Are there sneaky loopholes protecting haze-causing companies | Ep21
As Singapore faces its longest stretch of unhealthy air with PSI levels crossing 100, we investigate the companies driving the haze. Why is it so hard to prosecute those responsible and what is Benjamin’s suggestion on how to stop them burning forests once and for all?
Plus, Marcus reads through all 89 pages of the controversial NBER report, so you don’t have to! Did Singapore’s civil servants really buy property near planned MRT stations? Was insider information used?
Chapters(00:00) Intro(00:52) Are civil servants gaming the property market?(04:38) Is there a glaring problems with the study (18:39) Indonesia’s haze crisis: Who is responsible?(22:51) Why is prosecuting companies so difficult?(31:25) Could this one trick stop forest burning?(34:45) Solutions: Giant fans and cloud seeding?(35:51) How Singapore is helping residents cope with the haze(37:11) Hide from the haze by going to the cinema! Singapore International Film Festival recommendations
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17 Sept 2026
Unpopular opinions: ministerial pay increase & SIA's Air India deal (feat. Calvin Cheng) | Ep20
We sit down with Singapore's most controversial (or as he puts it, courageous?) political commentator Calvin Cheng to discuss racism, salaries, and facing the online mob.
Was the SIA-Air India deal politicised? How did online comments turn racist so quickly? The trio spar on Singapore’s Ministerial Salaries, whether top leaders should be paid like private-sector CEOs, and suggest a different way of calculating the pay adjustment.
Plus, Calvin shares his unfiltered takes on handling online outrage, why social media feeds on anger, and the clash between GCBs, golf courses, and Singapore's housing needs.
Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:42) Kenneth Tiong’s comments on SIA’s Air India deal: discussions turned racist
(03:24) Parliamentary scrutiny vs. politicising state investments
(17:20) Debating ministerial salaries: overpaid or necessary?
(46:24) How Calvin Cheng handles backlash and "cancel culture"
(50:26) Absurd internet: conspiracy theory of Hillary Clinton running a child sex-trafficking ring in a pizza restaurant
(56:03) Maju forest vs. GCBs: prioritising housing or green spaces?
(1:00:55) Is inequality criticism the "politics of envy"?
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27 Aug 2026
PM Wong’s NDR: The Big Things You Might Have Missed | Ep 19
In this episode, the boys are recording live from the heart of Maju Forest, now at the centre of a heated debate over development, nature and how Singapore handles difficult trade-offs.
But what happens when everyone gets a say?
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Maju Forest
(04:21) The backlash and public consultation
(07:30) Housing, GCBs and the trade offs
(11:13) Golf courses and the politics of envy
(14:35) National Day Rally
(18:36) Childcare and young families
(24:40) PM Wong and the question of trust
(27:42) Singapore’s fiscal position
(30:37) The changing global security landscape
(32:47) Immigration and Singaporean identity
(34:31) Young families and the future of Singapore
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