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A Life Less Ordinary

 Udhara de Silva

This is the interview series that looks at the little steps taken to make ordinary people extraordinary. Udhara de Silva and his co-hosts have fascinating conversations with artists, adventurers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, misfits and rebels to show that there's something to learn from every journey.

Business Adventure Culture Society Motivation Society & Culture Arts
Update frequency
every 18 days
Average duration
61 minutes
Episodes
26
Years Active
2017 - 2021
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Taking Batik to New Places: Fern Chua, Malaysia

Taking Batik to New Places: Fern Chua, Malaysia

Fern Chua is the award-winning founder of FERN, a Malaysian sustainable and high-end fashion label rediscovering the elegance of the ancient Asian fabric art form, Batik.   Fern and I chatted earlier…
00:53:23  |   Sat 18 Dec 2021
Creating Australia’s First Anti-Racist Comedy Club: Tina Zaman, Australia

Creating Australia’s First Anti-Racist Comedy Club: Tina Zaman, Australia

Tina Zaman is a comedian, writer, teacher and founder of Tight5Comedy a unique platform in Sydney’s comedy scene. Tight5’s comedians of colour and allies have entertained thousands of fans, handpicke…
00:51:41  |   Mon 02 Aug 2021
The Relentless Optimist: Matthew Chapman, Singapore & New Zealand

The Relentless Optimist: Matthew Chapman, Singapore & New Zealand

Matthew Chapman is an entrepreneur and investor who has mastered the art of relationship building. His company ChapmanCG finds HR leaders for the world’s leading companies. He's an investor in Bawah …

00:48:07  |   Wed 09 Dec 2020
On writing her first book, rejection, and diversity: T.P. Tovenaar, Sri Lanka

On writing her first book, rejection, and diversity: T.P. Tovenaar, Sri Lanka

T.P. Tovenaar is a writer from London, born to Sri Lankan parents. For the last decade, she’s called Colombo home.

Her book, 'Mum’s the Word', is a collection of hilarious and heartwarming stories ab…

01:12:41  |   Mon 03 Aug 2020
The Warrior of Singapore’s Kranji Countryside: Ivy Singh-Lim, Singapore

The Warrior of Singapore’s Kranji Countryside: Ivy Singh-Lim, Singapore

Ivy Singh-Lim founded Bollywood Veggies Organic Farm with her husband in Kranji, a northwestern suburb about 22 kilometres from the towering skyline of Singapore, showing an alternative, greener side…
00:52:43  |   Sat 04 May 2019
Becoming MoneySmart: Vinod Nair, Singapore

Becoming MoneySmart: Vinod Nair, Singapore

Vinod Nair used the last of his life savings to set up a website and hire an intern. Today, that website, MoneySmart.sg, is Southeast Asia’s leading personal finance portal, helping people compare lo…
00:54:41  |   Fri 26 Apr 2019
Irreverence is an Asset: Rosalyn Lee (Rozz), Singapore

Irreverence is an Asset: Rosalyn Lee (Rozz), Singapore

Rosalyn Lee, or Rozz, is a Singaporean radio DJ and TV host with an incredibly adventurous career. She has featured in Elle and Esquire magazines, hosted Singapore’s hottest radio shows, and intervi…
01:03:25  |   Thu 28 Mar 2019
How to Make Things Cool: Andrew Ing, Singapore

How to Make Things Cool: Andrew Ing, Singapore

Andrew Ing creates culture for a living, whose career is based on combining the cool with the commercial. In the early 90s he promoted concerts in Hong Kong for artists likes Diana Ross, Simply Red …
00:42:48  |   Tue 15 Jan 2019
The King of the Jacket: Thomas Wee, Singapore

The King of the Jacket: Thomas Wee, Singapore

Thomas Wee is a Singaporean fashion designer who has worked in the industry for over 4 decades. He is known for his masterful workmanship, cutting edge 3D forms and perfectly tailored suits.   After …
01:06:33  |   Fri 07 Dec 2018
Breaking World Records & Breaking Taboos: Theresa Goh, Singapore

