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Back to Search#426 ft. Ng Kok Song - How Will He Unify “Two Singapores” as President & Are Gen-Zs Snowflakes?
Episode 431
Presidential hopeful Mr Ng Kok Song joins us in the YLB studio to talk about why he’s running for President, why he didn’t join politics earlier, and…
2 years, 7 months ago
#425 - Presidential Election Rallies “Not Encouraged” & Do Singaporeans Support Local Football?
Episode 430
This past weekend, the Elections Department said that rallies are “not encouraged” for the Presidential Election as they may be divisive and incongru…
2 years, 7 months ago
#424 - OCBC’s Anti-Scam Measures Anger Users & Grab Has Marching Contingent at NDP
Episode 429
This week, OCBC introduced a new anti-scam measure which prevents customers from using their mobile banking app if there are unofficial apps installe…
2 years, 8 months ago
#423 ft. Jeremiah Chen - Why TikTok Is More Important Than YouTube and Why He’s Called “The Riddler”
Episode 428
Tropic Monsters’ Jeremiah Chen, fresh off directing and producing his first ever sitcom, “Living With An Expat”, stops by the YLB studio to tell us a…
2 years, 8 months ago
#422 - Washington Post Accuses Lianhe Zaobao of Pro-China Slant & CCTVs Now Allowed For HDB Corridors
Episode 427
Recently, American publication Washington Post accused Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao of deferring to “Beijing narratives”. This prompted a rebuke from th…
2 years, 8 months ago
#421 - PM Lee Addresses Corruption, Extramarital Affairs and Iswaran’s Pay in Parliament
Episode 426
Hard to believe, but the latest parliamentary sitting got even more heated than the previous one on the Ridout Road issue. PM Lee delivered a ministe…
2 years, 8 months ago
#420 ft. Irfan Kasban - Gender Identity in Singapore, and Directing Jo Tan in “King”
Episode 425
Irfan Kasban, a transdisciplinary artist whose work spans multiple mediums, platforms and genres, steps into the YLB studio to talk about directing J…
2 years, 8 months ago
#419 - Shanmugam and Balakrishnan Could Sue Lee Hsien Yang for Defamation & Tharman Launches Campaign for Presidency
Episode 424
Ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan have sent lawyers’ letters to Lee Hsien Yang after he doubled down on his comments about the Ridout Roa…
2 years, 8 months ago
#418 - Presidential Hopeful Ng Kok Song Says He’s Not Been Put Up to “Split Votes” & Twitter Changes Their Logo to “X”
Episode 423
On 19 Jul, a third individual announced his plan to run for presidency - Ng Kok Song, the ex-CIO of GIC. There has been lots of chatter online about …
2 years, 8 months ago
#417 - Police Officer Suicide Raises Questions About Workplace Bullying & The 1975 Gets Cancelled in Malaysia
Episode 422
Over the weekend, a police officer’s death sparked a national conversation about workplace bullying and racial discrimination. What happened, and wha…
2 years, 8 months ago