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Also Consider This is our space for the genuinely curious. Every week, we explore the things shaping our world, including current affairs, culture, internet discourse, and everyday ideas we believe are worth unpacking. Our conversations are relaxed but intentional. We move beyond surface-level opinions and bring in context, lived experience, and the uncomfortable questions that help us see things more clearly and thoughtfully. If you care about sharper perspectives, better thinking, and nuanced conversations that make you pause and reflect, you will feel right at home here.

  1. 26/12/2025

    ACT #15 — Who Else Built Singapore Besides Lee Kuan Yew?

    Was Singapore really built by one man, or have we simplified a much bigger story about the people who shaped the nation? Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy looms large in Singapore’s national story, and rightly so. But over time, the way we remember history can become simplified, turning a collective effort into a single name. In this episode, we ask whether Singapore has lionised LKY too much, and why that lionisation exists in the first place. We explore how focusing on one figure can provide clarity, identity, and continuity, but also how it can unintentionally obscure the wider team that made Singapore what it is today. We then turn our attention to the first-generation leaders who worked alongside LKY, many of whom younger Singaporeans may not know or remember. From economic development and defence, to housing, foreign policy, education, and social institutions, we revisit their contributions and why they mattered. This conversation is not about diminishing one man’s legacy. It is about recognising that Singapore was built by a team, and by its people, and that remembering the full story matters if we want a more grounded understanding of our past.

    44 min

  2. 21/12/2025

    ACT #14 — Why Complaining Works in Singapore, And That’s a Problem

    In a system where complaints often lead to results, the incentive to complain becomes hard to resist. Why complaining works in Singapore, and why that’s a problem. From MRT breakdowns to scheduled maintenance shutdowns, complaints about public services in Singapore often lead to quick responses and visible action. That effectiveness raises an uncomfortable question: if complaining works so well, have we become too reliant on it?

    50 min

  3. 14/12/2025

    ACT #13 — Why All The Hate Against Pickleball in Singapore?

    Why do sports in public spaces keep sparking complaints, and what does it say about how we coexist in a dense city? Pickleball complaints have sparked heated reactions in Singapore, but they are part of a much bigger pattern. In this episode, we use pickleball as a starting point to explore why sports like football, basketball, and cycling keep running into conflict in public spaces. We unpack the frustrations around noise, safety, space, and inconvenience, and ask whether these tensions reflect intolerance, poor design, or the realities of dense urban living. Rather than choosing sides, we look for nuance and possible ways forward, and ask what coexistence in shared spaces should really look like.

    1h 5m

  4. 07/12/2025

    ACT #12 - Is Hiring Local Talent Best for Singapore Football?

    Is hiring local talent really the best way forward for Singapore football? In this episode, we dive into the debate around local versus foreign coaches, and what those choices say about trust, development, and expectations within Singapore football. We discuss why criticism emerges so quickly, whether scepticism is justified, and how much patience is actually required when building a long-term system. This is less about one coach, and more about how belief, identity, and credibility are built over time in sport, and in institutions more broadly. 🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng 🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alsoconsiderthis.podcast⁠ Watch us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rInsZVHA5qs ⏱ Chapters00:00:00 Intro00:05:10 Was Gavin Lee an emotional appointment with no thought?00:25:52 The Wider Social Argument Exposed: Local vs Foreign Talent00:49:33 Why Nationality Does Not Matter00:51:32 Lions Should Play in Jalan Besar ONLY01:03:29 How Shameless/Shameful Are We?01:04:55 TIL Why Some Cameras Are More Expensive01:09:48 TIL Pencils Don't Kill With Lead01:12:39 Guo Feng Explains Chemistry O Level Practical Exams

