[Post 892] How Hair Bans & Hawker Centres Shaped Singapore Society | Singapore Hidden In 40 Objects - Part 2/2

Summary

From the ’70s through the ’90s, Singapore was reinventing itself. And in this episode, host Sam Driscoll jumps into the thick of it. He uncovers the surprising rules that shaped everyday life, from the music we weren’t allowed to play to why men couldn’t have long hair. Not to mention the forces behind our shared experiences, like how streaming in schools began and why hawker centres exist in the first place.

Meeting everyone from the inventor of the ThumbDrive to his favourite childhood TV character and even an orangutan, this episode digs into the bold policies and cultural shifts that shaped the Singapore we know today.