Podcast Spanish Fly terbaik (2024)

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#575 - Spanish Couple Detained for Protesting Singaporean Ownership of Valencia FC & PM Wong Flies Scoot 1:02:13

19d ago1:02:13

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This episode we ask: when is a protest, a protest? A Spanish couple on their honeymoon here are providing a fascinating test case. They held up signs denouncing Singaporean Peter Lim’s ownership of football club Valencia, and were shocked when they were not allowed to leave the country. Even with our stringent rules, this feels like a stretch. Join…

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#583 ft. Bertha Henson - Singapore Healthcare is Too Complex; Journalism Has Fallen Off the Cliff and Drowned 1:33:14

22h ago1:33:14

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The weather’s been hot lately, but our studio got even hotter this week when veteran journalist and political commentator Bertha Henson dropped by with a delivery of flaming hot takes on the state of journalism in Singapore, Pritam Singh’s trial, our new PM, and the Oxley Road saga. But lest we bury the lede (journalism reference), we spoke with he…

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#582 ft. Munah Bagharib & Jerrold Chong - Turning the Singapore Zoo into an Animated Zombie Apocalypse 1:17:46

3d ago1:17:46

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Imagine the Singapore zoo being attacked by Zombies. Now imagine talking animals trying to survive it! That's our adult-themed animated TV series called "Zombie Safari"! We chat with Munah Bagharib, who plays Grace the Flamingo as well as Jerrold Chong, one of the co-creators of the show and also a co-founder of Finding Pictures, the animation stud…

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#581 - The 38 Oxley Road Saga Continues & Videographers Ruin an Influencer’s Wedding Proposal 52:34

5d ago52:34

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38 Oxley Road is the house that just won’t fall. This episode we look at the latest exchange between Lee Hsien Yang and the Singapore government over the fate of his late father’s historical home. To demolish or not demolish? What are the options, what are the precedents? And why can’t we just get this over and done with? We also discuss a viral vi…

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#580 - Grab Reverts to 5-Day Office Week & Singapore Ranks 3rd Worldwide in Burnout 51:40

8d ago51:40

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Is the pandemic honeymoon truly over? Singapore tech giant Grab is ending hybrid work for its employees and summoning everyone back to HQ, continuing a trend we’re seeing across the world. We discuss what working from home means for employees, as well as employers in various industries. Heck we even talk about us, and how we pivoted from recording …

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#579 - Lee Hsien Yang: Political Refugee? & Trump ‘Works’ at McDonald’s 1:07:14

10d ago1:07:14

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Somehow, NINE years after Mr Lee Kuan Yew left us, we’re still talking about his former house at 38 Oxley Road. This time it’s because his daughter Dr Lee Wei Ling recently passed away, leaving the house vacant and reigniting the debate over its fate. We look at claims that her brother Lee Hsien Yang has been making about the house and Singapore in…

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#578 - The Pritam Trial Discussion You’ve Been Waiting For & Vice-Principal Gets Busted for Extramarital Affair 58:31

12d ago58:31

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You held your breath waiting for us to discuss Pritam. Now you can exhale! With the trial of the year well underway, we take stock of all the revelations so far, and what is to come. Redactions, soft biscuits, Pritam’s hot lawyer…what’s next? In other news, a vice-principal has been outed for an extramarital affair with the mother of a student, and…

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#577 - Government Blocks NTUC Income-Allianz Deal At The Last Minute & Simu Liu Calls Out Cultural Appropriation of Bubble Tea 1:14:03

16d ago1:14:03

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We all thought it was a done deal, but the Singapore Government has swooped in to block the sale of a majority stake of local insurer NTUC Income, to German company Allianz. Why? Well, buckle up–this episode gets pretty technical! We also look at the bigger questions Singaporeans are asking, like should we be grateful that such a bad deal got caugh…

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#576 ft. Jun Vinh & Mark Wee - We Made Singapore's FIRST Adult Animated Series! 1:11:21

17d ago1:11:21

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We never thought we'd be able to make a show that involved this much gore and dark comedy, but we just did! It's called "Zombie Safari" & it's Singapore's first adult-animated series about a Zombie apocalypse involving talking animals at a Zoo. We chat with Mark Wee, co-creator and one of the co-founders of Finding Pictures, the animation studio we…

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#574 ft. Munah Bagharib - School Bullies Tore a Girl’s Eardrum & Invent Your Own Major at SMU 1:28:39

22d ago1:28:39

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We’re horrified that a secondary one girl was beaten up by her own schoolmates at a HDB block near their school, resulting in a ruptured eardrum. We discuss with actor and friend of YLB Munah Bagharib what pushes young people to harm others, and why others are comfortable to watch. But it wouldn’t be YLB if we didn’t also speculate on wild ways to …

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#573 - That Photo of Iswaran in Prison Garb & Qantas Makes Passengers Watch R-Rated Movie 54:11

24d ago54:11

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Oh Iswaran, we wish we knew how to quit you. Just when we thought we’d packed the former Transport Minister off to prison and closed that chapter, details of his cell emerge… along with a photo of him in prison uniform!!!??? Okaaay, should we be seeing this? We discuss the treatment he will get in Changi Prison, the reasons behind it, as well as th…

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#572 - Iswaran Apologises, Begins Jail Term & Taoism-themed Labubu Dolls? 50:16

26d ago50:16

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It seems we’re not done talking about former Transport Minister Iswaran yet! Just before entering prison, he announced he will not be appealing his one-year sentence. We examine his statement and try to read between the lines. Why the change of tone? How will Singaporeans view him now? Separately, the craze over Labubu dolls here has finally spread…

