In Your Opinion
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<p>Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.</p> <p>Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong</p> <p>A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.</p>
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Recent Episodes
May 5, 2026
S1E73: What's the property agent's role in this age of AI?
<p>As AI changes everything, can the property agents’ most valuable asset - trust - keep them relevant?</p> <p>Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at key issues of the day with newsmakers.</p> <p>Singapore's property market has transformed over the last few decades. From an opaque, relationship-driven industry, it has evolved into one reshaped by online listings, price transparency, and regulatory tightening. Yet the ethical tensions have endured, with commission conflicts, trust gaps, information asymmetry still persisting. And as property prices have climbed, so have agent commissions. </p> <p>With the advent of AI and digitalisation, some sharper questions have surfaced. As technology changes or replaces roles across industries, can it do the same for the property sector and finally resolve the conflicts and contradictions that have been constant bugbears? Will buyers and sellers still need to depend on an agent? How will the role of the property agent change?</p> <p>In this episode, opinion deputy editor Mubin Saadat speaks to real estate agency ERA’s CEO Marcus Chu. </p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above): </p> <p>2:05 What’s fundamentally changed about the agent’s role?</p> <p>7:06 Are property agents earning more now than they ever did?</p> <p>10:36 Should we rethink agents’ commissions?</p> <p>20:42 Should property agents be giving financial advice?</p> <p>23:40 Will AI replace property agents?</p> <p>30:40 Preparing property agents for AI</p> <p>33:28 The important conversation the industry should be having</p> <p>Read ST’s Opinion section:<a href="https://str.sg/w7sH"> https://str.sg/w7sH</a></p> <p>Host: Mubin Saadat (<a href="mailto:mubin@sph.com.sg">mubin@sph.com.sg</a>) </p> <p>Produced and edited by: Amirul Karim</p> <p>Executive producers: Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong</p> <p>Follow In Your Opinion Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops:</p> <p>Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/w7Qt"> https://str.sg/w7Qt</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/wukb"> https://str.sg/wukb</a></p> <p>Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/w7sV"> https://str.sg/w7sV</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>Get more updates: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>The Usual Place Podcast YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast">https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store:<a href="https://str.sg/icyB"> https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play:<a href="https://str.sg/icyX"> https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>#inyouropinion</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 21, 2026
S1E72: Is chilli the most important ingredient in Singapore cuisine?
<p>Is “not spicy enough” a legitimate criticism of a dish? </p> <p>Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at key issues of the day with newsmakers.</p> <p>Across Singapore’s diverse culinary landscape, chilli is a common accompaniment to almost any meal — think sambal belachan, chilli paste mixed with garlic and ginger or freshly cut chilli padi. </p> <p>The unique chilli condiment paired with a meal can sometimes make or break a dish. Do we judge a dish by its chilli — and rightly or wrongly so? Do we wear our tolerance toward spiciness as an undeserved badge of honour? And with the influx of Chinese mala cuisine and Korean gochujang, has Singapore's chilli culture become more adventurous in the last decade?</p> <p>In this episode, opinion editor Lin Suling speaks to food influencer Alderic Teo and private chef Schira Hassan.</p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above): </p> <p>7:20 Is “not spicy enough” a legitimate criticism of a dish?</p> <p>8:10 Korean spicy noodles: Why the performative element?</p> <p>9:30 How to make traditional dishes accessible to a wider audience while retaining authenticity?</p> <p>11:10 Do people’s spice tolerances decline with age?</p> <p>22:00 Can the accompanying chilli become the dealbreaker for a dish?</p> <p>Read ST’s Opinion section:<a href="https://str.sg/w7sH"> https://str.sg/w7sH</a></p> <p>Host: Lin Suling (<a href="mailto:linsuling@sph.com.sg">linsuling@sph.com.sg</a>) </p> <p>Produced & edited by: Hadyu Rahim</p> <p>Executive producers: Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong</p> <p>Follow In Your Opinion Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops:</p> <p>Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/w7Qt"> https://str.sg/w7Qt</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/wukb"> https://str.sg/wukb</a></p> <p>Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/w7sV"> https://str.sg/w7sV</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>Get more updates: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>The Usual Place Podcast YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast">https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store:<a href="https://str.sg/icyB"> https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play:<a href="https://str.sg/icyX"> https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>#inyouropinion</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 14, 2026
S1E71: Fewer babies, slower boom? The future of Singapore’s real estate market
<p>Why Singapore’s low fertility rate last year could really redefine real estate from 2050.<br><br>Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with newsmakers.<br><br>Singapore is producing fewer babies. Its birth rate, measured by the total fertility rate (TFR), plunged to a record low of 0.87 in 2025, continuing the downtrend of 0.97 in 2023. <br><br>The citizen population may start to shrink by the early 2040s. In February 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong stressed the need to therefore have a “carefully managed immigration flow to augment our low birth rate”.<br><br>As the population shrinks, who would be the buyers in the property market in the future? To delve deeper into this, Lynda Hong hosts Mr Alan Cheong, executive director of consultancy at Savills Singapore. <br><br>They also discuss how fewer buyers in the future would push the property market to be rental-based, rather than ownership-driven. They chat too, about the future of the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (Vers) and how rapid changing technology could change immigration policy. <br><br>Highlights (click/tap above): </p> <p>7:54 How shrinking family sizes have concentrated wealth for young buyers</p> <p>15:38 The AI threat also applies to immigrant skills</p> <p>20:09 How Vers could be implemented</p> <p>24:10 Why Singapore may be leaning towards Generation Rent in the future</p> <p>25:28 Why youth of the future may not have the same desire to own property later on</p> <p>27:25 The looming divide between appreciating freeholds and plunging ageing leaseholds</p> <p>Read ST’s Opinion section:<a href="https://str.sg/w7sH"> https://str.sg/w7sH</a></p> <p>Follow Lynda Hong on LinkedIn: <a href="https://str.sg/Gm2v">https://str.sg/Gm2v</a></p> <p>Host: Lynda Hong (<a href="mailto:lyndahong@sph.com.sg">lyndahong@sph.com.sg</a>) </p> <p>Produced and edited by: Teo Tong Kai</p> <p>Executive producers: Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong</p> <p>Follow In Your Opinion Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops:</p> <p>Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/w7Qt"> https://str.sg/w7Qt</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/wukb"> https://str.sg/wukb</a></p> <p>Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/w7sV"> https://str.sg/w7sV</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more ST podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7" data-stringify-link="https://str.sg/wvz7" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>Get more updates: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts" data-stringify-link="http://str.sg/stpodcasts" data-sk="tooltip_parent">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>The Usual Place Podcast YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast" data-stringify-link="https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store:<a href="https://str.sg/icyB"> https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play:<a href="https://str.sg/icyX"> https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>#inyouropinion</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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<p>Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.</p> <p>Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong</p> <p>A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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