The Historyogi Podcast

A podcast on political, social and cultural history in Singapore for researchers, heritage buffs and the general public.

The Historyogi Podcast is a history podcast hosted by Dhevarajan Devadas, with 46 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dhevarajan Devadas hosts The Historyogi Podcast, a history show with 46 episodes published.

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  #46 - The 55 Objects: India's 1959 donation to Singapore & the making of art history

  Sep 20, 202633 min

  In 1959, the University of Malaya Art Museum in Singapore received a donation of fifty-five objects and one hundred photographs from the Government of India. Archival sources hint at the donation’s expression of a growing India-Malaya partnership in a new third world order. But amid the overlapping political, institutional, and personal contexts of the mid-twentieth century, what else might have motivated the donation? Today we speak to Dr Priya Jaradi, Senior Lecturer and Convenor of the Art History Programme at the National University of Singapore about her book Transcultural Imaginations. We discuss why India gave those objects, the local political context in Singapore and Malaya, and how we can understand the discipline of art history as it was taught here.

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  #45 - Radio War: The history of the Voice of Malayan Democracy

  Jun 21, 202621 min

  Between 1981 and 1990, the Communist Party of Malaya’s clandestine radio station Voice of Malayan Democracy broadcast from southern Thailand, seeking to reach audiences in Malaysia and Singapore with revolutionary messages. Long after the armed insurgency had waned, the battle for hearts and minds continued through radio. We speak to Dr Ong Weichong, Senior Associate Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies about his new book Voice of Malayan Democracy: The Communist Party of Malaya’s Revived Radio War. We discuss the station’s programming, why it failed, and what it tells us about Cold War insurgencies and revolutionary politics.

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  #44 - Making Fish: The history of colonial fish experiments in Singapore & Malaya

  Feb 8, 202631 minS0

  <p>In 1923, the Fisheries Department of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States was formed. During the period between the two world wars, the department conducted experiments on catching fish, preserving fish and growing more fish in Singapore and Malaya. Today, we speak to Choo Ruizhi, a PhD Candidate in History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, about his research into the fisheries department’s attempts to change local fishing and consumption practices by introducing European methods. We also discuss why it’s useful to understand this forgotten era of experimentation and its relation to colonial power and science.</p>

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  #43 - Mayhem in May: The 1957 Asian Flu epidemic in colonial Singapore (with Liam Hoo)

  Sep 8, 202529 minS0

  <p>Singaporeans are generally familiar with the Covid 19 pandemic and the Sars epidemic from 2003. But did you know Singapore faced a flu epidemic in 1957? Today, we speak to Liam Hoo, author of a new journal article on the 1957 Asian Flu’s impact on Singapore. We discuss the poor response of the colonial authorities as well as how media coverage shaped social responses to the flu outbreak. The curious case of Pulau Sudong provides an interesting example of how these factors came together.</p>

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  #42 - The First Fools: Lesser-known histories of Singapore's Old Guard (with Peh, Derek & Jaime)

  Aug 3, 202529 minS0

  <p>Singapore’s Old Guard leaders are well known as politicians and cabinet ministers. But the ten of them also had lesser-known passions and careers beyond politics. Today, we speak to Peh, Derek and Jaime, co-writers of the book The First Fools: B-Sides Of Lee Kuan Yew’s A-Team. In this episode, we focus on three specific Old Guard leaders: E.W. Barker, Othman Wok and Yong Nyuk Lin, and learn about what kept them going amidst the huge challenges of Singapore’s early years.</p>

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