaka Kitchen (Peranakan Indian Association of Singapore, 2023). The book contains close to 100 Peranakan Indian recipes, from everyday dishes to festive fare. What Tanya Talked About 01:58 – Who the Chetti Melaka are, and where they are from 04:32 – How the Chetti Melaka are different from and similar to other communities 05:19 – The importance of food culture especially in ancestor worship known as parachu 10:04 – The language spoken by Chetti Melaka 10:37 – The musicality of the community and a version of the song Di Tanjong Katong commissioned by the Chetti Melaka (Peranakan Indians) Association (used with permission) 12:10 – The local community in Singapore and origins of the Chetti Melaka Association 15:00 – How the book Heritage Food of the Peranakan Indians came about 19:59 – Tanya’s background as a Chetti Melaka 23:11 – Classic Chetti Melaka dishes 24:44 – How the Chetti Melaka otak blangah is different from the usual otak-otak 26:29 – Reception of the book 29:06 – A must-try and simple dish in the cookbook 29:30 – The importance of preserving heritage food 30:11 – Food is… Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/food-peranakan-indians/transcript Watch Tanya make otak blangah : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/videos/otak-blangah/ Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore: https://form.gov.sg/616799db4d9b61001398f79b This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by One Dash. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Tanya for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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The Chinese Vegetarian Foodscape of the 1950s–60s 20:57

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Set up by five Buddhist women in 1946, Loke Woh Yuen was the first Chinese vegetarian restaurant in Singapore. It employed an all-female staff, was known for its popular shark’s fin made from maize, and was sometimes so packed that it had to set up dining tents that stretched to the main road. Its efforts to spread vegetarianism were complemented by other Buddhist women and nuns who wrote cookbooks and fundraised for charity. Kelvin Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history from the National University of Singapore. He was a research assistant for the project “Mapping Female Religious Heritage in Singapore: Chinese Temples as Sites of Regional Socio-cultural Linkage” funded by the National Heritage Board. What Kelvin Talked About 01:48 – The founders of Chinese vegetarian restaurants in 1940s–50s 05:28 – The most popular dishes at the vegetarian restaurant Loke Woh Yuen 06:26 – How Fut Sai Kai Vegetarian Restaurant differs from Loke Woh Yuen 07:26 – Ko Tian-gu, the founder of Fut Sai Kai 08:37 – Cookbooks that helped to spread vegetarianism 10:57 – The famous vegetarian soon kueh recipe by Abbess Yang Qincai of the temple Hai Inn See 12:24 – Legacy of early Chinese vegetarian restaurants in philanthropy and Buddhist education 13:55 – Resources Kelvin used in his research. 16:40 – Why early Chinese vegetarian restaurants have Cantonese heritage 18:58 – The vegetarian dish that Kelvin wants to master next Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/chinese-vegetarian-foodscape/transcript Watch Kelvin make soon kueh : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/videos/soon-kueh/ Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore: https://form.gov.sg/616799db4d9b61001398f79b This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by Gibson Analytics. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Kelvin for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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Hajah Asfiah: A Guardian of Traditional Malay Culture 40:40

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Kampong Gelam: Kitchen of the Malay World 34:23

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You hear Malay, Javanese, Tamil and Punjabi as you wander the streets with shops selling colourful textiles and carpets, spices and flowers. Here you find different curries and bread, nasi padang , sup tulang , mee siam , a Javanese kitchen, Hainanese coffeeshops. Bookstores sell literature and newspapers as far away as Cairo. In this episode, Khir tells us about the Kampong Gelam he grew up in. Khir Johari was born and raised in historic Kampong Gelam, Singapore. He studied mathematics at Santa Clara University in California, and completed a masters in education at Stanford University. Since returning to Singapore, Khir has focused on research into the food cultures of maritime Southeast Asia. He is the author of The Food of Singapore Malays: Gastronomic Travels through the Archipelago (Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2021). What Khir Talked About 02:32 – The origins of mee maidin , the dish that Khir cooked in From Book to Cook 07:18 – Kampong Gelam as the incubator for the Nusantara (Malay World) kitchen 09:19 – Four main streets in Kampong Gelam selling food, including the only place in Singapore that sells mee odong 14:35 – The origins of mee siam 17:46 – Three types of mee siam that came out of Kampong Gelam 18:36 – Khir’s childhood in Kampong Gelam, where the Tamil Muslim community organized an annual commemoration of a Sufi saint 20:23 – Publishing houses in Kampong Gelam 22:51 – Why Khir spent 10 years writing the book The Food of Singapore Malays 27:12 – What Khir is working on now 28:38 – Khir’s dream job if he lived in Kampong Gelam in the 19th century 29:37 – The most maligned ingredient in Malay cooking 31:15 – The one recipe in his book Khir wants people to try 33:07 – Food is… Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/kampong-glam-kitchen-malay-world/transcript/ Watch Khir make mee maidin : biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/videos/mee-maidin/ Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore: https://form.gov.sg/616799db4d9b61001398f79b This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by One Dash. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Khir for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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Kueh Pie Tee: A Detective Story 42:03

