Life Chats

Celeb Chats Ep 12: Food Lore's Tan Kheng Hua says Crazy Rich Asians was a "special, wonderful experience" 08:38 mins Synopsis:In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more. This episode, actress and producer Tan Kheng Hua talks about getting global attention past the age of 50; the "murmurs" about the sequels to Crazy Rich Asians and how she would feel if, for some reason, the sequels do not happen.  Produced by: John Lui Edited by: Penelope Lee Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Episode 11: Anthony Chen forced Yeo Yann Yann to lose weight for role of Ling in Wet Season  28:11 mins Synopsis:In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more. Yeo Yann Yann just won Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards. But in this podcast, Anthony Chen, director of Ilo Ilo and Wet Season, says that he did not want to cast Yeo until he was sure he could transform her from top to toe, including "forcing her to lose a lot of weight". Wet Season opens in cinemas this week.   Produced by: John Lui Edited by: Penelope Lee Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Episode 10: Jacob Batalon of Spider-Man; Far From Home, says he was a "troublemaker" in school 16:41 mins Synopsis:In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more. Jacob Batalon had a dramatic reaction when he was told he got the part of Ned Leeds, Peter Parker's best friend, in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and he talks about how he was a "troublemaker" when he was in an all-boys school in Hawaii.  Produced by: John Lui Edited by: Penelope Lee Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 9: Broadway Beng star Sebastian Tan gives an unexpected definition of 'Ah Beng' 6:27 mins Synopsis: In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more. This episode features theatre practitioner Sebastian Tan, who plays his straight-talking, musical-loving character, Broadway Beng, in the new production titled Broadway Beng - Last Beng Standing. Broadway Beng - Last Beng Standing is being performed at Capitol Theatre until Aug 4, 2019. Started in 2006, Broadway Beng shows are a mixture of stand-up comedy, musicals and Hokkien humour, which over the years, has evolved from being sketch-based, to adopting a current classier concert format. This is its seventh instalment. Produced by: Benson Ang Edited by: John Lui Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 8: Broadway star Lea Salonga on meaty role in grisly musical Sweeney Todd 12:36 mins Synopsis: In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more. Broadway singer Lea Salonga won international fame for playing the sweet, naive lead in Miss Saigon. Now she's all set to play a ghoulish baker of human meat pies in the Stephen Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, showing here from Nov 28 to Dec 8 at the Sands Theatre in Marina Bay Sands. During a press conference at the Swissotel, she talks to arts correspondent Akshita Nanda about her “meaty” role and love for dark drama. Produced by: Akshita Nanda and John Lui Edited by: John Lui Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 7: Chef Julien Royer of Odette on his feat of topping Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list 6:09 mins Synopsis: In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more. Owner and chef Julien Royer speaks to food writer Eunice Quek about the "insane week" he has experienced since Odette won top place in the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list, and how he plans to go even further in his culinary adventures in Asia. Produced by: Eunice Quek and John Lui Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 6: Man Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai on writing as an immigrant and her advice for budding writers 8:31 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre and more. Man Booker Prize-winning author Kiran Desai, who was in town for the Singapore Writers Festival, tells Straits Times books reporter Olivia Ho about the novel she has spent 12 years working on, writing as an immigrant and whether she feels she belongs in the country she calls home. Produced by: John Lui & Olivia Ho Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 5 - Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh at the Singapore Writers Festival 9:05 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre and more. Bestselling Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh, who was in town for the 2018 Singapore Writers Festival, speaks to Straits Times arts reporter Toh Wen Li about Singapore's cityscape, Brexit, and the projects he is now working on. Produced by: John Lui & Toh Wen Li Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 4 - Actress Janice Koh in The Reunification Of The Two Koreas 6:23 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre and more. Actress Janice Koh stars in the TheatreWorks production - The Reunification Of The Two Koreas. The play is about love and relationships and will be performed in Singapore and France. Koh speaks about the challenging aspects of the play and how she feels about the success of the movie Crazy Rich Asians, which she also acted in. Produced by: John Lui & Melissa Sim Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 3 - Author Mitch Albom on The Next Person You Meet In Heaven 6:21 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre and more. Author Mitch Albom, who is behind bestselling books such as Tuesdays With Morrie, tells books reporter Olivia Ho about his new book The Next Person You Meet In Heaven, a sequel to his popular 2003 novel The Five People You Meet In Heaven, and what it was like to revisit his favourite literary character 15 years later. Produced by: John Lui & Olivia Ho Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 2: Actress Michelle Yeoh on Crazy Rich Asians 5:21 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre and more. Actress Michelle Yeoh, star of Crazy Rich Asians, tells entertainment correspondent Yip Wai Yee why Hollywood did not make more films with Asian casts despite the success of the 1993 movie Joy Luck Club, why Asian faces deserve to be seen on screen in the West, and why people who watch Crazy Rich Asians think that Singapore is a science-fiction city. Produced by: John Lui & Yip Wai Yee Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg 

Celeb Chats Ep 1: Thomas Morgan, director and producer of documentary Soufra 6:12 mins  Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre and more. In Soufra, a group of women band together to open a catering business in a Lebanese refugee camp. It is way out of poverty in a place where the chances of finding a good job are slim. This inspiring documentary, filled with humour and a love of food culture, follows their journey. ST film correspondent John Lui meets Soufra's maker Thomas Morgan for a chat in this episode. Produced by: John Lui & Ernest Luis   Follow Celeb Chats podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGq Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oeXg  Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oeGQ Playlist: https://str.sg/Ji5X Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg