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Rishi Budhrani joins us to explore why DPM Gan Kim Yong rubbed netizens the wrong way when he told S'poreans to use fans instead of aircon as a way to deal with rising costs due to the Middle East war. Elsewhere, Singapore's Art Book Fair tried to make emerging artists pay $150 to walk around like hotdog vendors, but ended up cancelling the idea. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶'𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 "𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲?” G...

Forget traditional nursing homes – Singapore’s elder care revolution looks nothing like you’d expect. As the population ages rapidly, PCF Sparkle Care COO Andy Seet explores innovative solutions, from robot companions and esports tournaments to micro-jobs designed to combat loneliness while rethinking preventive health and community-driven care.  𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙋𝘾𝙁 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚...

Singapore's fastest distance runner is back! Soh Rui Yong joins us for the fifth time and is at his candid best as he talks about the SEA Games, Tan Chuan-Jin's Instagram deletion, the local sports system that fails our athletes and how all his personal best came after turning 30. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! We’re looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If...

From MFA diplomat to Workers' Party NCMP in five months, Eileen Chong is asking Parliament the questions most leave untouched - about Singapore's loneliness epidemic, arts funding gaps, AI's real costs, and the price of one generation's relentless success. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Terence: Full interview: Anthropic CEO responds to Trump order, Pentagon clash Haresh: The Boys – Final Season Trailer Eileen:...

We sit down with Crystal Lim-Lange - leadership consultant, ex-investment banker, former GEP kid, who shares with us her thoughts on how Singapore leaders can't apologize, why the Gifted Programme was special needs not elitism, and what our education system gets fundamentally wrong. 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧: 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 (𝙇𝙏𝘼) 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘝𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘛𝘈 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦...

In Singapore, there is an average of one suicide death per day – and yet most of us still don’t know how to talk about it. Charlene Heng, Deputy Director at SOS Academy, Samaritans of Singapore, gets real about suicide in Singapore – the stats, the stigma, and why asking the suicide question doesn't make things worse. Whether you're worried about a friend or struggling yourself, we hope you find t...

Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, an NUS sociologist, decolonisation scholar, and a man with family currently living under the Iran-Israel war, explains why the Middle East conflict is really about colonial power, US hegemony, and what Singapore's silence reveals about our own captive minds that have been “colonized”. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗱'𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Prof Syed Farid on Facebook Prof Syed Farid on LinkedIn Books by...

Singapore's youth are exposed to drug-related content more often than parents may think. Psychiatrist Dr. Adrian Loh, council member of NCADA, on why attitudes are shifting, why "you do you" is a public health risk, what parents consistently get wrong, and whether a drug-free Singapore is still achievable. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝘼𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚 (𝙉𝘾𝘼𝘿𝘼) 𝘕𝘊𝘈𝘋𝘈 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘵...

Tan See Leng tells S'poreans to save energy as Middle East tensions threaten fuel supply - stockpiles are months deep but the government is signalling contingencies. Meanwhile, Kampong Glam's viral teh tarik sign has F&B operators asking if online reviewers have lost the plot entirely. Sponsor: Lion Global Investors Gold has always been valuable – now it's finally accessible. We sit down with...

Han Hui Hui's three children are taken to hospital by MSF, she livestreams from the hospital, gets POFMA'd the day after getting them back, and Ho Ching weighs in. Plus, YouTuber Sneaky Sushii apologises after getting called out for plagiarising a Bulgarian creator's entire video. 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 Check out the second season of our edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of...

Lion Global Investors (LGI) CEO Teo Joo Wah makes the case for building retirement portfolios that last – not just to perform. He breaks down why lifecycle investing matters, how gold fits into a diversified portfolio, and why where your gold is stored might matter more than you think.  𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭...

A TikToker’s “13 BTO tries” story forces HDB to publish the receipts, but their reponse has divided the internet. Meanwhile in Clementi, a noise-monitoring ‘traffic light’ has been installed to monitor noise levels at a community space. 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 Check out the second season of our edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of topics you never knew you needed to know! Las...

