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A thrice weekly podcast on conversations Singaporeans are having but not saying out loud – politics, culture, identity. Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia consider every side, never quite agree, and never play it safe. Honest, informed, always worth arguing about. Subscribe so you don’t miss new episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 1 day ago

    #857: AWARE Exposes What S'pore Men Really Think of Women & A Kebaya Dance Sparked A Culture War?

    AWARE’s new survey finds 55% of S'porean men believe provocatively-dressed women are partly to blame if harassed. Meanwhile, a China troupe's kebaya dance at Chinatown draws criticism from performer Alvin Oon for being "disrespectful.” 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 AWARE Full Report AWARE Report: Answers to Each Survey Question Choo’s Masquerade Party Dream Academy's Comedy Dinner returns as a full buffet experience, starring Vernetta Lopez and Sebastian Tan, written and directed by Selena Tan, at Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore. For a limited time only, tickets are 1 for 1! Get your tickets now | https://dreamacademy.bigtix.io/booking/saleslink/1FOR1FLASHSALES 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: wonderlust | YouTube ChannelTerence: The full-length interview with Yuval Noah Harari | The Economist 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: AWARE Exposes What S'pore Men Really Think of Women A new AWARE survey complicates what we think we know about modern Singaporean men | PEAK SingaporeGender attitudes and victim blaming survey | STOMPNew Research by AWARE, Unpacking the Weight of Masculinity in Singapore A Kebaya Dance Sparked A Culture War? Changsha dance troupe’s Chinatown kebaya performance sparks backlash over cultural portrayalIs dancing in sarong kebayas offensive? - SETHLUI.com 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (06:00) AWARE Exposes What S'pore Men Really Think of Women (41:10) A Kebaya Dance Sparked A Culture War? (01:05:00) One Shiok Comment (01:08:03) One Shiok Thing 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 3 days ago

    #856: S’pore Singles Targeted By PM Wong’s Policies? & TikTok Sellers Slam Fake AI Ads

    Recruiters warn Singapore employers that new childcare leave could punish singles and breed resentment amongst them. Meanwhile, Shopee's AI video describes author Xie Shi Min's novel about abuse "fun", which Xie calls “insulting”. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳: 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 20,000+ 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 140+ 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 10 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 $1 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩. 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 | http://protonvpn.com/yahlahbut 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Neighbours for 23 years...until today (@gina_khazali)Terence: Ali G: Who I Iz? | Official Trailer 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: S’pore Singles Targeted By PM Wong’s Policies? Don’t turn parent-friendly policies into single-unfriendly work practices TikTok Sellers Slam Fake AI Ads 'Just plain insulting': Sellers on Shopee and TikTok call out auto-generated AI ads that mislead customers 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (08:52) S’pore Singles Targeted By PM Wong’s Policies? (40:30) TikTok Sellers Slam Fake AI Ads (01:04:52) One Shiok Comment (01:09:20) One Shiok Thing 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 5 days ago

    #855: What PM Wong’s NDR Speech Left Out & Did He Forget Singles? | Red Dot Perspective

    At ITE College Central, PM Wong ties childcare leave to family size, raises BTO ceilings to $16,000, tightens social media age checks, lifts the cap on dialect film screenings, and keeps immigration at a "measured, sustainable pace.” 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 @reddotperspective | Youtube Reach Kian Boon: kb@reddotperspective.com Folklory What do you give the person who has everything? A Folklory! Their memories, their stories, exactly the way they said it, pressed into something you can listen to forever. Ready to give the unforgettable? Get started at: Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Aura Investments. Art Patronage in the 21st Century.Terence: Singapore striker Ikhsan Fandi scores his first goal for third-tier Japanese side Thespa Gunma : r/singaporeKian Boon: volunteer.gov.sg 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: National Day Rally 2026 | Prime Minister's Office SingaporeNDR 2026 highlights: More childcare leave, BTO income ceiling raisedNDR 2026 gives S’poreans reasons to be confident in the future despite external uncertainty 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (07:05) Setting the Scene: Watching the National Day Rally (08:09) First Impressions of PM Wong's Speech (08:46) Land Reclamation and Singapore's "Optionality" (10:42) PM Wong's Central Contradiction (12:16) Terrance's Take: Childcare Changes Bolder Than Expected (13:54) PM Wong's Delivery and Stage Presence (16:15) Ken's Counterpoint: A Structural Shift, Not Just Incremental (19:16) Was This Rally Missing Its "Big Bang" Moment? (20:09) Who Actually Benefits: DINKs vs Parents (22:08) Singles vs Parents: A New Workplace Tension (24:34) Public Reaction to the Childcare Leave Changes (25:41) Employers, Cost, and Who Really Benefits (29:39) Can Government Policy Shift Singapore's Work Culture? (30:14) The Government's "Hardware vs Software" Problem (35:58) The Parenthood Committee and Its Reception (38:16) Can the Government Do More to Ease Parents' Minds? (39:31) AI, Job Displacement, and the Fear of Commitment (41:57) Should the Government Be More Transparent? (43:08) Will This Move the Needle for Younger Singaporeans? (44:30) The Growing Divide Between Young and Old Singaporeans (47:20) Cost of Living: The Elephant in the Room (47:51) The Environmental Cost of Land Reclamation (49:47) Reclamation Engineering and the Cross Island Tunnel (51:46) Singapore's Role as a Global Trade Hub (54:21) The Big Immigration Announcement (56:37) Singapore's Brand Premium and Confidence (1:02:26) Memorable Citizen Shoutouts (1:03:02) The Valedictorian's Story and AI's Threat to Translation Work (1:04:00) Animation, Film, and Industries Facing AI Disruption (1:05:05) What About the "Median" Singaporean? (1:09:12) Final Takeaways: The Contradictions to Watch (1:09:32) What Was Missing: Social Media Regulation for Teens (1:10:42) Techno-Optimist vs Techno-Paternalist: Singapore's AI Balancing Act (1:13:28) Why Watching the Rally Live Still Matters (1:15:06) One Shiok Thing 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 21 Aug

