Safety Last

Safety Last

By Stanley ChingArts
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Safety Last episodes

  • #12 - Hallyu: Fetishisation & Soft Power

    The one who holds the pen, controls the narrative.

    This is part two of my interview with Uma. For the first half, please refer to #11 - Hallyu: Beyond the Pretty Lights.
    Today, we look at how K-pop is beginning to challenge traditional Western ideas of beauty that have spread around the world for the last two centuries. We'll also take a peek into how the growing cultural reach of East Asia has changed consumption, beliefs and fashion, and discuss what lies in store for this behemoth.

    36 min
  • #11 - Hallyu: Beyond the Pretty Lights

    Hallyu (韓流/한류) refers to a cultural, aesthetic and artistic movement where Korean media continues to spread and grow more relevant around the world.

    In this episode, we look beyond the shiny exterior, thin waistlines and glossy skin, there is a much more serious and strategic aspect to Korea's immense soft power. From the United Nations selecting BTS as their official ambassadors, to the Oxford English Dictionary adding Korean words like mukbang or K-drama, to South Korea blasting K-pop songs over North Korean border, Hallyu has emerged as a cultural force, one that (like any artistic movement) prioritises the cultural assumptions and ideas of the society that created it.
    So what are these ideas? What are we implicitly absorbing when we watch the newest film from South Korea? What ideas does the plethora of Korean makeup companies push, and fundamentally how is this changing the cultural landscape in the 21st century?
    Join Uma and I as we attempt to address some of these questions in the first of two episodes.

    1 hr 17 min
  • #10 - Generation Z: Memes & Stan Culture @Olisunvia

    "Generation" is a ten-letter word that tries to do the impossible, summarise the vast, vague and undefined zeitgeist of a group of people that span nations, religions, class and ethnicity.

    Yet to simply pretend there are no distinctions between people of various ages is just as far-fetched.

    Today, we bring on the intelligent and well-spoken Olivia (YouTube: olisunvia) to discuss what exactly constitutes and influences Generation Z. We touch on media, philosophy, 'stan-culture', media addiction and internet personas.

    1 hr 21 min
  • #9 - Should You Become a Teacher?

    Teaching is a profession that everyone seems to have an opinion about. Perhaps this is because education seems to be a rite of passage that all must pass through. Today, I bring on my good friend Jacob to discuss the intricacies of this job. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. 

    1 hr 6 min
  • #8 - Tarot Cards: Peering into the Subconscious

    Are tarot cards just cardboard with fancy images or are they objects with deeply embedded with archetypes that lurk at the very centre of humanity's psyche?

    Today, I bring back Gio, a valued friend and a return guest to the podcast, to answer the fundamental question..."Do you believe in the heart of the cards?"

    1 hr 1 min
  • #7 - Hollywood's Anti-Capitalist Films

    With the onset of this century, there seems to be a growing market (ironically) and drive for filmmakers and audiences to consume anti-capitalist films. What does this say about our society? What does this say about the new generation's trust in capitalism and the current economic structures?

    Finally, can a billion-dollar industry truly be expected or able to carry a torch of anti-capitalist rhetoric when their entire foundation is built upon capital?

    45 min
  • #6 - Living with Dwarfism

    What does it mean to live with Dwarfism? For most of us, physical disabilities are something we rarely come into contact with and we often speak about it in euphemism.

    Today, I talk to Becks, a friend of mine who has Dwarfism, as I try to better understand something that has been socially marginalised for too long.

    1 hr 3 min
  • #5 - Writing Horror: To Stare into the Abyss

    Nietzsche famously spoke about "If you stare too long into the abyss, then it stares back at you."

    I talk to Shaun Phuah, author of Providence on All Fours, a new horror novel, whose job and passion is to do exactly that...to stare into the abyss.

    PAPERBACK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DFQ2FV2/

    E-BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DBD3KLQ/

    SHAUN'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mnolololo/

    38 min
  • #4 - Relationships: Eating the Forbidden Fruit

    Today, I dive into a deep conversation about relationships, memories and life with Nick. 

    As someone who is just recovering from being cheated on in his last relationship, we try to answer the most important question together 

    "What is the function of a relationship?"

    1 hr
  • #3 - Coronavirus in India

    From April to June of 2021, we saw a nation brought to its knees by an invisible enemy.

    Today, I interview Tathagat Singh, an Indian man who experienced the devastation first hand, to discuss what life was like during the worst of the second wave (an average of 5,000 people were dying a day) and how India is faring in the aftermath.

    1 hr 6 min

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