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Wally Tam

Wally Tham is a Singapore-based award-winning media producer, storyteller, and Director of Big Red Button, known for community activism on the Southeast Asian haze.

Oct 2, 2026

Uncommon Courage

Uncommon Courage

The Sh*t Show: choking in the haze in Southeast Asia

Oct 2 · 2h 24m

Joe AugustinHOST
6:17
Tell us about the amazing work that you're doing.
Wally TamGUEST
6:18
doing.Right. Um, I first got involved with the haze in Singapore.
Wally TamGUEST
6:25
I grew up with it like everyone did.
Wally TamGUEST
6:27
Um, in the '90s, I was in high school, and it would come along, the air would smell funny, and I didn't know why.
Wally TamGUEST
6:34
But, uh, when I reached adulthood, I was seeing stories of, uh, the elderly getting strokes, uh, or getting, uh, respiratory problems in the old folks' homes.
Wally TamGUEST
6:45
And me and my friends started to get involved.
Wally TamGUEST
6:48
Uh, we, uh, talked to engineers.

53 MINS LATER

Joe AugustinHOST
60:06
So many things are true about that, right? Uh, what keeps you going back?

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