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	Podcast:		Ideas from CBC Radio (Highlights)
	Episode:		How port cities like Singapore shaped the world
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:54:07
	Publish Date:		2026-03-17 20:10:00
	Description:		Port cities are where worlds collide. They are a place of cultural, economic, political and religious contact. They've existed for millennia and facilitated the birth of empires and the rise of a globalized economy. Without port cities, our world would look very different. In the first episode of our series on how port cities shaped the world as we know it, UBC journalism professor Kamal Al-Solaylee visits Singapore — a constantly-evolving port city whose maritime roots go back to the 13th century.
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