Driverless vehicles aren’t coming “one day”. They’re already here. Nicholas Ng, Director of the Centre for Autonomous Vehicles at LTA, explains how Singapore is testing and rolling out autonomous vehicles (AV), and how that will enhance future transport options. We cover the AV trials in Punggol (which we personally experienced), as well as the strict safety frameworks behind the scenes. Are AVs a...

DBS CEO Tan Su Shan’s S$9.6m package goes public and divides the internet. Elsewhere, a Yishun coffeeshop drink stall tells a customer to hide his own water bottle because it’s the “shop rule”. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: HEATED DEBATE: Kemi Badenoch Blasts PM...

Acting Minister for MCCY, David Neo, wants to fix the problem of 1 in 10 Singaporeans have zero close friends. How? Through Arts & Sports. Meanwhile MOS Dinesh Vasu Dash unveils the “EP Journey”, a cultural sensitivity training for Employment Pass Holders. 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧: 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘖𝘊𝘉𝘊 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬, 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥...

Most of us just want banking to be simple: salary comes in, bills go out, and the rest… hopefully grows a bit. But banking has changed so quickly that a lot of people are using new tools without really knowing what’s happening underneath. We talk to MariBank CEO Natalia Goh about how digital banks work, what’s driving renewed interest in gold, and why our money habits in Singapore are shifting in...

Jamus Lim calls class-size relief a straightforward fix; Desmond Lee says teacher recruitment isn’t trivial in a tight labour market. Meanwhile influencer Novita Lam’s “Iran this, Israel that” caption backfires online and forces an apology. UPDATE: Since recording this episode, we've learnt that we missed out some important details relating to the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) discussed here. We ex...

TFR crashes to 0.87 and DPM Gan Kim Yong calls it existential as Indranee Rajah leads a marriage-and-parenthood workgroup. Meanwhile, an AMK lion dance troupe steps on hawker tables and Singapore argues about hygiene, rules and culture. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Hare...

Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Mdm Rahayu Mahzam breaks down how the new Online Safety (Relief & Accountability) Act is designed to provide victims with timely and effective relief from online harms while enhancing accountability for perpetrators. She also shares how users, tech companies, and the community, all have a role in shaping the next phase of online safety....

The Budget 2026 debates opens with a $15.1b surplus and Pritam Singh demanding a public “report card” while also questioning Ministerial Salaries. Meanwhile PAP MP Henry Kwek lobbies for 'adequate' funds for public media to combat AI misinformation. 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 Check out the second season of our edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of topics you never knew you needed...

DPM Gan Kim Yong warns Singapore to brace for Trump’s 15% tariff after the US Supreme Court kills “Liberation Day” duties. Meanwhile ex-Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin’s “accidental” Instagram deletion gets shredded by marathoner Soh Rui Yong. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸...

What if a job most people wouldn’t think twice about became a seven-figure business? Zames Chew, Co-Founder of Repair.sg , comes into the studio to share how hands-on trade skills, not pitch decks, became his biggest competitive edge. From learning repairs on the ground to building a culture of trust, he is removing the stigma around blue-collar trades one customer at a time. We also go deep on wh...

PM Lawrence Wong unveils Budget 2026 and signals Singapore’s next economic and AI push, while NTU faces backlash after students were filmed throwing lo hei on campus. 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧: 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘶𝘰, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴.. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦...

Selena Ling, Chief Economist of OCBC, joins us in our studio to answer the burning question on our minds: What does a Chief Economist actually do? In this wide-ranging conversation, Selena breaks down how she views the volatility in the markets today, why gold has regained relevance to investors, and why Singapore’s neutrality is more important than ever. This episode isn’t just for those interest...

The latest paper from the Ministry of Finance shows Singapore’s wealth inequality exceeds income inequality, while median household incomes continue to rise. Elsewhere, a cleaner was dismissed by BreadTalk after a viral video showed them cleaning store shelves with a broom. 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 Check out the second season of our edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of topics...