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Kueh pie tee is not a pie that goes with tea. So where did the name (and dish) come from? Award-winning cookbook author Christopher Tan combs through old newspapers and cookbooks, in search of the origins of the dish. PS: Dates back to 1570! Christopher Tan is an award-winning writer, cooking instructor and photographer. His articles, columns, recipes and photographs have appeared in many publications, including Singapore's Sunday Times and Straits Times , The Peak magazine, and America's Saveur magazine. He has authored and co-authored many cookbooks, most recently Nerdbaker 2: Tales from the Yeast Indies (Epigram Books, 2024). He loves making meaning with words, images and food. What Christopher Talked About 02:11 – The origins of the dish kueh pie tee 11:43 – Why make kueh pie tee shells when they can be bought 13:29 – Christopher's tips for deep-frying 13:54 – What's special about Susie Hing's 1956 cookbook In a Malayan Kitchen 16:39 – How Christopher connected with Hing's family 18:03 – Hing's background 18:55 – Different influences in Hing's recipes 21:36 – Why Christopher shares old recipes and cookbooks on his Instagram account 23:48 – The value of local vintage cookbooks 25:20 – Christopher's latest cookbook, Nerdbaker 2: Tales from the Yeast Indies 29:07 – Why toddy (fermented palm sap) is used in baking 35:50 – Christopher's dream filling for kueh pie tee 36:57 – The dish Christopher wishes he can master 38:21 – How Christopher tests his recipes 38:58 – What Christopher would rather buy than make on his own 40:23 – Food is... Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/kueh-pie-tee/transcript/ Watch Christopher make kueh pie tee : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFO2cLUDagE Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore. This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by One Dash. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Christopher for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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The Tragedy of Singapore’s First Boxing Superstar 33:40

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Tan Teng Kee was the Mike Tyson of Singapore boxing in the 1920s. Known as Battling Key , the larger-than-life boxer attracted crowds wherever he went. Which makes his drastic downfall all the more tragic. Abhishek Mehrotra is a researcher and writer whose interests include media and society in colonial Singapore, urban toponymy and post-independence India. He is working on his first book (HarperCollins, 2025) – a biography of T.N. Seshan, one of India’s most prominent bureaucrats. Abhishek is a former Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow (2021–22). What Abhishek Talked About 02:04 – How boxing came to Singapore 04:44 – Why boxing has wide appeal among the masses 06:43 – Who attended boxing matches in 1920s Singapore 08:13 – Background and rise of Tan Teng Kee or Battling Key 10:43 – Battling Key's matches with Yeo Choon Song 16:07 – Song's complaint about Battling Key's gloves 17:14 – What happened to Song after beating Key 20:56 – Key's downfall 22:31 – Boxing ecosystem and corruption 28:34 – Why professional boxing was more successful than professional tennis 31:27 – Abhishek's choice between being a boxer and tennis player 31:50 – Abhishek's nickname if he were in combat sport 32:09 – Fatherhood is... 32:06 – Sports is... Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/singapores-first-boxing-superstar-tan-tang-kee/transcript/ Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore. This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by One Dash. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Abhishek for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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Chia Boon Leong: The Homegrown Football Olympian 27:32

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Nicknamed “Twinkle Toes” for his agility, Chia Boon Leong (1925–2022) is widely regarded as one of Singapore‘s most talented football players. Academic and sports historian Nick Aplin talks about the footballer’s sporting achievements, his character and their friendship. Dr Nick Aplin is Deputy Director (Sport Heritage) at Sport Singapore. He is the author of the Sport in Singapore series: The Colonial Legacy (2019), The Rocky Road to Kallang Park (2023) and Visions for Change (2023). What Nick Talked About 02:04 – How Boon Leong got his nickname, Twinkle Toes 06:32 – How Boon Leong ended up in the Olympics playing for China 08:23 – Nick's meeting with Boon Leong, and their friendship 12:28 – Nick's research process and his start in writing about local athletes 15:58 – How Nick's first meeting with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam went 19:01 – Nick's book launch with the president as the guest of honour 22:31 – How chess and sport are similar 25:53 – What sport and history are to Nick Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/chia-boon-leong-homegrown-football-olympian/transcript/ Read the BiblioAsia article : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-19/issue-4/jan-mar-2024/chia-boon-leong-football-soccer/ Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore. This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by One Dash. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Nick for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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Singapore Bands in Wartime Vietnam 31:52

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In the 1960s and ‘70s, lured by adventure and money, Singaporean musicians went to South Vietnam to perform for American troops during the war. They were met with cheers, bullets and assault. Boon Lai is an author, an illustrator and a filmmaker based in Singapore. Inspired by the true accounts of the rockers who toured the Vietnam War, he created the three-book graphic novel series, The Once & Marvellous DKD . What Boon Lai Talked About 02:01 – How Boon Lai came to know of local musicians who went to Vietnam during the 1960s and ’70s 05:33 – When these musicians went to Vietnam 08:47 – Why these musicians decided to perform in the war zone 11:30 – How these musicians were recruited 15:56 – How much they were paid 16:44 – Nightly curfews 18:35 – Daily schedules of musicians 20:50 – Close call with bullets 21:53 – Musician Veronica Young’s experience in Vietnam as a woman 24:53 – How long Impian Bateks and other musicians played in Saigon 27:12 – Boon Lai’s three-year research process 28:58 –Boon Lai’s DKD sequel 29:44 – Hardest thing about creating a historical graphic novel Transcript and Resources Read the transcript : biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/singapore-band-wartime-vietnam/transcript/ Read the BiblioAsia article : https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-20/issue-1/apr-jun-2024/singapore-bands-vietnam-war/ Subscribe to BiblioAsia for more stories about Singapore. This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by One Dash. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven . Special thanks to Boon Lai for coming on the show. BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.…

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