    #854: Taiwan Hits Back at PM Anwar's "One China" Stance & Halimah Yacob Weighs In on Roxy Square

    Beijing praises Anwar Ibrahim after he tells Al Jazeera that Taiwan is "part of China, period," and Taipei condemns him. Former president, Halimah Yacob, chimes in on the Roxy Square altercation, saying she now "constantly restrains" herself from patting kids' heads. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳: 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 20,000+ 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 140+ 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 10 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 $1 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩. 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 | http://protonvpn.com/yahlahbut 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: The Unexpected Rise of Singapore | hrvizakTerence: Thierry Henry and Mamdani Talk Arsenal, New York and Football Fandom 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: Taiwan Hits Back at PM Anwar's "One China" Stance Beijing ‘commends’ Malaysia PM Anwar’s ‘One China’ stanceAnwar’s Taiwan remarks put Malaysia’s Beijing calculus in focus[FULL INTERVIEW] Malaysia’s PM Ibrahim Anwar on justice, sovereignty and the great-power rivalry | A Changing World? Halimah Yacob Weighs In on Roxy Square 'Now have to constantly restrain myself': Halimah Yacob on patting kids following Roxy Square altercationHalimah Yacob on patting children’s headsHalimah Yacob now thinks twice about patting children's heads after Roxy Square incident 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (04:17) Taiwan Hits Back at PM Anwar's "One China" Stance (24:13) Halimah Yacob Weighs In on Roxy Square (41:26) One Shiok Comment (43:37) One Shiok Thing 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 14 Aug

    #852: S’pore Has “No Time” For Movies? & Getting Coldplay In A S’pore Film | Anthony Chen

    Camera d'Or winner Anthony Chen closes his Growing Up trilogy that began with Ilo Ilo and Wet Season, with We Are All Strangers, out August 20th. He convinced his lead actor to drop out of school, features tracks from both Coldplay and BTS in his latest movie, and yet he admits he’s still too embarrassed to tell his kid's schoolmates' parents he directs films. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Tickets to We Are All Strangers: We Are All Strangers - FilmhouseWe Are All Strangers 我们不是陌生人 *Anthony Chen’s socials: Anthony Chen | Instagram Podcasting Online Taster session on 20th August, 7:30pm. If podcasting's been on your mind, or your company's been asking whether you should start one, this is the session for you. It's 90 minutes, live, condensed from more than five years of experience, where we'll walk you through the ideation process, the test we use to check if an idea can actually survive 100 episodes and the one key thing most people skip past and end up paying for later. Spots are open, but time's running out to grab yours. The tickets and all the details are on our website, www.ministryoffunny.com/ylbonlinetaster 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Why Online Reviews Are Making It Harder to Shop, Eat Out, and Travel | Business InsiderTerence: I Had 7 Hours To Find And Photograph An Alleyway In SingaporeAnthony Chen: Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (4:24) The Growing Up Trilogy: Three Films, One 14-Year Journey (5:48) Finding the Same Two Actors Across 14 Years (9:07) Writing "We Are All Strangers" Specifically For Them (10:02) Persuading a Student's Parents to Let Him Drop Out of School (13:57) Watching a Reluctant Actor Find His Craft (19:53) When Talent Isn't Enough: His Actor's Rocky TV Drama Run (22:25) A Father-Son Bond, On and Off Set (28:10) Why Making Films in Singapore Is So Hard (31:22) Finding Beauty in Singapore's "Unpretty" Spaces (35:08) Taking Aim at Institutions: Army, Food Delivery, and More (36:32) Shooting an Unfiltered, Contemporary Portrait of Singapore (38:45) Scoring the "Clash of Old and New" Soundtrack (41:33) Landing Coldplay and BTS On the Soundtrack (43:45) Making a Big-Looking Film on a Tiny Budget (44:55) Does Singapore Need to Change, or Is This Just Who We Are? (49:29) Winning Over a Reluctant Kopitiam Uncle (51:25) Breaking Singapore's "Transactional" Barrier (57:00) Reconciling Hope With How Hard Life Can Be (1:03:53) On Being Pushed to Reskill for AI (1:07:26) Why He's Hopeful About Humanity's Future (1:10:22) Reflecting on the Pandemic Years and What's Changed (1:12:07) One Shiok Thing (1:19:02) Post-Interview Reflections 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. 29 Jul