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#571 - Iswaran Gets 12 Months’ Jail & Food Court ‘Steals’ Artist’s Work? 1:00:34

29d ago1:00:34

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The verdict is out! We break down former Transport Minister Iswaran’s jail sentence, and ask the tough questions. Who really won and lost? What else would we have learned if the case went to trial? What’s with Haresh and all his conspiracy theories? We also discuss how a food court ended up reproducing a local artist’s work without permission, and …

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#570 - Dyson’s Shock Layoffs & Singapore’s $70 Million Kampung 59:49

1M ago59:49

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In news that both sucks and blows, Dyson has become the latest tech company in Singapore to do a sudden round of retrenchments, giving the relevant union only a day’s notice! We discuss what the union can still do, as well as Dyson’s broader impact locally. Also, Singapore’s last kampung is back in the spotlight after property TikTokers reported th…

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#569 ft. Rishi Budhrani - MRT Disruption: Whose Fault? & How to Scam a Scammer 1:21:03

1M ago1:21:03

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Rishi steps up to the plate of guest host, bringing the Sindhi presence back onto the podcast! This week, we talk about the elephant in the room, the MRT East-West line disruption. As Singapore reels from the massive disruption, we sift through the chatter online and try to figure out: who’s to blame? Also, strangely enough, Rishi himself got in th…

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#568 ft. Tristen & Dom - Iswaran Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charges & YouTuber IShowSpeed Zips Through Singapore 1:08:41

1M ago1:08:41

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Just 2 days removed from F1, the trial of S Iswaran coincidentally begins…with a twist! The prosecution has amended charges of corruption against the former Minister, and he has pleaded guilty to the 5 outstanding charges. Is it over before it has even begun? What is happening here? At the same time, viral livestreamer iShowSpeed continues his whir…

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#567 ft. Tristen & Dom - Condo Guard Throws Bubble Tea at Delivery Rider & Woman Blocks Car with her Body 1:09:28

1M ago1:09:28

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Is it Bad Behaviour Week in Singapore? A condominium guard threw an order of bubble tea at a delivery rider who did not have the unit number, and a woman helped her driver to cut into a busy lane by getting out of the car and standing in the middle of the lane! What could they have been thinking, and why are such incidents so unsurprising these day…

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#566 ft. Sergeant Gina - Why I Volunteered to Experience a Natural Disaster 1:02:34

1M ago1:02:34

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We were thrilled to have Sergeant Gina, a paramedic who is also an Emergency Medical Service section commander, in the YLB studio. Dive into her inspiring journey with the SCDF, and how her grandmother motivated her to choose this career path. She describes the heart and soul of her lifesaving work, and tells us why, despite being a mother of four,…

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#565 ft. Jo Tan - Taking Higher Mother Tongue Just Because You Can? & Are Micro-Weddings the Next Big Idea? 1:34:21

2M ago1:34:21

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From 2026, MOE is making it easier for students to qualify for Higher Mother Tongue classes. But why is studying your language at a more difficult level so desirable in Singapore? We ask former Higher Chinese student and now theatre practitioner (in both English and Chinese!) Jo Tan. Also, we discuss the growing trend of micro-weddings, and whether…

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#564 - Man Wears Blackface to Sell Car & Yishun Bird Feeder Goes too Far (introducing Tristen & Dom!) 54:52

2M ago54:52

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What, another case of blackface in Singapore? We discuss a car dealership’s recent promo video that features a staff member in dark makeup. It directly references an African-themed meme so we ask: is this racism, or just cringe humour? How does this compare with other instances of blackface / brownface we’ve seen? Hear our takes on pigeons as we ta…

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#563 ft. Jack Sim AKA Mr. Toilet - Why Coffeeshop Toilets Are Always Dirty & What’s Wrong With Our Education System 1:26:17

2M ago1:26:17

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Our latest guest Jack Sim brings a touch of good ol’ toilet humour onto YLB! As the founder of the World Toilet Organization that initiated the United Nations World Toilet Day, Jack is a self-made man who has his sights set on improving world sanitation from right here in Singapore. But rather than the usual tropes about his background, in this wid…

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#562 - PM Wong Runs With BMT Recruits & Toast Box Raises Prices on Kaya Toast Again 51:24

2M ago51:24

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PM Wong made a rare visit on Tuesday morning to the Basic Military Training Centre on Pulau Tekong, and even completed a 1.8km run alongside a group of army recruits. Some online have called this move “wayang”, and demanded real political action to help National Service personnel instead. Are they asking for too much? Elsewhere, Toast Box received …

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#561 - More Parental Leave Leads to Gender Discrimination at Work? & Can You “Chope” Queue Positions? 56:21

2M ago56:21

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With Haresh finally back from his well-deserved babymoon in Bali, we resume our regular format! We address the big announcement from last week’s National Day Rally: the extra 10 weeks of Government-paid parental leave that can be shared between new parents. How are business federations and SMEs reacting to the announcement? Counterintuitively, will…

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#560 ft. Sing Tien Foo - Kiasunomics: The Hidden Science Behind Singaporean Behaviours 1:06:28

2M ago1:06:28

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(00:00) Tell You First (00:48) Intro (01:49) Discussion on Book - Kiasunomics 3 (02:00) Impact of BTO on Marriages and Divorces (07:42) Discussion on Economic Studies (24:01) Experiment on Water Savings (32:05) Introduction to Golf Data (33:59) Past Events & Data Analytics (35:35) Misconceptions About Economics & Real Estate (37:41) Urban Developme…

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#559 ft. Lionel Lee - Why Singapore Needs More Bus Drivers Earning $5K 1:31:33

2M ago1:31:33

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