Glenn van Zutphen on Saturday Mornings with Neil Humphreys

In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about Putin’s election weekend and his threat to use nukes if Russia’s sovereignty is threatened, The US Congress moves closer to banning Tik Tok, Biden and Trump win Primaries, the highest ranking Jewish Democrat in Congress calls for elections to replace Israel's Netanyahu, and how will Singapore respond to the 2024 election result?

The legendary BBC Journalist Tom Brook, Host of "Talking Movies," joins Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys live from Hollywood for his take on this weekend’s 96th Academy Awards: Will “Oppenheimer” sweep the awards? What about “Killers of the Flower Moon” and the possibility of an Oscar first for a Native American actor? Tom’s take on whether we’re returning to the era of box office blockbusters and what to watch in 2024!

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by Trishia Craig, VP and Senior Lecturer at Yale NUS on how her passion for mocktails started and how she’s showing friends, students, and corporates a new way to celebrate with alcoholic-free drinks that are a multi-billion dollar business.  She also creates our very own “Saturday Mornings Show” mocktail which is: a little spicy, a tad British, notes of America, slightly irreverent, and rooted in SEA good times. 1 oz ginger simple syrup 2 oz Alcohol-Free gin (like Tanqueray 0.0) 1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice 1 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice Scrappy’s or Regan’s orange bitters (optional) Trader Joe’s (or others) chili lime spice salt for rim Fever Tree India tonic water  Put simple syrup, AF gin, juices, and bitters in an ice-filled shaker. Shake for 30 seconds, and pour into a glass neat or over ice. Rim the glass with the lime chili spice or shake on top of drink. Top with tonic water and garnish with a lime wheel and pineapple wedge.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys discuss the purchase of a majority stake in Singapore’s Beach House Pictures by International TV giant, Fremantle with Ganesh Rajaram, CEO Asia and Latin America at Fremantle and Donovan Chan and Jocelyn Little, the Co-owners of Beach House Pictures. During our wide-ranging Saturday morning Sit-Down Conversation we discuss the new deal and also how local production companies are creating world-class movie and television content for Asian and international audiences.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Jean-Philippe El Khoury, Vice President, Grid Software Asia, Siemens about how they’re using technology to shape the current and future power landscape across SouthEast Asia by optimizing the use of renewable energy sources (like wind, geothermal, hydro, and solar) into existing power grids while keeping the power supply stable.

 In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about his night with Tay Tay and why a billionaire thinks she should run for President, the cautionary tale of the US Super Tuesday primary, Joe Biden comes out swinging at the Republicans and the name that shall not be mentioned during the annual State of the Union speech, how a German defence official’s conversation was hacked by Russians at a Singapore hotel, why Malaysians are fleeing to Singapore and the resulting brain drain, and the upcoming US vote that could ban Tik Tok for 160 million Americans.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys discuss the upcoming production of “Falling” by the Pangdemonium Theatre Company with award-winning Actor Andrew Marko and Pangdemonium Co-Founder, Producer, and Director, Tracie Pang in Part One of our Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys discuss the future of theatre in Singapore with Actor Andrew Marko and Pangdemonium Co-Founder, Producer, and Director, Tracie Pang in Part Two of our “Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation.” The Pandemic pushed innovation in the industry, but now that we’re back to “normal”there are new challenges.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Tracy Lui, Senior Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications at the Mount Faber Leisure Group about the iconic Singapore Cable Car’s Golden Jubilee. Mount Faber Leisure Group is offering Singaporean seniors aged 60 and above the ability to relive their cable car experience at no charge every Tuesday through March 2024. There are also special themed cars and new capsules coming in 2024.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by Gary Soh, Exhibition Manager at the Science Centre Board to discuss the Science Centre’s hosting of the internationally-acclaimed “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” exhibition through October 2024. Now on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, the exhibition is in its 59th edition and known for its exceptional images that capture the beauty and diversity of our natural world. This year’s collection of winning shots has 19 categories including animal behaviour amongst birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, and underwater creatures.