It’s been a while since our last episode, but that’s because WE’VE BEEN READING! That’s right, if you’ve come across bookstagram, booktube and now booktok, you’d know that reading is IN now. On this episode, we chat with Amanda Chong, lawyer, poet, and co-founder of <a href= "https://www.readablesg.com/">ReadAble</a>, to discuss some essential feminist reads - except they aren’t the usual picks you’d expect. From deliberating our existence to the link between feminism and contemporary Singapore, the selection of books discussed will inspire greater inspection of the self, and how we relate to others. Here’s to big brains!  In collaboration with the National Reading Movement. Download the free NLB Mobile app at <a href="https://go.gov.sg/nlbmobile-app">https://go.gov.sg/nlbmobile-app</a>.  Borrow the titles discussed on our episode today! <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (<a href= "https://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/13604701">https://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/13604701</a>) </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How to Date Men when you Hate Men by Blythe Roberson (<a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3994785">https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3994785</a>) </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks (<a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3707748">https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3707748</a>) </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (<a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/2763946">https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/2763946</a>) </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (<a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/4571723">https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/4571723</a>) </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">This is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo Yeo Yann (<a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/5300567">https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/5300567</a>) </li> </ol>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;It’s been a while since our last episode, but that’s because WE’VE BEEN READING! That’s right, if you’ve come across bookstagram, booktube and now booktok, you’d know that reading is IN now. On this episode, we chat with Amanda Chong, lawyer, poet, and co-founder of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.readablesg.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;ReadAble&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;, to discuss some essential feminist reads - except they aren’t the usual picks you’d expect. From deliberating our existence to the link between feminism and contemporary Singapore, the selection of books discussed will inspire greater inspection of the self, and how we relate to others. Here’s to big brains! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;In collaboration with the National Reading Movement. Download the free NLB Mobile app at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://go.gov.sg/nlbmobile-app"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://go.gov.sg/nlbmobile-app&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Borrow the titles discussed on our episode today!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/13604701"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/13604701&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;How to Date Men when you Hate Men by Blythe Roberson (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3994785"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3994785&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3707748"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/3707748&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/2763946"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/2763946&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/4571723"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/4571723&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;This is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo Yeo Yann (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/5300567"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://nlb.overdrive.com/media/5300567&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt;</description>

It’s been a while since our last episode, but that’s because WE’VE BEEN READING! That’s right, if you’ve come across bookstagram, booktube and now booktok, you’d know that reading is IN now. On this episode, we chat with Amanda Chong,...

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WE KNOW YOU... endlessly scrolling TikTok before bed every night! Social media is a form of entertainment, escapism, and relaxation for many of us, but we all know consuming too much of it is bad. Depression, anxiety, self-absorption, not to mention feeling overwhelmed from the sheer amount of content, are effects that many of us are learning to grapple with.  LADY BOSSES, and Mother of Twos Charmaine Seah-Ong and Aarika Lee, tell us how they manage burnout as content creators, what it’s like bringing their children up in this pandemic digital age, and how we can take care of ourselves. TIP: PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN! This episode was made in collaboration with IMDA, as part of their <a href= "https://www.imda.gov.sg/for-community/digital-readiness/Digital-For-Life"> Digital for Life movement</a>. With digital as a new way of life, how do we take care of our online safety and wellness? Find out more at <a href= "http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness">http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;WE KNOW YOU... endlessly scrolling TikTok before bed every night! Social media is a form of entertainment, escapism, and relaxation for many of us, but we all know consuming too much of it is bad. Depression, anxiety, self-absorption, not to mention feeling overwhelmed from the sheer amount of content, are effects that many of us are learning to grapple with. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;LADY BOSSES, and Mother of Twos Charmaine Seah-Ong and Aarika Lee, tell us how they manage burnout as content creators, what it’s like bringing their children up in this pandemic digital age, and how we can take care of ourselves. TIP: PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;This episode was made in collaboration with IMDA, as part of their &lt;a href= "https://www.imda.gov.sg/for-community/digital-readiness/Digital-For-Life"&gt; Digital for Life movement&lt;/a&gt;. With digital as a new way of life, how do we take care of our online safety and wellness? Find out more at &lt;a href= "http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness"&gt;http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

WE KNOW YOU... endlessly scrolling TikTok before bed every night! Social media is a form of entertainment, escapism, and relaxation for many of us, but we all know consuming too much of it is bad. Depression, anxiety, self-absorption, not to mention...