    #846: Exposing Cambodia’s Scam Industry & Is S’pore’s Money Behind It? | Shibani Mahtani

    Investigative journalist, Shibani Mahtani reveals the darker secrets from inside Cambodia's scam compounds, where 200,000 trafficked workers were freed this year. She traces the industry's hierarchy, the Ugandan worker who escaped and the laundered money flowing back through Singapore's banks. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Two Part Podcast: Caught in Cambodia’s Scam Machine | NPR Shibani Mahtani | LinkedIn 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟯 Catch the all new third season of our edutainment podcast that explores the stories Singapore never taught you in school. This week, we trace the case that pitted a Singaporean photographer against a national art institution, and what it cost her to win. Watch on mewatch | YouTube Listen on melisten | Spotify | Apple 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Evolution: Official Trailer | BBCTerence: Did Sony just kill my video game store? | YouTubeShibani Mahtani: Hacks Season 5 | Official Trailer | HBO 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! (00:00) Intro (01:31) What Is NPR, and Why It's a Big Deal (02:22) Cambodia's Scam Centers Take Center Stage (04:20) The Crackdown Releases 200,000 People (04:51) Three Years Tracking the Scam Economy (07:37) How Big Is a Scam Compound, Really? (08:40) Inside the Corporate Structure of a Scam Company (12:25) How Recruitment Works, From Managers to Victims (13:45) One Worker's Journey From Uganda (15:47) From Chinese Gambling Sites to a Global Scam Empire (16:27) Nightmare Capitalism: Life Inside the Compound (17:41) The Gong: Celebrating a Successful Scam (18:32) Victim or Perpetrator? The Blurry Line (20:35) What Finally Triggered the Crackdown (22:02) How 200,000 People Ended Up on the Streets (22:46) How Can a Government Be So Complicit? (25:38) Her First Time in a Scam Compound (2024) (27:13) The Scam Economy's Ordinary Vendors and Drivers (28:42) Does This Shake Her Faith in Humanity? (29:56) Is This Just "Robbing the Rich"? (32:33) Was She Ever Afraid to Report This Story? (33:56) Where Journalism Ends and Activism Begins (35:57) Is Singapore More Tied to This Than We Think? (39:04) Why the Syndicates Trusted Singaporeans (41:46) What Dirty Money Really Does to Singapore (43:50) Can You Trust a Singaporean PR Man? (48:18) Would Harsher Punishment Actually Help? (51:32) What Singapore's Banking Laws Get Wrong (52:45) Is She Ever Scared Doing This Work? (55:11) How Journalism Has Changed Under Trump (57:27) Catching the Podcasting Bug (58:54) What's Next: Sri Lanka, East Timor, and Sextortion (59:34) Where AI Fits Into the Scam Industry (1:01:55) Where to Find Shibani's Work (1:02:52) One Shiok Thing (1:09:32) Post-Interview Reflections Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 10 Jul

    #838: Why S’pore Fails Its Men & Gen Z To Blame For SG’s Dead Nightlife? | MenToo Founder

