In this introductory episode, our hosts Charlene Shepherdson and Serene Chen delve into the mysterious and unsung world of the arts manager in Singapore, and discuss the origins and objectives of Backlogues, the arts management podcast. They reminisce and muse about what arts management means to each of them, both personally as well as in the trajectories of their professional careers in the literary arts sector (Charlene) and the theatre industry (Serene). They outline the time periods of Singapore’s arts management history, sharing what listeners can expect in the upcoming episodes, and touch on its role as a process of research and documentation through the methodology of oral history. For transcript and references: backlogues.sg/episodes/0