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It usually starts off with a simple "Hello, you're cute", but can quickly escalate to a sexually explicit message. In a generation of tech-savvy individuals, it's hard to imagine that any of us will fall victim to online grooming, and yet two out of three secondary school students in Singapore received unwanted sexual content online, according to Microsoft's Digital Civility Survey conducted in 2019. Between looking out for big age gaps, grand gestures of love, how do we know if it's a case of being groomed? This episode was made in collaboration with IMDA, as part of their <a href= "https://www.imda.gov.sg/for-community/digital-readiness/Digital-For-Life"> Digital for Life movement</a>. With digital as a new way of life, how do we take care of our online safety and wellness? Find out more at <a href= "http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness">http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;It usually starts off with a simple "Hello, you're cute", but can quickly escalate to a sexually explicit message. In a generation of tech-savvy individuals, it's hard to imagine that any of us will fall victim to online grooming, and yet two out of three secondary school students in Singapore received unwanted sexual content online, according to Microsoft's Digital Civility Survey conducted in 2019. Between looking out for big age gaps, grand gestures of love, how do we know if it's a case of being groomed?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode was made in collaboration with IMDA, as part of their &lt;a href= "https://www.imda.gov.sg/for-community/digital-readiness/Digital-For-Life"&gt; Digital for Life movement&lt;/a&gt;. With digital as a new way of life, how do we take care of our online safety and wellness? Find out more at &lt;a href= "http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness"&gt;http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

It usually starts off with a simple "Hello, you're cute", but can quickly escalate to a sexually explicit message. In a generation of tech-savvy individuals, it's hard to imagine that any of us will fall victim to online grooming, and yet two out of...

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CONTENT WARNING: Death threats "You're FAT!" and "You should kill yourself" are just some of the many nasty comments that Christabel Chua and Mathilda Huang receive on the daily. Cyberbullying and online harassment are real; chances are, you've probably been a target of a nasty comment, an unsolicited picture, or maybe had your information shared without your permission. So how can we fight back, and how can we keep ourselves safe? This episode was made in collaboration with IMDA, as part of their <a href= "https://www.imda.gov.sg/for-community/digital-readiness/Digital-For-Life"> Digital for Life movement</a>. With digital as a new way of life, how do we take care of our online safety and wellness? Find out more at <a href= "http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness">http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;CONTENT WARNING: Death threats&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;"You're FAT!" and "You should kill yourself" are just some of the many nasty comments that Christabel Chua and Mathilda Huang receive on the daily. Cyberbullying and online harassment are real; chances are, you've probably been a target of a nasty comment, an unsolicited picture, or maybe had your information shared without your permission. So how can we fight back, and how can we keep ourselves safe?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode was made in collaboration with IMDA, as part of their &lt;a href= "https://www.imda.gov.sg/for-community/digital-readiness/Digital-For-Life"&gt; Digital for Life movement&lt;/a&gt;. With digital as a new way of life, how do we take care of our online safety and wellness? Find out more at &lt;a href= "http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness"&gt;http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

CONTENT WARNING: Death threats "You're FAT!" and "You should kill yourself" are just some of the many nasty comments that Christabel Chua and Mathilda Huang receive on the daily. Cyberbullying and online harassment are real; chances are, you've...

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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Body positivity started out as a global movement against the oppressive societal standard that small and skinny equals beautiful. These days, brands and influencers alike claim it as a means to market their clothes to women of all sizes, but Beckie Liu from Haikini wants to challenge that. To her, changing your mindset from thinking about what your body looks like, to what it can do for you, is key. The 26-year-old entrepreneur who’s living in Bali today shares with us her journey from struggling with how she looks, to starting her business.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Voyage to the Vulva-verse is a 5 part series in collaboration with TWO L(I)PS and Strip, as we embark on a journey as vulva-owners to understand ourselves a little better. This is the last episode of this mini-series, to listen to the previous episodes, check out our library!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Body positivity started out as a global movement against the oppressive societal standard that small and skinny equals beautiful. These days, brands and influencers alike claim it as a means to market their clothes to women of all sizes, but Beckie...

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