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Page Turners - S1E29: Carbon credits, reforestation & the like are a load of bull, so says Assaad Razzouk

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Rwanda has banned single-use plastic bags. Other countries - including Singapore - should certainly do the same. Clean energy entrepreneur Assaad Razzouk also discusses the effectiveness and/or futility of 'green activism' like eating plant-based meat, buying carbon credits & reducing air travel. The author of "Saving the Planet without the Bull****" tells it like it is to Page Turners' Melanie Oliveiro. 

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Page Turners - S1E14: Celeb chef Nancy Silverton recalls sweet memories of Julia Child & defends her Hawaiian pizza recipe

Not many can claim they made culinary legend Julia Child cry on TV, but that's exactly what Nancy Silverton did. The Michelin-starred celeb chef, restauranteur and cookbook author relives that fateful day - and others - with Page Turners' host and producer Melanie Oliveiro. 

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Page Turners - S1E13: Rob Doyle discusses white male privilege & the transience of life in his writings

Ever heard of a durian-loving Irish author whose debut novel became a Netflix film and who also scored a teaching stint in Singapore? Page Turners' Melanie Oliveiro speaks to cult author and book critic Rob Doyle whose internationally-acclaimed, brutally honest and visceral works have gained him faithful fans. And trolls.

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Page Turners - S1E12: Dr Anjana Chaudhuri's plucky Das sisters solve brutal murders in sunny Singapore

A violent killing brings the Das sisters together. Lily Das, a cafe owner, uses her eatery to scrutinise the suspects. Inspector Dolly Das struggles to solve the case. They join forces with the aim of catching the killer. "A Time for Murder" author Dr Anjana Chaudhuri discusses this and the classic whodunnit formula with Page Turners' producer & presenter Melanie Oliveiro. 

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Page Turners - S1E11: So sedap! Author Sharon Wee serves up a rich collection of Peranakan recipes courtesy of her beloved late Mum

Sharon Wee takes Page Turners host & producer Melanie Oliveiro on a Peranakan / Straits Chinese culinary journey via the cookbook 'Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen'. Whether it's whipping up some 'itek sio' or baking rows of pineapple tarts, each traditional recipe honours Wee's mother whose language of love was best expressed in her tried-and-tested dishes and snacks.

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Page Turners - S1E10: Love triangles, curry puffs and the asexual anti-hero as told by debut novelist Pallavi Aney

If you like curry puffs, a strong cuppa kopi and Singapore fiction, then check out “Kopi, Puffs & Dreams” - a tale of two BFFs who set up an F&B empire. But matters of the heart and business wranglings threaten to tear them apart. Author Pallavi Gopinath Aney spills more to Page Turners’ host and producer Melanie Oliveiro.

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