    Timbre Group CEO Danny Loong recently started MenToo, encouraging Singaporean men to talk about mental health, loneliness and suicide. As president of the Nighttime Business Association, he's also battling a collapsing nightlife with upcoming plans for some nightlife rebranding. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Danny Loong | Instagram Singapore Nightlife Business Association | Instagram Singapore Nightlife Business Association (SNBA) Amicus Curiae Psychological and Coaching Services (ACPCS) 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: Cristiano Ronaldo | FIFA World CupTerence: Before Sunrise (1995) TrailerDanny Loong: USA vs Belgium | FIFA World Cup 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) intro (02:12) How MenToo got started (02:57) Why they chose the name MenToo (04:09) Reactions from women to the name (05:13) Singapore's male suicide rates (06:17) Looking back on the name choice (08:29) Media coverage of masculinity in Singapore (11:50) Learning from women's groups (15:22) Danny's own journey with masculinity (16:24) Moving to Australia and becoming a musician (18:20) Three things that changed Danny (19:15) Losing his father and learning to grieve (20:33) What surprises Danny about Gen Z men (22:58) Gen Z and the declining desire to get married (24:10) Shifting narratives around fatherhood (25:38) Why there's so much negativity about parenthood (28:14) Looking to Scandinavian countries for balance (29:01) Pushback: is Singapore really that bad (29:52) Quiet suffering and spotting men in trouble (31:20) The How to Grow program (33:30) Has Singapore society changed over the decades (34:06) Rise of men's groups and shifting fatherhood ideas (38:25) Papers on loneliness and counselling for men (41:00) Media coverage of the Men Too launch (43:09) Upcoming Men Too activities and the divorce boot camp (45:04) From men's mental health to nightlife (45:49) Music, Timber, and Danny's dark days (47:56) Nightlife also needs help (48:20) The state of nightlife today (49:42) Renaming to the Singapore Nighttime Business Association (51:01) Holland Village Street Festival (51:49) Transportation and practical nightlife issues (52:19) Supper culture then and now (54:14) Covid as the biggest shift in nightlife (55:31) New nightlife survey with university students (57:11) Advice for young nightlife entrepreneurs (58:20) Supporting local brands and jobs (59:27) Losing cultural connection across generations (1:00:56) Do policymakers see the bigger picture (1:01:32) Steps toward better nightlife policy (1:03:36) Balancing regulation with cultural freedom (1:06:05) Redefining the Night campaign (1:09:49) Hoping for more research like the Knight report (1:10:46) How fatherhood changed his view of nighttime (1:11:34) Timber Plus Hillview's new playground (1:13:23) How individuals can support the nighttime economy (1:17:01) One Shiok Thing (1:23:36) Post-interview Reflections 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 24 Jun

    #832: Yeo Whee Jim - The Diagnosis That Changed Ex-Civil Servant & Single-Dad’s Perspective Forever

    Yeo Whee Jim won a coveted government scholarship, entered the civil service and lived the Singapore dream. In 2013, he lost his wife to breast cancer, leaving him a single father. An ALS diagnosis arrived in 2023 giving him two to five years left. He has since published a photo book and set up a trust fund at Community Foundation Singapore for underprivileged young caregivers. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Commentary: I'm dying. It’s okay if friends don’t know how to be there for me – just be there [2024]Verses that heal, poetry as legacy: S’pore man with terminal illness launches book [2024]Single dad with fatal disease starts charitable fund p2026The Lok Yan and Whee Jim Fund: Because no child should walk alone 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: Oats Studios | NetflixTerence: How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TEDWhee Jim: Moving. Yeo Whee Jim's Photographs and Reflections , ROHTO Z! Pro Eye Drops 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (04:16) Whee Jim's Early Life and the Singapore Dream (05:31) His Wife's Breast Cancer Diagnosis (09:35) Grief and Life as a Single Father (16:01) Normalising End-of-Life Conversations (19:28) Preparing for Death: Decluttering and Legacy (22:30) Facing His Own ALS Diagnosis (25:14) His Wife's Letters for His Daughter (27:46) Raising a Daughter With Autonomy (35:48) The Concept of Accumulated Privilege (47:22) Paying It Forward: The Trust Fund (50:40) Finding Purpose Through Writing and Art (54:23) Faith Through Hardship (58:02) His Caregiver Elizabeth (1:02:28) Singapore as a Wheelchair User (1:07:00) The Heart in Our Competence (1:14:33) Hopes for the Next Generation (1:17:11) The Value of Old Friendships (1:19:19) One Shiok Thing (1:28:34) Post-Interview Reflection 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A thrice weekly podcast on conversations Singaporeans are having but not saying out loud – politics, culture, identity. Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia consider every side, never quite agree, and never play it safe. Honest, informed, always worth arguing about. Subscribe so you don’t miss new episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ministry of Funny
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    864
  • Rating
    Clean
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