    1h 16m

  5. 30/11/2025

    ACT #11 — 4 Things Worth Watching This Week — Also Consume This

    4 things worth watching this week, from emotional deep dives to clever creators, plus two Today I Learnt moments. This week’s edition of "Also Consume This" features four pieces of content that genuinely caught our attention. From strange internet rabbit holes to historical storytelling, and from surprisingly emotional videos to small creators doing clever, meaningful work, we break down why these stood out and how they fed our curiosity. Each of us brings two things worth your time, and we unpack what they made us think about, and why they lingered long after watching. If you are looking for something fresh to watch or listen to, this episode is our weekly watchlist, curated with zero doomscrolling guilt. We wrap with our Today I Learnt segments, where each of us shares one idea or insight that changed how we see things this week. Links to the Things We Consumed:Extra History: Ned Kellyhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb-B6kBKlQjNskAfZNbBkR-2ZqmSYzf9z hongisboredhttps://www.youtube.com/@UCR1PCKbQBI-xrSNlY194zpg tehsiewdaihttps://www.youtube.com/@UC4Fu_PxKyYXszbDDhxrbxoA Why Single-Origin Coffee Is So Expensivehttps://youtu.be/Dmpnrtey3YU?si=Pi5uLL21lUJEPE_L 🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsoconsiderthis.podcast Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rInsZVHA5qs ⏱ Chapters00:00 — Intro01:33 — The Infamous Ned Kelly (Alastair)15:28 — tehsiewdai (Guo Feng)21:28 — Why Single-Origin Coffee is So Expensive (Alastair)31:13 — hongisbored (Guo Feng)39:00 — TIL: Why AirPods Keep Dropping Out (Alastair)44:35 — TIL: Why "Love" Means Zero in Tennis (Guo Feng)49:40 — Outro

    52 min

  6. 24/11/2025

    ACT #10 — Why Do We Care About Singapore Football?

    Are Singaporeans really indifferent to our national football team or have we just forgotten how to believe?Singapore football has history, heartbreak, and moments of glory, but why does it feel like no one really cares anymore?In this episode, Alastair and Guo Feng question whether Singaporeans are truly unexcitable people, or if our relationship with the national football team has just been slowly eroded by disappointment, poor systems, and lack of belief. From the glory days of the Lions to empty stadiums and muted reactions, we dive into what went wrong, and whether there’s still hope to revive national pride in Singapore football.Is the problem the players? The system? The fans? Or are we simply doomed to be emotionally flat as a nation?🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers.

    49 min

  7. 16/11/2025

    ACT #9 - Are rents really killing F&B businesses?

    Are rents truly the reason why so many F&B businesses are closing in Singapore?This week, we welcome our friend Tim, who works in the food and beverage industry, to break down the various challenges F&B businesses face, including rent, labour, material costs, and increased competition.Rent is a visible factor, but Tim shares a different perspective that goes beyond rent, and that there are many more difficulties that can cause an F&B business to stumble. 🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng 🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsoconsiderthis.podcast

    1h 5m

  8. 09/11/2025

    ACT #8 - Also Consume This #1

    This week we’re taking a breather and talking about what we consumed.In this episode Alastair and Guo Feng walk through four pieces of media that stuck with them: Item 1 — 99% Invisible - Life and Death in Singapore (How cemeteries are making way for living in Singapore) https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/singapore/ Item 2 — Twenty Thousand Hertz - SM7: The mic that shaped sound and culture https://www.20k.org/episodes/sm7 Item 3 — The Greatest Raid of All Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Zd0Oy8JyQ Item 4 — JetLag by Wendover Productions https://www.youtube.com/c/jetlagthegame New episodes of Also Consider This every week: the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge

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Also Consider This is our space for the genuinely curious. Every week, we explore the things shaping our world, including current affairs, culture, internet discourse, and everyday ideas we believe are worth unpacking. Our conversations are relaxed but intentional. We move beyond surface-level opinions and bring in context, lived experience, and the uncomfortable questions that help us see things more clearly and thoughtfully. If you care about sharper perspectives, better thinking, and nuanced conversations that make you pause and reflect, you will feel right at home here.

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