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#721 ft. Kf Seetoh - Millionaire Hawkers & the Best Way to Save Hawker Culture

Kf Seetoh, founder of Makansutra and Singapore’s most outspoken hawker culture advocate, joins us to talk about the past, present and future of hawker food. From his beginnings as a photojournalist to working with Anthony Bourdain, he shares how Singapore’s hawker culture rose to global recognition - and why the Social Enterprise Hawker Centre (SEHC) model risks killing it.Find Kf Seetoh Online:Makansutra | EbookKf Seetoh on Facebook𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Haresh: Recur - Official Gameplay Overview TrailerTerence: Race, Play & Discover at the LEGO Experience the Thrill event𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! Subscribe Here𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺!We’re recording 60 Folklories with 60 Singaporeans above 60 yrs as part of our “Words of Wisdom” Project.Check out the first wave of recordings https://www.folklory.com/words-of-wisdom for SG60Help us keep these stories alive by nominating your loved ones!(00:00) Words of Wisdom(00:50) Intro(03:13) Kf Seetoh's Journey Into Food Culture(07:22) Makansutra and Food Culture Storytelling(17:24) UNESCO and Hawker Culture(25:14) Challenges in Hawker Centre Management(29:20) Entrepreneurship in the Hawker Sector(30:47) Operator Role and Challenges(33:43) NEA Management Concerns(36:03) Discussion on SEHC(38:00) Hawker Business Models(52:33) Hawker Culture and Technology(01:00:53) Government's Role and Expectations(01:01:14) Cultural and Social Value of Hawkers(01:03:34) Challenges and Sustainability(01:14:11) Public Assets Debate(01:17:47) Future of Hawker Culture(01:27:48) One Shiok Thing𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

#720: MP Says Now is the Best Time to Raise a Family in SG & Local “Cake Picnic” Event Slammed

MP Cassandra Lee sparked a firestorm by claiming that now is “the best time in Singapore to start & raise a family”. Elsewhere, an event organiser draws criticism for their local take on the viral “cake picnic” trend after asking bakers to pay $170 just to participate.𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Terence: Golden Goes Metal (ft. Anthony Vincent) | Artificial FearHaresh: What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the UN𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here(00:00) Folklory(01:00) Intro(09:12) MP Says Now is the Best Time to Raise a Family in SG(34:23) Local “Cake Picnic” Event Slammed(53:30) One Shiok Comment(56:52) One Shiok Thing𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:MP Says Now is the Best Time to Raise a Family in SG'This is perhaps the best time in S'pore to start & raise a family': MP Cassandra Lee says govt 'determined' to support young parents'Epitome of out of touch': MP Cassandra Lee slammed online for saying it is 'best time' to raise a familyDebate on President’s speech: Cassandra Lee on putting families first in a ‘we first’ societyLocal “Cake Picnic” Event SlammedSingapore’s take on viral ‘cake picnic’ trend draws criticism over $170 fee for bakersFirst Ever International Pillow Fight Day in Singapore 2013Massive Pillow Fight In Public (with a Surprise)!𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

#719: Backlash for Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow’s MRT Comments & AI Course for Civil Servants

Rishi Budhrani joins us to discuss comments made by Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow in Parliament about Singapore’s MRT system, which is under the spotlight again as reliability hits its lowest level since 2020. Elsewhere, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong has announced a mandatory AI literacy course for all public servants, positioning AI as a critical skill for the civil service.𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧: 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (𝙎𝙄𝙁)𝘚𝘐𝘍 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘐𝘍 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 #713𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶Rishi on Instagram, TikTok & YouTubePuns For Punjab: Stand-Up Comedy for Charity𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Rishi: Nature account on InstagramHaresh: Phone-free DC restaurant Hush Harbor opens𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here(00:00) A Message From SIF(00:50) Intro(10:04) Backlash for Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow’s MRT Comments(43:56) AI Course for Civil Servants(56:02) One Shiok Thing𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:Backlash for Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow’s MRT CommentsMore accurate public info on rail disruptions among fixes being looked at: Jeffrey SiowSMRT says recent train disruptions are isolated cases, not systemic issuesMRT reliability in last 12 months falls to its lowest level since 2020Taskforce to be set up to address MRT breakdowns: LTA, SMRT, SBS TransitAI Course for Civil ServantsSingapore to launch mandatory AI literacy course for public servants: DPM GanMandatory AI literacy course for all public servants; leaders must be open to using AI: DPM Gan𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

#718 ft. Chai Hong - How BTO Flats Affect SG Filmmakers & Making SG’s First Sci-Fi Comedy Movie

Filmmaker Cheng Chai Hong joins us to discuss his latest movie “We Can Save The World!!!”, and the power of storytelling in shaping how we see society. He shares the inspiration behind the film, the creative risks he took, and how audiences need to respond in order for the show to survive. We also dive into the funding and censorship challenges and why telling bold, authentic stories matters more than ever today. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 “𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!!”Get your tickets & keep SG Cinema alive by clicking here!𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 “𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗦𝗚”Watch Chai Hong's First Webseries𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Terence: Woody Allen on Bill Maher’s PodcastHaresh: Why cameras don’t capture rain during football matchesChai Hong: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺!We’re recording 60 Folklories with 60 Singaporeans above 60 yrs as part of our “Words of Wisdom” Project.Check out the first wave of recordings https://www.folklory.com/words-of-wisdom for SG60Help us keep these stories alive by nominating your loved ones!(00:00) Words of Wisdom(00:50) Intro(01:49) Chai Hong's Background & Career Journey(09:43) Arthouse vs Commercial Films(13:21) Funding Challenges(17:52) Movie Idea & Personal Insights(23:31) Creativity vs Reality in Singapore(30:04) Facing Setbacks(34:23) Importance of Film Premiers(36:01) Challenges in Film Production(37:33) Vision vs Compromises(39:45) Audience Connections(44:01) Cinema Industry Struggles(47:09) Role of Filmmakers and Government(53:49) Need for Supporting Local Films(57:36) Why You Should Watch "We Can Save the World!!!"(01:00:51) One Shiok Thing𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

#717: Agoda’s Layoff Terms Sparks Outrage & Kway Chap Stall Refuses to Sell 3rd Bowl of Kway

Agoda recently laid off 50 staff in SG and triggered backlash when they alleged threatened to remove severance packages from employees who reported anything to authorities. The company denies the claims, but NTUC and MOM are investigating. Meanwhile, in West Coast, a kway chap stall refused to sell a customer a third bowl of rice sparked heated debate online.𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Haresh: World's first humanoid AI system now thinks, learns like a 6-year-oldTerence: Exactly How Charlie Kirk got SCHOOLED by a Cambridge Student𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘢