Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#378 - Debating Greenwashing After Shoe Recycling Fiasco & $18K Rent at Geylang Serai Bazaar
Episode 383
This week in Parliament, Minister Edwin Tong answered questions about the Dow/SportsSG shoe recycling fiasco that was brought to light by a recent Re…
3 years ago
#377 - 7 in 10 Singapore Residents in Good Shape Post-pandemic & Samsung Phone’s Fake Moon Shots
Episode 382
A government survey revealed that more than 70% of Singapore residents felt that their overall quality of life was the same or better in post-pandemi…
3 years ago
#376 - Where is the Cheapest Place to Dine Out in Singapore & Does Malaysia Deserve Michelle Yeoh?
Episode 381
Researchers from the Institute of Policy Studies revealed that they surveyed over 800 food establishments across Singapore to study whether food pric…
3 years ago
#375 - Silicon Valley Bank Collapse & Paralympian in Dispute with Cafe Over Guide Dog
Episode 380
Last weekend, the seismic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank threatened to spread as a “contagion” through the US financial system and send it into a ta…
3 years ago
#374 - Surprises in COVID-19 White Paper & Pokemon Cockroach Discovered in Singapore
Episode 379
Two days ago, DPM Lawrence Wong released the COVID-19 White Paper as Singapore’s report card on how it handled the pandemic. Was this report just a c…
3 years, 1 month ago
#373 - Big Changes to A-Level Scoring & Red Tampines HDB Scares Residents
Episode 378
Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing recently announced major changes to A-Level exam scoring for Junior College students in Singapore; for example, …
3 years, 1 month ago
#372 - Lee Hsien Yang Under Investigation for Perjury & Singapore Airlines’ Paper Boxes Criticized
Episode 377
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean revealed in Parliament that Lee Hsien Yang and his wife Lee Suet Fern are under investigation by the police for lying u…
3 years, 1 month ago
#371 - Pritam Singh Suggests English Test for New Citizens & Model Adriana Lima’s FIFA Role Criticised
Episode 376
This week in Parliament, Opposition MP Pritam Singh advocated for an English test as part of the application process for citizenship or PR in Singapo…
3 years, 1 month ago
#370 - Dow and SportSG in Shoe Recycling Fiasco & HK Socialite Abby Choi’s Gruesome Murder
Episode 375
In the last few days, petrochemicals giant Dow Inc. and SportSG were caught flat-footed by an investigative piece by Reuters which uncovered that a s…
3 years, 1 month ago
#369 - 2 Self-Radicalised Teenagers Detained Under ISA & Yakult and Vitagen’s Culture War
Episode 374
Two boys aged 15 and 16 were detained under the Internal Security Act after their online revealed their extensive self-radicalisation. This follows t…
3 years, 1 month ago