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Happy Deepavali listeners! This week, Vanan and Dan are joined by guest Cai Yinzhou. Yinzhou, who is the Director of Citizens Adventures, discusses the plight of the low-wage migrant workers who have come to Singapore to help build our city. Aside from going to work, most of these workers have remained in lockdown since April 2020, a difficult situation that has led to increased activism and awareness about migrant worker issues. Listen to this special episode for more. 

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Check Out Yinzhou's other work at: https://www.citizenadventures.com/

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This week, Dan and Vanan can't escape the unfolding drama around Ryan and Sylvia from Night Owl Cinematics. Rather than addressing the he-said-she-said of the past month, the lads try to educate themselves on what the heck is Cancel Culture. The many cons and the few pros, and the role of inequality. 

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EDIT: The original edit of this episode contained some factual inaccuracies regarding our description of democracy workshops carried out by New Naratif and their former journalist Kirstin Han. After doing some checks we realised that our description was wrong and have removed that part of the episode. Sorry!

After a busy week off, the lads are back to take stock of the debate around FICA, otherwise known as the Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act. Specifically, to question whether the bill is really that heavy-handed. And if so, whether it makes sense for it to be. Dan and Vanan also spend a little time reminiscing about being students at Singapore's infamous spy school...

*Also, if you are wondering, yes Dan screwed up the recording, so the lad's had to re-record part of the show... whoops! 

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In light of Singapore's recent tightening of safe management measures, the lads (remotely) take a look at how other countries have developed (or not developed) their endemic Covid-19 strategies. Dan and Vanan compare Singapore to Denmark, Israel, The UK and America. 

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This week, the lads speak with Jane, a Yale-NUS College alumnus. She shares her experience of attending the college during its formative years, why the closure is so painful to many, and what the loss of a liberal arts institution might mean to Singapore and Singaporean students. 

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The lads review the 12-hour parliamentary debate on CECA in the context of Singapore's political and economic landscape. Dan attempts to digest the 12-hour debate, while Vanan attempts to digest the theory of competition, somehow linking it to the Premier League.

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The lads record a quick prod to preview this week's impending CECA debate in parliament by discussing the difference between Singapore's free trade agreements, and fair employment practices. 

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This week, Vanan and Dan take a look at the history of the Tudong, its symbolism around the world, and how that has led to Malay Muslim nurses in Singapore being allowed to wear the Tudung as part of their uniform. 

Also, the lads have their first guests! Two plucky, funny, and thoughtful young Malay Muslim nurses share their experiences with the Tudong at home and work, and what are the considerations for wearing the Tudung as part of their uniforms. 

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In the very first episode of The Lokal Dispatch, Vanan and Dan take stock of last weekend's National Day Rally. In the first half of the episode, the lads look at the real effect of labour laws on the economy, followed by a tenuous, and sometimes controversial discussion on the current state of race relations in Singapore. 

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