Breaking World Records & Breaking Taboos: Theresa Goh, Singapore

Theresa Goh is the first female Singaporean swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics. Vanessa and Udhara met the world-record breaker to talk about her childhood, how athletes compete over milliseconds…

00:45:25  |   Wed 14 Nov 2018
From Creative Public Servant to Tech Exec: Nic Foo, Singapore

From Creative Public Servant to Tech Exec: Nic Foo, Singapore

Nicolas Foo has had a successful career with the Singapore Tourism Board, is a photographer whose experiences living in India inspired an exhibition, ‘For Your Approval, Please’, and has also been t…
00:56:46  |   Wed 31 Oct 2018
Helping the Underdog: Adrian Sim, Singapore

Helping the Underdog: Adrian Sim, Singapore

Adrian Sim is a volunteer with Singapore’s Workers’ Party, the only opposition party to have elected members in parliament in a political system led since 1959 by the People’s Action Party.   Vanessa…
00:41:55  |   Wed 17 Oct 2018
The Sibling Co-Founders of The Working Capitol: Ben & Saranta Gattie, Singapore

The Sibling Co-Founders of The Working Capitol: Ben & Saranta Gattie, Singapore

Ben and Saranta Gattie built The Working Capitol, a co-working space set up in a renovated former biscuit factory on Keong Saik Road. Since opening in 2015, it has become one of Asia’s leading co-wor…
00:58:29  |   Wed 10 Oct 2018
Redefining Success by Embracing Individuality: Dr. Vanessa Von Auer, Singapore

Redefining Success by Embracing Individuality: Dr. Vanessa Von Auer, Singapore

Dr. Vanessa Von Auer is one of Asia’s leading child experts and founded Singapore’s one-of-a-kind Integrated International School, where students get the complete opposite of a “one-size-fits-all” ed…
00:49:39  |   Wed 03 Oct 2018
The Business of Design & the Design of Businesses: Jonathan Bonsey & John Palmer, Singapore

The Business of Design & the Design of Businesses: Jonathan Bonsey & John Palmer, Singapore

Jonathan Bonsey and John Palmer have called Singapore home for the last 3 decades. Jonathan Bonsey runs Bonsey Design, a design agency which has built iconic Asian brands in entertainment, media, ret…
00:54:06  |   Wed 26 Sep 2018
The Magic of Acting: Tan Kheng Hua, Singapore

The Magic of Acting: Tan Kheng Hua, Singapore

Tan Kheng Hua is an award-winning actress and producer who has worked on projects in theatre, TV and film since the early 90s. She was the Empress Dowager on Netflix’s Marco Polo, has produced a crit…

01:14:51  |   Wed 19 Sep 2018
Everything with Soul: Vanessa Fernandez, Singapore

Everything with Soul: Vanessa Fernandez, Singapore

Show creator Udhara de Silva chats with co-host Vanessa Fernandez, who's been plugged into Singapore’s culture for the past 20 years. In this episode Vanessa gives us an overview on Singapore, enligh…
01:20:30  |   Wed 12 Sep 2018
Starting Up in Sri Lanka: Indi Samarajiva, Sri Lanka

Starting Up in Sri Lanka: Indi Samarajiva, Sri Lanka

Outspoken. Irreverent. No bullshit. These are rare qualities in Sri Lankan society, and even rarer for Sri Lankan influencers who run their own companies. Indi Samarajiva started YAMU, the digital gu…

00:55:18  |   Sun 07 Jan 2018
Jaffna Boy: Danu Innasithamby, Sri Lanka

Jaffna Boy: Danu Innasithamby, Sri Lanka

Colombo is a city with many personalities – you have personalities and then you have Personalities with a capital P. The first lot are people that everybody knows because Sri Lanka is a small island,…

01:03:29  |   Wed 29 Nov 2017
Anonymous Creator: The Sooriya Village, Sri Lanka

Anonymous Creator: The Sooriya Village, Sri Lanka

This episode’s guest has a life deeply rooted in music. His grandfather was a pioneering Sri Lankan pop music entrepreneur. And today, at just 25 years old, our guest is turning the Sri Lankan music …

01:12:07  |   Fri 27 Oct 2017
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