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The Rule of Three Exists in Everything: think of comedy, photography, showbusiness. It also applies in the world of coffee, which has experienced what is accepted as The Three Waves. In Singapore, the Three Rules come with a twist: Kopi.  We talk with 5 artisanal coffee cafes - Nylon Coffee Roasters, PPP Coffee, Two Degrees North Coffee Company, Mavrx Coffee Bar and Coffee Break at Amoy Street. We discuss the beans, the brew and the business of delivering coffee with a focus on traceability, farm, process, roasting and latte foam.

Grab a cup of Joe and go on w journey with us to experience the world of caffeine, Singapore-style! BTW, I found a great little hack for recycling your leftover coffee grounds! Click on this link: https://diygarden.co.uk/composting-with-coffee-grounds/

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Give our guests today a mic and an audience and they'll take the wonder of words and imbue them with the power of performance. The Spoken Word Poetry scene in Singapore is alive and well, with multiple events happening throughout each month across the island. I talk to 9 poets active in the scene about (a) How a layperson can know if what they're listening to is amazing or gibberish (b) The difference between Page Poetry and Spoken Word Poetry (c) Comparison of the Spoken Word Scene in Singapore and Malaysia (d) Performance (e) The impact of Social Media (f) Representation of Minorities (g) Addressing Issues (h) Income for Poets (i) The Scene Today and Tomorrow

The poets we spoke with are

1. Jennifer Anne Champion - https://jenniferannechampion.com/
2. Stefanie Dogfoot - https://www.facebook.com/stephaniedogfoot/
3. Kok Wei Liang - https://www.facebook.com/kwl3000
4. Marc Nair - http://www.marcnair.com 
5. Shivram Gopinath - https://sg.linkedin.com/in/shivramgopinath 
6. Melizarani T. Selva - https://www.instagram.com/melizarani/
7. Pooja Nansi - https://twitter.com/poojanansi
8. Deborah Emmanuel - https://deborahemmanuel.com/ 
9. Chris Mooney-Singh - http://www.chrismooneysingh.com/

Check out Mantravine, Deborah Emmanuel’s band. https://www.mantravine.com/ Their album, Cosmic Shaman, drops Sept 7th!

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We kick off our 2nd season with a literal deep dive in the world of aquascaping. The hot trend in home aquariums is to focus on plants and hardscape (rocks, driftwood, etc.) to create a serene submerged world. We talk with the leading experts in the field, including 2hour Aquarist, Dennis Wong, plant guru Indra of AquaLush, Laurence of East Ocean, the 3rd generation of the family who've supported the aquarium scene in Singapore for over 4 decades. We also visit with Elliott and Derek of Natura Aquatic and hear from one of their customers, who is part of the community of enthusiasts. We also travel to Hong Kong and talk with Dave Chow, winner of the IAPLC in 2007 and considered a living legend in planted tanks. Shownotes and Links at http://bit.ly/2Tfiw8W 

Aqua Design Amano https://www.adana.co.jp/en/

Dennis Wong / 2hr Aquarist https://www.advancedplantedtank.com/

Natura Aquatics https://www.facebook.com/natura.aquatics/ 

Aqua Lush https://www.facebook.com/aqualush.sg/

East Ocean Aquatic http://www.eastoceansg.com/

Dave Chow / Aqua Art HK https://www.aquaart.com.hk/

Dave Chow Interview Courtesy of Kafnu https://www.kafnu.com/hong-kong/

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The finale of our Crafted By series is the 5th part of our Singapore Music Scene review: the reality of earning a living through music. We look beyond pop hits and at other areas: composing for film, ringtones and slot machines sounds, voice-overs, DJing, running an audio studio - there are so many other ways to make coin. We hear deep thoughts from Singapore's first Grammy Nominee and talk to a singer-songwriter-producer whose day job is hosting a show on late night radio. Show Note & Links at http://bit.ly/2Z4zkB3 

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